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February 10, 2009
Anaheim's Mystery Hangup Breakup
All-girl Anaheim band Mystery Hangup have called it quits, at least for a while, according to a post on their MySpace blog.Stopping short of saying anything too final, they write, "Mystery Hangup is taking on new challenges and exciting new goals," while specifying "this isn't a goodbye," as they wi ... More >>
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February 11, 2009
Mystery Hangup Drummer Lux Joins Nekromantix
We talked just yesterday about Anaheim's Mystery Hangup breaking up, and drummer Lux has already announced her new project: joining the Nekromantix, taking the place of Andy DeMize, who passed away last month due to a car accident. Lux will be the first female in the band's 20-year history.More info ... More >>
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June 17, 2009
On Minority Prep Athletes Messing with their Racist High School Counterparts
OC Weekly contributor and my occasional KPFK-FM 90.7 producer Gabriel San Roman wrote a great recollection on his personal blog about his days as a varsity basketball player for Savanna High School in Anaheim during the late 1990s. The ostensible reason for the post was a response to arrogant leftie ... More >>
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July 6, 2009
More Michael Jackson! Memorial Participants, Plus Coverage Tomorrow
Michael Jackson: still dead. If he wasn't, there wouldn't be that public memorial tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the Staples Center, and we wouldn't be here talking about it. In fact, we're going to be able to do more than just talk about it. Our guy Gabriel San Roman (check his story on new Nekromantix d ... More >>
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July 7, 2009
Follow the Michael Jackson Memorial Service on Twitter!
Hmm, I just paired the words "memorial service" with the word "Twitter" and an exclamation point. I guess I'm going to hell.Anyway, if watching the televised coverage of this morning's Michael Jackson memorial service at the Staples Center isn't enough for you (and why would it be? never enough dead ... More >>
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August 24, 2009
Five Questions with Lila Downs
BY GABRIEL SAN ROMANFor years, Lila Downs has melded her powerful multilingual vocals with musical arrangements that engagingly blend the sounds of our global village. Of mixed heritage herself, the signature syncretism that has come to define her artistic presentation has been most recently evid ... More >>
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August 25, 2009
UPDATED! Outgoing: Lila Downs Cancels Grove of Anaheim Show, Charlatans UK Scrap Tour
Yesterday, we shared a delightful Q&A between our writer Gabriel San Roman and Mexican singing superstar Lila Downs, in anticipation of her show this Wednesday at the Grove of Anaheim--a show that's now not going to happen. Turns out, Downs had to get her appendix out over the weekend. (As so ... More >>
Columns
September 17, 2009
Letters From OC Weekly
Yesterday, we shared a delightful Q&A between our writer Gabriel San Roman and Mexican singing superstar Lila Downs, in anticipation of her show this Wednesday at the Grove of Anaheim--a show that's now not going to happen. Turns out, Downs had to get her appendix out over the weekend. (As so ... More >>
Columns
September 24, 2009
Letters From OC Weekly Readers
Yesterday, we shared a delightful Q&A between our writer Gabriel San Roman and Mexican singing superstar Lila Downs, in anticipation of her show this Wednesday at the Grove of Anaheim--a show that's now not going to happen. Turns out, Downs had to get her appendix out over the weekend. (As so ... More >>
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July 1, 2009
Hootenanny Set Times Announced
Unlike some other annual music festival that like to keep their set times a secret (*cough*Warped Tour*cough*), here we have the full lineup for Hootenanny, a full THREE DAYS before the event. Read after the jump to find out when fokls like Rev. Horton Heat, Los Lobos and the HorrorPops (pictured) a ... More >>
Columns
December 17, 2009
Letters From OC Weekly Readers
Unlike some other annual music festival that like to keep their set times a secret (*cough*Warped Tour*cough*), here we have the full lineup for Hootenanny, a full THREE DAYS before the event. Read after the jump to find out when fokls like Rev. Horton Heat, Los Lobos and the HorrorPops (pictured) a ... More >>
Music
June 17, 2010
Wee Man In Mariachi Divas Video
[Mental Notes] Also, Avenged Sevenfold drummer's cause of death, Rock the Bells has Lauryn Hill
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August 4, 2010
Allan Mansoor Dinged for Hating Himself!
