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And Now, Tobias Fünke and George Michael!

Arrested Development's David Cross and Michael Cera on Mitch Hurwitz's genius and Orange County's 'esteemed taste'

The Rolling Stones to Play Honda Center May 15

After playing five shows last year in London and the greater New York area, the Rolling Stones announced this morning that they'll be embarking on a nine show run of North America as part of their 50 & Counting Tour including a date in Anaheim. The show will take place at Honda Center on May 15, wi ... More >>

Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw - Angels Stadium - 7/14/12

By: K.C. LibmanKenny Chesney and Tim McGraw Angels Stadium 7/14/12 When two of the largest acts in modern country come together for a tour that has the illustrious Jake Owen opening, it can't be anything but a monumental event for the genre. Saturday night's "Brothers of The Sun" tour stop in A ... More >>

3hree Things: On Vacationer's New Album, Gone

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.Summer doesn't officially start for another two months, but with the arrival of Daylight Saving ... More >>

3hree Things: Riley vs. The Budweiser Chelada

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.​ In an attempt to continue the tried and true tradition here at 3hree Things in which ... More >>

3hree Things: On Meshuggah's New Album, Koloss

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.​ If I were to have made a Most Anticipated Albums of 2012, Meshuggah's Koloss would have ... More >>

3hree Things: On Bad Religion's 'Generator,' 20 Years Later

​ We all have records in our collections that are game changers; records that changed the way we listened to, thought about, and (in some cases) wrote/played music. In the days since Thrice announced its "indefinite hiatus," I've spent a fair amount of time reminiscing, not only about my career wi ... More >>

Taqueria La Poblanita Embraces the Nuevo

[Hole In the Wall] This Anaheim eatery sells quesadillas more deity than tortilla

On the Line: Michael Rossi of THE RANCH Restaurant & Saloon, Part Two

​Wine pairing is just one of the topics covered in this segment of On the Line. THE RANCH Restaurant & Saloon's Michael Rossi also confesses to a little line dancing. Part one is a good read, but we get a better understanding our of subject in today's edition. "Everything that we can do in hou ... More >>

3hree Things: Random Thoughts About The 2012 Grammys

Watch out for 3hree Things (usually) every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.​ Because a column that usually runs on Tuesdays should run on a Monday. Because the ... More >>

3hree Things: On Super Bowl XLVI Gear

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.​It's a hockey goalie's mask. Or a maple leaf. Or a bee (kinda). The Super Bowl. Have you hear ... More >>

Pizza D'Oro Is the Golden Pizza

[Hole In the Wall] Classic Italian-American cuisine and a really, really big slice o' pie

[UPDATED with Howard Stern, Creative Accounting:] Greg Laurie Identifies Real Threat to America: One Night Stands

​UPDATE, AUG. 17, 9:46 A.M.: So, I follow this link to a post about Pastor Greg Laurie also having said during the three-day Harvest Crusade in Anaheim that Howard Stern needs to find Jesus (and apparently not so the King of All Media can ask the King of Kings what he's packing).More interesting w ... More >>

OC Foodie Fest 2011 Announces Food Truck Lineup

Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyLast year's event. ​This is the big one, folks. The Coachella of OC food truck events. Get out your walking shoes, elastic waistbands/maxi dresses and dollar bills. The OC Foodie Fest 2011 is coming to the Angel Stadium of Anaheim in two weeks--Sat., Aug. 27. It' ... More >>

3hree Things: A Trip To The Right Field Pavilion At Angel Stadium

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.taken by: yours truly The Right Field Pavilion at Angel Stadium is a strange place. And by "str ... More >>

Ponderosa Park Farmers Market Brings Great Produce to South Anaheim

Dave Lieberman​Take a look at the list of the county's farmers markets and you'll notice something: they tend to be in well-to-do neighborhoods. The biggest is Irvine's Saturday market near UCI; there are markets in Tustin and Laguna Beach, Old Town Orange and Newport Beach, all places that aren't ... More >>

OCTA Promotes 'Dump The Pump' Week, Gives Free Breakfast Tomorrow to Those Who (Gasp!) Leave Their Cars At Home

