Cancer

Last Shot: Battling Cancer to Shoot the Red Hot Chili Peppers

[Editor's Note: Longtime concert photographer and fellow Weekling Andrew Youssef found out almost two years ago that he had Stage IV colon cancer. In that time, he has continued to shoot tons of music events for us on top of other freelance work and holding a day job at a hospital, of all places. As ... More >>

Last Shot : Seeing "Stars" with Hum

[Editor's Note: Longtime concert photographer and fellow Weekling Andrew Youssef found out almost two years ago that he had Stage IV colon cancer. In that time, he has continued to shoot tons of music events for us on top of other freelance work and holding a day job at a hospital, of all places. Th ... More >>

Mike Atta Returns to the Middle Class For Show With the Adolescents Tonight

Cancer-battling guitarist Mike Atta has a long way to go to beat his illness, but he's definitely taking one big stride tonight when he rejoins the Middle Class for a comeback show in Reseda. After recuperating from a tough round of cancer treatment, Atta is joining his band mates, along with the Ad ... More >>

The Abigails

Detroit Bar

'To Many Men Strange Fates Are Given' Opening Reception

Grand Central Art Center

Patient Med-Aid: For Those Sick Enough to Smoke

A peek inside Orange County's most exclusive medical-marijuana club, one no one wants to join

Jackie Angeles, Hazard Elementary 5th Grader, Has Had a Tough Young Life; You Can Help Her

KCBS/Channel 2 broadcast a story this week that brings tears to your eyes and gives whole new meaning to the idea that it takes a village.Six years ago, Jackie Angeles, who is now a 5th grader at Hazard Elementary School in Santa Ana, lost her mother to melanoma. As a first grader, Jackie lost her r ... More >>

Braid Come Screaming Out of Retirement

The '90s post-hardcore act return with new music and the same ol' attitude

Chuck Smith to Grim Reaper: Fuck Off

If God hasn't healed you or your loved ones from a life-threatening disease yet, it's probably because you're too far back in the line. Apparently, his priority is 85-year-old preachers. The family of Chuck Smith, as well as the extended family known as the Calvary Chapel un-denomination he found ... More >>

Jonny Loquasto Is Bringing the Laughs All in The Name of Charity.

Comedian Jonny Loquasto always keeps it funny and also seems to keep all sorts of irons in the fire. From hosting a weekly wrestling show (yeah, seriously) and stand-up comedy, thePennsylvania native is a confessed sports fanatic with a master's degree in Physical Therapy. On May 30th, Loquatso will ... More >>

Jack's Mannequin

Fox Theater

Rothick Art Haus' Revolution?

The latest exhibit, featuring Danny Schutt, can't decide if it's pro-uprising or just likes AK-47s

Kush Expo

Anaheim Convention Center

Nobel Laureate: Pathogen in Beef May Cause Colon Cancer

​Harald zur Hausen is a towering figure in the world of cancer research, being that he was the first scientist to link cervical cancer to the human papilloma virus (HPV) and has produced other groundbreaking research on the subject. He won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 2008, so whe ... More >>

Out At the Movies: 'Making the Boys'

Art Theater

[UPDATED with Million-Dollar Baby:] Coastal Walk in Memory of Maddie James--a Little Girl Who Loved the Ocean

Maddie James, 2005-2011.​UPDATE, JUNE 13, 2:04 P.M.: There were smiles, speeches and applause--and more than a few tears among the 100 invited guests. They were at a private dedication ceremony Saturday at Dana Point's Ocean Institute, on what would have been Maddie James's sixth birthday. The cer ... More >>

Jon Huck

Brea Improv

Aretha Franklin Diagnosed with Cancer

​According to Pollstar, Aretha Franklin's family confirmed that the diva has cancer that is possibly inoperable. Franklin went through surgery last week for an undisclosed illness and had canceled all appearances.

The Cupcake Showdown People's Next Shindig: Eat Drink Pink!

​No one, not even the people who organized the recent Cupcake Showdown OC in a Fountain Valley warehouse anticipated the response it got. By showtime, block-long lines had formed for two food trucks and a bake-sale-cum-rave that brought together cupcakeries and amateur bakers sampling their wares. ... More >>

[UPDATED:] Mike Smith, Clippers Announcer, Acquitted of Stealing $735,000 from Dead Guy

Mike Smith​UPDATED: Los Angeles Clippers color commentator Mike Smith was acquitted today on charges he stole $735,000 from a dead guy. (New information throughout) . . . Mike Smith, who sits next to longtime play-by-play man Ralph Lawler during those Clippers broadcasts no one watches, has been i ... More >>

Cruisin' for a Cure

OC Fairgrounds

Gettin' Made: Photo Albums and Stickers and a Giveaway, Oh My!

