This Friday, from 4:30pm – 7pm is Oxford Academy’s 2nd Annual Band[aid] 2009, benefiting the Two Brothers Foundation, an amazing non-profit organization which organizes various educational and linguistic programs in the favela slums of Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil .  Every dollar raised will work towards a brighter future for children living in a community plagued by drug gang violence and instability.  This will help provide thousands of youth with the opportunity for an education and better lifestyle by creating a brighter future for the men, women, and children of …

Tonight, May 20th, 2009 from 6pm – 10pm, UCI Zeta Phi Rho hosts it’s 4th Annual Big Show, benefitting the American Red Cross!  Cost is $5 at the door and the show will be held at the Crystal Cove Auditorium on the UC Irvine campus!  $5 is really a steal for all of the awesome talent you’ll get to see!  Performers include:
David Choi
Joseph Vincent
Scott Yoshimoto
Casey Nishizu
Jenny Robles
The Pacific Island Dancers
The Sexpanthers
and more….
Here’s a little audio/visual preview of the talent for the show:
David Choi: saw him perform last week at UCR …

Lucky us, Far*East Movement is coming to Cantina Lounge tonight!  What?  You don’t know who Far*East Movement is?  Here, take a listen…

I saw FM at Cal Poly Pomona about a month ago and they were amazing performers!  Not at all what I expected, especially knowing that they’re an all Asian-American group!  (woo woo, represent! It’s API Heritage Month!)  Members Kev Nish, Prohgress, J-Splif, and DJ Virman (yes, it’s THAT DJ Virman, from Power 106!) bring the hype like no other!  These boys take the stage with full force and hit …

On May 14th at the Anaheim Garden Walk, over 50+ restaurants from all over Anaheim and Orange County including the Rain Forest Cafe, Alcatraz Brewing Company, Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine, and McCormick & Schmick’s will have samples for you to try and taste. You can think of it as a 50 course meal if you’d like.
Entertainment during the night includes Eli James Mattson, from the third season of America’s Got Talent, the “Oreo Divas,” and LIGHTS, a Journey tribute band. I’m most excited to hear LIGHTS since I like listening …

Interested in having a day full of FUN?  Fullerton College is hosting the 37th annual Fullerton Jazz Festival this weekend!  The festival will host many local high school jazz bands and professionals from the LA & OC vicinity. This is the perfect venue for them to showcase themselves with the mentality of continuing their music profession to STARDOM!

Each jazz group will be judged according to:
Their selection of music
Their interpretation of different styles of jazz
Harmony
And  SOLOS!

There are four divisions: Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Heavy and will be competing to become the …

Screw the formatting, the fancy images….just slap a picture up and POST this thing! AHH! It’s Friday, the 13th, ya’ll! And you know what that means? Hope you don’t see a black cat, break a mirror, cross underneath a ladder or miss out on any special Friday the 13th deals! Yeah, I don’t know when I became this afficionado of all things cheap and free…but ah well, I better share this with you now before you miss out on the deals! Everyone should experience live music …

Feel the Beat, a benefit show and concert for the Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) was hosted by Key Club at the Heritage Forum in Anaheim on Friday, February 20.
Key Club members Michael Nguyen, Sarah Duong, Andy Nguyen, Grace Yellow, Bea Mac, and their adviser, Lamont Miya, worked hard to bring in performers from all around the country to volunteer their night for CHOC. Performers (with links to videos of their Friday performance) were:

Gabe Bondoc
World Famous
Cathy Nguyen and Randolph Permejo (Duet)
Fanny Pak
AJ Rafael
Kaba …