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May 18, 2012
Five Tex-Mex Food Specialties That Should Go Nationwide--Or At Least to California
From chili to the combo plate, fajitas to tacos al carbón, the frozen margarita machine to nachos, Texas has long dominated the national conversation on Mexican food in this country. But that's now irretrievably changed, as California and our onslaught of regional Mexican, Korean tacos, Mission bur ... More >>
Blogs
April 18, 2012
Ben Kweller on His New Album, Returning To Rock and California
After an album of stripped down country songs, Ben Kweller is back to his rockin' ways. The Texas-native's latest record, Go Fly A Kite has a familiar ring to for his legions of fans. As the singer embarks on his latest tour, we caught up with him at his home in Austin to hear what he's been up to. ... More >>
Blogs
February 29, 2012
L.A. Record In The Red Records = The Gories' (and More) SxSw Extravaganza!
Our favorite ex-Weekly music editor, L.A. Record's head honcho Chris Ziegler, just sent us an invite to a free, all-ages Friday night "UNOFFICIAL OFFICIAL PARTEE" with In The Red Records. In the Red Records was born in Anaheim, and Ziegler calls it "one of the most crucial LA labels in LA history ... More >>
Blogs
February 22, 2012
Thrice Announce Farewell Tour
Well, this is it. Irvine prog-rockers Thrice are really doing it--taking a break after 13 years together. Singer/guitarist Dustin Kensrue, guitarist Teppei Teranishi, bassist Eddie Breckenridge and drummer Riley Breckenridge (our 3hree Things columnist) will go on tour on May 4 in San Diego and e ... More >>
Blogs
December 7, 2011
Gabrielle Nestande, OC GOP Heavyweight's Daughter, Has Powerful Legal Foe in Death Case
KXANAs Gabrielle Jane Nestande left her second court appearance in Texas related to charges she failed to stop and help a nanny mowed down by the 24-year-old's car, the scion of a powerful Orange County Republican was met today by family members and supporters of the deceased woman. More troublin ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2011
Conrad Murray Sued by Newport Beach Attorney Repping Imaging Company
As if looking at four years in state prison for his role in the King of Pop's death is not bad enough, Dr. Conrad Murray is also facing a lawsuit brought by a Newport Beach attorney on behalf of a Poway nuclear medicine imaging systems company.The complaint against Murray, MSNBC and other media c ... More >>
Blogs
August 3, 2011
Young the Giant Performing at the VMAs
Young the Giant are the home boys that sneakily made good--Morrissey loves them, they've played the Weenie Roast, are opening for Incubus on tour this year...and today MTV announced that Young the Giant will make their VMA performance debut at the 2011 Video Music Awards. The lineup for VMA perf ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Adele Announces Rescheduled North American Tour Dates
Hurrah! Hurrah! Today Adele announced her rescheduled North American tour dates on her website. A few days ago she posted a note to her fans saying the decision to cancel the tour "was a devastating decision to make, but i really had no choice. i had to give my voice 2 weeks rest or risk permane ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
The Stranglers' Hugh Cornwell: Brit Punk's Renaissance Man
He could have been a scientist. By the late 1960's Hugh Cornwell had a degree in biochemistry and was working in a lab in Sweden. But fronting a punk band turned out to be the better gig. "It wasn't a very good degree, you know," he says by phone from his hotel in Austin, Texas. "There was no poi ... More >>
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March 22, 2011
Nate Dogg Funeral Service on Saturday; Snoop Announces Tribute Show on Same Day
Elektra RecordsToday, Nate Dogg's family announced that there will be a funeral service on Saturday at the Long Beach Cruise Terminal, the former Spruce Goose Dome adjacent to the Queen Mary. Pamela Hale-Burns, his sister, says the 10 a.m. Saturday service will be open to the publi ... More >>
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March 7, 2011
Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, and Old Crow Medicine Show to Go On 'Railroad Revival Tour'
Q: What's better than Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, and the Old Crow Medicine Show touring together? A: Touring together in vintage railroad cars, natch.Sounds like a stretch of the imagination, but the three bands are going on the road in April to do just that.
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February 4, 2011
TGIF: Reverend Horton Heat, Cradle of Filth, James Fletcher and More
Friday finds DJ Ron Sleezy holding court at the Commonwealth Lounge and Grill in Newport Beach--which is an understandable thing, given that he works there. Even more understandable is that he's out to help continue what has been a thriving--and not always appreciated--continuum of DJs and venues ... More >>
News
December 23, 2010
Return to Sender
What would comprehensive immigration reform look like if the Feds got off their duffs?