It's always fun to see new crafty supplies that are out there and share them with you, and it's even more fun to give them away. This week, thanks to the folks at the Xyron company we'll be taking a look at some fabulous new photo albums they've got available, along with a charitable take on on ... More >>

8: The Mormon Proposition

Art Theatre

It's a Different Court for Mike Smith, Clippers Commentator Accused of Ripping Off Retiree

​Trial before a jury is scheduled to begin Tuesday in Santa Ana for Los Angeles Clippers color commentator Mike Smith, who pleaded not guilty in January to charges he stole $735,000 from a retired school teacher with an inoperable brain tumor.If Smith--a 44-year-old a former Clipper player who l ... More >>

Benefit Shows for Eagles of Death Metal's Brian O'Connor

Flickr user SydigillBrian O'Connor playing with the Eagles of Death Metal at the Commodore Ballroom in 2009​Eagles of Death Metal bassist Brian O'Connor has been diagnosed with cancer, and is undergoing surgery in LA today. He'll begin chemotherapy in three weeks, and because he doesn't have heal ... More >>

Thrice Cancels Tour

Local boys Thrice canceled its tour with co-headliners Manchester Orchestra and O'Brother because of a family emergency, which means no shows from now through May 9. Photography by Fever Dragon​

Ha-Has for Ta-Tas

Laugh Factory

Andrew McMahon On Restarting Something Corporate

Jack's Mannequin front man talks candidly about his cancer, remains cagey about how long the reunion of his old band will last

Death: It's Not Just for Adult Sea Lions

​Dozens of sick and starving sea lion pups are washing up on Southern California shores. Many have not survived. Meanwhile, researchers have cast a wider net for causes of adult sea lion cancer deaths.

Dick Dale

The Coach House

2nd Annual Invitational Custom Car and Bike Show

Henry's Bar and Grill

KROQ Weenie Roast lineup announced

The 2009 version of KROQ's annual summer blowout, the Weenie Roast y Fiesta, is hitting the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater May 16. That's like less than two weeks away, so get on it. Bands include Weezer (who still don't have or bassist Matt Sharp back in the band, even though everyone knows they sho ... More >>

TONIGHT: Curt Wada Benefit Concert at House of Blues Anaheim

Earlier this month, House of Blues Anaheim stage manager and former Tower Records west coast promotions manager Curt Wada passed away from pancreatic cancer. Tonight, the House of Blues is hosting a benefit show for his family featuring many OC/LA bands, including Death by Stereo (pictured), Dramara ... More >>

A Scalpel and 99 Bottles of Beer

An administrative law judge heard the Attorney General's case against alcoholic-plastic surgeon-gone-bad, Brian West, in Sacramento this week. The hearings followed the accusation filed earlier this year by the Medical Board of California alleging that West had performed multiple acts of gross neg ... More >>

Susan Atkins Denied Compassionate Parole

Just as it had on 11 prior occasions during the last 37 years, a California prison board rejected Susan Atkins' request for parole today. There probably won't be a 13th rejection. The 60-year-old ex-Manson family member has a brain tumor and just months to live, according to doctors who had launched ... More >>

Another Chris Gaffney memorial show in Long Beach next Wednesday

A second memorial/tribute show for OC-born-and-raised musician Chris Gaffney, who passed away last week from liver cancer, has been announced. In addition to this Sunday's wake at the Doll Hut in Anaheim, this new one will take place next Wednesday, April 30, at the Cellar nightclub in downtown Lon ... More >>

Because You're Ugly: Really Expensive Book on Fashion

Got an extra three grand lying around the house? How about spending it on the Vivienne Westwood Opus, one of the largest fashion books ever. The book, which costs a whopping $2,700, was published just this week (only 900 copies are available). It weighs in at 55 pounds and is filled with pictures of ... More >>

Under Wraps

Many of Dr. Brian West's patients didn't know he was in the state medical board's substance-abuse-diversion program. At least six of them claim they're paying the price

Rocco's Modern Life

It's possible that, by censuring trustee Steve Rocco, the Orange Unified School District may be hastening the Second Coming. Not of Jesus, mind you, but of Andy Kaufman. The Weekly recently received the following graphic from a reader. At first we were puzzled—the first picture is clearly ... More >>

Good Karma

Wally Ingram benefit

Scattered Lives

Ridiculous Fraud goes off on a tangent

Kill the Poor!

Irvine proposes low-cost housing for toxic land

The Wind Cries Yablonka!

Laguna songsmith Dan Yablonka gets it right

Lab Rats

Smarmy medical ethics push The Secret Order

Could It Be . . . Satan?!?

Dying to Know

Morbid Curiosity is a necrology of the rich and famous

Death Becomes Us

Not yet in Depends, we moon after our youths

Bitter Pill

Anti-radiation pills may never be fashionable in California

Monster In a Box

New evidence that school really can make you sick

The Bullet-Proof HMO

How the federal government helps shield health-maintenance organizations from negligence suits