​More essential than personal trainers and trust funds in this county are our beloved cars. Bus passes, Google's walking directions, Metrolink--these funny words, what do they mean?   And yet the folks at Orange County Transportation Authority (bless their hearts) are taking on the noble ... More >>

Mike Scioscia and Angels Win Battle: Los Angeles

Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly Click here to see more photos from the game.​The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim beat the Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles 5-1 last night at Angels Stadium to sweep the annual Freeway Series.It was classic Mike Scioscia small ball (with a 5th inning Torii Hunter ... More >>

5 Fun Facts in Leaked Angels Documents

​Tommy Craggs is having a helluva time revealing the financial secrets of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in "MLB Confidential" on Deadspin.com, thanks to leaked documents team officials have confirmed are the real deal.Major League Baseball and Angels' VP of Communications Tim Mead are not amu ... More >>

U2 360° Tour Rescheduled For 2011; Dates Announced For Anaheim

Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyBono's back is fine!​U2 announced today that all their 360° tour dates in the US, which were postponed because of Bono's emergency back surgery, have all been rescheduled for 2011. All tickets for the postponed shows will be valid at the rescheduled performances. The Anahe ... More >>

Mexican Haters to Join Illegals Lovers Outside Gates Leading Into Tonight's All-Star Game

​The Mexican wrote here about the protest before tonight's All-Star Game at Angel Stadium by folks who want the next Midsummer Classic moved out of Arizona because of the immigrant-targeting SB 1070 legislation.Looks like those protesters are going to have mucho company.

Protest Outside Angels Stadium Before Tuesday's All-Star Game Seeks to Move Next Year's All-Star Game from Mexi-Hating Arizona

​The sporting eyes of America will focus on Anaheim this Tuesday for the baseball All-Star Game--so what better time to schedule a protest against Arizona's retrograde, anti-Mexican, pro-Arpayaso policies than just before the game?A Facebook page called "Move the 2011 All Star Game out of Arizona" ... More >>

Superstars! Theme Parks! Slimy Politicians! All OC Names That Didn't Live Up to the Hype

​On over the weekend, Angels third baseman Brandon Wood hit a grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.While that's pretty impressive, the four runs Wood drove in over the weekend represent 30 percent of his RBIs on the season. In other ... More >>

UPDATED: Wheelchair-Bound Fan Sues Angels and Anaheim for Discrimination

​Originally posted 2:45, June 15. Updated 4:59 p.m. with non-comment comments from the city and the Angels. See bottom of post. J. Paul Charlebois says that he wanted to watch a Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim game from the Anaheim stadium's club level, which is the swanky tier with box seats ... More >>

Anti-Mexican, Anti-Italian Ushers at Angels Stadium?

View more news videos at: http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video. Anti-Mexican racism at Angels Stadium of Anaheim isn't anything new, especially given how neo-Nazis troll the stadium's parking lots and pass out white-power music compilations after your Halos play. But actual ushers spouting off, with ... More >>

Andrew McMahon On Restarting Something Corporate

Jack's Mannequin front man talks candidly about his cancer, remains cagey about how long the reunion of his old band will last

Get Your Horny Teen Daughters Free Tickets to See Jonas Brothers Perform at Saddleback Easter Service

Your teenage daughter likes Jesus, but loves the Jonas Brothers!As previously reported, the Jonas Brothers are performing at megachurch Saddleback's April 3-4 Easter service at Angel Stadium. The sibling act has made a career of, ah, elating, teenage girls and so it makes total sense that they would ... More >>

Monster Jam

Angels Stadium

The Catch to Open Feb. 5 in Anaheim

The Catch​The Catch, once located across the street from the main entrance to Angel Stadium, will open Friday, Feb. 5 in its new location, in the Avalon at Anaheim, across the street (Sportstown, not that anyone knows the name of it) from the Grove.The old Catch was vacated to make room for the Pl ... More >>

