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Two decades of the greatest cult band (and Mexicans) in Orange County history

Top 25 Greatest Orange County Bands of All Time: 14-6

14. Reel Big FishZany, wacky, ska-rooted (though they rock harder now) Reel Big Fish elevate self-deprecation to an art form, thanks to a malcontent lead singer in Aaron Barrett, who beats you to the punch with peppy lyrics like "I'll never be anything, anything at all." He lays down these anti-What ... More >>

TONIGHT: The Offspring, Takeru Kobayashi And Free Food at Chronic Tacos

Yep, they're still pretty fly for a bunch of aging white guys. To celebrate the release of their new album, Days Go By, The Offspring is partying it up with fans tonight at Chronic Tacos in Huntington Beach, the city where it all began.   

The Offspring Let Us Stuff Our Faces During Their Album Release Party at Chronic Tacos in Huntington Beach

Free tacos, Gringo Bandito hot sauce, competitive eating champion Takeru Kobayashi, a mariachi band and the Offspring are all making an appearance at Chronic Tacos in Huntington Beach on 11th street tomorrow, June 27 from 5pm-7pm, to celebrate the release of the band's ninth studio album Days Go By. ... More >>

The Offspring try to keep their edge while keeping their crown

Their new album, 'Days Gone By,' is a mixture of punk and palatable pop

Dexter Holland Talks About Whether He's Trying to Make Pop Songs or Piss on Them

Dexter Holland, OC's favorite bleached blonde punk prince/hot sauce maker is about to hit the road again, following the release of the Offspring's ninth album, Days Go By (out June 26 on Columbia Records). We've all seen the video for "Cruising California (Bumpin' in My Trunk)" at this point, so we ... More >>

KROQ Weenie Roast y Fiesta - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Irvine - 5/5/12

Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyColdplayKROQ Weenie Roast y FiestaVerizon Wireless AmphitheaterMay 5, 2012 The Weenie Roast is always a great show for people who just want to be entertained. You sit back, watch the giant platform on the main stage rotate (no waiting time in-between sets!) and just take it a ... More >>

The Offspring - Alex's Bar - 5/3/12

The OffspringMay 3, 2012Alex's BarOne of my first punk shows happened to be The Offspring, Quicksand, The Vandals and Wax at the Cal State Dominguez Hills Velodrome back in 1995. I was transported back to those energetic punk rock days by witnessing a ferocious set by The Offspring last night at Ale ... More >>

"Food and the Art of Consumption" Exhibit to Debut This Weekend at Cal State Fullerton

​We usually don't talk about art here at SaFII, unless it involves Star Wars-themed food and other foodie nuttiness. But Cal State Fullerton is about to launch an exhibit with food as its subject: "Acquired Tate: Food and the Art of Consumption," which opens this Saturday. It's a collection of art ... More >>

Gringo Bandito Prepping Limited-Edition 'Private Reserve' Version for Nov. 15 Release

Gringo Bandito head gabacho Dexter Holland​You could imagine how pissed I was when Vickie sent me a note that Gringo Bandito was announcing on its website something about a "Private Reserve" version of its not-so-famous hot sauce--you know, given I'm basically their spokesperson for the best hot s ... More >>

Kobayashi Destroys Competition in Gringo Bandito Taco Challenge

Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyKobayashi with Dexter Holland. Click here to see more photos from the event.​Yesterday afternoon, Dexter Holland's Gringo Bandito hot sauce hosted a taco throwdown challenge at Fred's Mexican Café in downtown Huntington Beach. Competitive eaters chowed down on stacks ... More >>

Kobayashi Destroys Competition in Gringo Bandito Taco Challenge

Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyKobayashi with Dexter Holland. Click here to see more photos from the event. Yesterday afternoon, Dexter Holland's Gringo Bandito hot sauce hosted a taco throwdown challenge at Fred's Mexican Café in downtown Huntington Beach. Competitive eaters chowed down on stacks ... More >>

Photos and Recap: Kobayashi Swallows 81 Tacos at the Gringo Bandito Taco Challenge

Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly"He's gonna puke!" a spectator declares from the crowd in equal parts horror and amusement. A concerned mother motions her children away from the table, one that has suddenly been transformed into massive human garbage disposal. The five men standing behi ... More >>

This Wednesday: Gringo Bandito Taco Challenge Featuring The Return of Kobayashi

​Get ready for some food-scarfing mayhem. As our music blog Heard Mentality reported, the Offspring front man (and Weekly coverdude) Dexter Holland is bringing us the Gringo Bandito Taco Challenge on Wednesday, Aug. 3 at Fred's Mexican Café in downtown Huntington Beach. Some of the world's g ... More >>

Worldwide Mahi-Mahi Shortage Forces Fish Taco Purveyors to Stop Serving the Fish

Flickr user Erik Charlton​This is scary shit: Gringo Bandito, the bueno hot sauce of Offspring head hombre Dexter Holland is set to host a taco-eating contest at Fred's in Huntington Beach August 3, with legendary competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi set to compete. The initial meat in the tacos was ... More >>

