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April 19, 2012
International Food Festival
Strata Tustin Center
Blogs
March 20, 2012
For Ravi Shankar, There'll Always Be Sitars in the Sky
Indian sitar legend Ravi Shankar has been an illustrious name since the mid-'60s, largely through his association with George Harrison and the Beatles, whose music was profoundly influenced by Shankar's mastery of the Indian classical raga form; his appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival and at ... More >>
Film
February 23, 2012
'Act of Valor' Wants You
Navy SEALs: Honor, courage, commitment
Blogs
February 9, 2012
Van Halen at the Forum Last Night
Van HalenFebruary 8, 2012The ForumSome secret shows tend to be bigger than others. I've been fortunate to catch a few in my concert going years but last nights friends and family dress rehearsal show with Van Halen is definitely top five. Things started off great when it turned out the Forum wasn ... More >>
Blogs
January 23, 2012
Nilu Madadi, Irvine-Based Iranian-American Singer, Goes Viral With a Nod From Young the Giant
Nilu Madadi, a 23 year-old Iranian-American musician based in Irvine, has started the new year off on the right note. The singer-songwriter has been making a name for herself since a YouTube video of her Noise Coalition Live Sessions performance of "Sing for You" was uploaded earlier this month. ... More >>
Music
December 29, 2011
Kaskade Masters Time, Space and Big-Room Electronica
The DJ from San Clemente headlines the biggest New Year's parties in the Southwest
Food
December 15, 2011
Gourmet Grill Masters Has Chicken that Don't Stop!
[Hole In the Wall] The famous rotisserie-chicken purveyor opens its first restaurant . . . in Irvine?!
Blogs
November 22, 2011
On the Line: Eric Souka of Capital Seafood, Part One
The latest branch of Capital Seafood greeted guests just less than a month ago, bringing its signature Asian cuisine to the lifestyle venue known as the Irvine Spectrum. Executive director Eric Souka has been cooking with Capital for more than 30 years, and he was gracious enough to meet between ... More >>
Music
October 20, 2011
Man Man In the Dark
Battling doomsday prophecies, death and the IRS, Man Man see a light at the end of the tunnel with their fourth album
Blogs
September 30, 2011
A Groupon for Far East Movement's International Secret Agents Festival
When we talked to Far East Movement about their upcoming sophomore album, their new tricked out Cadillac and ISA in Long Beach's Queen Mary, we didn't think tickets for the event were still onsale. We'd heard it sold out, but we were wrong, because today's Groupon is offering tickets to the event ... More >>
Food
September 8, 2011
Chao Down at Kang Lac Bakery
[Hole In the Wall] This Westminster standard sells the best rice porridge in OC
Blogs
September 1, 2011
Mexican Food Now Big in India!
Photo by Das UbergeekWhat is a burrito if not a chapati wrapped around tandoori chicken?We all know that tacos are big in Sweden, that fish tacos have been big in Australia for nearly 40 years now, that Mexican restaurants are across Europe and even Japan.Now comes word from India that Mexican fo ... More >>
Food
August 25, 2011
Brunch a Bunch Across OC!
OC's best brunches: The ethnic, the gorgeous views and the bottomless booze!
Blogs
August 19, 2011
"It's a Small World" Could Have Been Much More Annoying
This year marks the 45th anniversary of Disneyland's "It's a Small World." The ride--which originally had a working title of "Children of the World" (and Walt himself only ever referred to as "the happiest cruise that ever sailed")--debuted in the park on May 28, 1966.Ever since then, the ride's ... More >>
Music
August 18, 2011
Trevor Hall Is Enlightened
[Locals Only] Living with monks (not named Thelonious) has made the singer/songwriter a wiser man
Blogs
August 4, 2011
Remy's 'Raise the Debt Ceiling'--Old But Still Funny
If you haven't seen this yet, you must've been ignoring the whole congressional debate. Comedian Remy Munasifi's "Raise the Debt Ceilin' Rap" became a YouTube sensation because he found a way to bridge our economic/political troubles into a rap song. A sample lyric? "Renting the cash, inflating ... More >>
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July 25, 2011
Linkin Park to Play Secret Show in LA for Tsunami Relief
Linkin Park Foreign tragedies have a way of hitting close to home when you're world famous and have embarked on several world tours. For Southern California's Linkin Park, the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan affected them on a personal level. "We have family ties to Japan," Chester Ben ... More >>
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June 8, 2011
Watch Artist Robert Vargas Paint Far East Movement Today!
