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February 28, 2013
Top 10 Skateboarders That Became Musicians
Skateboarding and music mingle nicely, from the soundtracks of skate videos to the shredders themselves hitting notes. For some skaters, it's hard to say what comes first, the music or the maple. It's not uncommon while learning about a band to find that a member or two has skateboarding in their pa ... More >>
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February 28, 2013
Margaret Cho Gives Us the Top Five Macho Bands That Lesbians Are Secretly Into.
Comedian Margaret Cho would like you to know something about the musical taste of the average lesbian. It's not just k.d. lang and Tori Amos shuffling around in their iPods. Their musical tastes can vary as much as anyone's. And sometimes they're looking for tunes with some serious balls. As a celeb ... More >>
Music
February 21, 2013
Los Kung Fu Monkeys: The Last Warriors of Mexican Ska-Punk?
The band plays on despite being the last of their kind in Tijuana
Culture
February 21, 2013
Cosprops' Material Magic
Bowers Museum spotlights the best of British-made movie dress-up
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February 21, 2013
Metalachi
Slidebar
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February 20, 2013
Tim Dog's Top Five Most Outrageous Songs
Longtime hip-hop fans were saddened last week to hear of the passing of Bronx rapper Tim Dog. Always brash and entertaining, his cult classic 1991 album Penicillin On Wax and legendary feud with N.W.A. made him one of hip-hop's all time most memorable personas. The world was reminded of his greatnes ... More >>
Film
February 14, 2013
Die Hard, Die Alone
When John McClane lost his family, the movies lost much of John McClane
Music
February 14, 2013
DNA: The Second Generation. Curtis Young, E3 and Lil Eazy-E Are Straight Outta OC
The sons of Dr. Dre and Eazy-E re-imagine the sounds of West Coast rap from behind the Orange Curtain
Culture
February 14, 2013
'Triassic Parq: The Musical' Is Dino-mighty Good
Even though the story is preposterous, the themes this Chance Theater production explores are anything but
Blogs
February 12, 2013
Our Mardi Gras Phat Tuesday Playlist
That's right folks, it's Mardi Gras. The day before Lent kicks off with the solemn Ash Wednesday where absurdly excessive partying hits its absolute peak. Of course, whether you're a Catholic or not, Fat Tuesday is a fantastic excuse to cut loose and have the absolute most fun one can have on a Tues ... More >>
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February 11, 2013
Ira Glass Drops F-Bombs in Long Beach
Asked about the legacy he will leave, Ira Glass delivered a message Saturday night to future generations of earthlings:"FUCK OFF!"Needless to say, many bluehaired This American Life listeners in the Carpenter Center for the Performing Arts in Long Beach were not prepared for that.
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February 8, 2013
Tales From the Trap: Behind the Scenes of Gucci Mane's Early Recording Process
Picture this. It's the mid 2000's, and the south has been steadily drawing out the blueprint for street music in the 21st century. Records in Young Jeezy's early canon such as Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 and T.I.'s Trap Muzik have all but literally set in stone the commandments ... More >>
Music
February 7, 2013
Will Carjacking Charges Derail Kadillak Kaz's Hip-Hop Career?
With a deal with Snoop Dogg in the works, the rapper was about to hit hip-hop heaven. Now he faces decades behind bars. But is he guilty?
