“Wow the OC is sounding like the NYC.” – Zach Behrens, LAist, 10.28.08
“A music and arts festival in downtown Santa Ana for only $10…oh boy!” – Caffeine-Headache, 10.16.08
“And if the sheer concentration of great acts alone…(doesn’t) ensure soundDowntown a spot on your schedule, consider it homework: Now more than ever, we need more events like this here in our city.” – Ellen Griley, The District Weekly, 11.12.08
“That’s right LA mofo’s, the OC is bringing it and you best step up.” – Surfstation, 11.12.08
“SoundDowntown seemed to be very well organized with a nice mix of different music for everyone.” – Filter Magazine, Jose Vargas, 11.19.08
“The OC steals a weel-deserved moment in the festival spotlight as the city of Santa Ana hosts soundDowntown, a scavenger hunt for music lovers…” – Tanja Laden, Flavorpill, 11.08
“It’s 12 hours of eclectic audio euphoria encompassing every nook, cranny and pore of Santa Ana’s ever-emerging downtown.” - Kevin Ferguson, Riviera Magazine, 11.08
“SoundDowntown was a success….If they continue to curate eclectic line-ups and keep prices reasonable, this festival has the potential to reinvigorate the festival concert scene in Orange County.” – Amateur Chemist, 11.19.08
“Santa Ana had to be pretty pumped on the turnout. From what I saw there was a lot of quality acts not just a bunch of things built around hype. Horrah Santa Ana!” – DJ Pubes, Obey Blog, 11.17.08
“The roam-about concept, like the old version of SD’s Street Scene in miniature, is a worthy one, spotlighting venues as well as restaurants and clubs that either aren’t used enough, or at all, for live events…” – Ben Wener, OC Register, 11.17.08
“The Yost (has) potential to become a sort of El Rey or Wiltern of Orange County with Lluy and his new Koo’s in control.” – Chris Ziegler, OC Weekly, 10.29.08
“LA Record is a bit overwhelmed by the size and scope of SoundDowntown – this is basically SXSW in Santa Ana except the shows won’t be clogged up by weirdos sporting dozens of neck laminates.” – Charlie Rose, LA Record, 11.14.08
Best of Orange County Issue
The Playground No. 3: Santa Ana is absolutely, positively, OC’s best downtown
Now, keep it that way!
BY ELLEN GRILEY
Thursday, October 19, 2006 - 1:00 am
"Of course, Santa Ana is among one of the oldest cities in the county—and with the courthouse, rests at its literal civic center—so city officials did have that going for them. But keep this in mind: unlike nearly every other city, no one’s completely shitted development all over the downtown. And the city is now—slowly but steadily—adding to it. Note, for instance, the triumphant return of Dennis Lluy who, with fellow resident Christopher Hall, hosted such events as the Carchestra—exactly what it sounds like—and a free performance by the Sweet and Tender Hooligans (the famous Smiths cover band) earlier this year as part of the SoundDowntown series as well as the First Saturday art walks (always a treat) and the year-and-a-half old weekly Certified Farmers’ Market in the Fiesta Marketplace parking lot."