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Jimmy Kimmel

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Silversun Pickups' Nikki Monninger Learns How to Be Spontaneous

    See also: Our review of KROQ Weenie Roast y Fiesta Since forming in 2002, the Silversun Pickups have spread their catchy indie/alt rock from Silver Lake across the globe. Today, their third full-length, Neck of the Woods, will be released via Dangerbird Records. Recorded in Topanga Canyon under the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Kevin & Bean's April Foolishness at Gibson Amphitheatre, April 7, 2012

    Kevin & Bean's April Foolishness April 7, 2012 Gibson Amphitheatre There is nothing like live comedy and when you get an exceptional lineup of great talent, you can't help but to be excited for the night ahead. Taking our seats in the Gibson was easy because the drink lines were long as hell a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    Naked and Famous' Observatory Show Moved to March 20

    ​ The Naked and Famous' March 19 show at the Observatory has been moved to March 20 to accommodate the band's Jimmy Kimmel appearance. Which, you know, sucks if you'd reserved a babysitter and all for March 19, and can't actually go to the show the day after, but hey--thing of the greater good! Al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Gotye at El Rey Theater Last Night

    ​GotyeEl Rey TheaterFebruary 2, 2012Every so often, a single comes along that sweeps across the Earth like some unstoppable force.  A song that's so sticky, you couldn't separate yourself from it if you tried.  Last year, that song was unarguably Foster the People's "Pumped Up Kicks." ... More >>

  • Music

    January 12, 2012

    Bands That Should Be Huge in 2012

    [Mental Notes] Who will be this year's Young the Giant?

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Five Local Bands Who Should Be Huge in 2012

    ​Young The Giant wins the prize for the breakout band of Orange County in 2011. Turn on an alt-rock station, google the word "young," and ask Morrissey who his favorite new band is and you'll have your answer--2011 belonged to Young the Giant. "Cough Syrup" was probably only second to Foster the P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    [UPDATE: Ticket Info!] "Secret" Morrissey Show Wednesday at the Music Box

    Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly​UPDATE, NOV. 21, 1:10 P.M.: We just received a press release confirming the show. Get more details on how to get tickets at the bottom of the post.  ORIGINAL POST, NOV. 20, 2011, 1:21 A.M.: While checking out the Pixies tonight in LA, we heard whisperings of an unanno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Happy National Unfriend Day! Jimmy Kimmel Hopes You Celebrate By Whittling Down Your Facebook Friends List

    ​That Jimmy Kimmel, he's been on a roll lately. For Halloween, he asked parents to tell their kids they ate all of their candy and then videotape their responses. The results? Way more tears than should ever be shed over high-fructose corn syrup and some really freaking cute kids. If you have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Manny Pacquiao's Love Ballad Hits The Charts

    ​Manny Pacquiao can knock a dude out, but can he hit falsetto? The Filipino boxing champ and congressman has long moonlighted as an amateur crooner--check out these five YouTube videos--but now he's turning his passion into a full-fledged third career. This week, his single, "Sometimes When W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    It's The Mildred Patty Baena Story of a Lifetime

    ​The story of former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's family maid-turned-baby mama will be the subject of a Lifetime movie.At least The Mildred Patty Baena Story is a go if comedian Kathy Griffin is to be believed.She shared the clip that follows after the jump on Jimmy Kimmel Live rece ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    How to Book Rammstein: A Cautionary Tale

    ​ Bringing joy to grown men who collect action figures, the German shock rock band Rammstein is touring North America for the first time since 2001. Although they play a generic strain of industrial metal, Rammstein makes up for their sonic deficiencies with an outlandish stage show of blinding ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    What You Missed: Odd Future, Brandon Boyd, Studio K, April Foolishness, Ani DiFranco, Fitz & the Tantrums

    ​Another busy weekend: Buzzy hip-hop group Odd Future stopped by the Glass House, dreamboat/renaissance man Brandon Boyd showed off some art at Hurley, Studio K returned to Knott's, KROQ's April Foolishness hosted another big show, Ani DiFranco re-stole our hearts and Fitz and the Tantrums brought ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Kevin & Bean's April Foolishness at Gibson Amphitheatre Saturday Night

    Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​Check out our slideshow here!Kevin & Bean's April FoolishnessApril 2, 2011 Gibson AmphitheatreFeeling like a herded cow, we fought through the crowd just in time to enjoy Cleto & The Cletones, who were the house band once again for this year's Kevin & Be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    [UPDATED With Concert Info and Jimmy Kimmel Live] Cold War Kids Get No Love From Spin Magazine

    Myspace.com​UPDATE, 6:52 P.M., Jan. 19: The Cold War Kids will have time to redeem themselves and prove they still have the talent. The band will perform at the Bootleg Theater on Jan. 24 and inside Amoeba music store in Hollywood on Jan. 25. These, along with an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ... More >>

  • Music

    January 13, 2011

    The Social Distortion Network

    Mike Ness and crew embark on a new chapter in the story of their lives

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    TGIF: The Wonder Years, Social Distortion, Jandek, Three Bad Jacks and Many More!

    Michael MinichielloThe Wonder Years​On Friday, the Wonder Years play at Chain Reaction in Anaheim--and yes, we feel your eyes rolling a bit at the name. We still haven't quite gotten over Crystal Castles and Final Fantasy ourselves, to name just two. But the Philadelphia-based band, who look more ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    Before It Gets Old: Josh Groban Sings Kanye West's Tweets on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    ​In a move that raises him 50 gazillion cool points, Josh Groban appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live Monday night to promote his latest album, The Best Tweets of Kanye West. In the must-see spoof, Groban crooned, in beautiful operatic form, the gems of the rapper's Twitter stream, including "Do you know ... More >>

  • Music

    December 23, 2010

    WAR Is the Answer (and the Question) for Lonnie Jordan

    The leader of the multiracial, multigenerational, mulitgenre funk outfit has another declaration to make

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    December 23, 2010
  • Culture

    December 9, 2010

    UC Irvine's New Computer-Games Major Gets Its Game On

    The school is banking big on computer games as an emerging discipline

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    Proof: Social Distortion on TV for the First Time in 30 Years

    ​Last week Social D announced that they were going to be performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!--yes, a TV show--for the first time in their 30-year career. Last night, it finally happened. (Like we said before, this probably means American TV, since they've been on other European TV shows before.)The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Social Distortion's TV Debut on Jimmy Kimmel

    www.myspace.com/socialdistortion​It's strange to hear that Social Distortion, a band that's been around since 1978, is making its TV DEBUT on December 6. I'm assuming this means network TV and not, like regular TV, since I've seen a bunch of clips of them on European TV shows and cable channels. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2010

    K'naan Show at the House of Blues Canceled

    ​We found out from the House of Blues early this morning that the K'naan show tonight at the House of Blues was canceled. Alas, neither the venue nor the publicist could give us a reason for the cancellation. Do you know why?

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    An Interview With Imperial Stars, Part 2: '''Traffic Jam 101" Was Made for the Stunt'

    ​In Part 1 of the interview with Imperial Stars, the band talked about getting offered a reality TV show, money for a benefit concert and more. Here, they talked about the repercussions of the stunt they pulled.I heard the driver of the semi ran away with the keys of the truck.Arabella: We do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    Get Tickets to the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards--No Uglies Allowed!

    ​1iota.com, the event website responsible for the distribution of taping viewing tickets for shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live!, just sent out an alert that they're looking to fill over 1,000 seats for the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. Interested in seeing Lady Ga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Orange Bits: Runner Runner, Cypress Hill, Avi Buffalo

    Runner Runner: Good promo pic, or the best?​This week, no one wrote about Orange County music. Well, some people did. But less than usual. Step it up, blogosphere...

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Thank God It's Thursday: We Choose Shows So You Don't Have To

    www.myspace.com/miikesnow​Don't know where to go this weekend? Heard Mentality makes it easy--here's the rundown of great music coming to town.

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    The Dirty Heads On Jimmy Kimmel Tonight

    http://www.myspace.com/dirtyheads​The latest from our Huntington Beach's the Dirty Heads: They'll perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight. Catch their two-song set, one of which will be the No. 1  single "Lay Me Down," at 12:05 a.m. on ABC.

