Email Author STACY DAVIES

2012 Stories by STACY DAVIES

• Cirque D'Or

  published December 27, 2012

  While you shouldn’t accidentally mistake this show as a Cirque du Soliel extravaganza (one is “gold” and one is... More >>

• Forbidden Zone

  published December 20, 2012

  In these dire, commercially pornographic, gore-thriller times, a reminder of the awesome No Wave cinema of the late '70s and early '80s has... More >>

• El Vez Mex-Mas

  published December 13, 2012

  El Vez (formerly known as Zeros punk rocker, Robert Lopez) is the undisputed king of the Hispanic Elvis impersonators, and don’t think you... More >>

• OC LGBT: A History Archived

  published December 6, 2012

  Whenever a minority group fails to be the biggest topic during a presidential election, you know progress has been made. Early on in the 2012... More >>

• Steam-Powered Rocket Ride to the Moon

  published November 29, 2012

  The Garage Theatre presents its 9th Annual Melodrama and Ice Cream Social, Steam-Powered Rocket Ride to the Moon, also known as Ground Control to... More >>

• Yo Gabba Gabba! Live

  published November 21, 2012

  Any adult strapped to a kid for more than 15 minutes knows that one way to avert insanity is to find a children’s show that not only feeds... More >>

• Dana Point Turkey Trot

  published November 15, 2012

  While discussing the origins of Thanksgiving can certainly start snippy fights over the cranberry sauce that have nothing to do with your warped... More >>

• Misfits

  published November 8, 2012

  Named after the gritty 1961 John Huston film that proved to be the final screen appearance for Marilyn Monroe, these godfathers of horror punk... More >>

• The Rocky Horror Show

  published November 1, 2012

  Richard O’Brien’s campy, trampy rock musical took London by storm in 1973 and after a short-lived American run, was turned into one of... More >>

• STAGEStheatre Zones Out

  published October 25, 2012

  Rod Serling's legendary television series The Twilight Zone shook up mainstream-minded squares and creepy-geeky sci-fi nuts alike from... More >>

• Devil in Disguise: The Ultimate Elvis Halloween Bash

  published October 25, 2012

  There’s just something apropos about celebrating Elvis on Halloween. Perhaps because of the resurrection stories we’ve endured for... More >>

• Plan 9 From Outer Space

  published October 25, 2012

  Yes, yes—it was the worst movie ever made, according to Rush Limbaugh's pal, movie critic Michael Medved (so there’s that), but... More >>

• Carrie Fisher

  published October 18, 2012

  Even though she’s been the self-proclaimed crazy boozehound child star of crazy boozehound celebrity parents since 1987, prior to such... More >>

• Jeremy Cross, Graphic Artist

  published October 11, 2012

  It took 35-year-old painter Jeremy Cross about four or five attempts before he was able to break free of Bakersfield. "I ran away... More >>

• Stripes

  published October 11, 2012

  While the young hipsters and hipster-haters only know Bill Murray from garbage like Moonrise Kingdom or greatness like Zombieland, we coolest of... More >>

• Ain’t Misbehavin’

  published October 4, 2012

  Debuting in 1978 at the Manhattan Theatre Club, this rowdy, raunchy, rip-roarin’ homage to black musicians of the 1920s and '30s was so... More >>

• Night of the Living Dead

  published September 27, 2012

  When we interviewed Night of the Living Dead’s Barbra, cult actress Judith O’Dea (“Night of the Living Burrito,” June... More >>

• The Last Call Lounge

  published September 13, 2012

  One of the best things to do during a depression (both the personal and economic kind) is to watch stories about people who are far worse-off in... More >>

• Maverick Theater's 'The King' Has Risen!

  published September 6, 2012

  The most popular scenarios in "what if" stories are how the present might be rewritten if certain events never happened and what our reaction... More >>

• The Sting

  published September 6, 2012

  Four years after their insanely successful pairing in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, steely-eyed heartthrobs Paul Newman and Robert Redford... More >>

• STAGEStheatre Brings on the 'Hate'

  published August 23, 2012

  The time is always right, unfortunately, for a play, television show or film about hate crimes in America—this year alone, we've had more... More >>

• Flights & Sounds Summer Festival: Aquabats

  published August 23, 2012

  The OC Great Park wants you to “dance your way into Labor Day” this weekend and is offering up the last of their free summer concerts... More >>

• Batman Live!

  published August 23, 2012

  First it was the Ice Capades, featuring former Olympians, then Holiday on Ice with themes such as Aladdin and Disney Princesses—now, the... More >>

• VW Jamboree

  published August 16, 2012

  Literally meaning “people’s car,” Volkswagen remains one of the top car manufacturers in the world with three VW types landing... More >>

• Damsels of Destruction Demolition Derby

  published August 9, 2012

  The archaic notion that chicks can’t drive is turned on its rhinestone-studded ear any time the Damsels of Destruction get behind the wheel.... More >>