Southern California's finest tribute to The Cars!

Late in 2001 singer front man Darryl Battaglia was looking to put together a band that would appeal to the mass group of audience who loved the sound and total vibe of the 80’s, and decided to form Candy-O, the ultimate tribute to The Cars. Covering all of The Cars radio hits as well as some popular album cuts, Candy-O captures the terminal cool of The Cars live performance in all aspects. The band has consistently amazed and entertained crowds whenever and wherever they hit the stage. So catch a ride to the era that was all about fun and enjoy the sound and vision of the 80’s created by Candy-O!!

Darryl Battaglia - vocals, guitar
Don E Sachs - lead guitar
Brenton Worthy - vocals, bass
McCrea Adams - keyboards
Edward Concialdi - drums

For Bookings Contact: Diana DeVille @ Golden Tower Entertainment
Phone: 213-300-6311
Email goldentowerentertainment@gmail.com

**Next Show!**
12.11.11
Majestic Ventura Theatre
Ventura, CA


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**News**
11.16.11We've had to cancel the Marquee 15 date in Corona due to some unforeseen technical difficulty but will keep you posted about future dates. In the meantime, come out to Ventura for our performance at the inaugural Champagne Brunch at the Majestic Ventura Theatre Sunday, December 11! We are on from noon to 1:15pm, so we hope to see you!
11.09.11Thanks to everyone who came out to support us at the Slide Bar last night - what a rush! It was truly a "magic" night! We'll be in Corona next at the Marquee 15, and we were just invited to play the inaugural Champagne Brunch at the Majestic Ventura Theatre December 11 with Which One's Pink? Hope to see you on the road!
11.06.11Thanks to all who came out and celebrated Halloween with us - it was a great weekend, ending Monday night in Hollywood at the classic Harvard and Stone. This week it's a visit to the OC for the O show as we shake it up at the Slide Bar in Fullerton this Tuesday night, November 8 for a free show, 50-cent tacos, and $2 beers! Come and join us!
10.21.11It's going to be a great Halloween weekend with Candy O! First, Darryl, DonE, Brenton, Mac and Edward shake it up in Santa Monica Sat. 10/29 at Tiato, and then Halloween Monday night (10/31) they take on Hollywood at Harvard & Stone. Both nights are 80's Halloween party nights, so come dressed in your finest costumes! You might get lucky and win a prize!
10.14.11Candy O comes to the beach! We just booked a gig at Tiato in Santa Monica for Saturday, October 29, so get your Halloween costumes on and come dance all night (and play all day) with us! We'll be in Fullerton on Tuesday, November 8, and are working on something in the Inland Empire so we're coming your way! Stay tuned for more details.
9.29.11After a bit of a break, the O is back and ready to shake it up! Candy O rocks the Slide Bar in Fullerton Tuesday night November 8, so mark your calendars and come join us for a fun night of your favorite Cars tunes!
9.05.11Happy Labor Day! Just a little update to let all the Candy O friends and family know that we are working on booking some fall dates and will keep you posted!
7.04.11Happy 4th of July to all! We're catching our breath from a whirlwind tour this weekend, where we headed over to Arizona to Tucson's Casino del Sol and Peoria's Platinum Skye, drove back to Southern California, and down to San Diego for the San Diego Fair! We had a blast, and thanks to all who came out to see us. We heart you!
6.23.11We are getting ready to travel to Arizona next week - we play Casino del Sol in Tucson on Thursday, June 30, then Peoria (Phoenix) for Platinum Skye on Friday, July 1. Then we travel back to California where we'll be playing the San Diego County Fair on Sunday, July 3. We hope to see you at some of the shows!
5.30.11Happy Memorial Day and thanks to all who came out to rock Fiesta Hermosa with us on Saturday! Next up we return to Brixton South Bay on Saturday, June 11 at 8:00pm. Tickets are $15, but if you go to Brixton's online ticketing page and purchase your tickets using the passcode "magic", you can get in for just $10! We hope to see you there. Also on that bill: Blonde Day (Blondie tribute) and Dead Man's Party (Oingo Boingo tribute).
5.17.11Just a reminder to spend your Memorial Day weekend with us! Candy-O will be playing the Beer Garden at Fiesta Hermosa Saturday, May 28, 3:00pm, so we hope to see you there!
5.04.11Be sure to catch our Paladino's gig this Friday in Reseda, and the following week get ready for lots of Cars activity! May 10 the new studio album "Move Like This" hits record outlets, and then Thursday, May 12 Ric, Elliot, Greg and David grace Los Angeles with a date at the Hollywood Palladium!
4.21.11Well, we looked up, and all of a sudden it was April! We're looking forward to May, which promises to be a very exciting month! Candy O returns to the Valley, playing Paladino's on Friday, May 6. Then on May 10, it's the much-anticipated release of the NEW Cars CD Move Into This (featuring our heroes Ric Ocasek, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes and David Robinson - sadly Benjamin Orr died in 2000, so he couldn't be a part of this fantastic reunion). The Cars will be in LA at the Palladium on May 12 (hope to see all you LA Cars fans there!) and then for Memorial Day weekend you can find Candy O at the Fiesta Hermosa Festival on Saturday, May 28 at 3:00pm
3.09.11Candy-O crosses the (state) line! We just added two shows in sunny Arizona, so we hope to meet some new friends when we head to Tucson and Peoria this June! June 23 we'll be at Casino del Sol in Tucson, and the following night we head up to Peoria to rock the Platinum Room at Skye Restaurant! Can't wait to play Arizona, and we hope to see you there!
2.06.11The O show rolls on! We just confirmed a show at the world famous Viper Room on the Sunset Strip for Friday, March 18 where we'll be playing with our friends Blonde Day! Also for all our Orange County friends, we hope to see you this Saturday in Fullerton at Big's Bar & Grill. Come on down and let the good times roll!
1.17.11Thanks to everyone who came out for the Pershing Square gig - great fun to see the skaters out there while we were rockin'!
1.11.11The Romano's date has been postponed, but we are happy to announce that we have added a show Friday, February 25 at Paladino's in Reseda - Candy O is going to 11 in 2011!
1.06.11Happy New Year! 2011 is shaping up to be a busy year for Candy-O, with four shows right off the bat in January/February. We've added shows at Romano's in Riverside for the IE folks Saturday Jan. 22, and we'll be heading down to Orange County Friday February 12 to Big's Bar and Grill. Coming up before that, though, are Brixton South Bay in Redondo Beach this coming Saturday night (tickets available online by going to our shows page), and then come ice skating with us down at Pershing Square downtown Los Angeles on January 14th.! We hope to see you at the shows!
12.15.10Happy holiday from the O! We hope you have a happy and safe holiday season, and we look forward to seeing you at the shows in January!
11.15.10We will be on "The Friday Flashback Hour" on WPMD Radio at Cerritos College this Friday, November 19th at noon, so be sure to tune in. Darryl, DonE and Brenton will be doing an acoustic set of 3 songs and talking with Mike Carrillo. This will be broadcast on www.wpmd.org and streamed live on USTREAM.tv
11.04.10What a great Halloween! We were asked to play a private party for a friend of our manager's, and it was one rockin' shindig! We shook it up and shared the stage with our friends Bad Boyfriend so the good times were a'rollin' for all! We're looking forward to playing Brixton South Bay in January, and hopefully we will have some holiday gigs to share soon!
10.04.10The show at the Waterfront on October 15 has been cancelled due to the club's closing! We are working on more dates, and we've just added Pershing Square in Downtown LA to our schedule for Friday, January 14, 2011! Make sure you put it on your schedule and come out and rock with us.
09.18.10Candy-O has just been added to the Dead Man's Party/Blonde Day bill at Brixton South Bay Saturday, January 8, 2011! We look forward to seeing you at the gig - it's going to be an awesome 80's night! Please see the shows page for more details. You can purchase tickets by clicking on the button below:

