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Friday Film Funnies: Larry "Nativo" Lopez

My email and Facebook in-box have been invaded with the news that longtime Latino activist/racialist Larry "Nativo" Lopez was arrested on felony counts of voter fraud this Wednesday. We'll see whether the charges (that he voted in Boyle Heights but lives in OC), but my only comment at this point is ... More >>

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

My email and Facebook in-box have been invaded with the news that longtime Latino activist/racialist Larry "Nativo" Lopez was arrested on felony counts of voter fraud this Wednesday. We'll see whether the charges (that he voted in Boyle Heights but lives in OC), but my only comment at this point is ... More >>

Last Night: Vampire Weekend at the Art Theatre in Long Beach

Andrew Youssef​Last Night: Vampire Weekend at the Art Theatre in Long Beach (11/02/09)Better Than: the last time I saw them at the Glass House in September of 2008.After a secret show in Chinatown and a last minute show in Boyle Heights, Vampire Weekend "officially" kicked off their mini tour of C ... More >>

OC's Famous Desegregation Case Finally Gets Its Historical Due, But One Family Feels Left Out

Andrew Youssef​Last Night: Vampire Weekend at the Art Theatre in Long Beach (11/02/09)Better Than: the last time I saw them at the Glass House in September of 2008.After a secret show in Chinatown and a last minute show in Boyle Heights, Vampire Weekend "officially" kicked off their mini tour of C ... More >>

La Santa Cecilia Are LA's Next Big Genre-Bending Latino

Andrew Youssef​Last Night: Vampire Weekend at the Art Theatre in Long Beach (11/02/09)Better Than: the last time I saw them at the Glass House in September of 2008.After a secret show in Chinatown and a last minute show in Boyle Heights, Vampire Weekend "officially" kicked off their mini tour of C ... More >>

Racist OC Register Fustercluck of the Day

​Headline: Two arrested following attempted carjacking fvproud wrote: Latinos en masse are a parasite on a community. Racist statement? Yes. Untrue? No. Name a latino community that is nice? Still waiting. Still waiting. Santa Ana, Bell Gardens, Bell, Parts of Anaheim, Stanton, Midway City, South ... More >>

Killing for the Cartel

Police believe East LA high-school dropout Jose Saenz has killed a good friend and the mother of his daughter

Cupcakes Out, Pies In: Someone Gets Paid To Predict Food Trends

Flickr user vpickeringWhere food trend predictions come from...​We're coming up to the end of the year, which means it's time for would-be tastemakers to make all sorts of bold and useless predictions about what the new trends are. That people pay to hear this nonsense is hysterical (though the fa ... More >>

Latin Alternative Music Guide: LA Edición!

www.pilardiaz.com​Our lovely, monstrous, sprawling metropolis to the North otherwise known as Los Angeles has seen new talent fuse with established artists to create a revival of sorts in the broad Latin Alternative music scene. Supportive venues like La Cita in downtown Los Angeles, and Eastside ... More >>

Latin Alternative Music Guide: OC Edición!

Earlier this week, I introduced readers to my "Latin Alternative Music Guide: LA Edición" and the musicians who compiled it - a task too much for one person and one blog post! (Other "must listens" that came to mind after publication were Cava, Monte Carlo 76, and BEATMO to name a few) Now I turn t ... More >>

Lalternatives?

[Mental Notes] The best alt-Latin acts in OC

Pastrami Sandwich-Eating Contest at Tommy Pastrami Next Month

Note: actual Skyscraper sandwich much taller than this...​Another food contest for the local gluttons: the Tommy Pastrami chain wants YOU to be the fastest person to eat TWO of their Skyscraper Pastrami sandwiches to win $500. A full fortune that is! Details after the jump!

Homeboy Industries Music Releases 'The Big Lay-Off'

​ Last year was a tumultuous ride for the heralded LA-based institution known as Homeboy Industries. Despite its reputable work over two decades in transforming the lives of gang members through employment and other programs, its money coffers have dried up. The organization, founded by Boyle Heig ... More >>

Pilar Díaz Checks in from Chile (and Talks About the Los Abandoned Reunion Show)!

On site in Santiago filming a new music video for 'La Vitrola'​ While Southern California has been slugging through an often humid summer full of music events and festivals, singer-songwriter Pilar Díaz has been chillin' in Chile as inverted seasons make the country a winter wonderland. Hard at ... More >>

It's Casual Are Citified

The LA band live and breathe their city

It's Casual Debut a Pro-Public Transportation Message in 'The Redline' [WATCH]

​Eddie Solis wasn't kidding when he told us that he enjoys taking public transportation in the city. The LA native (proudly from Boyle Heights, yo!) Says traffic, instead of being "harsh" and "time-consuming," is "fun." And he put his money where his mouth is in The New Los Angeles, reissued wit ... More >>