Streetlight Manifesto: 6:30 p.m., $15/$17.50 - Day of Show. House of Blues, 1530 S. Disneyland Dr., Anaheim, 714.778.2583, All ages.
With The Supervillains, The Wonder Years, and Dan Potthast.
Slightly Stoopid: 6:30 p.m., $15 - $31.25. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 8808 Irvine Center Dr., Irvine, All ages.
With Cypress Hill & Collie Buddz.
Posse on Broadway - A Downtown Santa Ana Block Party: 6 p.m., Free. Downtown Santa Ana, 2nd Street Promenade between Broadway and Sycamore, All ages.
With Abandoned Pools (Tommy Walter of The Eels) and The Colourist.
Formerly known as the Jakes, Newport Beach’s Young the Giant have just announced that they’ll be heading out on the road with math rock band Minus the Bear and LA’s Everest starting in April.
Pop Noir’s music video for “DIY” was in a voter determined contest on MTVu—well, good news. The Costa Mesa residents prevailed and now “DIY” is in regular MTVu rotation.
As reported by the OC Weekly, alt-country artist (and Mandy Moore spouse!) Ryan Adams named Big Drill Car’s CD Type Thing (1989) as his “album of the day” on his Facebook page
Orange County, as sprawling and giant as it is, lacks a little something in its local music community. We’re not sure what it is, or even how to fix it, but it’s definitely missing some type of glue, some type of camaraderie. Enter: the OC Music Awards.
Started just nine years ago, the OC Music Awards seeks to showcase some of the best and most talented artists in the county: Past winners include Japanese Motors, Free the Robots, TSOL, Venus Infers and the Union Line.
In the months leading up to the big awards show (March 6 at the Grove of Anaheim), the OCMA hosts several free music showcases all across the county. The first showcase, held two weeks ago at Detroit Bar, attracted more than 500 attendees. The next showcase, Tuesday at the District at the Tustin Legacy, will feature acoustic performances from some of our fave locals, including the folky pleasantries of Matt Kollar and the Angry Mob and the refreshing poppy sounds of the adorable Stacy Clark.
OC Music Awards Showcase with Matt Kollar and the Angry Mob; Barrett Johnson; Billy Kernkamp; Stacy Clark; Canvas: Tues., Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m., free. The District at Tustin Legacy, 2437 N. Park Blvd., Tustin, 714.259.9090. All ages.
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