Listen to Press Pass Music again with Melanoid & Billy Kernkamp!

Listen HERE to the interview with Melanoid and Billy Kernkamp. You all better go see Melanoid tonight at Irvine Valley College or tomorrow with Billy Kernkamp at Denim Blue in Huntington Beach for some Unexpected Covers and the closing party for the store.

Melanoid on Press Pass Music this Thursday!

Melanoid, fronted by Johnny Hanson, will be on the show this Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. Feel free to call in at 949.824.5824 with any questions for the band. And from noon to 1 p.m. I will be playing Orange County music with a special guest - Billy Kernkamp, the musician and owner of Demin Blue, will be talking about his store's closing party in HB this Saturday. Show your support for local music and tune in to KUCI 88.9 FM this Thursday from noon to 2 p.m. Listen at www.kuci.org too.

<3
Ash

SHOWS tonight! GOOOOOOOO!

Thanks to Moostache and We Are The Pilots for kicking off KUCI Days today at The Lab in Costa Mesa from 3 to 5 p.m. And a special thanks to the Red Bull girls who gave out free drinks to all!

KUCI Days are the last Sunday of every month, we will be back on June 28th from 3 to 5 p.m.!

BUT as for shows TONIGHT. If you don't make it to We Are Scientists, which I had planned to go to at Detroit Bar tonight, then head over to Modern Subject at the Viper Room or maybe Parade of Lights at Que Sera in LB OR what I will be doing is heading to the Continental Room in Fullerton (21 and over btw) for We Are The Pilots, The Steelwells and Melanoid. Free show and starts at 9 p.m. Hope you go to one of these great shows!



AND expect videos and photos from KUCI Days on www.myspace.com/kucinights and www.youtube.com/presspassmusic

<3
Ash

TONIGHT - Head over to Heritage Park in Irvine

The Youth Action Team for the City of Irvine is celebrating 10 years of putting on great concerts for the teen community. Tonight will have five Irvine bands that have hit the scene hard and are now an inspiration to younger musicians. Irvine Fest will take place at 7 p.m. at Heritage Park Community Center. Bands playing include

The Jakes
Alex J. Roberts (EP Release Show)
The Friendswemake (EP Release Show)
Melanoid
Polaris At Noon

Location: Heritage Park Community Center
14301 Yale Ave
Irvine, CA 92604

Cost: $7 or $6 with high school ID


Hope to see you all there! I will be there representing KUCI! Say hello!

<3
Ash

OC Music Awards Acoustic and Live Band Finalists are...

Drumroll please.... The finalists for the Orange County Music Awards for Best Acoustic are
AJ Degrasse


Cory Case



Hong Kong Six


Melanoid


Yellow Red Sparks


The free show takes place at The Gypsy Den on March 27.


The Best Live Band Finalists are

The Jakes



The Living Suns


The New Limb


The Union Line


Venus Infers


The free show takes place at The Yost Theater on March 28.

Hope to see you all there to root for your favorite band! I know KUCI and I will be cheering and dancing away.
<3
Ash

OC MUSIC AWARDS LIVE SHOWCASE

BEST OF 2008 SHOW -- Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009

It's 2009!!! Wooo hooo! Since, 2008 is officially, I thought it would be great to do a BEST OF 2008 show. After talking with listeners and other locals, I have made a list of the best songs by local musicians/bands from this year. ALSO, this will be my last show of the quarter at the 5 a.m. aka drunkards, insomniacs and surfers timeslot. Starting Thursday, Jan. 8 the Press Pass Music show will be on at noon to 2 p.m., of course every Thursday. YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

The OC Music Awards live showcase also starts on Tuesday, Jan. 6. Please see below. The show is free too! That means starting this Thursday on my show, I will be bringing on a band that will be playing in the upcoming showcase. I will be judging the live showcase so that means you will find me at every showcase starting next week. Hope to see you there. Come say hi, lets talk music and show your support.



This is going to be an unforgettable year for Orange County music. : )

<3
Ash

Press Pass Music -- 12-13-08 playlist and more

Hey kids,

I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend. As for me, I'm at the station doing some more volunteer hours and then I need to study for two finals. But don't worry Monday I will be free at last. Expect me to hit a bunch of shows this week.

As for what I played on this week's show, we heard some sounds from new bands never before played on Press Pass Music. Some of the bands were Melanoid, Czar Rose, TableFruit and Oliver Jane.... speaking of Oliver Jane... here's an email from Oliver about the song "Hot Misery" and "Passeporte." It's an inside scoop on what the songs are really about. This band is fairly new but is getting a pretty big following. Check out their myspace (www.myspace.com/oliverjane)

Here's what he said:
"Hot Misery" -- "Because tea is a HUGE part of the irish life style, we took to drinking it many times a day. 'Hot Misery' was inspired when Oliver spilled a cup of hot tea and and Jane's uncle got very cross with him. The original version had slurping noises in the song and everything."
From the lyrics: "I'm sorry that i made a mess, i promise that i'll clean it up someday."

"Passeporte" -- "This is a story about a woman who travels to Paris on a business trip. On her travels, she meets a young french man and they end up having a one night stand. she tries to tell him that it could never work out and leaves for the airport. he follows her yelling things in french at her but she can not understand what he says because she does not speak his language. she is convinced he is in love with her (she is kinda arrogant) and tries to tell him it will never work out. in reality the french man does not love her and is only trying to tell her she has forgoten her passport."


My playlist is below. But before that, there are some shows to check out tonight and later this week, AND A LOT OF THEM ARE FREE SHOWS!!

Enjoy the weekend.... go to a holiday party or go to a whole bunch... and please please see a local music show. Support...listen... and remember that what's in your own backyard is pretty GREAT.



<3 Ash

SHOWS THIS WEEK:

Saturday
Local Natives, My Pet Saddle, The Living Suns -- Detroit Bar

Links -- The District in Tustin

Matt Kollar and The Angry Mob -- Alta in Newport Beach

Aushua at La Cave


The Cellar in San Clemente
7:30 - 8 : Civalias
8 - 9: Stacy*Clark

OC Weekly's holiday party at The Auld Dubliner in Tustin -- 7:30 p.m.
-- Punching Thunder is a GREAT cover band

MONDAY
Years at Detroit bar

Cheap Trick -- HOB Anaheim

Bloc Party -- Grove of Anaheim

TUESDAY

Czar Rose -- La Cave




Press Pass Music, Saturday Dec. 13, 2008

The Tale of the White Wolf -- NARWHAL
Careless and Fire -- Years
Wasteland -- Polaris At Noon
If I Did It -- We Are The Arsenal
Kill Your Radio -- The Damn Automatics
Touch -- The Lyrics Game
Pyramid -- The Lyrics Game
It Takes Courage -- Hello Morning
Spit On Me -- TableFruit
Uncle Duke -- Bronco Tatonka
Two by Two -- The Henry Clay People -- For Cheap or For Free -- NEW
Something In The Water -- The Henry Clay People -- For Cheap or For Free -- NEW
Goldmine -- The Union Line
Don't Wait -- Czar Rose
Right -- Melanoid
Leave Me Home -- Melanoid
At The Ring Toss -- The Santiago Steps
Believer -- The Living Suns
Lets Go Sailing -- Yellow Red Sparks
Passing Years -- Starving For Gravity
Hot Misery -- Oliver Jane
Passeporte -- Oliver Jane
Platic & Figurines -- Wes
When You're Gone -- HoneyPie
Hot Pantz -- Coco B's