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Ska Band The Skeletones Are Not Too Old To Out-Skank You

During the 1990s, the Skeletones used to play every friggin' show from the Inland Empire to Orange County. After search the Internet, you might assume that the 10-piece ska group from Riverside still maintains a busy schedule.But look closer and you'll notice that a few newer bands have also taken t ... More >>

Napalm Death and Cannibal Corpse - The Observatory - May 16, 2013

By: Alex Distefano Napalm Death and Cannibal Corpse The Observatory May 16, 2013 It's been a while since this many bodies were packed so densely for a metal show at the Observatory. But, when you have two of the most brutal bands on the planet--Napalm Death and Cannibal Corpse--performing back to b ... More >>

'Cinco de Mayo: The Battle' Channels the Spirit of Mexican Cinema's Rise

Rafa Lara delivers a gripping war epic

[Exene Says . . .] DIY Till I Die

Exene Cervenka is a writer, visual artist and punk-rock pioneer. The OC transplant is the lead singer for X, the Knitters and Original Sinners. Contact her via askexene@ocweekly.com. In 1976, Nancy Kaufman lent a friend money to rent a 125-square-foot store on the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard ... More >>

How to Destroy Angels - Fox Theatre Pomona - April 10, 2013

How to Destroy Angels Fox Theatre Pomona April 10, 2013 Primed with a midnight set at the Mojave tent this Friday at Coachella, How to Destroy Angels orchestrated a visual and auditory assault at their debut show at the Fox Theatre in Pomona that make them a must see act at Coachella. One could sen ... More >>

The Five Must-See Shows in OC This Week

Monday, March 18 The Vespertines The Constellation Room Long Beach's Vespertines do prickly prog-psych in a way that teaches you to expect the unexpected--and to expect the introspective, the contemplative and the explosive, too. (Plus, expect a trumpet--sure, it might startle you when it blooms ou ... More >>

The Joy Formidable Exercise Their Inner Animals on 'Wolf's Law'

Even when Ritzy Bryan is cursing the classical-music instructors of her youth, she still sounds charmingly regal. "My harp teacher was an absolute bitch," she declares with a crisp annunciation that betrays her Welsh heritage. "And every time I'd play the fucking flute, I'd pass out." Luckily for us ... More >>

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The Five Best Concerts in OC This Week

Tuesday, December 11Food and MicsDetroit Bar The quantity of charitable donations around the country always spikes in December--all that holiday cheer really brings out the giver in most people. Detroit Bar, in association with Buford House, gets on the generosity wagon this week with a special Tu ... More >>

On The Line: Roy Hendrickson Of Zimzala, Part One

Calm. That's the vibe we get from chef Roy Hendrickson. Perched in the Shorebreak Hotel, Zimzala's bustling exhibition kitchen is between both lounge and dining room. But for our interview, we converse at a quiet table in the back before lunch service. With experience that includes stints at Sam's S ... More >>

Andrea Arnold's 'Wuthering Heights': Black Like Me

This adaptation of Brontë braves lines of color

The OCeeker: Friends Church Yorba Linda and the Vapors

A friend in need is a friend indeed. And if you need Jesus ye heathen, Friends Church Yorba Linda may be the place for you. Your pomade-powered prophet visited the historically Quaker fellowship on Saturday night, taking his place among the lily-white saints and trying to stay awake among a rat ... More >>

MxPx's 20th Anniversary: Mike Herrera Explains The Secret to Band Longevity

For fans of pop punk, it may be hard to believe, but Bremerton, Wash., natives MxPx are in the middle of their 20th anniversary tour, which came together in part  after learning that drummer Yuri Ruley was going to retire, until the band's fans begged him not to. The band ended up releasing a n ... More >>

Muffin Spencer-Devlin Is the Best Lesbian, Manic-Depressive, Glass-Blowing Golfer of Them All

The Laguna Beach resident made history when she came out while on the LPGA Tour. That was the easy part

Occupy Sherwood Forest?

