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3503 S. Harbor Blvd. Santa Ana, CA 92704

714-957-0600

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Best Venue Comeback
Award Winner 2009

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Mushroomhead; hed (p.e.)

7:00 p.m. May 30

Witnessing a group of masked faces scream while banging on objects may sound a lot like the type of activity you’d find at your grandmother’s house...
The Head and the Heart

8:00 p.m. June 4

Think about all the bands who've traveled through Southern California—how many are never heard from again? The list is endless. But this Monday, ...
Allen Stone

8:00 p.m. June 14
Smut Peddlers

8:00 p.m. June 15
Visionaries; People Under the Stairs

6:00 p.m. June 16

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2009 | Best Venue Comeback

Given all the businesses that have closed in 2009, it feels good to single out one that actually reopened. The Galaxy Theatre closed, seemingly for good, back in February 2008, only to rise from its metaphorical ashes a little more than a year later. Not only are they back in business, but owner Gary Folgner also spruced up a good deal of the long-dormant live-music venue, attracting top-flight acts such as indie-rock legends Built to Spill and OC punk-rock vets TSOL. There've been some... More »

Concerts Sprawling With Sound

By NATE JACKSON | Thu, May 24, 2012

Ah, summer, that special time when the sounds that seeped through our earbuds into our brains turn to tangible, aural bliss in the form of tours beckoning us to part with our hard-earned cash that's not going to pay off student loans. In these Gre... More »
Dinosaur Feathers Trek the Blues

By REYAN ALI | Thu, May 17, 2012

In 2004, Greg Sullo was a college sophomore spending a semester in the West African country of Mali, and a musician still four years away from launching Dinosaur Feathers. Thanks to a chance viewing of Martin Scorcese's documentary The Blues, he l... More »
Devendra Banhart Is Back

By NED RAGGETT | Thu, May 17, 2012

It may say something about the manic online nature of music these days, but there's something perversely interesting—maybe even inspiring—about a musician who isn't really on the web all that much. It's not that Devendra Banhart isn't on it at all... More »
Flight to Mars Jam for a Cure

By DANIEL KOHN | Thu, May 10, 2012

For the past 21 years, Mike McCready has provided the flair to Pearl Jam's sound. Blending elements of classic rock, blues and metal, McCready is responsible for two of Guitar World's 100 Greatest Guitar Solos (Pearl Jam classics "Alive" and "Yell... More »
Devo

By CHRIS ZIEGLER | Thu, May 10, 2012

Behold Devo, kings of rock—or maybe just kings of this rock called Earth that we all happen to live on, lauded for their proto-posto-punko not-really-new-wave music and laughed at by disbelievers for their decades of depressingly impeccable insigh... More »
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boogief1 | Long Beach, CA | 2 Reviews

| Thu, November 11, 2010

I've played there and been in the audience. Best band showcase in the OC area. Elegant old school decor that puts on punk rock shows one day and Tom Jones the next. Great place!
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jajarev | Santa Ana, CA | 8 Reviews

| Tue, June 15, 2010

I LOVE this place. I've been coming here for gigs for as long as i can remember. :D
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wcasar | Costa Mesa, CA | 415 Reviews

| Thu, May 27, 2010

Larger than I expected. I went there last month for a show. It was a decent venue in the Industrial Area of Costa Mesa.
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