Electronic music fans flocked to the Los Angeles State Historic Park last weekend for the HARD Summer music festival. The two-day event walked the line between a full-on rave and traditional outdoor music festival with its somewhat eclectic variety of performers. The mainstream DJs and headliners, including Skrillex, Bloc Party,[Read More…]
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Reel Big Fish’s ‘Summer of Ska’ rocks Hollywood
Music fans often say ska is a long-gone genre from the past. Reel Big Fish, however, proved those people wrong by packing into the Sunset House of Blues for its ‘Summer of Ska’ tour. The tour was to promote the band’s newest release “Candy Coated Fury.” The band invited three[Read More…]
Hard Summer Music Festival makes its way to Los Angeles
Headlined by some of the most famous DJs available right now, Hard Summer Music Festival is a must-go-to event for this summer. Fall semester is just around the corner, so who really wants to miss out on an opportunity to party without worrying about deadlines, finals or exams one last[Read More…]
Local filmmaker invites you to celebrate Halloween in July
Listening to funky music and dressing up in costumes isn’t only reserved for the eve of Halloween. Aspiring film producer, Damian J. Apunte teamed up with the Long Beach Cinematheque to host ‘Halloween in July,’ a fundraiser for Apunte’s latest film, “Soma.” Hailing from North Carolina, Apunte moved to Long[Read More…]
Monty Python’s ‘Spamalot’ brings outrageous humor to the Carpenter Center
“Monty Python’s costumes.” “Monty Python’s “ni, to Tim the enchanter, the Trojan rabbit and of course, the coconuts. Theater veteran Davis Gaines wonderfully portrays the role of King Arthur, which was originated by Tim Curry on Broadway. Gaines performed the role of the phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom[Read More…]
Tribute bands do battle in Downtown Long Beach
Walking up to Rainbow Harbor on Pine and Shoreline Drive in Downtown Long Beach on Saturday, screams, guitar shreds and booming drums gradually grew to the noise level of a full-blown heavy metal concert while the Iron Maidens, an all-female Iron Maiden tribute band, started into their second song of[Read More…]
2012 Warped Tour: Photo Slideshow
Get ‘Warped’ at Pomona’s Fairplex this Friday
For most people summer means the end of another school year and a couple of months filled with days at the beach. For music fans, summer means the return of the fun-filled music event Van’s Warped Tour. This year’s Warped Tour makes a stop at the Pomona Fairplex this Friday,[Read More…]
That’s My Boy’ has a few laughs but is mostly stupid
Casting two Saturday Night Live alums in a movie would lead audiences to believe the film may have some promise, but when one of those alum’s previous films includes “Jack and Jill” and “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan,” this should be cause for concern. “That’s My Boy” is Adam[Read More…]
Enter the “sixth dimension” at the Art Theater
For the upcoming 30th anniversary screening of the cult musical, “Forbidden Zone,” Richard Elfman and Long Beach’s Rocky Horror Midnight Insanity cast have joined forces to pull all the stops. Like many cult classics, “Forbidden Zone,” is not known for its plot, but rather for its quirky qualities and funky[Read More…]