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February 7, 2013
Local Rapper Kadillak Kaz Faces Three Strikes After Nearly Signing a Deal With Snoop Dogg
It's not often that tales from OC's hip-hop scene grace the cover of the Weekly. But when it involves a local gangster rapper, a three strike prison sentence and Snoop Dogg (er, Lion...whatever) you best believe we're on the case. This week's cover story highlights the jailhouse saga of Kadillak Kaz ... More >>
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February 7, 2013
Counterfeiters, Short Film by Laguna Niguel's Bryce Hirschberg, Makes TV Debut Tonight
Counterfeiters, an innovative short film by Laguna Niguel's Bryce Hirschberg that was filmed in one continuous shot, makes its television debut tonight. Fine Cut: KCET's Annual Festival of Student Films, a five-week series that showcases documentaries, comedic, dramatic and animated shorts by stud ... More >>
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February 7, 2013
Reinventing Radio: An Evening with Ira Glass
Carpenter Center
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February 5, 2013
OC Music Awards to Honor Lit and Music Director of Pacific Symphony
You might say the special honorees at this year's OC Music Awards come from very different worlds. On one had, you've got a band who has been hitting us over the head with FM alt-rock for almost two decades. On the other, a guy who has made a career in classical music handling the largest orchestra ... More >>
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February 5, 2013
My Bloody Valentine's Website Crash Shows What it Means to Be Indie in 2013
By: Dan MooreMy Bloody Valentine released a new album over the weekend, and by all accounts it's very good. There are a lot of thick, quavering guitars on it, you can't really hear the vocals, and nothing goes much like you expect it to, which is to say that if you enjoy My Bloody Valentine, you'll ... More >>
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February 4, 2013
Cro Mags - The Observatory - February 3, 2013
What better night to throw a hardcore punk/metal show than on Super Bowl Sunday, a night when many people are already drunk by 6 p.m. The Constellation Room inside the Observatory was crowded to full capacity last night for a raging concert featuring the Cro Mags. The concert was presented by the P ... More >>
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February 4, 2013
Forever Young: A Poet on a Tuesday! A Writer for a City! A Life in the Wor(l)d!
The City of Berkeley, California will honor poet and writer, teacher and essayist, screenwriter, singer and professor Al Young next week. Tuesday, February 5 is Al Young Day in the progressive burg on the East Bay, which is a start, and a great one, for all the guys listed above. Indeed, Young was a ... More >>
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February 1, 2013
Testament - House of Blues Anaheim - January 31, 2013
Testament House of Blues Anaheim January 31, 2013A portion of Downtown Disney was morphed into a thrash metal haven last night, as Bay Area heroes Testament played the second night of a cross country tour, to promote their new album, The Dark Roots of Earth(released in July on Nuclear Blast). Eve ... More >>
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January 31, 2013
Art Auction 2013: California Underground Preview Week
Laguna Art Museum
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January 24, 2013
Stryper
House of Blues
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January 24, 2013
Mozart Classical Orchestra: Happy Birthday, Mozart
Irvine Barclay Theater
Blogs
January 21, 2013
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Most Memorable Samples
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day where we celebrate the birth and countless contributions the good Reverend Doctor made in the name of civil rights and equality in this country. Among Dr. King's most memorable works were his inspiring speeches. It's easy to forget that in a pre-internet/mass med ... More >>
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January 21, 2013
The Five Best Concerts in OC This Week
Tuesday, January 22 Cat Power The Observatory No, it's not a feline liberation movement (although that would be rad), but rather the on-going musical project of singer/songwriter Chan Marshall that spans the musical spectrum from punk and folk to blues and electronica. Known for her unconventional ... More >>
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January 18, 2013
War Beast Front Man Bruce Corbitt Remembers a Fallen Thrasher
On Dec. 14, 2012, tragedy struck the world of heavy metal once again, as thrash metal guitarist Mike Scaccia, from the Texas old school thrash metal band Rigor Mortis (then later Ministry) passed away at the age of 47, while on stage, doing what he loved with his band. Scaccia may not be a househol ... More >>
Film
January 17, 2013
The Irvine International Film Festival Shows Off Its Good Eye
The rambunctious lineup includes nine Oscar nominees
Culture
January 17, 2013
Love Me Sells Out for Beauty
[Trendzilla] The street artist teams with Smashbox cosmetics for new spring collection
Blogs
January 17, 2013
Rival Sons Are Stomping Back Across the Pond
Standing backstage before a show in London, the Rival Sons had a lot to look forward to. They'd relentlessly toured Europe, opening for such legends of rock as AC/DC and Guns N' Roses, but nothing could have prepared them for the praise that was about to be heaped upon them by Led Zeppelin's Jimmy P ... More >>
