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  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    Deke Dickerson on Musicians With No Arms, His Three-Cent Royalty From Pandora

    Deke Dickerson, the lightning-throwing roots-rock guitarist and champion of those old honky-tonking tunes your grandfather boogied to, plays tomorrow night at Big's Grill in Fullerton.If you want to hear genuine hillbilly, rockabilly and rock-n-roll, check him out! 

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    Motley Crue at the Joint in Las Vegas on Feb. 15, 2012

    ​Motley CrueFebruary 15, 2012The Joint at the Hard Rock HotelOne of the first videos I can remember watching as a young impressionable music fan was "Live Wire" by Motley Crue. The video had all the right elements. The wafting smoke, Nikki Sixx setting himself on fire, pentagram adorned drum kit a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Environmentalists and Musicians Lobbying Against NAMM

    ​ Major environmental organizations have united with musicians in common cause as the NAMM Show in Anaheim commences. They are taking issue with the association's lobbying efforts in support of the RELIEF Act, which environmentalists argue would weaken regulations against illegal logging if passed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Top 10 Noel Gallagher Songs While in Oasis (Bonus: and His 10 Funniest Quotes!)

    ​ Things you should know by now: Noel Gallagher is a rock & roll star. He is no longer in Oasis. Although his little brother Liam was the face and main voice of Oasis, Noel was the leader. Noel only sang lead vocals on about 15 percent of the songs, but he wrote about 95 percent of them. Noel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Smashing Pumpkins at the Wiltern

    ​Smashing PumpkinsOctober 6th, 2011The WilternClick here to see more photos.When bands kick off a tour they are often rusty and display jitters of nervousness. Smashing Pumpkins displayed neither of those traits as they ignited the Wiltern with a two hour twenty-one song set ripe with deep cuts, f ... More >>

  • Music

    September 22, 2011

    Fender Factory Opens to Public

    [Mental Notes] Also: Latina theater group Breath of Fire goes gypsy

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Fender Factory Opens its Doors

    Brandon FergusonPhyllis Fender speaks at the grand opening of the visitor center at the Fender manufacturing plant in Corona​Though it moved a relatively short distance from the quaint shopping district surrounding downtown Fullerton to the bucolic splendor of Corona (cough), Fender has truly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Dead Ships at the Slide Bar Last Night

    Brandon Ferguson​Dead ShipsAug. 17, 2011Slide BarI'm a fan of lushly layered, elaborately-arranged songs. Fledgling Los Angeles duo Dead Ships doesn't do those types of arrangements. But I'm a fan of theirs anyway. Though it may seem like being in a band comprised only of a guitarist and drum ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    Five Ways to Celebrate Leo Fender's Birthday!

    ​It's sort of mind bending to think that the county responsible for nurturing the careers of such establishment-defending squares as Richard Nixon, Mike Carona and Deborah Pauley also produced a prolific harbinger of rock & roll. We speak of course of Leo Fender, instrumental creator of the St ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Happy Birthday, Jerry Garcia! Four Essential Grateful Dead Shows

    ​ Today marks what would've been the 69th birthday of Jerome John Garcia, the late guitarist, front man and de facto leader of the Grateful Dead. To honor Jerry's legacy as the father of psychedelic jam-rock, here are four must-have Grateful Dead shows. Taken into account are strength of setl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    White Elephant Mix: Two Guns

    Jennie Warren​(Click on the band's picture to hear their new holiday tune!) This year, OC/LB bands have come together to provide us with a smokin' holiday soundtrack called the White Elephant Mix. Two Guns--comprised of Kevin Poush, Aaron Bradford, Brad Lindsay, Harris Pittman and Gabe P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Night One at the Gibson Amphitheater Last Night

    Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklySmashing Pumpkins headlined. For more photos, check out our slideshow here.​KROQ Almost Acoustic Xmas Night OneDecember 11, 2010Gibson AmphitheaterIt doesn't feel like the end of the concert year until KROQ throws their annual Almost Acoustic Christmas shows at the Gibson A ... More >>

  • Music

    October 28, 2010

    Animals As Leaders Riff Out

    There's more to Tosin Abasi's instrumental prog-metal outfit than guitar heroics

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Orange Bits: The Growlers Released a New Album, Dusty Rhodes Have Two New Songs (?) and Stereofix Asks Fans for Money

    Mary Bell/OC WeeklyHere it is! ​The weekly list of links to music coverage (that we didn't write) around the OC music blogosphere. 

