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KROQ Weenie Roast 2013 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - May 18, 2013

KROQ Weenie Roast 2013 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre May 18, 2013 The lineup for KROQ's Weenie Roast provides a good time capsule of what is currently popular on terrestrial radio, including a number of bands who played Coachella this year and a host of newer, up-and-coming bands who could potential ... More >>

How Can I Get My Band More Exposure?

By: Jessica Hopper Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She ... More >>

KROQ Weenie Roast 2013 Lineup Announced

The Weenie Roast lineup was just announced this morning. Headlined by the Black Keys, this year's 106.7 KROQ FM concert at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on May 18 is about to go on sale. View the full lineup below.

The Five Best Concerts in OC This Week

Monday, February 25 Ramona Falls Constellation Room Brent Knopf was the polymath co-founder of Portland's Menomena, the impressively (or was that intimidatingly?) creative band that would reverse-engineer their live songs from an insane collection of custom loops--kind of like an indie rock band d ... More >>

Anberlin

The Observatory

Tom DeLonge Pays Tribute

The Blink-182 and Angels and Airwaves guitarist honors his muse and producer

OC All Over the VMAs

[Mental Notes] Plus, a concert and food drive in honor of Kelly Thomas

Kreayshawn Gets Nominated Best New Artist at the VMAs--and Other WTF Moments This Year

​I've never agreed with any award-giving body on who gets nominated or gets awards for best this or that, but this year's VMAs are akin to the year Milli Vanilli won Grammys over the Indigo Girls. (The fact that I date myself by remembering this hoopla means I'm really mystified by what's going on ... More >>

KROQ's Curious Five: Rise Against, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, Linkin Park, 30 Seconds to Mars

​It's not KROQ's fault copious amount of sonic garbage spew from their massive antenna on Tonga Peak in Glendale. No matter how cutting edge they purport to be, they're a mainstream radio station with salaried programming directors who strictly adhere to a business model. As such, they are going t ... More >>

Gang of Four at the House of Blues in Anaheim Last Night

Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly​Gang of FourFebruary 20, 2011House of Blues, AnaheimGang of Four's Entertainment! is one of the most important records in my life, and I'd sell my soul to have seen them in 1980. Seeing Gang of Four in 2011 at the House of Blues is kind of like seeing them in a s ... More >>

We are the Riot

Juke Joint

Atreyu

House of Blues

Neon Trees

The Glass House

What You Missed: AKC Dog Show, Metallica, Fear, KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas

AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Dog ShowKeith May​Another full weekend, another weekend that felt way too short. The first thing we did? We hit up the weekend-long AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Dog Show at the Long Beach Convention Center. Photographer Keith May captured some amazing shots ... More >>

Gary Sinise & the Lt. Dan Band

Hot Little Pony Are Actually Emo Icons Far. Or Are They?

Get Out!

April 20 - April 27: Now Leave Me Alone