It was tough being Arab American when Sami Bishara Mashney immigrated to the United States at age 23, during the height of the Iran-hostage crisis. He actually had to go Greek for awhile for his own safety. Of course, it's no picnic being Arab American now, which is why Mashney holds so much res ... More >>
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August 26, 2010
Weezer Sells Out, Maybe
[Mental Notes] Juggalos are still inciting debate, Owl City gives John Mayer some bro lovin', Two Guns on 'Jersey Shore' and more
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September 2, 2010
Dropping Knowledge
[Mental Notes] Immortal Technique speaks on immigration, plus the First Annual Real Blues Festival of Orange County calls out the Doheny Blues Fest
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October 22, 2010
Dustin Apodaca, Indie Band Frontman, Seeks to Strike a Chord With Anaheim Council Voters
The upcoming Anaheim City Council race, which has already seen the entry of a write-in candidate who impersonates Mickey Mouse, has on the official ballot an office-seeker who lists his occupation as "musician."He's Dustin Apodaca, frontman of the soon-to-be defunct, indie-folk-rock Dusty Rhodes ... More >>
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November 11, 2010
On the Record
[Mental Notes] Memorable lines from Brent Amaker, Juan Manuel Torreblanca and Sam James Velde
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December 2, 2010
Lalternatives?
[Mental Notes] The best alt-Latin acts in OC
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December 13, 2010
Cumbia-Style 'All Apologies' by Velorio
www.myspace.com/veloriomusicVelorio covered Nirvana's classic "All Apologies" at the Juke Joint in Anaheim this weekend. According to our resident cumbia expert Gabriel San Roman, "Usually cumbia songs are mashed up on a System of a Down video on YouTube...to make it seem like a hard rock band wa ... More >>
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December 22, 2010
JV, Hip-Hop Queen, Still Shines Her Light
myspace.com/therealjvJennifer Velarde etched her initials into hip-hop history as the first Chicana rapper to ever put out an album. Signed to Thump records, JV hit the scene in 1994 with her first single (and title track to the album) "Nayba'hood Queen." Backed by the subwoofer-stressin' bass be ... More >>
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December 23, 2010
Caifanes Reunite to Play Coachella?
[Mental Notes] Also, the Fling get signed (woo-hoo!), Kottonmouth Kings get high (duh!)
Music
January 6, 2011
Lady Gaga Coming to OC
[Mental Notes] Also, Josh Freese fills in with Paramore and WAR remembers Teena Marie
Music
January 27, 2011
Grrl Fair Turns 10
[Mental Notes] Also, a new drummer for A7F, a new name for the Grove, and new nominees for the OCMAs
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January 26, 2011
[UPDATE: Sold Out!] Coachella 2011 Lineup Revealed! Finally!
UPDATE, JAN. 26, 2:40 P.M.: It's official--Coachella tickets have sold out. Stay tuned for details on whether more will be released. ORIGINAL ITEM, JAN. 18, 10 P.M.: Forget those fake posters; it's finally here: The official lineup for Coachella 2011. After the jump, the full flier. Be war ... More >>
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January 28, 2011
Packed House Saw Reading of The Mexican OC at the Hunt Fullerton Library
A grand old-time was had by all yesterday at the Hunt Fullerton Library, that gorgeous William Pereira creation that is nearly impossible to find. The occasion was the kick-off of "Gustavo's Awesome Lecture Series!"--the public salons I'm holding in conjunction with the Cal State Fullerton Depart ... More >>
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February 7, 2011
Coming Soon: Café Calacas!
