Lil Skies started off 2023 by blessing SoCal with a return to the Santa Ana Observatory — a somewhat legendary venue for Skies and the team during his 2018-19 rise to fame. As a big Skies fan, it had been three years since I'd seen him in person, and his energy and stage presence has only improved with age.

On this Thursday night in Santa Ana (Orange County area just south of LA), Skies played mostly his old bangers ("Sign of Jealousy," Red Roses," etc), as well as a grip of his newer hits ("Havin My Way," "Ok," "Rage"). The 24-year-old Pennsylvania native brought out homies Yung Pinch, Suigeneris, and Kamrin Houser. We didn't get a ton of footage, but here is what we got. Enjoy - real Skies fans we gotta stay active and supporting our guy. He's still going ham for us.

Filmed: Jeff Kotake // UNDRGRND Magazine Jan. 12th, 2023 - Santa Ana, California