Artist Robert Vargas, who most recently was on the cover of our sister publication LA Weekly's Best of LA People, is going to paint hip-hop group Far East Movement live at the LA Art Walk later today. After which the boys who made "Like a G6" 2010's disco anthem and turned "sizzurp" into a hous ... More >>
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June 7, 2011
Young the Giant: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Young the Giant, the band formerly known as the Jakes, and formerly residents of Newport Beach via Irvine, have had a very good year. After releasing their self-title debut to critical acclaim (even Morrissey is a fan, saying "I could break down with happiness at the new debut-CD by Young The G ... More >>
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June 7, 2011
Disneyland Hotel's Trader Sam's and Tangaroa Terrace
The new bar Trader Sam's and the casual-dining restaurant Tangaroa Terrace just opened at the Disneyland Hotel, and I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised by both.Sure, both of these Polynesian-themed hangouts would be more appropriate located in Adventureland than where they are (kiddie poo ... More >>
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May 26, 2011
Five Things You Want to Know About Akon
Akon's been pretty busy lately--touring all over the world (he's was in India, Oregon and good old Cali), starting two labels (Konvict Muzic and Kon Live Distribution), collaborating with everyone from Snoop Dogg to Dr. Dre and prepping for his new album in the fall. The Grammy-nominated artist ... More >>
Food
May 26, 2011
Patrick Rue Is the Brue-master
From a Placentia industrial park, Patrick Rue and his Bruery have revolutionized craft-beermaking in Southern California
Blogs
May 18, 2011
Bad Religion's Greg Graffin to Teach at Cornell; Has Bird Fossil Named After Him
Chad Sengstock/OC WeeklyGreg Graffin at not a lectureRemember that one cool professor you had in college, who let you skip classes as long as you turned in awesome papers and never minded if you came to lectures hung over? Well, now that Bad Religion frontman Greg Graffin is teaching Evolution ... More >>
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April 6, 2011
Kobe Bryant Stars in Chinese Hip-Hop Video
Hey, if that whole basketball thing doesn't work out, Kobe Bryant can always launch a second career making cameos in hip-hop videos overseas. The versatile Laker is featured in "Tian Di Yi Dou" ("World Battle"), a music video starring Taiwanese superstar Jay Chou,which also seems to be a gl ... More >>
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February 15, 2011
Free Ticket Tuesday: We're Giving Away Four Pairs of Tickets to See Infected Mushroom
Originally formed as a duo by Erez Eisen and Amit Duvdevani in northern Israel, Infected Mushroom's trippy/psychedelic music has influenced electronic-music fiends and stoned groovers alike. They met in Goa, India, in 1996 through a mutual DJ friend and started making music for fun. In 1998, they ... More >>
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January 7, 2011
Indian Press Spotlights Midnight Radio's 'Dalit Diva'
http://www.myspace.com/mymidnightradioRaised in Westminster, Thenmozhi Soundararajan has grown to become a multifaceted creative force. After completing high school in OC, she traveled north to the Bay Area to become Executive Director of Third World Majority. Afterward, Soundararajan retur ... More >>
Film
January 6, 2011
Strip Tease
Set in a sleazy NYC club, Abel Ferrara's 'Go Go Tales' is actually kinda sweet
Blogs
December 22, 2010
U.S. Senator Names UCI's World of Warcraft Research One of the Worst Wastes of Taxpayer Dollars in 2010
In Tom Coburn's just-released "Wastebook 2010," an 85-page tirade on what the U.S. senator believes are the year's 100 most outrageous uses of tax dollars, UC Irvine's $3 million research of World of Warcraft and other games comes in at No. 6. "Most people have to work for a l ... More >>
Culture
December 16, 2010
Edward Colver's Greatest Hits
Hibbleton Art Gallery goes into the pit with the iconic photographer's 'The Eye of the LA Punk Scene'
Blogs
November 3, 2010
Election 2010: Gustavo Drinks Through the Election, Or: Trashing the Dems and Bashing Whitman
Updated throughout the day, with the freshest post on top. Click after the jump for vignettes on Barbara Coe, Loretta Sanchez, Meg Whitman, and Borat!Midnight. Drink of choice: Alka-Seltzer...my pockets hurt. Loretta Sanchez has pulled away by thousands of votes, but we'll wait until the official ... More >>
Calendar
October 14, 2010
