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'Van Gogh' and 'The Tell-Tale Heart' - Long Beach Opera - May 19, 2013

By: Greggory Moore Van Gogh and The Tell-Tale Heart Long Beach Opera May 19, 2013 The epistolary life chronicle may be a thing of the past. Who writes letters these days, let alone eloquent, forthcoming revelations of the psyche and soul? We're lucky Vincent Van Gogh did, because thereby are we able ... More >>

Hey, Metal Scene: Where's All the Black People?

Why it's still misunderstood by most African-Americans

Bad Brains - The Observatory - November 29, 2012

By: Alex DistefanoBad BrainsThe ObservatoryNovember 29, 2012The drizzle, and typical wet weather related traffic didn't stop the crowd, both old and young, from showing up at the Observatory in Santa Ana on Thursday night, to catch the legendary Bad Brains, a seminal hardcore punk band formed over t ... More >>

Michael Berlin's Sneak Preview Movie Series Classes Ready to Roll

I truly wish I could have got this up sooner, but Monday night begins Michael Berlin's popular series of sneak preview looks at major movies . . . uh, I mean . . . scholarly academic classes that feature complete screenings of motion pictures bound for theaters. Past audiences . . . erm . . . studen ... More >>

Word to Your Mother (Earth): Festival Presents 5 Films on Environmental Sustainability

Five provocative films dealing with overpopulation, ocean health, habitat destruction, alternative energy and what we can do to stop/promote those things are promised at the third annual Human Rights Film Festival the Orange County chapter of the United Nations Association-USA presents at Chapman Un ... More >>

Silent River Film Fest Makes Noise with Movies About Animals, the Ecology and the 99 Percent

Kalpna Singh-Chitnis says the hardest part of staging last year's first ever Silent River Film Festival was mounting the sequel, which is scheduled for Thursday through Sunday in Irvine.Dealing with programming, logistics and clashing personalities in your first year is one thing, but now that the n ... More >>

Great Park Indie Film Series Opens Tonight with Shorts and Ends Nov. 15 with Fishbone

Independent cinema seems to be popping up everywhere, even in an uncompleted park that remains Orange County's largest public works project.Witness the weekly Independent & Inspired Film Series, which debuts this evening at the Orange County Great Park, skips a Thursday (Oct. 11) and then picks ... More >>

The Best Five Shows in OC This Weekend

Friday, September 28The English BeatThe Coach HouseIf we had to pick one '80s band with enough energy and tenacity to put most younger acts to shame, it would probably be the English Beat. Anyone who's caught one of their shows in recent years is aware that when it comes to performing, the legendary ... More >>

Long Beach Dub Allstars Say Their Return is More Than Just a One-Off

The Long Beach Dub Allstars are back in action, though sans former Sublime members Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson. After an extended hiatus, the LBDA crew headed up by Sublime-affiliates Marshall Goodman and Michael Happoldt, will commence their live dub-rockin' sty-lee Sunday night at the Yost Theater, ... More >>

Fishbone to Play Yost Theater This Sunday

Fans of ska, funk and reggae in Orange County should be excited for this Sunday. Fishbone, along with Long Beach Dub All Stars, C-Money & The Players Inc (from Slightly Stoopid) will be performing at the Yost Theater on the last date of their U.S. tour. It's been a busy past few years for Fishb ... More >>

Sublime vs. No Doubt? Manager/producer Miguel Happoldt Says 'No Doubt was like Richie Cunningham and Sublime was like Fonzie'

See Also: *No Doubt Talk About Being Rockstar Parents*Happy 25th Anniversary, No Doubt! A Look at the First Show's Venue, Lineup, Flyers and Benefit--And Where Everyone is Now*No Doubt in Their Own WordsNo Doubt is back with a retro-new wave album called Push and Shove  afte ... More >>

Doheny Surf Festival Day 2 - Doheny State Beach - 8/12/12

As the second day of the first annual Doheny Surf Festival commenced, so did the swell, the music and the island vibes. The smell of sunscreen and coconut oil lingered in the air over the beach and tents stocked with Polynesian jewelry, surf art and board shorts of all materials began to slowly brea ... More >>

Doheny Surf Festival - Doheny State Beach - 8/11/12

See Also*Outside Lands Spirit Guide: Top Five Do's and Don't's For the Festival Folk*Pacific Festival: The Dunes Announced--Mayer Hawthorne, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Poolside and Fools Gold to Perform*Hard vs Nocturnal Wonderland--Which One is Better?Under the rays of sweltering August heat, musician ... More >>

Free Screening of "Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone" in Huntington Beach

The story of Fishbone, the alternative band that formed out of Los Angeles in 1979, deserves to be told far and wide. The "disparate, all-black oddball crew" emerged to blend punk, ska, funk, soul and rock musical influences achieving its high water mark of commercial success during the late 80's an ... More >>

Happy 25th Anniversary, No Doubt! A Look at the First Show's Venue, Lineup, Flyers and Benefit--And Where Everyone is Now

