6 MAINSTREAM Small venues bring big fun for students By NICK COOPER Daily Titan Asst. News Editor
It’s the start of a new semester; a time for homework, books and the debt left behind from tuition and fees. School though is still simple enough to enjoy a night out or two without the worry of tests or papers. Luckily there are some cool places to spend those hard earned and little dollars close to campus. Listen up music lovers, three cool concert venues are no less then 20 minutes away from campus. “I go to concerts because they’re fun, the crowd is full of energy and it wears off on me,” said Christina Tichenor a frequent concert goer. The Glass House in Pomona
and is about 17 miles away from campus. Located at 200 W. Second St. the Glass House is an all age venue that plays a variety of music but sticks mainly to rock and independent music. “Being an all age venue helps to draw people in,” said Mike Ojeda a promotor for the Glass House, “Also we like to mix it up. A lot of other venues play the same types of music. We have a large variety of shows.” The Glass House has had many small acts play that have since blown up with success, he said. Bands like the White Stripes and Bright Eyes played at the Glass House. “Many bands that are well known played here,” Ojeda said, “now that they’re famous they’re
NICK COOPER/Daily Titan Asst. News Editor
The stage is set for a night of rock and punk at the Glass House, an all age concert venue in Pomona, Calif. a little harder to get though.” Hundreds of band T-shirts clutter the walls of The Chain Reaction another all age venue located in Anaheim. This small venue packs a great price and has a great line up of bands to choose from. Though lacking in decent ventilation, Chain Reaction is the closest to campus. It is located near the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Euclid street.
“A lot of great bands play at the Chain Reaction,” Tichenor said. “I’ve recently seen Dashboard Confessional and am looking forward to seeing Rufio there soon.” If it’s VIP rooms, dining and good music your looking for try The Galaxy Concert Theater in Santa Ana, a mere 15 miles from campus off Harbor Boulevard. “We get a pretty good amount of local bands,” said Marjy Taylor,
a director of marketing and publicity for the Galaxy Concert Theater. “We try not to restrict ourselves to a typical style of music. We have club nights, DJs, local nights, even Reggae, although we don’t do a lot of Hip Hop.” At each venue tickets are moderately priced at $10 and up which makes seeing live bands a great alternative to the mundane trip to the movie theater.