Culture, Clothing, Curios and soon...Coffee!Rudy and Jackie Cordova were busy setting up paintings by local artists for a Valentine's Amor Eterno exhibit when I visited Calacas early Saturday morning in Santa Ana. The married couple behind the 'culture, clothing, and curios' store on Fourth and B ... More >>
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February 10, 2011
Getting a Clue About the New Fingerprints
[Mental Notes] Also, a sneak peek at the impending Café Calacas
Music
February 17, 2011
UCI Prof Remixes the Egyptian Revolution
[Mental Notes] Also, Parker Macy to open a record store at the Lab
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April 7, 2011
Wadiya, OC's Only Sri Lankan Restaurant, Closes :-(
Should've stocked up while I had the chance...DAMN IT!!!It's stories like the following that make me hate that I care about great eating in OC, that make me think no one actually cares about the recommendations we offer: Wadiya, the only Sri Lankan restaurant in Southern California, a place that ... More >>
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April 8, 2011
Orange Bits: Slayer, Adolescents, Pete Yorn, The Wandering Tree
Orange Bits is back! In this weekly round up of all OC-related music news, band members are donating a guitar, some anti-drug voice-overs and what goes on in the life of a punk rock parent.
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April 25, 2011
[UPDATED: An Artists' Perspective] Artists in Santa Ana Artists Village Cover Up for One of Their Own, Accused of Sexually Harassing Minors
Loopy BautistaUPDATED: Andy Verostek, who leases a gallery in the Santora, has written a lengthy account of his take on the issue. He claims he was the first person to call the police after the incident happened, and that only the friends of the accused have defended him and not Santora artists i ... More >>
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May 5, 2011
Los Abandoned to Reunite for One Night Only!
Call them Los Disbanded no more! Lady P, Don Verde, Vira Lata, and Dulce will reunite as Los Abandoned for a special one-time only concert at the Echoplex. It will mark the first time the Los Angeles-based Latin Alternative band has taken the stage since their farewell performance at the Tar Fest ... More >>
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June 3, 2011
Inkblots Share 4-Song EP Online Until Tomorrow Only!
Gabriel San Roman's exclusive interview with Inkblots is out today (read it here); to celebrate, fans get a chance to listen to their EP Trap Doors on inkblotsmusic.com until tomorrow, June 4, its official release date. It will be available on Itunes, Amazon, CD baby, their website www.inkblotsm ... More >>
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June 6, 2011
Diego Garcia Goes Inside His Heart for 'Laura'
Diego Garcia, the Argentine-American former lead singer of Elefant, ponders the contours of dissolution beyond breaking with his former indie-rock outfit in making his debut as a solo artist. The singer-songwriter has gifted us in his new album, Laura a pensive nine-track meditation on love th ... More >>
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June 6, 2011
Profiles in OC Pioneers Who Were Klan Members: Elmer E. Heidt, OC's First Scout Executive for Orange County Boy Scouts Council
Today, the Boy Scouts is one of the most multicultural organizations in Orange County--indeed, if you asked me to describe the prototypical OC Boy Scout, I'd say he was a Vietnamese kid from Little Saigon. But the Boy Scouts wasn't always so egalitarian--although the national organization maintai ... More >>
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June 16, 2011
Letters From OC Weekly Readers
Today, the Boy Scouts is one of the most multicultural organizations in Orange County--indeed, if you asked me to describe the prototypical OC Boy Scout, I'd say he was a Vietnamese kid from Little Saigon. But the Boy Scouts wasn't always so egalitarian--although the national organization maintai ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Letters From OC Weekly Readers
Today, the Boy Scouts is one of the most multicultural organizations in Orange County--indeed, if you asked me to describe the prototypical OC Boy Scout, I'd say he was a Vietnamese kid from Little Saigon. But the Boy Scouts wasn't always so egalitarian--although the national organization maintai ... More >>
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June 24, 2011
Cutting to the Chase of the Centro Cultural de México's Ouster
OC Weekly file photoCarolina SarmientoIt's been a hectic week since the Weekly first broke the news that SanTana's El Centro Cultural de Mexico will soon find itself without a space to host its classes and community programs. In that time, the Voice of OC and The Santa Ana Register blog have c ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
Letters From OC Weekly Readers
OC Weekly file photoCarolina SarmientoIt's been a hectic week since the Weekly first broke the news that SanTana's El Centro Cultural de Mexico will soon find itself without a space to host its classes and community programs. In that time, the Voice of OC and The Santa Ana Register blog have c ... More >>
Music
July 28, 2011
Amy Winehouse: What a Loss
[Mental Notes] RIP renowned Chicano artist Gilbert 'Magu' Lujan
Blogs
August 3, 2011
Pilar Díaz Checks in from Chile (and Talks About the Los Abandoned Reunion Show)!
