Tory Lanez with Special guest BOOGIE come to The Observatory NOV 16th. Looks like a good one. Of course we have tickets, is you crazy?
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TY DOLLA $IGN at The Observatory NOV 15
Ty Dolla $sign comes to The Observatory NOV 15th. It’s going to be crazy. We have tickets for sale. Come on in and get yours today.
RJ at The Observatory NOV 12
RJ makes his return to The Observatory NOV 12 for what should be another sold out show. Get your ticket before you get left out.
The Underachievers at The Observatory nov 10
.. and the hits keep coming to The Observatory OC. Catch The Underachievers live on NOV 10. We have your tickets at the shop, come on through.
so who went to the YUNG SIMMIE SHOW?
It’s never too late to post flyers… well I guess it can be late, but just wanted to ask Who went to the YUNG SIMMIE show.. 
Curren$y and Freddie Gibbs at The Observatory NOV 9
Curren$y and Freddie Gibbs hit The Observatory stage on NOV 9th. You can get your pre-sale ticket at the shop now. Come on by.
Bryson Tiller at The Observatory Oct 27
Oct 27th, 2015- We had a chance to catch the Bryson Tiller show at The Observatory on a Tuesday night. The room was packed up tight as Mr. Tiller gave the crowd a great 40 min. set. Here are the photos we grabbed that night.
JFK a.k.a. Ninjaface in store at GCS
GCS Santa Ana was pleased to have JFK also known as NinjaFace come through the shop for an in store performance. This was one of our first year events and looking at these photos really bring back memories to where we came from and what we’ve become since then. Oldominion music is always bumped here at GCS! The Insects also came through to open for Ninjaface.
NEW Tribal Gear at GCS
Just got a new batch of Tribal Gear products in the shop now. Come by and get yours today.
Orange Crush’d Art Show Photo Re-cap
OCT 3rd, 2015- The Orange Crush’d Art Show came to The GCS Clothing Store and Art Gallery for the October Art Walk, 2015. XPLODE CBS curated this show that brought out most of the biggest hitters in OC graff. This was the biggest night at the new GCS Santa Ana location as hundreds of visitors, artists and art buyers and supporters came through to witness the show for themselves. Here is a photo run-down of the night. The show will hang until OCT 23rd, so come by and check it out while you can.
Sept ’15 art walk at GCS x DTSA
Sept 5th, 2015- Here is a re-cap of the days activities at GCS clothing Store and Art Gallery during the sept art walk. Enjoy.
Modern Day Soulja Spiritual Warfare In Store SEPT 26
September 26, 2015- Join us at GCS Clothing Store and Art Gallery on Sept 26 for his “Spiritual Warfare” Album Pre-Release Show. Also performing that night : Anthm, Ralphyc, Yang Sun, Devine, 60 East, Andre Auram, and Mescalito. Come out and suppot underground hip hop. Show starts at 6pm and goes until 10:30pm.. free and all ages!
Back To Basics #4 OCT 10 at The Observatory
GCS Clothing Store in Santa Ana has your ticket to the 4th annual Back To Basics Hip Hop festival at The Observatory OCT 10th. Guaranteed to sell out, make sure to get your ticket early. And look out for the GCS Clothing merch booth at the show! Continue reading Back To Basics #4 OCT 10 at The Observatory
Lil Dicky at The Observatory OCT 8
GCS Clothing Store in Santa Ana is selling tickets to Lil Dicky’s OCT 8th show at The Observatory. With special guest IAMSU. All ages.
Sadistik at The Observatory sept 30
GCS Clothing Store in Santa Ana is selling tickets to Sadistik’s SEPT 30th show at The Observatory. This is the OC date for the “Nightmares and Dreamscapes” TOUR with Sapient, Ceschi and Early Adopted. All ages.
new merch from The Psycho Realm
If you are a sick side soldier from the street platoon, then you know you have to get that new The Psycho Realm tees and Bandanas. In the shop now.
Ghostface Killah / Out Da House 8 yr anniversary
AUG 19th, 2015- After a quick re-schedule of the event, Ghost Face Killah came through The Observatory for a great wednesday show for $7. Not only did you have a legendary mc from the WU come out backed up by Killah Priest, but it was all for Out Da House’s 8 yr anniversary and DJ Droops’s bday celebration. The main room was packed from elbows to nuts, but Ironman definitely did not disappoint, giving the audience what they came to hear. The following are some photos that we grabbed from the night, enjoy. 