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Green Day at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Last Night

    Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​Check out our AFI/Green Day slideshow here!Green DayAugust 31, 2010Verizon Wireless AmphitheaterDoes it get any bigger than a Green Day rock show? Not really. With a three hour performance and snippets of cover songs spanning the history of rock, Green Day made sure ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    My Morning Jacket and Avi Buffalo at the Greek Theatre Last Night

    Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly​My Morning Jacket and Avi BuffaloAug. 12, 2010The Greek Theatre The difference between a young buzz band and a primed-and-polished touring act shone apparent last night at the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park, which hosted My Morning Jacket with Long Beach's Avi Buffalo ope ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    Happy Avi Buffalo Day! Part 2: Avi Buffalo's Record Release Show at Fingerprints Records

    Andrew Youssef​The Hype: Avi Buffalo was Long Beach's best kept secret for a short time until record labels came knocking. Signed to indie stalwart Sub Pop records, Avi Buffalo celebrated the release of their debut self-titled album with a packed performance at their neighborhood record store, Fin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 31, 2009

    Dick Dale

    The Coach House

  • Calendar

    May 21, 2009

    Legends Collection

    Guitar Center

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2007

    Orange County History Via KOCE

    We love KOCE-TV Channel 50, watch it for television genius (and Orange County Business Journal editor) Rick Reiff's wonderful coif, the in-depth author interviews conducted by Maria Hall-Brown, and the Register-friendly worldview of Real Orange. So it pains us to discover that KOCE president Mel Rog ... More >>

  • Unknown

    August 25, 2005

    Like Dogs in the Street!

    Nightlife and More:
    Aug. 25 - Sept. 1

  • Music

    June 23, 2005

    A Secret History of Surf

    Will Glover helped shape the surf sound. Now he's taking on country

  • Music

    December 16, 2004

    Decibels of History

    Washburns Orange Groove Show Encores

  • News

    December 2, 2004

    Mild In the Streets

    Buy Nothing Day Bombs at Fashion Island

  • Features

    November 18, 2004

    The Big Nowhere

    Why does so much good music come from this place?

  • Music

    September 23, 2004

    Another Man Done Gone

    Guitar string pioneer Ernie Ball, RIP

  • Music

    September 16, 2004

    Chuck Berry and Ike Turner Made Your World

    Rocks progenitors come to Doheny

  • Music

    August 26, 2004

    Some Real Blues

    Steal from James Harman and youre stealing from everyone

  • Music

    February 19, 2004

    New Friends, New Enemies

    Steal from James Harman and youre stealing from everyone

  • Columns

    January 22, 2004

    Numb at NAMM 2004

    The Music Industry Descends on Anaheim and Gives it a Hickey

  • Columns

    January 30, 2003

    The Future Is Loud

    Facing the music at NAMM

  • Features

    October 24, 2002

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    Facing the music at NAMM

  • Columns

    August 29, 2002

    Design Matters

    You can sit on irony, but its hard and unyielding

  • Columns

    January 24, 2002

    Letters

    You can sit on irony, but its hard and unyielding

  • Music

    January 17, 2002

    New Music

    You can sit on irony, but its hard and unyielding

  • Culture

    May 17, 2001

    Quiet Genius, Damn Loud Guitar

    The works of Leo Fender

  • Music

    August 26, 1999

    CD Reviews

    The works of Leo Fender

  • Music

    May 20, 1999

    Great Bands of the County, Unite!

    The works of Leo Fender

  • Music

    January 28, 1999

    New Electronic Frontier

    Christopher Dobrian of UCI's Gassmann Studio lets the microchips do the jamming

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