Matt Oliver OC Weekly

Insomniac events brought their enhanced concert series to the Shrine Auditorium for three nights of trance family magic by UK group Above & Beyond who are currently touring on their second full-length album Group Therapy. The excitement and anticipation was felt by everyone as fans of all ages filled the venue and swarmed the dance floor. At one point, you couldn't go ten feet without seeing a Group Therapy t-shirt or an Anjunabeats logo.

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Elise Loeb

The Insomniac Enhanced Concert series returned to LA with Steve Angello's infamous Size Matters party at the Hollywood Palladium on Saturday, May 12th. Angello, who is one-third of Swedish House Mafia and the boss man at Size Records, owns one of the most respected electronic music labels in the industry. With numerous chart-topping releases and a killer roster, Size Records proved that size really does matter when it comes to a raging party.

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See also:
*Our review of KROQ Weenie Roast y Fiesta
*Shiny, New Pennywise: Even without Jim Lindberg, their latest set is as fresh as ever
*We Remember Adam Yauch, MCA of Beastie Boys, Dead at 47

We recognize it was a nice gesture. But Coldplay's tribute to the Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch at the Hollywood Bowl Friday night, a rendition of "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)" is everything the song isn't: earnest, delicate, a little whiny (sorry, it is).

If MCA hadn't died earlier that day, we might've thought it was a joke. Considering the Beasties wrote the song as a parody of party rock songs, maybe Chris Martins singing the song as a spoof would've been a more inspired tribute.

But the iconic song lives on un-ironically in most of our heads, and that's why Pennywise's version of the song at Saturday's KROQ Weenie Roast y Fiesta was great.

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KROQ Weenie Roast y Fiesta
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
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Jeff Allen

See also: DJ Scotty Boy Takes Us on a Tour of His Favorite OC Spots

On Cinco de Mayo, party people pound Mexican beer and tequila shots, and sport around town in sombreros. For those that survived the BBQs and pub crawls, a night out at the club was the best way to keep the party going. We headed to the Yost Theater's Cinco de Mayo party in the downtown Santa Ana art district, where DJ Scotty Boy was the headlining
guest.

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Kacie Yoshida

Allensworth
The Copper Door
April 27, 2012

The Copper Door in downtown Santa Ana has pros and cons. The eclectic beer bar turned live music venue is a haven for local talent and an incredible melting pot of college students, hipsters, fine beer connoisseurs and the occasional gangster. In the past few months, it seems the amount of patrons has nearly doubled, making the basement a sweaty experience. But the Copper Door's lack of a powerful air conditioner didn't seem to bother those in the audience. Nor did the heat seem to bother Best Live Acoustic winner at the 2012 OC Music Awards, Allensworth who played not one, but two groovy sets to nearly 300 people.

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*Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg and Tupac's Hologram

*Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs

*Coachella: Five Signs You're An Aging Hipster
*Radiohead at Coachella: No Alarms and No Surprises

The weekend is over and Coachella came and went in a blink of an eye. It was pure amazingness, and there were so many talented artists to see. For electronic dance music fans though there was one stage we couldn't stay away from. The infamous Sahara tent continues to grow year after year and has hosted some of the top EDM artists in the world, including Daft Punk and Paul Oakenfold. This year was no exception as the production continues to grow at all music festivals. These were the standout performances at the Sahara tent from Coachella weekend one.

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Kevin & Bean's April Foolishness
April 7, 2012
Gibson Amphitheatre

There is nothing like live comedy and when you get an exceptional lineup of great talent, you can't help but to be excited for the night ahead. Taking our seats in the Gibson was easy because the drink lines were long as hell and then with five minutes to spare, people filtered in like maniacs when the band to hit the stage to kick off this year's April Foolishness show. Looking around the crowd it was clear to see that all walks of life with beers in hand (yes, many people were double fisted) were ready to rock. KROQ that is.

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Brett Byers

​This year's sold out Ultra Music Festival at Bayfront Park in Miami, Florida brought out 165,000 attendees from all over the world ready to enjoy their favorite EDM DJs and producers. Now that it's come and gone and we've nursed our epic hangovers let's take a look at the top 10 best and worst dressed party goers.

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