A sincere congrats to the organizers of last night’s Long Beach Loop, who provided a nearly seamless night of fun, drinks and adventure for fans of music and Jäger alike. Ten dollars got you a wrist band and a lei from Jägermeister; the wrist band got you admission all night on the Big Red Bus [...]

The Long Beach Loop keeps you rollin’ and rockin’ on the Big Red Bus

ILLUSTRATION by LUKE MCGARRY
Arriving just after Labor Day, it’s hard to tell if Thursday’s Long Beach Loop is meant to say goodbye to summer or hello to fall, but it’s certainly an unprecedented celebration: nearly six straight hours with five local bands [...]

Nice show at the Cellar that’s showcases some of our best locals: pedal-steel country rock from the superlative Paperplanes, pop as sophisticated as it was around 1967 from Greater California, and then the Fling, who are the only band on the bill I haven’t given a feature to yet. But the time will come! Fling [...]

Heavy Metal Vomit Party: A multimedia kind of night framed by Skullphone, Shepard Fairey, the folks at Hooray for Humans and too many more to list here. Also music dredged out by Ghostship, I.E. and Laco$te. 7pm. $5.
KOO’S 530 E Broadway, Long Beach 90802. 562.491.7584; koos.org.
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