Out of the Box Charity
Helping Children through Music, Art and Love



Friday night Out of the Box Children’s Charity launched it fundraising activities with an awesome event, held in Studio 1 here at Hothouse Rehearsal Studios. It was inspiring to see, there are still people who care about the well being of others and do something about it on a person to person basis.

The fundraiser featured and an exhibit of local artists and their art work. A giant thank you to Chad Fuchs, Alyssa Camacho, Cindy Benson, Walter Valladares, Roxy Arana, Thomas Padilla and Melinda Martinez for sharing your artwork with us.

Our good friends in the band Messenger provided the live music entertainment for the event goers between the mission presentations by the directors of Out of the Box Children’s Charities. Big Thank yous, to the member of Messenger: Melinda Martinez- Vocals/Guitar, Fletcher Allen- Lead Guitar, Justin Jerz- Bass and Wes Hawkes-Drums.

The night would not have gone so seamlessly if not for the help of Brittany Huggins and Benny Gutierrez. Thank you both for all your efforts.

All of us here at Hothouse Rehearsal were glad to provide the venue for such an outstanding event and more is on the way…

Messenger Live at the Sunset Room



I had an amazing experience Thursday night. I went to watch Messenger, one of our favorite bands that rehearses’ here, perform at a restaurant/bar called the Sunset Room in Hacienda Heights. I had a blast!

Messenger’s two hour set began with Melinda solo on acoustic guitar performing original material and covering some of her favorite songs. She had the crowding mesmerized.

The band took the stage and the sounds of Messenger filled the club. The crowd loved their music and loud applause ended every song. Patrons got up and started dancing and the place was hopping with energy. Messenger put on a dazzling show.

Watch an exclusive video and learn more about Messenger at their artist page at Hothousestudios.com.

The Sunset Room is a throwback to a better time when music venues didn’t make the band pay to play. Here is the amazing part…the Sunset Room pays the band to be the live entertainment for their patrons. That’s right, they pay the band. They know the value of live music

The Sunset Room offers an upscale ambience with a laid back vibe. They have a well rounded menu and every Thursday emerging bands take center stage and the dinner crowd is there enjoying their meal and the live music. I just loved it.

I’ll be mentioning the Sunset Room to all the bands that rehearse here at Hothouse Studios as the venue to play.