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Comedian Sean Green's Top Five Songs to Get Drunk To

Hailing from the land of great things like cheesesteaks, Bill Cosby, and sports teams that may or may not be doing so wonderful this year (OK, they suck. We get it.), comedian Sean Green migrated from Pennsylvania to Cali to showcase his skills on a much higher level and that is exactly what he's be ... More >>

Garden Grove City Council to Seek Limiting Public Comments at Meeting Tomorrow

Forget pension reform: if you want the ultimate indicator of how bloated city government is, look no further than item 7B on tomorrow's agenda for the Garden Grove City Council meeting. The item calls for the council to pass a resolution that would limit public comments from five minutes to person t ... More >>

Remembering Huell Howser, Fan of OC Weekly, Lover of OC, Antagonist of OC Republicans

I'm still in shock over the news that Huell Howser, the greatest Californian since Hiram Johnson, has left us. He passed away last night of natural causes, leaving behind a legacy of Cali love that my alma mater, Chapman University, will guard forever.All the pundits of the Golden State will weigh i ... More >>

UCI's First Law School Class Has a Better Cali Bar Exam Passage Rate Than All But Stanford

The end of our October blog post on University of California at Irvine School of Law students helping Nigerian activists present a case to the U.S. Supreme Court mentioned that the local school has its critics.The blasts to the law school and its founding dean, Erwin Chemerinsky, began in 2009, but ... More >>

Eats Everything is Pudgy, But Gets a Better Onstage Workout Than the Average DJ

Sure, talk shit on his weight if you want. But in an EDM landscape filled with stoic, overly-polished, stereotypical Euro types, Bristol-born DJ Eats Everything is a big man who knows to move. Should you be one of the fortunate revelers to watch him spin his pulsing, percussive mish-mash of house, h ... More >>

Love Is a Balloon

[Hey, You!] Spreading the love, one inflatable puppy at a time

On The Line: David Kesler of Bistro Bleu, Part One

When the establishment you've worked at for so long changes their focus, do you stay? In David Kesler's case, the answer was clear. He took the opportunity to cultivate a CaliFrenchian space of his own. Between a calming color scheme and his charming wife monitoring the dining room, Bistro Bleu pres ... More >>

Edifica Talks About Rap en Español's Place in OC

[Editor's Note: Spare Notes is a new Weekly music feature highlighting outtakes and personal stories from bands who just finished working their asses off to put out new music.]Eduardo Iniestra aka Edifica occupies a unique space with ever-expanding potential in OC's evolving hip-hop scene. The Cos ... More >>

Kevin Patrick Kendall, Sex Offender, Allegedly Tried Meet "13 y.o. Girl" from Teen Chat Room

Kevin Patrick Kendall just can't keep his hands off minor girls, if an anti-child exploitation task force is to be believed.A registered sex offender residing in Long Beach, Kendall is accused of sharing sexy talk in a teen chat room with a 13-year-old girl who he also arranged to meet.The thing is, ... More >>

Get It Together: 6 West Coast Posse Cuts for your 4th of July Cook-Out

The 4th of July is an annual reminder that there's nothing like a great neighborhood cookout. Everyone loves having a blast with their neighbors, including rap artists who sometimes choose to share their festivities over a beat. From communities uniting together for a cause to east coast artists bri ... More >>

Top Five Parties During EDC Week

See also: * EDC 2012: High Winds Knock Speakers Around During Markus Schulz' Set * What's So Important About the EDMbiz Conference?* Kaskade Talks EDC, Freaks of Nature Tour and Partying at Focus Tuesdays in OC Now that the dust has settled in Sin City, it's time to take a look at all that went o ... More >>

Can Asian Girls Trust Mexican Men?

[¡Ask a Mexican!] And do YOU have a big penis . . . for a Mexican?

Orange County Register's Freedom Overlords Sell 8 TV Stations to Conservative Concern

Freedom Communications, the Irvine-based media company whose flagship newspaper is the Orange County Register of Santa Ana, has completed the sale of its eight television stations to the company that famously ordered its ABC affiliates not to show an April 30, 2004, Nightline tribute to American sol ... More >>

Munky Talks Smokeout Festival, Plus Five Songs Describing Korn's Career

​The Grammy-winning Nu Metal legends, Korn co-headlined with Sublime with Rome for this past weekend's Smokeout Festival at the NOS Events Center. We caught up with Korn's guitarist, James "Munky" Shaffer, about the Smokeout Festival and the future of the band.

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 >>

Lou Correa Lets Online Poker Bill Ride

​State Senator Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) has introduced a bill that would help cut into California's budget deficit by installing an online poker system that aims to generate $1 billion in state revenues and 1,100 new jobs over the next 10 years.Vegas gives it 3-5 odds to pass--or at least Vegas d ... More >>

Bag Monster Be Damned! State Plastic Bag Ban Bill Crumpled Up and Tossed in Storm Drain

​Guess the Bag Monster didn't scare up enough votes after all.California lawmakers late last night rejected a bill that would have banned plastic shopping bags. Indeed, things got downright libertarian under the left-leaning Capitol dome, with much debate preceding the vote over whether the state ... More >>

The Cali Rally Paddles Through OC

The Transworld Surf magazine-sponsored, race/scavenger hunt livened up the Ritz-Carlton pool

Flier of the Week: West Coast Wednesday at The Crosby, TONIGHT

​If you don't know why this glorious portrait of revered West Coast rap legends was picked for flier of the week...you betta' ask somebody.