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January 17, 2013
Cutthroat Boyz (Joey Fatts, Aston Matthews, Vince Staples) - The Roxy - January 16, 2013
Cutthroat BoyzThe RoxyJanuary 16, 2013Since the drop of his EP Chipper Jones Vol. 1 this past summer, Long Beach rapper Joey Fatts has been quickly spreading his strain of hybridized street-hop across the Internet and from his roots on our YG & TDE loving West Coast to the Action Brons ... More >>
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January 17, 2013
Down Army
City National Grove of Anaheim
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January 17, 2013
Cat Power
The Observatory
Blogs
January 16, 2013
Hardcore Legends D.O.A. To Play The Observatory On Final Tour
Known as one of the most political and hard working punk bands since their inception back in 1978, punk rockers D.O.A. announced that they'll be calling it quits after their upcoming, final run of tour dates. One of those select shows lands them at The Observatory on Friday, Feb. 1. Beginning with ... More >>
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January 11, 2013
Tommy Gun Tunes: A Playlist for Gangstas and Gangsters
Today, the highly anticipated gangster movie Gangster Squad hits theaters. The film, which will hopefully usher in a resurgence in classic gangster period pieces, promises that classic shoot 'em up action with a sleek new style. Of course, in honor of the occasion, we at the Weekly feel compelled to ... More >>
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January 11, 2013
The Five Best Concerts in OC This Weekend
Friday, January 11 Cheap Sex/Lower Class Brats The Observatory No, the band's not getting back together--Cheap Sex is reuniting for one night only to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of their debut album's 2003 release. And while fans are charged to once again hear the band's reckless, thrashin ... More >>
Blogs
January 10, 2013
Five of the Best Monterey Jazz Festival Performances of All Time
This fall, the Monterey Jazz Festival will usher in its 56th annual performance along California's crystal coastline, 350 miles north of Orange County. Since 1958 the festival has hosted every major jazz musician conceivable. The first lineup alone included Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Milt Jack ... More >>
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January 10, 2013
Monterey Jazz Festival
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Blogs
January 7, 2013
The Five Best Concerts in OC This Week
Monday, January 7 Big Monsta Detroit BarThe latest youthful band to grab the coveted Monday night residency over at Detroit Bar is Huntington Beach-based Big Monsta. But their sound is anything but what that name would suggest (read: not some douchy club DJ wearing fake gold chains, nor a band playi ... More >>
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January 7, 2013
Five EDM Artists We'd Like to See at Coachella This Year
As the new year commences EDM fans have one thing to look forward to and that's the start of festival season which kicks-off with WMC and Ultra Music Festival in Miami this spring. Though most people think EDM is in it's revival stage, the truth is the plethora of dance music at festivals has always ... More >>
Blogs
January 4, 2013
The Top Five Rappers We'd Like To See At Coachella This Year
It's the dawn of a new year, which for those of us who love music means a whole new year of live shows and another Coachella. Speaking a bit more specifically, it means another period of buzz surrounding possible Coachella lineups, rumors, definite answers, and photoshopped posters. This list is non ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2013
Five Hip-Hop Trends We Hope Will End in 2013
2013 is surprisingly already off to a strong start. While years past have brought us a January where most artists recoup and regroup for the next 11 months, we've already had plenty of singles, videos and announcements looking to set the tone for 2013. We at the Weekly would like to get in on the ac ... More >>
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January 3, 2013
Reel Big Fish
House of Blues
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January 3, 2013
Beethoven's Violin Concerto
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
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December 27, 2012
Stuffed and Unstrung
Irvine Barclay Theatre
Blogs
December 26, 2012
Hey Metal Scene, Where's All the Black People?
By: Nicholas Pell Long Beach-based metal band Hirax has a unique sound, blending the galloping beats of the new wave of British heavy metal with the intensity of thrash. Katon W. De Pena's operatic and aggressive vocals lead the way. Since 1984 De Pena, who is 49, has fronted the legendary thra ... More >>
Film
December 20, 2012
The 2012 Village Voice Film Critics' Poll
Movies are alive in the Age of McConaughey
Film
December 20, 2012
Quentin Tarantino's Unchained Malady
The legendary director emerges from a chaotic couple of years with his most ambitious film to date, 'Django Unchained'
Calendar
December 20, 2012
Angry Samoans
Unit B
Blogs
December 17, 2012
The Five Best Concerts in OC This Week
Tuesday, December 18Stevie TombstoneThe Prospector Stevie Tombstone's sweet, soulful country croon juxtaposes delightfully with his hard craggy face. Rocking some hard-luck chic, his songs feature mentions of the undertaker and give thanks for the little things in life--such as not being in jail ... More >>
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