Jimmy Alvarez

Get under the spell of MC Bat Commander. Photo by Michelle Alvarez/Green-Eyed Blonde Photography When I was a kid, I loved watching Saturday morning television. I loved my cartoon heroes but as I got older, I got into music. For most of us, we dream of being rock stars or in the movies. As the fates would have it, they looked kindly upon the Aquabats’ Christian Jacobs, who was able to do it all.

For Reel Big Fish founder Aaron Barrett, the fans come first. (Photo by Michelle Alvarez/Green-Eyed Blonde Photography) It’s late October and the temperature’s still rising as our endless summer continues. For the locals, royalty is going to be on display this Wednesday night at the House of Blues in the form of Reel Big Fish! There are tons of stories out there that will tell you just how Orange County became the epicenter of a music world in the ’90s.

Mike Ness celebrates 40 years of Social Distortion. Photo by Michelle Alvarez/Green-Eyed Blonde Photography Early birds to this past Saturday’s “Sounds from Behind the Orange Curtain,” Social Distortion’s 40 anniversary celebration at FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine, were treated to hot temperatures and flammable music on a side stage just outside the main venue.