April 3rd, 2014. Promoting their new joint project, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib took to the Observatory stage for an awesome thursday night show in Santa Ana. Ohno opened the night with a DJ set to get the mood right.
Continue reading Freddie Gibbs and Madlib at The Observatory April 3, 2014
Fashawn opened up for the Step Brothers at this show. Another quality event out on by The Observatory and Out Da House prod.
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.
Continue reading Step Brothers at The Observatory April 25, 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!
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 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!
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….
“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.
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. 
Continue reading flashback… Kool Keith in Santa Ana JAN 17th, 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. 
Continue reading Sage Francis at The Observatory JAN 27th, 2015
You have to give it up to The Observatory for throwing these $5 shows with top quality acts. Despite the fact that it was a tuesday night, the main room was at near capacity for KRS ONE . Backed up by his son on the decks, KRS gave the crowd a great show as usual. Classic tracks, fresh freestyles and a few newer pieces had the paying customers flipin out. Big ups to Out Da House productions for promoting a great show, big ups to Ian and everyone from The Observatory for a another fun night and big ups to KRS for being the legend that hip hop needs right now.
Continue reading KRS ONE at The Observatory DEC 3rd… $5 show
NOV 25, 2013… Deltron 3030 hits The Observatory this Monday night while on a tour marking the release of their new album “Event 2”. Del the Funky Homosapien and Dan the Automator played along with a live band while Kid Koala manned the turntables. We’re very happy to catch this show…. another success for The Observatory. Big thank you to Ian from The Observatory and Droops from Out Da House…
Continue reading Deltron 3030 Event 2 tour hits The Observatory
GZA blessed the stage at The Observatory Santa Ana on Monday, Nov 4th, 2013 for a rare OC appearance. Slated as a fan appreciation show, the tickets to this joint were only $5, an incredible steal for a show of this callibur. And dispite the inexpensive entrance, GZA still rocked the crowd with all the great music that makes Wu Tang fans as die hard as they come.
Big thanks to Droops from Out Da House Productions for promoting another great show. Thanks to The Observatory staff for letting GCS roll through with our camera to document the great show. Enjoy!