Maverick Theater's production of the Robin Hood saga is a parable for our times

George Thorogood on the Black Keys, Jack Johnson and Current Acts He Likes

​It's fair to say George Thorogood has been around the music biz a little while. When he was in his 20s, the blues/rock guitarist best known for being "B-b-b-buh-bad to the bone" briefly moved to England just so he could play guitar 12 hours a day without any distractions. In 1973, the Delaware-br ... More >>

17-Year-Old Woman Has Lived on Chicken McNuggets Diet for Past 15 Years, Or: How I Started Developing a New Onomonopeia for Vomiting

​ I'm not going to lie. I enjoy the occasional trip to McDonald's. Whenever I'm feeling particularly unhealthy, I can polish off a 20 piece and fries on my own, no problem. What Stacey Irvine's been doing for the past 15 years, though? Hukkeughhh (That's attempt number one).

Huntington Beach Forensic Genealogist Traces Cold-Case Killer's DNA Back to The Mayflower

​A fresh new lead in a 20-year-old murder investigation in King County, Washington, has come from a Huntington Beach forensic genealogist who traced the killer's DNA back to The Mayflower passenger list.That's not Mayflower as in the popular nationwide moving company of today but Mayflower as in t ... More >>

Tamarind of London Offers Curry for the Cultured

This Newport Coast eatery introduces great Indian cuisine to the rich folks

KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Night Two Last Night

Andrew Youssef​KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Night TwoDecember 11, 2011Gibson AmphitheaterSee also: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Night One  After barely surviving Night One of KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas, my endurance was tested with another stellar line-up for Night Two. The Gibson ... More >>

The Huntington Beach Surf Riot: A New Perspective

An English photographer unearths his shots of burning cop cars and surfboards from 1986, then brings them back to SoCal

Calle 13 Bring Their Latin Grammy Nominated Music to the House of Blues Anaheim

​ Calle 13, the alternative rap duo from Puerto Rico, dominated Latin Grammy nominations announced last month. With a number of Grammy and Latin Grammy awards already held between them, René "Residente" Pérez and Eduardo "Visitante" Cabra racked up a record in 2011 for nominations in ten cat ... More >>

'Cockroach' Documents War In the Time of Love

The Monkey Wrench Collective finds a stunner in this high-school drama

The Day Green Day Came to Costa Mesa

[Mental Notes] They played for 300 people, and we got in to see them!

Rhino Records Prepares Smiths Box Set, Uncovers Lost Video

​While no record label has come forward to release the follow-up to Morrissey's Years of Refusal, fans of The Smiths can anticipate Rhino Records UK's upcoming Deluxe Collectors Boxset featuring the complete Smiths discography on vinyl, CD and MP3. The limited edition box set includes eight albums ... More >>

[UPDATED] EXCLUSIVE: How to Get Tickets to the Green Day Secret Show In Costa Mesa: Don't Bother Lining Up Right Now

Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​UPDATE, AUGUST 11, 2011, 1:03 P.M.: Within a matter of seconds, not even a minute, the tickets to the Green Day show sold out. Bummer! But don't feel bad if you didn't get a ticket, you're not alone. Many fans are upset too, and they're venting their anger on the ban ... More >>

Why Do Mexicans In the United States Root for Mexico Against the U.S. in Soccer?

[¡Ask a Mexican!] And why are they so rude?

Five Pop Stars More Deserving of Abduction than Joss Stone

​Two men were arrested in England this week for trying to abduct the soul singer Joss Stone. Making the case stranger, the suspects reportedly had in their possession a Samurai sword and written plans to kill Stone and dump her into a river. Call us a bunch of softies, but we're perplexed that an ... More >>

Cerebral Ballzy Are Barfing Their Way to the Top

How can you not love a group with a song called 'Puke Song'?

The Buzzcocks: Possessed by the Spirit of '76

Steve Diggle says the punk rock way of looking at the world is just as relevant today as it ever was.