On site in Santiago filming a new music video for 'La Vitrola' While Southern California has been slugging through an often humid summer full of music events and festivals, singer-songwriter Pilar Díaz has been chillin' in Chile as inverted seasons make the country a winter wonderland. Hard at ... More >>
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September 7, 2011
Austria: 'When the Weather's Hot, the Music Sounds Better'
Austria, a Latin Alternative outfit from Argentina, is a week into its current Southern California tour that will keep the six-piece band busy around town until the 18th. Bringing their latest album Nada along for the ride, the band's sound was described to me as Coldplay en Español. With acoust ... More >>
Music
September 22, 2011
Fender Factory Opens to Public
[Mental Notes] Also: Latina theater group Breath of Fire goes gypsy
Columns
October 27, 2011
Letters From OC Weekly Readers
[Mental Notes] Also: Latina theater group Breath of Fire goes gypsy
Blogs
November 9, 2011
Meet Argentine Power Trio Timmy O'Tool, Named After a Simpsons Episode
Mixing rap, metal, funk and hardcore punk, Argentine band Timmy O'Tool has etched out an aggressive sound since forming in 1997. They found critical acclaim in the press with the release of their second album Confusión Rock. The title track and its subsequent music video propelled them to a wid ... More >>
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November 18, 2011
Dellue Is Ready To Hit The Hip-Hop Scene With Something New
It's been a minute since Dellue, a Long Beach-based underground MC, has hit the stage but all that's about to change. With an eye on 2012, the innovative rapper/producer is readying new music and will give hip-hop heads a glimpse of what's to come when he performs this Saturday in Anaheim. A goo ... More >>
Columns
December 29, 2011
Letters From OC Weekly Readers
It's been a minute since Dellue, a Long Beach-based underground MC, has hit the stage but all that's about to change. With an eye on 2012, the innovative rapper/producer is readying new music and will give hip-hop heads a glimpse of what's to come when he performs this Saturday in Anaheim. A goo ... More >>
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January 2, 2012
An Open (Love) Letter to Nancy Sanchez
nancysanchez.comHi Nancy,My name is Ryan Ritchie and I'm pretty sure I'm in love with you. Let me explain.A few days ago, I was browsing this here blog when I came across Gabriel San Roman's post about how you created a Kickstarter page in hopes of coming up with $15,000 for your full-length debu ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
Nilu Madadi, Irvine-Based Iranian-American Singer, Goes Viral With a Nod From Young the Giant
facebook.com/nilumusic Nilu Madadi, a 23 year-old Iranian-American musician based in Irvine, has started the new year off on the right note. The singer-songwriter has been making a name for herself since a YouTube video of her Noise Coalition Live Sessions performance of "Sing for You" was upload ... More >>
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February 2, 2012
Letters From OC Weekly Readers
facebook.com/nilumusic Nilu Madadi, a 23 year-old Iranian-American musician based in Irvine, has started the new year off on the right note. The singer-songwriter has been making a name for herself since a YouTube video of her Noise Coalition Live Sessions performance of "Sing for You" was upload ... More >>
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