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ENTERTAINMENT Repertory (which doesn’t count because EVERYONE gets paid) does it as intensively as Anaheim’s Chance Theater. Its mainstage shows—ranging from a triumphant production of A Chorus Line to plays by some of the top contemporary playwrights in America, such as Samuel Hunter, Theresa Rebeck and Amy Herzog—are usually top-notch. Last year, it began a series for young audiences, and as anyone who has ever been involved in local theater knows, plays for kids and teens spell one thing: CASH! (Most kids have lots of friends, duh!) Even better for us old farts, the Chance also regularly stages readings in its On the Radar New Works Series, many of them culled from emerging playwrights with whom the theater has built relationships. 5522 E . L A PALMA AVE . , ANAHEIM, (888) 455-4212; CHANCE THE ATER.COM. READERS’ CHOICE: SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS
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Chris Gronowski and Efrem Schulz’s Fullerton skate shop widens its space to welcome all ages after dark to experience local and touring punk and hardcore acts on a regular basis. And the bands are consistently stellar; among these under-the-radar, underground bands, POC, female and gender-nonconforming singers are given space to wail and rage to discerning listeners, proving that punk isn’t just a white dude’s game. Though Programme is a tiny store, tucked away in a remote corner of a strip mall, it still houses a band, a PA system and a small crowd comfortably, giving youths from
BEST INDIE BAND LEATHER TRAMP
Even though they’re relatively new on the Long Beach music scene, Leather Tramp already feel like a supergroup. Let’s face it, any outfit that can organize band practice with 10 members is pretty damn super. Plus, it’s the way all of those members use their variety of strings, percussion, brass and woodwinds to create a sound self-described as folkestra (folk + orchestra). The winners of this year’s Busker Fest made a sterling impression on the roving crowd of live music fans with a backwoods sound that’s fresh, whimsical and wise. Crowd favorites such as “Strays,” “The Bear Prayer” and “Sunday Come Soon” showcase their ability to build each track from a contemplative campfire song to a lush, harmonious bloom of concert-hall perfection. READERS’ CHOICE: ROCKY’S REVIVAL
BEST LIVE BAND BAD ANTICS
A throwback to the glory days of the 1980s, OC skate-punk band Band Antics transform any placid bar crowd into an electric vortex. In other words, the kids really dig it. Snotty songs such as “Where Did I Go Wrong?” are a call to arms for any beaten-down millennial who’s had a rough week at work and one too many beers. The Fullerton thrashers have a frenetic stage presence and dexterous musicianship, which is like adding a stick of dynamite to any punk-rock bill, especially as an opening act who can
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