Geovanni Esparza, author at el Don News

IN PHOTOS: Happy Daps Fest 2

If you’re into the SoCal punk scene you were probably in Santa Ana to celebrate the second annual Happy Daps Fest last month. You had to move between the Observatory OC’s mainstage

May 9, 2024

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Tropicaza bringing the underground house scene to Santa Ana

By day, Oscar Osorio is a process server who works in attorney services, but by night, he is a DJ and cofounder of Tropicaza, a house music day party that occurs once

November 24, 2023

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More than a record label: Happy Daps is building a community

Ten years ago, Ed Moreno was a teenager in the Inland Empire trying to get his band The High Curbs’ foot in the door of the L.A. indie scene by playing backyard

October 18, 2023

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Soulja Boy tell ‘em how the show went

For many, 2007 is a time they remember fondly; for others, it is a time they would like to forget. For people aged 18-25, it is a time of nostalgia, even though

October 3, 2023

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Tropa Magica: Mixing the old with the new, the rockers and the foos

Tropa Magica, formerly known as Thee Commons is somewhat of a phenomenon that could only come out of Southern California, blending psychedelic, cumbia, and punk to make a sound that you have

September 13, 2023

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