Monthly Archives: July 2010

Countdown to Sunset Junction

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Canan Tasci

In paying tribute to the eastside’s biggest block party — Sunset Junction — officials are rolling-out their “30 Day Countdown to Sunset Junction Trivia Contest.”  Get the 4-1-1 about the two-day concert Aug. 21 & 22 at sunsetjunction.org.  Each day … Continue reading →

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Audiotistic Music Festival story

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Wes Woods

While television news crews converged on the Audiotistic Music Festival Saturday night to focus on the controversy of rave-like music events, thousands of fans inside the concert appeared to pay little attention. Hesperia residents Joel Fox, 19 and Brittney Buell, … Continue reading →

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Audiotistic comments on Bassnectar, A-Trak and more

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Wes Woods

The multiple music genre DJ artist Bassnectar, like hip-hop artist Kid Cudi, really drew a large crowd to his energetic set at the Audiotistic Music Festival at 11:35 p.m. Saturday.  I wasn’t able to catch a lot of his set … Continue reading →

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Audiotistic thoughts on Kid Cudi, N.A.S.A. and Reflection Eternal

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Wes Woods

Hip-hop artist Kid Cudi appeared to draw the largest crowd at the Audiotistic Music Festival in San Bernardino on Sunday morning.  Cudi started singing “Already Home,” his duet with Jay-Z, and then he went through many of his hits that … Continue reading →

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Glass House schedule includes Drop Dead Gorgeous, Warped Tour battle, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Asking Alexandria, Neon Trees, School of Rock, Faded Paper Figures

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Wes Woods

The Pyknic pArtery TourDrop Dead Gorgeouswith Sleeping with SirensAttilaAbandon All ShipsFor All Those SleepingWoe, is MeScarlett O’Hara Thursday, July 22Doors: 5 pm$13 adv / $15 dos Skinne Magazine & Ernie Ball Music MallPresent 5th Annual Battle for Warped Tour 2010Calling All Bands!Battle … Continue reading →

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First Listen: The Books

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Liset Marquez

This week NPR is streaming the latest cd by The Books. Their new album, The Way Out will be available until July 20. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128415181

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Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival review

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Wes Woods

By Joe Nelson When it comes to music, I love all things hard and heavy. Sure, like any old fogey, my tastes have matured somewhat over the years, and I have since added John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme,” Sonny Rollins’ … Continue reading →

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Rockstar Mayhem Festival 2010 story

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Wes Woods

Note: This is a general assignment story, not a review, that I submitted to the newspaper on an early deadline. DEVORE – Upland band Winds of Plague started off the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival 2010 in style with their aggressive yet … Continue reading →

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Sunset Junction lineup announced

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Liset Marquez

Listen up music junkies, organizers of Sunset Junction have announced their lineup and it includes local acts like commercial-friendly Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros and locals Fitz and Tantrums. Visit the site for more information: http://www.sunsetjunction.org/ Sunset Junction lineup … Continue reading →

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CGU professor’s recording featuring Boston Pops Orchestra and Robert De Niro available to buy

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Wes Woods

Claremont Graduate University professor Peter Boyer‘s “The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers,” which features the Boston Pops Orchestra and actor Robert De Niro, is available for purchase on mp3 and CD here: http://www.bso.org/bso/mods/content1.jsp?id=42400138.  It can also be … Continue reading →

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