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Morrissey - Staples Center - March 1, 2013

Morrissey Staples Center March 1, 2013 Originally slated to appear with Iggy and the Stooges but ultimately rescheduled and substituted with Patti Smith, Morrissey easily sold out the Staples Center. The show seemed to be in jeopardy when various volleys were exchanged whether meat would be served ... More >>

Why Indie Music Has Taken Over Your TV

TV-music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas talks about small bands making big dollars in primetime

Ask a Failed Musician: So, You Think You're Ready to Tour?

By: Daniel Hopkins[Editor's Note: Ask a Failed Musician is a new column from our sister music blog at Dallas Observer, in which Daniel Hopkins helps struggling musicians make sense of their careers and offers advice. Whether or not it will work, who knows? It obviously didn't work for him. But ... More >>

Honeypie, Skee and More at Night Four of the OC Music Awards at Malone's Last Night

Kevin Lara/OC WeeklyHoneypie​Honeypie, Skee, I Hate You Just Kidding, Button Willow Locomotive, Kacie YoshidaMalone'sJan. 24, 2012And the gold star for best performance goes to--in this critic's humble opinion--Honeypie. Simply put, they were head and shoulders above the other four bands in last n ... More >>

Jeffrey Ross, Roastmaster General: "Charlie Sheen's Got Super Thick Skin"

​Jeffrey Ross is best known as a shit talker. A master roaster, if you will. Rather, "The Roastmaster General." With a hilarious book under his belt, "I Only Roast the Ones I Love: Busting Balls Without Burning Bridges," Jeff is all that and then some. With upcoming projects like a movie starr ... More >>

Disney Announces New Girl Princess

​Every little girl wants to be a princess, right? Right! Hell, even some balding, thirty-something Hungarian freelance writers want to be a princess! Why should all the princess love be wasted on little girls?!?Ahem... but I digress.Disney unveiled plans this week for Princess Sofia, a new li ... More >>

Michael C. Hall Finds 'Bliss'

The 'Dexter' star talks about the show, beating cancer and his new film opening the NBFF

Faded Paper Figures

The Glass House

Lovin' Lilith

As a teen, Brandi Carlile was a huge Lilith fan. Now she's in its lineup

Barrett Johnson's "Portraits" Featured in ABC's "Private Practice"

Robert Fayette / OC WeeklyBarrett Johnson at the Gypsy Lounge on March 3.Burly and bald-shaven, Orange acoustic songwriter Barrett Johnson looks like a tough guy. Listen to his songs, though, and you get the image of a dude who's sensitive, smart and perpetually heartbroken. We're not saying tough g ... More >>

Ingrid Michaelson

Fingerprints CD's & LP's

The Story Continues: Bone Marrow Donation Facts, Statistics, and Other Stuff

Courtesy of HelpTami.Org​ Before I wrote this week's news article, "A Bone Marrow to Pick," about Matthew Nguyen and bone marrow donation, my assumption of the whole process came from watching Grey's Anatomy. It was the third season and Izzy Stevens (Katherine Heigl) had to donate bone ... More >>

Tough Choices: The Fray, Jack's Mannequin and Vedera vs. Crystal Antlers, Mika Miko and Audacity

​Sure, at first glance, these shows tonight don't appear to have a lot in common with each other. And uh, well, maybe they don't. But they both have strong local ties, which is potentially the most important thing.

America's Next Top Cheerleader Who Does More Than Lead Cheers

Derick AlexanderHo, hum, another day, another Orange County-based reality show. At least Costa Mesa resident, actor and Chapman University film school graduate Derick Alexander hopes the pilot for Pro Cheer Danz he is shooting Friday night at Sutra Lounge in Triangle Square will become a full-blown ... More >>

Spooner is Hidden Gem at Newport Beach Film Fest

Herman (Matthew Lillard) and Rose (Nora Zehetner) get a jump on their relationship in "Spooner."This post is based on one of life's happy accidents. Folks at the Newport Beach Film Festival, which runs through Thursday, asked weeks ago if I wanted to write about a film called Spooner, which was dire ... More >>

Too Much for a Tuesday: Lenka, Speach Impediments, Steelwells and more

I'm torn...and confused. Is a Tuesday night in Orange County supposed to be this good? This diverse? Driving through city borders in Central and South Counties offers plenty in the way of eclectic sonic energy. Tonight's assorted showcases offer everything from flirty Coachella-esque pop (sorry, it' ... More >>

Incoming: The Fray, Jack's Mannequin, Coming to Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

Suddenly, has the Fray become a part of your past? Becoming the part that don't last? Are you losing them, and its effortless? Well, the pioneers of Grey's Anatomy-rock and the similarly minded Jack's Mannequin, led by Orange County product Andrew McMahon, are coming to Verizon Wireless Amphitheater ... More >>

Election Night Music in OC/LB

Sure, it's fun to sit at home on election night and watch the results come in. I mean, think of all the great moments: Russert with the whiteboard, Florida "erroneously" being called for Gore, and, uh, other things that happened in years other than 2000. But what if you could watch these things - a ... More >>

Computer Love

Ingrid Michaelson

[Web Exclusive!] Summer Grows Up: The Season of Big-Budget Bangs Uses Its Brain

Bitter:Sweet - The Remix Game

Music Editor Dave Segal is somehow able to mentally catalogue every CD that he comes across. I know this because on a regular basis I wheel my chair across massive distance of four feet to his desk, throw several adjectives at him and delight at whatever he suggests I listen to. Heart-wrenching blu ... More >>

The Rise of Nathan Baesel

Fullerton actor hopes underground horror sensation is his grisly meal ticket

Commie Girl

Raise Less Corn, More Hell: We got your class warfare swingin

Commie Girl

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