As the founder of Orange County Klezmers, Barry Friedland has been instrumental in bringing Eastern European music to these sunny Western... More >>

Imagine yourself in Anaheim. You're watching a high-energy punk band sweetened by a gorgeous lead singer. All the members are very stylish. And... More >>

Paul Wall is a snuggly, goofy shortstack who's probably really into pizza and playing that airplane game with his son. He has a squinty pug face... More >>

The running joke with former Fullerton (now Seattle) resident/singer/songwriter Richard Swift is the fact that no one really gives a fuck about... More >>

Hello, I'm Dave Segal, the new music editor of OC Weekly. Pleased to meet you. To expand a bit on Weekly Calendar editor Tom Child's recent post... More >>

Sly Stone's reappearance at the 2006 Grammys was one of the most painful spectacles to witness in music history. Surrounded by Maroon 5,... More >>

Spirit Stallings can fix your entry-level guitar or craft a glorious shredding machine. What is Stallings USA and Dragonslayer? Stallings USA is... More >>

I hope we can agree that most people are dorky, neurotic uggos. Life is set up like this so we can better appreciate such stylish weird ducks as... More >>

To a hip-hop fan, writing about how good De La Soul is or how much De La Soul has contributed to the progression and preservation of true hip-hop... More >>

Remember when rock music had just one name: Rock? This was before the days of this hardcore/posicore/emo/screamo crap. A band's style didn't have... More >>