The 13th Annual Punk Rock Bowling Tournament and Music Festival in Las Vegas

Javier CabralFans eager for Cock Sparrer to play​Punk Rock Bowling Tournament and Music Festival May 27-31Downtown Las VegasHow do I even begin to describe the degree of epic-ness for an event like the 13th Annual Punk Rock Bowling Tournament and Music Festival in Downtown Las Vegas? A lineup of r ... More >>

Duran Duran: Still Hungry

For too long, John Taylor and the boys have been a pop group without a hit. They mean to change that

James Fletcher Takes the Stage at Detroit Bar's Monday-Night Residency

Facebook.com​Luckily for OC, James Fletcher is not too sexy for Detroit Bar--or just about anywhere else, he insists. The jet-setting drummer last fall self-released his first solo CD, The Booze & Clocks, after 10 years of constant touring and gigging in support of others' lyrical prowess.&nbs ... More >>

Hall of Shame: 10 Artists Who Absolutely Need to Be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

​Each year, the old bastards at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame invite some other old bastards to join the club. Usually, they're either obvious (this year, Tom Waits, who really should have been in about 15 years ago) or questionable (Alice Cooper is cool, but he has maybe ten truly great songs in ... More >>

On the Line: Renieri Caceres of Rustica in Fashion Island, Part One

Photo Courtesy of Moxxe PR​There has been a changing of the guard at Rustica in Fashion Island. Grant MacPherson left the kitchen sometime last November, leaving it to the very capable hands of his chef de cuisine, Renieri Caceres, who, like his predecessor, came from Sin City. Executive chef ... More >>

Six Most Anticipated Albums of 2011

Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyRadiohead at the Henry Fonda Theater on Jan. 25, 2010​Last year looked like it might be bleak in terms of truly great albums, but a few artists (Beach House, the National, Yeasayer, Kanye West) managed to produce some future classics in 2010. And now that we've turned ... More >>

Distinguished UC Irvine Professor Treated Like a Terrorist by French

Ngugi wa Thiong'o and wife, stranded​After attending a Nairobi literary festival, UC Irvine professor and author Ngugi wa Thiong'o and his wife needed to catch a Virgin Atlantic flight to London in route to LAX, but a snow storm in England forced the flight to land in Lyon, France.The airline arra ... More >>

Ghosts, Ghouls, Zombies and a Little Bit of Lucifer and Poe

​Two months out of the year, plays on most local stages share a similar theme. In December, holiday plays are everywhere, whether they're adaptations of something traditional, like Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, something sappy and sentimental (insert just about every holiday-t ... More >>

Top Five Bands That Should Join the Sound Strike

Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyRage Against the Machine at the Hollywood Palladium last Friday​The Sound Strike campaign started by Zack de la Rocha to counter Arizona's soon-to-be in effect SB1070 law reached its sonic zenith Friday night with Rage Against the Machine rocking the Hollywood Palladium. T ... More >>

Cinco de Mayo 2: Electric Boogaloo

plasticpeople, under Creative Commons license​There were fans running through the streets of downtown Long Beach this afternoon, blowing vuvuzelas like they were in Polokwane, South Africa. They wore Dos Santos, Marquez, Fernandez and Blanco El Tri jerseys because, yes, Mexico just beat France in ... More >>

Over The Weekend: The National at the Wiltern

Andrew Youssef​Check out our slideshow here!The Hype: Who doesn't love the National? Everyone got a little weepy and emotional when news broke that the band was working on its fifth release. High Violet came out this month, and while it's much more of a grower than 2007's Boxer, the fact that Matt ... More >>

Getting Over Bitter in Little Phnom Penh

Bitter is not a flavor generally loved by the American palate. Bitter is a flavor we cover up--with cream and sugar in our coffee, with sweeter, baby bitter greens in our salads. Elsewhere around the globe--and in many an ethnic restaurant in Orange County--bitter is a flavored loved and enjoyed alo ... More >>

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Bay Theater

The Autumn of Our Content on Local Stages

Phil Shane Slept Here

Patsys Mission Viejo pub gives you crabs

!Ask a Mexican!

Special FIFA World Cup/three question edition

Fleeting Scallops

Riding the delicious waves of White Horses churning menu

Bloody Tube Steak and Cherie Blair

Gaga over black pudding and the PMs wife

Borders Are Stupid

Enjambre is/is not the Hives

Andean Heater

Inka Grill keeps things spicy, Peruvian-style