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RJD2 at The Observatory AUG ’15
AUG 12th, 2015- What more can you ask for? RJD2 show for $7… It cannot get better than that. You have to admit, the OC crowds are getting a great education in music since the observatory has begun to make these shows so affordable and plentiful. Here are some photos that we grabbed last night, enjoy.
Cypress Hill at The Observatory Dec 2013
Dec 27th, 2013- Today we look back on a great night at The Observatory. B Real and Sen Dog a.k.a. Cypress Hill blessed the stage on this friday night in Santa Ana. The perfect show for the holiday season, who doesn’t like to get in sane in the membrane between christmas and new years. Here are some photos we captured during the night.
Pre-Holiday Art Show and In store July 3rd, 2015
JULY 3rd, 2015- To commemorate the Independence holiday, we decided to throw an art show and in store to start the weekend off right. The 4th is the kind of holiday that no one wants to work and neither did we. We were very fortunate to get a great line up going for the night which featured the art work of Susie Cue and Tanya Rose. Music for the evening was provided by Os One, Vision and Mando the Dj a.k.a. G.I.A.N.T.S. Music, Okira Myth and Dulok Shaman of GRIZZLY STATE. Also, NAMEK and Josiah Deadflowers of Chamber Records. Backing up the whole night was DJ AB, Real and Deejay Great Daine. Live painting for the night done by Nick Macaulay a.k.a. NMAC and KENOS ONE. Enjoy some pictures from the night…. and as always, more to come. 
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Action Bronson at The Observatory June ’15
June 15th, 2015- Action Bronson came through to Santa Ana and rocked a great set at The Observatory. Not bad for a monday night! Big ups to the Observatory crew and to Out Da House for promoting this great event. The house was packed and Mr. Bronson brought his A-game. Here are some photos from the night.
NECRO at The Observatory June 9th, 2015
June 9th, 2015. Every so often, The Observatory in Santa Ana offers great shows at the unbelievable price of $5. This tuesday night, not only did they have Andre Nikatina booked for the show, but they added a very special guest, NECRO with Mr. Hyde. The homies at UGHHblog brought Necro out for a few shows in the southland and they were able to add him to this great show. Here are some photos we snapped from the show. Enjoy!
GCS Block Party Re-cap
JUNE 6th, 2015- This month’s art walk had a lot in store for everyone. Not only was it the monthly first saturday of the month art walk, but East End Santa Ana held their second annual EAST END BLOCK PARTY, as well as the traveling beatswapmeet. This post is an attempt to capture all the happenings at GCS on this day. I’m sure this will take more than one post, so here we go.
THEYDRIFT a.k.a. Carlos Aguilar and KSRA were our featured artists of the month in our gallery. In addition to the great pieces that they brought with them, they painted live through out the day for the art walk crowd.
JROZ, MC Prototype and Jook blessed the mics this evening.
DJ’s Daine, Real, AB and Neuropunk gave the gallery a great vibe through sound vibrations.
3rdi, Hippieone and Q-Vo also had a chance to share their art with the public.
And to top off the evening, Burst Rock and Tic Tac hosted our first breaking and popping battle held in our new location. B-Boy Tekken and Popper Chris won the night.
And as stated before, many many more photos and videos to come. 
June Art Walk ’15 – GCS BLOCK PARTY 6/6/15
GCS is happy to announce our event for JUNE ART WALK. We’re calling it GCS BLOCK PARTY in keeping with the theme of the EAST END BLOCK PARTY. What is that you ask? Well, its like the art walk amplified 10 fold. 4th street will be blocked off to allow for a few music stages. The Beatswapmeet will also be the neighborhood so saying that the day (and night) is going to get busy down here is an understatement. 
GCS welcomes Black Book Sessions #20
GCS clothing store and art gallery is proud to host our friends from Black Book Sessions for their 20th event. The organizers are happy that they have made it to the big 2-0. If you do not know about the event, it is billed as a “free community event” that combines a youth art contest with guest artists painting live along with Dj’s and music. We had the pleasure of hosting them in ’09 at our Broadway location. This event is scheduled for MAY 30th, from 1pm to 6pm. Of course its free and all ages, but if you know some artists that would like to participate, contact www.blackbooksessions.org. 