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    The Dirty Heads Officially Have a No.1 Hit On The Radio

    ​ The Dirty Heads announced their summer tour dates with Sublime with Rome, but because of logical deduction, we already knew that. What we didn't know is that they now (officially) have a No. 1 hit.

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    What You Missed: MS Benefit, Common, the Cool Kids, Kevin & Bean's KROQ April Foolishness

    Christopher VictorioStacy Clark enjoys some Stereofix. ​On Saturday night, Turkey and Friends helped put together an awesome lineup of talented bands to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Local faves like Stacy Clark, Stereofix, Beta Wolf, the Relative Strangers, We Are the Pilots ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Q&A: Adam Carolla Says He'll Take Conan O'Brien's 'Raw Deal'

    Adam Carolla has made a career of riffing on everything from pressing social issues to campus blow job etiquette with just the right mix of street smarts, snark and locker room charm. A generation of young men (and probably even some women) learned about sex, partying and having a blast pissing peop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    [UPDATED:] New Year Shapes Up Eventfully for Octomom

    Mo.re to loathe.​UPDATED WITH LINK TO VIDEO OF OCTOMOM DEFENDING HER FERTILITY DOCTOR.It's already shaping up to be an eventful new year for Nadya "Octomom" Suleman. The La Habra resident rang out 2009 by learning she'd been named the nation's least-desirable neighbor. By Monday morning, Octomom w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2009

    OC's Something Corporate Reunites to Headline Bamboozle

    ​Alt-rockers Something Corporate, one of the biggest band to come out of Orange County in past decade, has confirmed they will reunite following a five-year hiatus to headline Bamboozle California 2010. The festival takes place March 27-28 at Angels Stadium of Anaheim. No offical word yet on what ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Fun With Mike Duvall's Honors, Awards and Recognitions

    One thing you can say about Mike Duvall, the disgraced Yorba Linda Republican who resigned from the state Assembly last week amid a sex scandal, is that when he wasn't receiving lap dances from shapely lobbyists, he was lapping up awards, honors and accolades all across the state.

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    Tax-Pot-to-Save-Teachers Ad is Too Hot for TV

    Every two-bit party hack, corporate lobbying group and, yes, of course, The Chosen One can get TV airtime to sway the masses this way and that, to and fro, the hot issue du jour. But make that issue the legalization of marijuana so that it may be taxed to save our state from going into the shitter a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 15, 2009

    Go for Broke

    Greg Giraldo

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2008

    Last Night: The Kooks, The Whigs at the House of Blues

    Last Night: The Kooks and The Whigs at the House of Blues in Anaheim, Oct. 27, 2008. Better Than: Joining the fledgling Modern Whig Party. William Henry Harrison, they ain't! Download: This Kooks cover of "Young Folks" by Peter Bjorn and John from early this year. I'm not an eavesdropper in gener ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 13, 2008

    Child’s Play

    Gabriel Iglesias

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2008

    Last Night: Helio Sequence at Detroit Bar

    Review by Reza Allah-Bakhshi The Helio Sequence with Modern Memory and The Builders and the Butchers Detroit Bar Feb. 28, 2008 Better Than: Not going to see a rad band. Download: "Keep Your Eyes Ahead" off the Helio Sequence Myspace page. I arrived at Detroit halfway into Modern Memory's set. ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 10, 2008

    Kiss My Cottontail!

    Bobcat Goldthwait

  • Music

    December 27, 2007
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    April 20, 2006

    Get Out!

    April 20 - April 27: Now Leave Me Alone

  • Music

    April 6, 2006

    Dream On

    Rocco DeLucas new record, new band, new bunny and old soul

  • Music

    April 28, 2005

    Stinkstock!

    Coachella is part festival, part endurance test

  • Food

    October 9, 2003

    Suds for Studs

    Devouring beers, babes and board at Karl Strauss Brewery Restaurant

  • Features

    July 29, 1999

    Hey, Mom, Im a Rock Star

    On tour with a wildly famous Orange County band

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