​Twenty five years ago today, No Doubt played their first show at Fender's Ballroom in Long Beach, opening for ska legends the Untouchables. (They played second among 14 bands.)According to the No Doubt fansite Beacon Street Online (who first published the poster today), the band's official site m ... More >>

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

Gary Tovar Has His Goldenvoice

The iconic concert production company birthed Coachella, helped punk-rock luminaries early in their careers—and isn't done yet

Fishbone

Tiki Bar

"Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone" Midnight Screening and Q&A

Art Theatre

Playground Festival Announce Free Afterparty at Yost (with Lindsay Lohan and Pete Wentz)

​We're still not sure about Playground Festival. While its lineup has a strong hip-hop component (Game, Lil Jon and Big Sean), the rock bands on the bill are comprised of acts that were big in 2008 (Bravery, Panic! at the Disco and Shiny Toy Guns). It seems totally overreaching that they're callin ... More >>

Live From Ground Zero, Al Jazeera Presents Obama

​You can watch live coverage of President Barack Obama's speech this morning at Ground Zero on a cable news channel, your favorite network or a local newscast.But for something completely different turn not to Monty Python but KCET, the SoCal channel formerly known as a PBS station, which will pre ... More >>

Newport Beach Film Festival: Programmers' Picks!

A dozen of the finest the fest has to offer

Wild Flag, Wu-Tang, Erykah Badu and Yelawolf: What Went Down at the Village Voice/Frank 151 SXSW Party

Shannon Cottrell/Houston PressWu-Tang Clan​Village Voice/Frank 151 SXSW PartyMarch17, 2011Austin Music Hall Of course you wish you were there. According to Houston Press, the all-night line-up for the 2011 Village Voice and Frank 151 Showdown at SXSW  was one of the festival's most anticipate ... More >>

Announcing: the 2011 Village Voice and Frank 151 SXSW Party, With the Wu-Tang Clan, Yelawolf, Wild Flag, Fishbone, and More

Ian S. Port/SF WeeklyWild Flag in San Francisco last November​If you're one of the lucky few heading over to Austin in three weeks, it would behoove you to make an appearance at the 2011 Village Voice SXSW party, presented in concert with Frank 151. Who's going to be there? The Wu-Tang Clan, Fi ... More >>

Don't Call Them a Sublime Cover Band

[Locals Only] Easy does it for Seedless' reggae vibe

Don't Start a Riot

Fourteen years after Bradley Nowell's tragic death, Sublime (With Rome) are back and headed for a town near you

Fishbone Still Party Hearty

Except now they rage with everyone they've influenced

It's Reader's Choice!

[Summer Guide] Choose your own musical adventure this summer—regardless of time, money or personal taste, we've got the concert for you

Show of the Day [Saturday]: Less Than Jake, Glass House, Pomona

For nearly two decades Less Than Jake has been delivering first-rate ska-punk and hosting stage-dive intensive concert parties. (Although the stage-diving has been scaled back in recent years.) The Gainesville-based band regularly played Tampa Bay venues during my recent years as a music critic th ... More >>

Killer month at DiPiazza's

I don't work in the marketing department at DiPiazza's Restaurant & Lounge, but maybe I should. I just took a gander at their April schedule and they've got some great stuff lined up. Wednesday is Adam's Dagger, a Long Beach band that just had a streaming song on Punknews. Friday is Fish ... More >>

Warped Tour to Launch in Pomona This Year, Lineup Announced

For the third straight year, the Vans Warped Tour--46 dates in 2009-will be kicking off at the Pomona Fairplex, this time on June 26. Pre-sales for tickets start April 1 (not a prank), with the "regular" on-sale date being April 18. They've also announced the list of bands performing, though we don' ... More >>

Show Announcements: Fishbone, Reel Big Fish, More

There are some new concerts coming our way, and it's a great time to be alive if you enjoy bands that have the word "fish" in their name.

Just a Random Female

Robbin Brandley’s confessed killer sits on death row. So why don’t her parents consider the case closed?

Horny Devils

Voodoo Glow Skulls blow sinister air into Ska's chipper face

Trying Not to Cough It Up

Fishbone

Cuzz Yore So Sweet

Dec. 21-Dec. 28 Get Out! Nightlife and More

Commie Girl

Rock On
Every day is Halloween at a home for retarded children on Swallows Day

Get Out!

No Flip-flops
March 23 - March 30

Commie Girl

Something About Mexicans
Its time we had a conversation with Gustavo Arellano

SUMMERTIME!

Still Partying at Ground Zero

Fishbone ages well

Cross Pollination

Kennas color-blind new wave

Peace, Funk and O.J., Too!

Slapbaks suburban soap opera

CD Reviews

Los Fabulosos Cadillacs and Larry Horne & Small Change

Sallys!

Rockers golf badly, spark up and drive fastall for the kids

Love Juice

Giving thanks for the Dickies

Tunes and 'Toons

Eric Stefani relishes both worlds-and anonymity