Lex Simonton
KX News
The LAF Awards
April 4, 2025
Laguna LAFs and Cheers at the First Annual Laguna Achievement Festival In a town known for its deep roots in creativity, community, and a little bit of mischief, we at KXFM Radio were beyond thrilled to host the Laguna Achievement Festival (LAF Awards). This wasn’t just another event—we rolled out the red-carpet to honor the […]
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KX News October by KXFM
October 11, 2024
Greetings Radio People! The wait is over.. Your monthly KXFM Newsletter has arrived. *applause *applause Jinkies! Is it already October? As we head into Spooky season we wanted to give you a quick recap of the happenings over the past few weeks since we re-launched. We had a stellar turn out fitted with a velvet rope and […]
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Rina Sawayama’s Unforgettable Performance at Observatory OC
November 18, 2023
British sensation Rina Sawayama put on a stunning show at the Observatory on October 3rd, 2023, combining her eclectic pop-rock-R&B sound with dramatic theatricality. The sold-out crowd was mesmerized from start to finish, culminating in an all-out dance party to her hit LGBT+ anthem, “This Hell.” Rina’s latest album, “Hold the Girl,” is out now. […]
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The Backfires – October 26, 2023
October 30, 2023
The Backfires are a British/American indie rock band based in New York City. In between their recent shows at the Moroccan Lounge in LA and The Loft in San Diego, the band (Alex Gomez, lead vocals; Harry Ruprecht, lead guitar; Matt Walter, bass; with Frankie, guest drummer) graciously stopped by the KXFM studio for a […]
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Post Animal’s Psychedelic Sound: Live at the Constellation Room
July 5, 2023
On Friday, June 23, the Constellation Room at the Observatory OC gave the stage to an extraordinary display of musical talent by the psychedelic rock band Post Animal. The band’s performance exuded incomparable energy, effortlessly balancing a serene calmness with fervent chaos that left the audience captivated. Post Animal showed off the absolute mastery of […]
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Annie DiRusso and Hannah Cole: “God, I Loved This Show”
June 27, 2023
New music you really need to hear came to the Observatory in Santa Ana this month via Annie DiRusso’s “God, I Love This Tour” show. First, headlining in the Constellation Room was Nashville-based indie rocker DiRusso. Her appealing sound — both guitar-driven and melodic, combined with brutally honest lyrics from a distinctly female perspective — […]
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Mirabelle – Acid Rain
April 13, 2023
“It’s actually a funny story. When my daughter was born, my partner and I were considering different names for her, and one of the options was Mirabelle. However, we didn’t end up choosing that name. So, I decided to use it for myself instead.” The EP “Flickering Lights” is the result of the boundless creativity […]
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Mirabelle: The Artist Behind “Acid Rain”
April 13, 2023
“It’s actually a funny story. When my daughter was born, my partner and I were considering different names for her, and one of the options was Mirabelle. However, we didn’t end up choosing that name. So, I decided to use it for myself instead.” The EP “Flickering Lights” is the result of the boundless creativity […]
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Stephen Sanchez Charms the Constellation Room
March 10, 2023
Stephen Sanchez thinks this wasn’t a good show. He thinks this was the show where everything fell apart. He couldn’t be more wrong. True, the 20-year-old singer-songwriter was beset with technical difficulties almost from the start of his sold-out set at the Constellation Room in Santa Ana last night (and I do mean sold out, […]
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