09.09.10Just a note that our show on October 16 at the Waterfront has been moved to the previous night, Friday, October 15. Candy-O will be opening for the Spazmatics, so you know it's gonna be good! Show starts at 8:30 pm and admission is $15 (or half price if you go to www.goldstar.com), so we hope to see you there! Darryl, DonE, Brenton, McCrea and Edward
07.19.10Thanks to all who came out to the show Saturday night! We had a blast with Petty Theft and nearly 100 of our closest friends! In fact everyone had such a great time, that we have been asked back for Saturday, October 16! Put it on your calendar and please join us for another great rock show at the Waterfront in Marina del Rey. Show starts at 8:30 pm and admission is $15, so we hope to see you there! Darryl, DonE, Brenton, McCrea and Edward
06.04.10We will be playing a co-headline gig with Petty Theft (come see Brenton do double duty and EARN his pay!) Saturday, July 17 at the Waterfront Concert Theatre in Marina del Rey! Show starts at 9:00 pm and admission is $10, so we hope to see you there! Darryl, DonE, Brenton, McCrea and Edward
10.28.09New photos are up from our show at the Good Hurt. Click here to take a look!
10.25.09 Make plans to join us for our next show this Monday Oct 26th at the Good Hurt in West LA. We’ll be celebrating Halloween with a set of all your favorite Cars tunes, so won’t you join us? The Good Hurt is located at 12249 Venice Boulevard, West Los Angeles, California 90066. Cover is $10, and the show starts at 8:00pm. Hope to see you there!
10.22.09 Welcome to the new and improved Candy-O website! We’ve updated the site and added some cool new features, so come on in and take a look.
Video - Candy-O Demo 2009
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