Dexter Holland's Gringo Bandito Sets Taco Challenge--with Kobayashi

​Dexter Holland's hot sauce brand Gringo Bandito teamed up with competitive eating champion Takeru Kobayashi for the Kobayashi Presents the Gringo Bandito Taco Challenge, taking place Aug. 3 at Fred's Mexican Café in downtown Huntington Beach.Kobayashi and other renowned eating competitors will s ... More >>

OC Weekly Honored By Los Angeles Press Club

Yay, Kelly!​Last night the Los Angeles Press Club held its 53rd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards at the ornately appointed Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. We know you have some burning questions: Did award presenter and Mary Tyler Moore Show thespian Ed Asner really ... More >>

WEB EXTRAS: A Tribute to Sublime's Bradley Nowell

courtesy Jim NowellFor more photos of Bradley Nowell, check out our slideshow here​Check out our Bradley Nowell slideshow here!Sublime front man Bradley Nowell, who died 15 years ago this month, left behind a legacy that is intrinsically tied to Long Beach and the rest of Orange County. This week' ... More >>

New Josh Freese Album to Be Released on April Fool's, Sends Out Best Press Release Ever

​Drummer Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails, DEVO, A Perfect Circle, the Vandals, etc.) made headlines last year with his ingenious marketing scheme promoting his solo record Since 1972. And now he's back for more: His next solo project, titled My New Friends, is set for an April 1 release date. Memora ... More >>

OC Weekly's Top 10 Most Read Cover Stories of 2010

How far can Dexter Holland's Hot Sauce Go?​We've tallied up the numbers and here it is: Our top ten most read cover stories of 2010, based on online pageview counts. Hint: We start with a little Dexter Holland and his Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce... and end with a witch. Click here to see the list!

Concerts Everywhere

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311 and The Offspring at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Over The Weekend

Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly​Check out our slideshow here!311 and The OffspringJuly 24, 2010Verizon Wireless AmphitheaterIt was surprising to see the Offspring open for 311 in their own backyard. Given these financial times, packaging 311 and The Offspring on Unity tour would surely fill amphitheaters ... More >>

Thank God It's Friday: Shows You Don't Want To Miss

What are you up to this weekend? There's a whole slew of shows for you to watch the next few days--here's a few you must see.​July 23, FridayTonight Ziggy Marley appears at the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, bringing his easy-going take on life and love across the board to the OC Fair crowd ... More >>

Orange Bits: Runner Runner, Cypress Hill, Avi Buffalo

Runner Runner: Good promo pic, or the best?​This week, no one wrote about Orange County music. Well, some people did. But less than usual. Step it up, blogosphere...

Ron Emory of TSOL Steps Out

[Locals Only] His debut solo album, 'Walk That Walk,' is the soundtrack of his life

Free Download: Song From TSOL Guitarist's Solo Debut

Photo by Eric "ARAB" Groff​Ron Emory, guitar player of Long Beach's punk grandfathers TSOL (True Sounds of Liberty), is releasing his debut album, Walk That Walk, on his Web site Friday. In it: collaborations with Mike Ness, Rancid's Tim Armstrong, Fletcher Dragge from Pennywise, Dexter Holl ... More >>

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How Far Can Dexter Holland's Gringo Bandito Go?

What started as a gag gift by the Offspring singer is becoming a serious business

Friday Night: The Offspring at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

(Placeholder image to soon be replaced by live photo by Robert Fayette!)BY DAVID J. NICOLASFriday Night: The Offspring, Alkaline Trio at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Irvine; June 5, 2009.Say what you will about the Offspring. Yes, their heavy punk-pop distortion seems to be a better fit in a diffe ... More >>

TONIGHT: The Offspring at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

If hit songs and record sales are any indication (and uh...they are) the Offspring may very well be the most successful Orange County band of all time. Latest album Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace spawned "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid," one of their biggest hits ever (11 weeks at #1 on the Billboard moder ... More >>

The Offspring

Straight Dope Mentions Buena Park's Portillo's--Kind Of

One of my favorite columns after Savage Love is The Straight Dope, a decades-old column presided over by Cecil Adams in Chicago. Short description: Adams answers ANY question about ANYTHING. Recently, he branched off and began a separate column focusing solely on the Windy City. The latest installme ... More >>

L.A. Times Story on Dexter Holland's Gringo Bandito

The L.A. Times did a good piece today on Dexter Holland's Gringo Bandito hot sauce, which is, by the way, produced in O.C.  The article stated that the sauce is a success after its introduction in 2006, with 300 gallons of the stuff being bottled per month. But we shan't forget that at least som ... More >>

[CD Review] The Offspring, 'Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace' (Columbia)

First the Weekly, then the Times, then the World!

It's embarrassing enough to the rest of us staffers that Gustavo Arellano's name appears on every other page. But now it's increasingly engulfing the LA "By God" Times, too. In his pop news column in Sunday's Calendar section,  Chris Lee had an item titled "Offspring's Dexter Holland dips into ... More >>

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