April 25, 2014. Here is a photo re-cap of the night Step Brothers (Evidence and Alchemist) took the stage at The Observatory for a great show.
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Psycho De Mayo at The Yost May 4, 2014
May 4, 2014. The 2nd annual Psycho De Mayo went down at The Yost Theater in DownTown Santa Ana. When you put Psycho Realm, DTSA and the cinco de mayo weekend together, the show was bound to sell out and the venue was sure to get packed. The other headliners backing up Sick Jacken, Cynic, and Dj FM were Tijuana No!, Sean Price and DJ Muggs. Evidence and Murs also jumped on stage to treat the crowd to something a little special. Big ups Blacklisted Music Group for another great show.
introducing… CODAK SMITH’s “Inherent Laker” art piece
March 1st, 2015. In preparation for his solo art exhibit this Saturday March 7th, Codak Smith painted his latest piece entitled “Inherent Laker” on the electrical box outside our gallery. Come and take a closer look at it for yourself. Art show is during the first saturday art walk here in Downtown Santa Ana from 7pm until 11pm. Its free and all ages. He will have new works available at the show. 
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Zombie Bart Kidrobot x The Simpsons
Today we look at one of our favorites here in the shop. Zombie Bart by the Kidrobot x The Simpsons collaboration. Its from a few years back, might not be too many of these floating around out there.
reintroducing… MONTANA COLORS to GCS
No introductions needed, but we’re going to say it anyway. MTN colors has returned to the new GCS clothing store location in Santa Ana… come in and get yours today.
“Return to Tell the Tale”… a solo art show by 3rdi NOV 1, 2014
Today we look at the night GCS clothing store came back from the dead and returned to Downtown Santa Ana. NOV 1st, 2014, in conjunction with the first saturday art walk, GCS opened it’s new doors to the world and hosted the show “Return to Tell the Tale”, a solo art show by Ivan “3rdi” Vega. How fitting it was to have this great artist commemorate our re-grand opening, we have had the honor of showing this guy for a few years now and we had to have him return to GCS and bless the new space and get us going on the right foot.
If you have not looked into this artist by now, well what are you waiting for. Check his site out here and look for more works from 3rdi at GCS in the near future.
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flashback… LTS KOG art show March 6, 2010
Today we take a stroll down memory lane to the time when we hosted LTS KOG art show during the art walk at our Broadway location. As you can see from the photos, it was a packed house.
Army Of The Pharaohs OCT 22, 2014
Another big show that we were excited to see was Army Of The Pharaohs at The Observatory. AOTP was out promoting their new album “Heavy Lies The Crown”, but you know they couldn’t come through without rocking a few classic tracks. The Jedi Mind Trick family was in full force, and the crowd loved it. Vinnie Paz, Apathy, Celph Titled, Esoteric, Outerspace (Planetary and Crypt the War Child), Reef the Lost Cause and a very special guest Ill Bill turned in a great performance. Jedi Minds, Uncle Howie represent!
YAY AREA FEST II… Too Short AUG 29, 2014
Last but not least, we have a photo recap of Too Short’s set at the Yay Area Fest II. The yay area was definitely well represented at this show. Anyone who has grown up in cali and listened to hip hop music from the early 80’s until now should be familiar with his music. A true hip hop legend.
YAY AREA FEST II… Mistah Fab AUG 29, 2014
YAY AREA FEST II was such a big show that its going to take a few blog post to recap the night properly. Round two brings us photos from Mistah F.A.B. set. Bay area represent!
YAY AREA FEST II…. Lil Debbie AUG 29, 2014
So when it gets down to it, we throw on some Lil Debbie when we really want to party. So whether we’re baking a cake or sippin’, her music is definitely on our playlist. Here are some photos of the quick set for the YAY AREA FEST II at The Observatory. Mistah Fab and Too Short photos next….
SH_RK by Jonathan Martinez
One of the benefits of the new location is that we get to curate the art on the electrical box outside our doors. Our plan is to use them as a canvas to showcase the artists that are contained within. 3rdi was the first to renovate the front side of the box but our great friend Jonathan Martinez took over the side facing our front door. Here is a series of shots that show the work in progress. 
flashback… KRS-ONE at The Observatory 1/15
“When you want that raw hip hop, you know where to come to..” The first show that the GCS family went to in 2015 was to go see the blast master himself, KRS-ONE with DJ Predator Prime on the cuts. You have to love those $5 wednesday shows at The Observatory. The show was beyond packed, every joint a classic and a couple b-boys and b-girls jumped on stage to do their thing.
LGCLTV presents ENDZ live at GCS
LGCLTV presents ENDZ live at GCS Santa Ana MARCH 1st, 2015. Join us on a sunday afternoon as ENDZ from Locally Grown Collective joins us to celebrate the release of his album “Live Free”. As special guests for the event, the line up includes Vel The Wonder, Severe, Sage One and a DJ Set by INDJNOUS. It’s an early event, running from 5pm until 8pm. Don’t sleep on this!
flashback… Kool Keith in Santa Ana JAN 17th, 2015
remember that day when Kool Keith played at The Observatory for $5. Yeah, so do we.., and here are the photos to prove it. Great show put on by Burgerama Records… look out for their “Burgerama fest” coming to The Observatory in march. 