Racist OC Register Fustercluck of the Day

​Headline: Residents Leave California--And Their CarsComment by johnnydilznik: Don't worry there will stil be plenty of "undocumented Californians" to take the place of tax paying, money making, law abiding folkds fleeing the state. Si se puede. Maybe after CA is destroyed and the parasite moves o ... More >>

Attack of the Killer Beach Restroom Stall

​If you're at Corona del Mar State Beach, don't be surprised if you hear that ominous seaside refrain.You know:Duh-dunt ... duh-dunt ... duh-dunt, dunt-dunt, duh-dunt, dunt-dunt, duh-dunt, dunt-dunt ...However, it may not be a killer shark in the water you have to worry about. Oh no, dear friends, ... More >>

Last Night: Reflection Eternal at the Grove of Anaheim

Nate Jackson​The Hype: Any time revered MC/producer duo Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek get together (which is usually most of the time), you better believe there's an audience of knowledge-hungry hip hop heads waiting to devour every last track they put out. It had been a decade s ... More >>

Watch: Avi Buffalo's "What's In It For?"

Andrew Youssef / OC WeeklyAvi Buffalo played Fingerprints in Long Beach last month. More pics here.​Awwww. Yesterday, Pitchfork called Long Beach's Avi Buffalo " super-cute Cali indie freshmen." They're so right!

Playlist: Songs about Southern California

​The sun finally reappeared today and I decided to play tourist. I've been promising my family pictures of where I live for the past two weeks. I'm from Florida. My parents have never been to California. Only one of my three younger siblings has visited the state. So, I got on my bicycle and clic ... More >>

Dueling Dishes: Bánh Mì Edition

Roast turkey, apple pie, mashed potatoes--today is a day for American classics, food so full of nostalgia and butter that a good long nap is required after eating. And for the next week or so, the flavors of today's feast will certainly linger, finding their way into a pot of turkey soup or a sandwi ... More >>

Are OC Republicans Lying or Businessmen Stupid for Leaving Country's Most Popular State?

​The kind of Orange County Republicans who would launch a recall of a Southern California politician from their own party tell you higher taxes are driving businesses out of California. They'll compare Cali's various tax rates with a backwater state like Nevada, or send their pupp ... More >>

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 >>

Do You Drive One of the 10 Most Stolen Cars in California?

Feast your eyes on the hottest car in California, Speed Racer: the 1991 Honda Accord. ​Forget your Ferrarris, Lamborghinis, heck, even your grandparents' Buicks. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) Hot Wheels 2009 report, which crunched data reported to the National Crime Infor ... More >>

[Sound Guy] Everything Sort of Old Is Kind of New Again

NRDC: Clean OC Beaches Buck Dirty U.S., California Trend

Sunset Beach: pretty clean​The Natural Resources Defense Council's annual survey of water quality and public notification at U.S. beaches contains plenty of bad news for anyone into wading into surf around the country without getting sick. Beach closings and advisories hit their fourth-highest lev ... More >>

All Sides Love Telling Illin' Cali to Pound Sand

Finally, an issue has come along that has united people of all political stripes all over the country: the U.S. Government's refusal to bail out California (at least for now). Most bloggers used today's Washington Post story as a jumping-off point to analyze the development. While they were all over ... More >>

[This Hole-in-the-Wall Life] Pho Your Health at Pho Cali

Citrus Lounge Squeezes Hip Hop Into Garden Grove

UPDATE: Photos of F.I.L.T.H.E.E. and co are up! "Blaze it up!" yells flashy front man F.I.L.T.H.E.E. ( say that five times fast! ) a.k.a Brickmanraw, and no, he's not referring to the music, but apparently, "They said it's ok!" What was ok? I wondered. Suddenly a disembodied hand appeared from ... More >>

Not a 'Stiff,' Nor a 'Loser'

WEB EXCLUSIVE! The OC Weeklys Statewide picks

Sometimes the Lion

Band manager John Reese fought his way to the top

Hugh's on First?

Your favorite TV Time Tracker figured one of those knuckleheads at The Blotter would have already, uh, blottered this, but in case you missed it: Orange County's very own right-wing whackmaster Hugh Hewitt was on The Colbert Report the other night--and he wasn't even being punked like some other rec ... More >>

Put Up That Wall, Mr. Bush!

There are people on the Right who still believe George W. Bush is the greatest thing since sliced Reagan. (People on the Left do, too, but in a totally different way.) So leave it to those qwaaaazy Minutemen Projectors to compare the Dubs to Reagan's archest enemy-turned-steam-room buddy: Mikhail Go ... More >>

Bands, Review Thyselves!

Blood and Ceviche

Violently good Sinaloan seafood at Mariscos Licenciado #2

Diary of a Mad County

Diary of a Mad County

Sigh & a Smile

Chicken Soup for the Prez

And the annual 2002 Puss award!

The Visible Invisible Man

Decongestant!

Willie NileBeautiful Wreck of the WorldRiver House Records

HERE ALREADY

Re-creating Southern California in Southern California

How-dee, Buck!

Keep Your Shirt On

We get Lit at the Weenie Roast

Beach Fest 99, with a whole bunch of bands and a good, bloody fistfight