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March 29, 2012
Sublime Commemorates the 20th Anniversary of the LA Riots With a T-Shirt
"April 26, 1992. There was a riot in the streets tell me where were you?" Does it matter that "April 29, 1992," Bradley Nowell's take on the LA riots had the wrong date in the lyrics? Nope--it's still one of the most memorable historical documents of the riots, which took place over six days, wh ... More >>
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May 25, 2011
Five Classic Stories About Sublime's Mascot, Lou Dog
Sublime frontman Bradley Nowell, who died 15 years ago today, leaving behind a legacy that is intrinsically tied to Long Beach and Orange County. This week's cover story pays tribute to the man who put Garden Grove on the map, who sang about the perils of date rape and invented the surf punk r ... More >>
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May 25, 2011
PHOTO: Friends, Family, Fans Visit Bradley Nowell's Grave on the Anniversary of His Death
Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyBradley Nowell, February 22, 1968 - May 25, 1996.Fifteen years ago today, Sublime front man Bradley Nowell died of a heroin overdose. And every year on this day, friends and family visit his grave in Westminster Memorial Park to drink, smoke, leave memorabilia and re ... More >>
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May 20, 2011
Free Moral Agents' Ikey Owens on Bradley Nowell: 'He Told Me I Played Too Much'
Sublime front man Bradley Nowell, who died 15 years ago this month, left behind a legacy that is intrinsically tied to Long Beach and the rest of Orange County. This week's cover story pays tribute to the man who put Garden Grove on the map, who sang about the perils of date rape and invented ... More >>
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May 19, 2011
WEB EXTRAS: A Tribute to Sublime's Bradley Nowell
courtesy Jim NowellFor more photos of Bradley Nowell, check out our slideshow hereCheck out our Bradley Nowell slideshow here!Sublime front man Bradley Nowell, who died 15 years ago this month, left behind a legacy that is intrinsically tied to Long Beach and the rest of Orange County. This week' ... More >>
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April 21, 2011
Thy Squid Play Squid Rock City!
[Locals Only] The LBC trio talk influences and working with Ikey Owens of the Mars Volta
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February 11, 2011
Surprise! OC Weekly's Band of the Week
Who is the band of the week?Greetings all! Maybe it's the fact that Valentine's Day is coming soon, or maybe it's the increased pollen count. But something has us feeling service-y. To that end, we've decided to share with you some of the unsung heros and undiscovered shining stars of the Orange ... More >>
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January 13, 2011
TONIGHT: Free Moral Agents at the Blue Cafe
Mary BellFree Moral Agents at the Prospector, Jan. 8, 2011Free Moral Agents don't sound like anyone else, in the good kind of way. You wouldn't be wrong to say there's a distinct blend of trip-hop, funk, psychedelic, soul and rock at play in their vibe, but it's a fresh kind of take. The quintet ... More >>
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October 6, 2010
Free Moral Agents Announce Tour to Support 'Control This'
Mary Bell/OC WeeklyAs we mentioned a few months ago, Isaiah "Ikey" Owens, Long Beach-based, Grammy-award-winning keyboardist for Mars Volta, is now taking some time off Mars Volta to focus on Free Moral Agents.As Ikey expanded his 2002 solo project into a full band five years ago, he corral ... More >>
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June 4, 2010
Incoming: Sage Francis, B. Dolan and Free Moral Agents at the Glass House, June 9
B. Dolan and Sage Francis...how'd you like to be staring at this from the front row?Rapping politicos Sage Francis and B. Dolan have a lot in common. They're both from Rhode Island--one of (if not the most) pissed off states in the Union. They both spit wickedly educational f ... More >>
Music
January 28, 2010
[Locals Only] Local Artist Chris Schlarb Speaks Wednesday at Cal State Long Beach
B. Dolan and Sage Francis...how'd you like to be staring at this from the front row?Rapping politicos Sage Francis and B. Dolan have a lot in common. They're both from Rhode Island--one of (if not the most) pissed off states in the Union. They both spit wickedly educational f ... More >>
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September 17, 2009
[Sound Guy] Jessica Dobson's Connections Run Deep. Plus News From Local Natives and Jeffree Star
B. Dolan and Sage Francis...how'd you like to be staring at this from the front row?Rapping politicos Sage Francis and B. Dolan have a lot in common. They're both from Rhode Island--one of (if not the most) pissed off states in the Union. They both spit wickedly educational f ... More >>
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April 13, 2009
No Sleep till Indio: Huge Week of Shows Leading up to Coachella
Even if you're not making it out to Coachella this weekend, there's plenty of runoff 'round these parts to keep you satisfied, with a plethora of artists playing the festival hitting us up on the way to Indio.
Blogs
February 17, 2009
About Last Night... Juana Molina Cancels Monday Night Detroit Bar Show
I was thinking about hitting up last night's Juana Molina show at Detroit Bar, and depending on your perspective, I guess it's both good and bad that I was too tired to go out.
Blogs
June 11, 2008
Pitchfork Lavishes Love on Crystal Antlers
Long Beach's Crystal Antlers received a coveted “Best New Music” recommendation from popular webzine Pitchfork today, along with a lofty 8.5 rating for their self-released EP (produced by Ikey Owens). Expect the stormy rock quintet to enter a new tax bracket any minute now. (Check out Erin DeWit ... More >>
Music
January 10, 2008
Sprawl of Sound
Year-End Revelries: Living it up in clubland as 2007 dies
Blogs
November 21, 2007
Sure Fire Tryptophan Cure
Don't have anywhere to go on Thanksgiving? Or maybe your family eats at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and you need something to do at night since everyone usually passes out around nine. Either way, I recommend you head over to The Prospector in Long Beach for a special Thanksgiving night show with Cry ... More >>
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November 20, 2007
The Mars Volta Announce New Game, Album
Pretentious (but in a good way) purveyors of grandiose, prog-rock concept albums the Mars Volta return to the fray Jan. 29 with The Bedlam in Goliath. An online game based upon that album—called Goliath the Soothsayer—can be accessed at amazon.com/music from Jan. 2-29. You don't need to order t ... More >>
Music
November 1, 2007
What Would Jesus Play?
Dusty Rhodes and the River Band Raise Classic Rock to a Higher Power
Blogs
September 17, 2007
Holy Fuck, Free Moral Agents, The Prospector, September 16, 2007
Holy Fuck, generating more aural ecstasy. Photo by Jalapeño I raved about the Holy Fuck live experience (no, it's not a nun/clergy orgy, but isn't that a pretty thought?) before in this Heard Mentality post, but that show was a mere warm-up for what transpired last night. From start to finish at ... More >>
Features
October 19, 2006
No Marshall Stacks!
No. 2: In case you havent heard, OC has a new sound
Music
August 3, 2006
In the Good
Visionaries are the ones weve been waiting for
Music
February 23, 2006
Get Out!
Non-vomitingly
Feb. 23 - March 2
Music
January 6, 2005
Vavak
Non-vomitingly
Feb. 23 - March 2
Music
December 23, 2004
Joyful Noise
Tons of tunes for your holiday mixtape
Features
November 18, 2004
What Goes On
Winter Music Issue
Music
September 16, 2004
Soul Survivors
Good Foot at year six
Features
June 26, 2003
The 129 Greatest OC Bands Ever: 51 - 89
Good Foot at year six
Features
July 27, 2000
Nothing But Treble
Our third local-band compilation CD!
Music
February 24, 2000
Rock, Roll, & Tumble
Our third local-band compilation CD!

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