Jónsi
Fox Theater
Music
October 14, 2010
Pensive, Yet Airborne
[Best of OC 2010] Yuri Tag's 10 OC Survival Tips
Blogs
September 9, 2010
Three Reasons to Hate Morrissey (and Four Reasons We Still Love Him Anyway)
By now, everyone's heard that dear old Moz called the entire population of China a subspecies in a recent interview with the Guardian. "Did you see the thing on the news about their treatment of animals and animal welfare? Absolutely horrific. You can't help but feel that the Chinese are a subspecie ... More >>
Blogs
August 30, 2010
Carl's Jr. Opens in Indonesia; Something Indonesian Opens Here
Image from Google Maps Gustavo told me recently he heard news that Carl's Jr. opened its first franchise in Indonesia this month. And then on the same day, in a sort of bizarre cosmic coincidence, I got word a new Indonesian grocery store opened in Fullerton. In a bit of food quid pro quo, OC ... More >>
Blogs
August 25, 2010
Warpaint on David Bowie Compilation Album for War Child
See how we did that? Alliteration is your friend! LA buzz band Warpaint contributed songs to a new album of David Bowie covers in aid of the charity War Child charity. We Were So Turned On: A Tribute To David Bowie, the album is set for release on Oct. 11. Duran Duran, Chairlift and Edward Sharp ... More >>
Blogs
August 13, 2010
Thank God it's Friday: Rumpspringa, Mississipi Man, Wavves, Abe Vigoda, the Growlers and Far East Movement Fill Out Your Weekend
Don't know what to do this weekend? Heard Mentality's got you covered.RumpspringaTonight, Rumspringa appears with Mississippi Man at Alex's Bar in Long Beach. The LA-based band has been dealing with the obvious question about their name almost from the day they started (it's coming-of-age p ... More >>
Music
August 12, 2010
West Coast Dance Grooves From Far East Movement
Handpicked by Lady Gaga, LA band represent Asian-American hip-hop
Calendar
July 15, 2010
James Taylor, Carole King
Honda Center
Blogs
June 17, 2010
Who Wants to be a Bamboo for Janet Nguyen?
Political fundraisers sometimes have a theme, usually involving patriotism or some type of activity. Ethnic politicians usually do a riff off their, well, ethnicity. So it's not surprising that First District Supervisor Janet Nguyen is advertising a fundraiser in August as a "Taste of Asia" soire ... More >>
Film
June 10, 2010
Kung Fu Hustle
Karate Kid remake too cynical to catch a fly with chopsticks
Music
April 15, 2010
K-Pop Go the Wonder Girls
[Mental Notes] Also: The condiment artists at Burger Records, Pop Noir's quest for southern hospitality
Blogs
April 6, 2010
K-Pop Viral Sensation Wonder Girls Coming to House of Blues Anaheim
Remember back in 2007, when kids all around the world were posting videos of themselves doing the Crank Dat Soulja Boy dance?The very next year: The Wonder Girls' "Nobody" dance. The dance sensationalized by the South Korean pop girl group consisted of a few demure movements, some hand gestures, ... More >>
Blogs
March 19, 2010
Sharpies and Coffee Cups and Mr. Boey
Photos Courtesy of Cheeming BoeyBoyishly grinning in his black hoodie and jeans, artist Cheeming Boey easily blended into the crowd at Laguna Art Museum's OsCene. (Read Dave Barton's review of the whole exhibit here.) Yet, his exhibit--simply titled "Sharpie on Styrofoam Cup"--stole the spotlight ... More >>
Calendar
February 4, 2010
Chinese New Year Festival
Bowers Museum
Blogs
December 29, 2009
TV Interview with Avenged Sevenfold Drummer James Sullivan
Avenged Sevenfold drummer James "The Rev" Sullivan, found dead in Huntington Beach Monday, interviewed with band mate Jonathan "Johnny Christ" Seward for the TV program Asia Uncut. Asked about Orange County being a "bastion of conservatism," Sullivan says that his "generation...was kinda rebeling ... More >>
Columns
September 17, 2009
[¡Ask a Mexican!] Reconquista for Dummies
Avenged Sevenfold drummer James "The Rev" Sullivan, found dead in Huntington Beach Monday, interviewed with band mate Jonathan "Johnny Christ" Seward for the TV program Asia Uncut. Asked about Orange County being a "bastion of conservatism," Sullivan says that his "generation...was kinda rebeling ... More >>
Calendar
May 22, 2008
Soldier On
Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China’s First Emperor
Columns
May 31, 2007
!Ask a Mexican!
'Please fully explain your answer and include economical, cultural and quality-of-life issues in 25 words or less'
Food
August 17, 2006
An Ode to Lychees
Translucent flesh
Food
October 12, 2000
Yes, Mother
Mother India insists you eat seconds
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