Josh Chesler
PhoenixNewTimes
Long Beach, CA, United States
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A List of Some of the Weirdest and Unexpected Christmas Albums
Here's hoping these aren't in your stocking. → Read More
Heavyweights Collide at UFC 241 in Anaheim
The UFC brought one of the biggest MMA events of the year to Anaheim on Saturday, hosting one of the biggest heavyweight championship battles in recent… → Read More
Colombian Queen Sabina Mazo Aims to Bring a New Version of Herself Into the UFC Octagon
Sabina Mazo’s nails are painted a candy-apple red. Typically, a 22-year-old’s new manicure or pedicure wouldn’t garner that much attention in Huntington Beach. But then most young women don’t chip the… → Read More
Spider Brings Back Youthful Rage on Energy Gone Wrong
When you look at the history of Long Beach punk, there are few places that Spider hasn’t been. Sure, the quartet took a pretty extended break until a few… → Read More
Stack Up Helps Veterans Stay Connected . . . With Video Games
Considering how massive video-game franchises such as Call of Duty and Battlefield have become, the connection between gaming and the military is nothing new. → Read More
Elinor Hosts Local Bands During Make Music Long Beach
For anyone who spends time on Pine Avenue in Downtown Long Beach, it’s pretty much impossible not to notice MADE by Millworks. It’s the giant (12,000 square feet) glass-front shop that has a whole… → Read More
Taken's Melodic Hardcore Turns Hard Times into Hopeful Tunes on New EP
A decade after their reunion — and just about two decades after their start as a band — one of Orange County’s most poignant post-hardcore bands from the turn of the millennia is back with a brand new EP. It’s been 14 years since the guys in Taken released Between Two Unseens, but they’re all … → Read More
Chuck Palahniuk Brings Adjustment Day to Southern California
If you thought that author Chuck Palahniuk didn’t have anything to say about the current political climate just because he’s not spouting off on social media or in news outlets, you’ve clearly missed the first two rules from his original breakthrough novel, Fight Club. Rather than meaninglessly talk about the state of the world, Palahniuk’s … → Read More
OCSX Bands Give Texas a Taste of Our Local Scene at South By Southwest
If Robert Jon Burrison of Robert Jon & the Wreck gets struck by lightning while onstage at South by Southwest this year, just know that he didn’t get fried in vain. After all, the magnificently bearded frontman is just one of the many local performers driving out to Austin to be a part of this … → Read More
M. Rivers is a Champion of Indie Soul
You may not know M. Rivers by name, but there’s a good chance you’ve heard his voice before on one of his previous projects. Back in 2003, the artist — then known as Kazzer — had a track featured in The Italian Job. Nearly a decade later, he was the singer of Redlight King you … → Read More
Waking Up To Sleep State's 'Awkward' Indie Rock Success
The guys in Sleep State used to be awkward, and they’re perfectly alright with that. After all, if it wasn’t for guitarist and vocalist Troy Ritchie’s social ineptitude in his earlier years, the indie pop trio may not have come together — and their new single definitely wouldn’t be the same. → Read More
Chris Dave and the Drumhedz Have Played with All of Your Favorite Artists
Chris Dave is one of the best drummers in the world, but you may not know who he is. In 2018, he's hoping that'll change with the help of the Drumhedz. → Read More
Mikey Sarratt's Grand Canyon Tattoo Convention Brings the World's Top Artists to Mesa
Tattoo artists from all over the country will be flying to the Valley this weekend for the first ever Grand Canyon Tattoo Convention. → Read More
5 Incredible Latino Tattoo Artists You Should Know
Here are five up-and-coming Latino tattooers poised to blow up in 2018. → Read More
5 Incredible Latino Tattoo Artists You Should Know
Here are five up-and-coming Latino tattooers poised to blow up in 2018. → Read More
Kurtis Colamonico's Skate Kids Continues to Roll Through Orange County
Over the last three years, Skate Kids has expanded from a small one-man operation giving private lessons to a city-sponsored community builder. → Read More
The Used's The Canyon is a High-Concept Low-Production Record
With their seventh full-length record, the Used have taken a novel's worth of ideas and turned it into a classic '70s-style rock record. → Read More
How Anthony Booth Armer Became Orange County's Most Beloved/Reviled GoPro Daredevil
Upon arriving at the hospital, it seemed unlikely Anthony "8booth" Armer would ever walk normally again. But he's now working hard to get his crushed... → Read More
Meet the Local Tattoo Artist Making Headlines for Dwayne Johnson's New Ink
If you're not familiar with the artwork of L.A.-based tattoo artist Nikko Hurtado, that's likely to change. Or maybe it already has. Just yesterday, Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson showed off a newly completed tattoo — inked by Hurtado over the course of 30 hours — to his 96.2 million Instagram... → Read More
The League Launches in Phoenix — Here's What You Should Know
Dating app The League has launched in Phoenix. Here's what you need to know. → Read More