Blogs
October 6, 2010
Free Moral Agents Announce Tour to Support 'Control This'
Mary Bell/OC WeeklyAs we mentioned a few months ago, Isaiah "Ikey" Owens, Long Beach-based, Grammy-award-winning keyboardist for Mars Volta, is now taking some time off Mars Volta to focus on Free Moral Agents.As Ikey expanded his 2002 solo project into a full band five years ago, he corral ... More >>
Blogs
September 26, 2010
Sunday News Notes
News highlights include:Meg Whitman's cash is buying her second placeCathleen Decker of the LA Times reports that new polling shows Jerry Brown gaining a "slight edge" over Meg Whitman and that Barbara Boxer has "opened a wider margin over GOP nominee Carly Fiorina in the race for U.S. Senate. ... More >>
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September 7, 2010
Five Tips for Salsa-Making Contest Entries Gleaned from the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival
A couple of weekends ago, I went Austin way to help judge the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival, one of the largest in the country. I went at the invitation of Robb Walsh, the dean of Texas food journalists and one of America's great advocates and historians of Tex-Mex cuisine (ask him wh ... More >>
Blogs
May 21, 2010
As Nightline Touts Taped Jesse James Interview, Bombshells Keep Dropping
Illustration by Bob AulABC's Nightline is touting Tuesday night's interview with Jesse James, who will reportedly speak publicly about his split with Sandra Bullock and Arizona rehab stint for the first time since the Bombshell McGee bombshell.That interview has already been taped, based on an AB ... More >>
Music
April 8, 2010
Local Natives: Going Places
[Coachella 2010] Buzz band soars from OC squalor to the Coachella stage, with stops in Silver Lake, Austin and the U.K.
Music
March 25, 2010
Local Natives Get Texas-Sized Buzz at SXSW
[Mental Notes] The music press falls all over itself in praise of the LA-by-way-of-OC band
Blogs
March 11, 2010
Ice Cream Man Matt Allen Okay--Baby Ice Cream Truck Not So Much
icecreamman.comThe Ice Cream Man: Matt Allen.Since 2004, Long Beach's Ice Cream Man Matt Allen has made a career of giving away ice cream for free at music events nationwide. But news of a possible Ice Cream Man benefit this April at Alex's Bar suggested an emergency meaning it's time to give som ... More >>
Blogs
January 19, 2010
OC Impacts Some of Country's Worst Commutes
No stretch of Orange County freeway winds up on The Daily Beast list of America's 75 worst commutes, but vehicles originating from, destined for or passing through here certainly contribute to three of those bad drives--including the No. 1 place holder.
Blogs
January 7, 2010
Show of the Day: Ron and Beth Martinez Going Away Party
Ron Martinez (pictured, right) has had his hand in lots of Orange County cookie jars. Many know him as the front man for punk band Final Conlfict, but the Buena Park native also shaped the area's musical landscape by turning thousands of kids onto good bands behind the counter of now-defunct Gree ... More >>
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December 14, 2009
Last Night: Youth Brigade, Channel 3, the Stitches at Alex's Bar, Long Beach
The Hype: A car recently slammed into Riverboat Gamblers guitarist Ian MacDougall while he rode his bicycle through Austin, Texas. Last night an ace roster of punk bands converged at Alex's Bar in Long Beach to help out a fellow musician in need of money to pay hospital bills. Alex Hernan ... More >>
Blogs
December 11, 2009
Gettin' Made: Show Us Your Trunks
Long Beach Craft Mafia will set up temporary shop at gift shops Songbird and Open in Long Beach for their first group trunk show on Saturday, December 12, 2009. The all-day affair will take place from 10:30am - 7pm, and will feature a raffle, free workshops, bake sale, and a truly unique assortment ... More >>
Blogs
October 12, 2009
Five Great Local Foodie Twitter Accounts Worth Following*
Flickr user casch52Okay, so seagulls don't really go tweet but... *Aside from our own @OCWeeklyFood, of course. Yes, there are millions (presumably) of food-related Twitterers/Tweeters out there, but most of them are either a) gibberish (check out Jamie Oliver's semi-literate ramblings @jami ... More >>
Blogs
October 8, 2009
Free Moral Agents Announce Tour, No California Dates Yet
