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California and NY Take Baby Steps to Having Live Events
The State of California has announced that live performances will be allowed to resume April 1, subject to the following limitations: Purple tier: capacity will be limited to 100 people or fewer, and attendance will be regionally limited. Advance reservations will be required, and there will be no concession or concourse sales. Red tier: capacity …
California Fire Plant Risks Worldwide Vinyl Production
A devastating fire on Thursday at Apollo Master Corp. in Banning, California could greatly affect the world’s supply of vinyl records. The manufacturing plant has for decades produced the lacquer discs used to make masters for vinyl production. The fire took almost three hours and 82 firefighters to control. Employees were inside the building when …
Barcelona’s Primavera Sound Festival Debuts in Downtown Los Angeles Next Year!
One of Europe’s highest regarded music festivals, Barcelona’s Primavera Sound, announced on Saturday that it will debut its American edition in Los Angeles in 2020. The festival will take place at Los Angeles State Historic Park in Chinatown on September 19 – 20, 2020. A limited amount of early bird tickets go on sale this …
Is 3rd Time the Charm for California Extending Last Call to 4AM?
After getting vetoed by outgoing Governor Jerry Brown in 2018, Scott Wiener’s SB58 bill to allow 10 California cities to (at their choice) extend last call to 4AM passed the Senate by a 28-6 vote. The change would be in place for 5 years to allow time to see the impact of the change. The …
Proposed California 4AM Last Call Bill to be Reintroduced
After passing the California Senate and House last year only to be vetoed by outgoing Governor Jerry Brown, State Sen. Scott Wiener is reintroducing the effectively the same proposal to extend the time alcohol can be served to 4AM in Los Angeles, San Francisco and seven additional cities. Wiener said in a statement: “Nightlife brings people …
LA and San Francisco one step closer to ending alcohol sales at 4AM!
Sen. Scott Wiener long quest to extend alcohol sales to 4AM in California is close to fruition. Earlier today, the California Senate passed Wiener’s bill after being passed by the House yesterday. The bill now moves on to the governor’s desk to sign. Assuming he signs the bill, in 2021 select major cities in California …
Above & Beyond to Host Anjunabeach Festival in SoCal!
Above & Beyond will host a special one-day festival event at Huntington State Beach, California on June 23rd. Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness, and Paavo Siljamäki, aka Above & Beyond, will be finishing up the final days of a 30-date tour celebrating the release of their successful album Common Ground. The trio will welcome to the bill talent from their …
Insomniac Releases Single-Day Tickets for Escape: Psycho Circus!
Insomniac recently announced the release of single-day tickets for their Halloween celebration, Escape: Psycho Circus. The 7th annual Halloween music festival will be held at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, CA on Friday, October 27 and Saturday, October 28. Escape fans will experience 75 international artist performing on four new stages, costumed characters, and …
California’s proposed 4am alcohol change suffers major setback
This past Friday, the California Assembly Appropriations Committee gutted Senate Bill 384 which would have allowed individual cities to set their owner alcohol serving time cutoff. The committee decided to rewrite the proposed bill to instead allow for the bill to only create a task force to study the issue rather than to allow for …
Kaskade Announces New Beach Party ‘Sun Soaked’!
Kaskade announced this week that he will be bringing a beach party called ‘Sun Soaked’ to Long Beach, California on Saturday, July 15th. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 23rd, but fans can sign up here for an exclusive presale on Wednesday, June 21st. Sun Soaked follows the success of …
