2012 Showcase Series Submissions Open | Railroad To Alaska Storms Vans Warped Tour |Honeypie at HOB | Tomorrows Tulips Blossom with New Album

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NEWSLETTER | JULY 2011 + 2012 Submissions Open + RTA at Warped Tour + Honeypie at HOB + Tomorrows Tulips PARTICIPATE + 2012 Artist Submission: Showcase Series Best Music Video Best Youth Artist + 2012 People's Choice Award: Click here to vote for your favorite OC artist FOLLOW US NEWSLETTER Sign Up Today! OC WEEKLY CONCERT CALENDAR View Now » FEATURED PARTNERS Sign up for MC's Weekly Bulletin Hello Indiana, 2012 SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN! Click on the links to the left under the Participate section to sign yourself or your band up for the 2012 Best Live Band or Best Live Acoustic Showcase Series. Also, to submit for Best Music Video or Best Youth Artist and to vote for your favorite OC artist to win the 2012 People's choice Award! All submissions must be received by October 31, 2011. RAILROAD TO ALASKA STORMS VANS WARPED TOUR Thank you to Kevin Lyman, Founder of The Vans Warped Tour, for giving local OC up-and-comers Railroad To Alaska a performance slot on the Kevin Says Stage for the for the So Cal Warped dates! The Indie Peddler was onsite at the Ventura stop and documented the scene: As I watched thousands of people walk through the front gate at the Ventura Seaside Fairground on Sunday, July 3rd, it became evidently clear that Vans Warped Tour is a place for individuals. One by one, the young, adolescent, and old --dressed in their personalized form of punk attire, freak attire, or trendy attire snaked their way past the Railroad to Alaska merchandise tent set near the main entrance, and ventured off into the maze of booths, seven stages, and Fair food stands set alongside the shore of Ventura. Intermittently, a potential fan and their flock would cruise towards the band's tent to put on the headphones and have a listen to Railroad's latest EP, Salvation, and chat with the four male members. Click here and select show more to read the full article and watch the video. Videographer: Kyler Locke HONEYPIE AND FRIENDS AT HOB ANAHEIM June saw Honeypie's first headlining show at the Anaheim House of Blues. The show, put on by Secrete Chief, also featured local bands Skee, Paulie Pesh, The Gromble, The Devious Means with DJ Davy on in between sets. Piper guides you through the night and what's next for Honeypie. She also catches up with The Gromble who are sincerely looked forward to working with their new producer. Click here to watch the video » Host: Michelle "Piper" Rosabal Videographer: Kyler Locke TOMORROWS TULIPS BLOSSOM WITH NEW ALBUM By Taylor Hamby While many young bands eagerly await the day that they're able to record in the big, professional studio and get out of their garage, Alex Knost and Christina Kee learned the merits of keeping it simple. Tomorrows Tulips began recording their debut album, Eternally Teenage, at Costa Mesa's The Distillery with friend Mike McHugh on reel to reel tape. After recording half of the album analog, the duo headed up to a studio that shall remain nameless in San Francisco, per the recommendation of Galaxia Records, to finish up the last half of the album. The result was underwhelming to Knost and Kee. Singer Knost attributes this to a variety of reasons, among them the value of recording analog. Click here to read more »

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