OC's Something Corporate Reunites to Headline Bamboozle

​Alt-rockers Something Corporate, one of the biggest band to come out of Orange County in past decade, has confirmed they will reunite following a five-year hiatus to headline Bamboozle California 2010. The festival takes place March 27-28 at Angels Stadium of Anaheim. No offical word yet on what ... More >>

2009 Postseason Throwdown (Your Cash): Dodger Playoff Tix Cheaper Than Angels', Deals Abound

FanSnap​FanSnap, a free search engine for online tickets to concerts, sporting competitions and other live events, has come up with a price comparison that shows it can be almost $20 less per ticket to see the Dodgers host the Cardinals in game 1 at Dodger Stadium than it is to see the Angel ... More >>

2009 Postseason Throwdown: Yanks Generate Playoff Fever at Big A

​If the Angels and Yankees wind up facing one another somewhere on the way to the next World Series, it'll be tough to beat the playoff atmosphere that was already evident at the Big A last night.Yes, those bastards in pinstripes eked out the 6-5 win (after blowing a 5-0 lead--HAH!), and they clin ... More >>

Nick Adenhart Memorial Fund Presents First $5,000 Check

The Nick Adenhart Memorial Fund, a charitable fund set up in the name of the Angels pitcher who was killed along with two other in an April 9 auto accident in Fullerton, has presented its first $5,000 check benefiting Little League baseball in Adenhart's home state of Maryland. Jim Adenhart, N ... More >>

Crime Time: No Incidents at Home Plate Before Angel Game

Photos by Professional Services Responder George Ridley Olszynski, Lewellyn, Palmer and Hutchens play hardball.This week's Weekly round-up of local police calls is illustrated with a photo of Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, Anaheim Police Sgt. Greg Palmer, who is president of the Anaheim Pol ... More >>

Affordable Housing Advocates Face Anaheim City Council

The Anaheim City Council, led by Mayor Curt Pringle, loves to crow about the luxury housing that has and (someday) will continue to pop up within and around the Platinum Triangle, the fabled area near Angel Stadium, Honda Center and the Grove of Anaheim that the city envisions blending "leading-edge ... More >>

OCBJ is Up on Henry Nicholas, Down on Angels, Cary Bren

Orange County Business Journal has some enlightening items in this week's issue, although you have to hunt for most of them. That, of course, is not the case with "OC Insider," the weekly column by executive editor Rick Reiff, a seasoned pro who knows to start off with his most newsworthy stuff: T ... More >>

Kogi Korean Taco Truck Was At Angel Stadium This Saturday

So late Saturday night I read an e-mail Gustavo sent me earlier in the day.  He said, "Did you see that Kogi is at Anaheim Stadium TODAY???" Damn it. Wouldn't you know it: The same day that I forgot to charge my iPhone is the same day that the Kogi Korean Taco Truck finally touche ... More >>

Motorin'

Supercross

9 Reasons to Be Happy K-Rod is Leaving the Angels

Even more important than the Angels keeping Mark Teixeira - hey, it's not like the LAofA isn't already loaded with power hitters, right? -- was keeping record-breaking closer Francisco Rodriguez, or "K-Rod" as the kids and Bizzaro World Madonna call him. But now that the right-handed flame thrower h ... More >>

Why Are Angels Fans Such Pussies? And, In Defense of Dodgers Fans

Faithful reader Cesar's attacks on an Angels fan got me thinking: why are Halos fans generally such pussies? I know of many exceptions, of course (Weekly managing editor Rich Kane being one of them), but the general stereotype of Angels followers being plastic, effete, polite pussies is just too tr ... More >>

Rick Warren Superstar

Just about everything that can be said has been said about pastor Rick Warren's performance this past weekend with underlings John McCain and Barack Obama. Except this: by getting all moving cameras in the Free World fixed on his Saddleback Church, Warren officially propelled himself past two other ... More >>

Tuesday's Headlines

Big Google's watching you, OC: Adios, privacy. Google's added a "street view" function to Google Maps that has LA covered, as well as bits of the following parts of OC: Anaheim, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach and Laguna Niguel. Long Beach is on it, too. No deal, Disney: Talks have reportedly ended ... More >>

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