Jon O'Brien Recording

Producer Jon O'Brien's portfolio is busting at the seams, having produced and engineered OC's most prominent indie acts, from Nicole Vaughn and Her Lovely Band, Moostache, Parker Macy, The Gromble, to Young the Giant. Working out of his home studio in Irvine, Jon O'Brien Recording is quickly becoming the go-to studio for local musicians.
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Need to find the best restaurants, bars, concerts and events? There's an app for that: We're very much excited to announce the launching of the brand new--and free!--OC Weekly iPhone application.

It's here for you when you've got nothing to do. It's here for you when you're hungry. It's here when your Friday night plans fall through. That's already better than, like, 70-percent of your friends, right?

 Get the app here or just search the iTunes store for OC Weekly.

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​We're heading out to the weekend-long NAMM Show extravaganza starting today. We'll keep an eye out for the latest gear, software, nerdy musician types, announcements that only the nerdy musician types would enjoy/care about at all--and, most importantly, the burnt out mega rockstars and even the sorta rockstars.

On our grocery list for tomorrow: Ace Frehley, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Ted Nugent, Alan White, Dick Dale, Weird Al Yankovic. HELL. YEAH. (ETA: Just found out Sublime, or what's left of Sublime, will be at the Cole Clark booth from 2 to 3 p.m.)

Be sure to follow us on @OCWeeklyMusic for some live tweetin' action, TwitPics and more. We'll also have slideshows of photos by the always awesome Andrew Youssef up here on Sunday night. NAMMMMMMMMM!

Editor's note: Correspondent Nathalie Voirin has fired off her fifth update from the CES show in Las Vegas that took place Jan. 7-10. Stay tuned for more of the must-own and ridiculous stuff she spotted!

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Now your phone can look like a douchebag too!

Ed Hardy is now in the phone accessory biz with seven tatooed iPhone covers. Don't have an iPhone? Their rhinestone stickers have you covered.

Click for previous CES posts.

Editor's note: Correspondent Nathalie Voirin has fired off her fourth update from the CES show in Las Vegas that took place Jan. 7-10. Stay tuned for more of the must-own and ridiculous stuff she spotted!

Nathalie Voirin

The Smoothee by Tiffen​

If you're an avid iPod videographer, get your hands on one of these. The Smothee is a portable handheld steadicam that takes the nausea factor out of your videos. Other models are also available for flipcam, DSLR and camorder users. Its not available in stores yet, so you have some time to save up.

Click for previous CES posts.

Editor's note: Correspondent Nathalie Voirin has fired off her third update from the CES show in Las Vegas. She's kicking knowledge and taking pics all through the event. Stay tuned for more!

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Meet the Zikmu Parrot by Starck. This sleek home stereo system connects to your PC or iPod via WiFi or Bluetooth. At 100 watts its powerful enough to immerse you with your fave tunes. What you need to pay to play: $1600.

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Editor's note: Correspondent Nathalie Voirin has fired off her second update from the CES show in Las Vegas. She's kicking knowledge and taking pics all through the event. Stay tuned for more!

Here's a cheap fix DJ mixer for $50. It's for the turntablist (or wanna be) who doesn't have it all. This mixes audio from your iPod(s) or computer and comes with a nifty scratch pad.
Available now.

Click for previous CES posts.

Editor's note: Correspondent Nathalie Voirin has fired off her first update from the CES show in Las Vegas. She's kicking knowledge and taking pics all through the event. Stay tuned for more!

Hello guitar warriors: Start swooning, now! Gibson's latest foray into the future is the Dusk Tiger. Its the third generation self-tuning guitar that also comes with chameleon technology. The included software along with thee pick-ups (2 electric, one acoustic) mimics the tone of legendary axes. Pick one up for around $3500.