“I don’t care if I die of heatstroke up here. This is rock and roll,” said Brad Petering, lead singer of TV Girl, refusing to take off his leather jacket as he stood in the heat emitted from blindingly bright stage lights overhead. Instead, the frontman took a swig of...
By Corey Brindley Locally, it’s known as The Dirty Bird. A small, dimly lit bar covered in stickers, old surf ephemera and dusty artworks donated by the countless neighborhood artists that have called this place their watering hole since the sixties. Rope lights and a...
By Claire Epting “I feel so badly that you’re stuck out in the hallway. Here, we’ll play this one for you.” When Alaina Riley, the female half of the dream-like dream pop duo Tennis addressed the few unfortunate souls unable to worm their way into a sardine-packed...
By Claire Epting On a warm Indian summer night in early October, the Observatory OC, in Santa Ana, CA, was filled with EDM fans for a group called Hippie Sabotage. Meanwhile, tucked in the Constellation Room, a smaller crowd of youths sipped on PBR and chatted amongst...