Yesterday, it was announced that Long Beach psych-rock jam artists Free Moral Agents (pictured) are hitting the road with their El Paso compadres Zechs Marquise. Their tour, which starts November 7 in ZM's hometown, is set to run for about three weeks at this point, with dates to be added shortly ... More >>
Music
April 2, 2009
[Sound Guy] The Jakes Rack Up Local Accolades and Seek National Fame
Yesterday, it was announced that Long Beach psych-rock jam artists Free Moral Agents (pictured) are hitting the road with their El Paso compadres Zechs Marquise. Their tour, which starts November 7 in ZM's hometown, is set to run for about three weeks at this point, with dates to be added shortly ... More >>
Blogs
June 7, 2008
Last Night: Ink-N-Iron Festival at the Queen Mary
Last Night: Ink-N-Iron Festival at the Queen Mary June 1st, 2008 Better Than: Getting a tattoo from a shady parlor. Download: The First Vietnamese War from their first album Passover. I thought I was in a hornet's nest when I heard the consistent buzz of tattoo needles as I walked into the Queen ... More >>
Blogs
May 17, 2008
Last Night: What Made Milwaukee Famous @ The Glass House
What Made Milwaukee Famous, Ra Ra Riot, The Little Ones @ The Glass House on 5/16 Usually, walking into a venue to find it almost empty is a bit of a downer. I guess most people train themselves to believe that a concert is not worth going to unless it’s in a room full of people sweating all over ... More >>
Blogs
March 17, 2008
Lou Reed on the Odious Audio of MP3s
Lou Reed is an asshole—but a very talented, sharp-minded asshole. Below, hear the rock legend drone on about the inferior sound quality of MP3s during the just-completed South By Southwest in Austin, Texas. I love much of Lou Reed's music (especially that of the Velvet Underground, whose canon i ... More >>
Blogs
March 13, 2008
Norwegians Do It Better
Austin, Texas - First day of SXSW is always stressful. So are the second, third and fourth days. No matter where you are at this huge musical clusterfuck, you're always haunted by the thought that something better is happening somewhere else. Unless you've mastered the ability to be in five places ... More >>
Blogs
February 14, 2008
OC Weekly's SXSW Concert Lineup Announced
LA's HEALTH bring their beneficial noise to SXSW. If you're down in Austin, Texas for the South by Southwest conference/festival, please check out this outstanding bill and mingle with the VVM music editors (you will never encounter so much charisma in one room). The Black Keys Health The Cribs S ... More >>
Blogs
June 25, 2007
Live Review: Parson Red Heads and Others @ Detroit Bar:
The Parson Red Heads photo by Zach Schrock The three bands on this bill proved that rock can be uplifting without being corny—which was an inspirational lesson on a Sunday night in a mostly empty house. Detroit Bar's desolation was a shame and maybe to be expected, as the lineup seemed to be cobb ... More >>
Film
April 21, 2005
Pillow Talk
Dear Pillows Bryan Poyser on 11-year-old directors and Logans Run orgies
Music
January 6, 2005
Aloud and Alive In 2005
Our favorite bands of next year, predicted this year
Music
July 29, 2004
Someone Else Would Dream a Song
Chapter and verse on the Flatlanders
Music
December 11, 2003
Pounding Out The Passion
Long Gone Johns Sympathy For the Record Industry turns 15
Music
September 4, 2003
Confabulous!
Long Gone Johns Sympathy For the Record Industry turns 15
Music
April 24, 2003
Rather Read a Book?
Shoot some theory all over the ExModels
Features
April 3, 2003
South By Southwest
Shoot some theory all over the ExModels
Music
July 18, 2002
Love American Analog Set Style
More or less straight-edge pop pretty boys from Texas
Music
January 24, 2002
High Colonic for the Eardrums
Fu Manchu turn it up to 11
Music
August 9, 2001
Freebird!
Superdrag travel back
Music
July 19, 2001
Position Wanted
I want to play in the Briefs
News
July 27, 2000
Who Lost High-Tech?
The Times knows, but it ain't saying who's responsible for the high-tech letdown
Music
December 23, 1999
The 90s Didnt Suck
Survey says: Many, many great discs produced in past decade!
Music
December 9, 1999
Youll Die of Pleasure!
A roots week during which you may discover the point of the Japanese porn film Empire of the Senses
Music
October 14, 1999
The Punkiest Man in Punk
Lee Ving. Fear him
Music
November 19, 1998
Localer Than Ever!
Shameless self-promotion! Your handy track-by-track rundown
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