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introducing “Tenoch” by Kimberly Duran…
Kimberly Duran has just revealed her latest masterpiece in our neck of the woods. The piece is titled “Tenoch” which means warrior. A bold image and positive message, this street warrior is bound to do battle with the forces of darkness that haunt DTSA. Make sure to check out her page and see what else she has rocked. GCS and local artists doing our part to make down town santa ana a.k.a. DTSA a more beautiful place. Here are some photos of the work in process.
“All Our Love 2” art show photo re-cap FEB 7th, 2015
FEB 7th, 2015… GCS was happy to host the second edition of the “All Our Love” art show that takes place during february’s art walk. This specially selected group of artists represented some of what GCS loves and holds most dear. We thank all the artists that were involved in the show as well as the crowds that came in though out the night. Big thanks to Scarub from Living Legends for his in store performance, which we covered in a previous post. DJ’s Real and AB were on the decks all night long. DJ AB had a HUG STATION out in front of the shop for the night promoting peace in the hood. And DEITY and Kimberly Duran finished up their latest pieces steps away from our front door.
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introducing… DEITY’s newest gift to Santa Ana.
Feb. 7th, 2015. “All Our Love 2” at the gcs clothing store and art gallery. DEITY blessed this wall with her latest creation. We are pleased to bring her out to the DTSA area and we always love to show her work on our gallery walls. She’ll have some new art pieces up all month in our gallery. 
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we bid farewell to a great art piece..
By nature, street art is meant to be temporary. Never lasting too long, if spotted, it should be appreciated, photographed, and remembered. Because the length of it’s existence is always unknown. With that said, we bid a fond farewell to this piece by the artist 3rdi. Painted for his NOV 1st 2014 solo art show at the new GCS Santa Ana entitled “Return to tell the Tale”, this piece has been enjoyed by countless passers-by, urban campers, midnight alley thugs and 4th street shoppers alike.
Don’t be too upset, the wonderful DEITY is painting a new masterpiece that will be finished for the FEB 7th art walk …. We know that wall will continue to be straight fire!
Common Ground in store DEC 13, 2013 flashback!
We’re still playing catch up with this blog. Today we revisit the time that #thecommonground took over our gallery for a great in store performance. Curtiss King, Stevie Crooks, Noa James, Speach Impediments, WAJU, Jmelen and Calligraphy blessed the gallery with some great music. Make sure you follow BRICKTOYAFACE for more info and more fire.
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Tools of the Trade…
SCARUB in store added to “All Our Love 2” art show..
we are very pleased to announce that SCARUB will be our special guest for art walk on FEB 7th during the “All Our Love 2” art show. He’s been one of our favorite emcees of all time, we are happy that he can take time out of his busy schedule to rock a set at GCS santa ana.. as always, the event is all ages and free!. . art show runs from 7pm until 11pm.. not sure when he’s going to perform yet.. stay tuned!
#showcase626 takes over GCS Santa Ana… JAN 17th, 2015
JAN 17th, 2015… GCS was honored to host Big Rob, Mary Alex and the #showcase626 crowd as they took over our gallery for the night. And what a night! Every emcee that grabbed the mic came correct and had this place jumpin’. It was great to get the live music vibe back into GCS santa ana. Here is a run down of the artists that were on hand: Spliff Hemingway, Poetik Force, Infinate Wizdom, AM Oner, Geno Boombox, Kahlee, DUBIE, Daejo x Kyirim and Nine Trey Nous. DJ RAWZ held it down behind the turntables all night long. Adding a visual element to the evening, we had DUER, Geno Boombox and Bubbles Magazine here We can’t wait to bring down the #showcase626 crew again. Much love and respect to all the artists that came through.
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Sage Francis at The Observatory JAN 27th, 2015
One of our personal favorites, Rhode Island’s own Sage Francis blessed The Observatory stage for a very cool $5 tuesday night show. Sage has been on the road for a good minute to promote his new album “Copper Gone“. The room was packed with avid fans that were receptive to the new material as well as eager to hear the classics. As always, he did not disappoint. The quiet freight train that is Sage hit the crowd with a constant barrage of deep thought and great music. And did we mention leg, a whole lot of leg. We can’t wait until the next time we can see this giant perform. Continue reading to see the rest of the photos from the night. 
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NOV 30th, 2013 in store at GCS Santa Ana…
Well, it doesn’t happen often. not sure of the cause, maybe it was the itis that you get from Thanksgiving dinner. Or perhaps the fact that the long weekend started on Weds night and by Saturday night people are beat, spent and over all rundown from too much food and drink. Whatever the case may be, the attendance to this in store was light but consisted of good people, down for the cause and great music. Big thanks to Longevity , GEL ROC and Mes1dge for rocking the mic.
