Keith May

What You Missed: World Cup Viewing Parties, Dirty Little Secrets Burlesque, PETA Protest, Lilith Fair

Keith May​ Break out the vuvuzelas! What'd you miss this weekend? We were in Long Beach's 2nd St. visiting all the World Cup viewing parties, checking out the gals of the Dirty Little Secrets Burlesque (straight outta Huntington Beach!), dropping in on the PETA protest of the Ringling Bros. circus ... More >>

What You Missed: Cosplay Gathering, Roller Girls, Fuck Yeah Fest, Rock the Runway

Christopher VictorioRussell from Up, some decades later...​On a beeeautiful Saturday afternoon, Cosplayers of all kinds--from Snow White and Naruto to Pedo Bear and Mortal Kombat--gathered at Craig Regional Park in Fullerton for a SoCal Cosplay meet-up. There were hot anime babes dressed up in p ... More >>

What You Missed: Newport Beach Film Festival, Boathouse Collective, The Uprising: Best Trick Skateboarding Contest, the Killingtons

Andrew YoussefThe Killingtons perform once again at the Glass House.​Michael Rosas of Smile, Jeff Caudill of Gameface, Teen Heroes and the Killingtons performed last night at the Glass House in Pomona. It was the Killingtons' final show of a two-night run, which started Friday night at Alex's Bar ... More >>

What You Missed: Coachella, Coachella Parties, America's Family Pet Expo, Anaheim Comic Con

Andrew YoussefClockwise from top left: Alison Mossheart of the Dead Weather, Jay-Z, Zooey Deschanel of She & Him, Matt Bellamy of Muse.​It's all over! Three long days of music, crowds, tents that smell like armpit and more--Coachella 2010! We hope you kept up with us throughout our up-to-date ... More >>

Urban Mushing in Costa Mesa's Fairview Park

Keith May​What's a husky or malamute to do in Southern California?Every Saturday morning--at least, when the weather is cool enough--the Southern California Working Snow Dogs meet to pull their humans on elaborate sleds, scooters and bikes around Fairview Park in Costa Mesa. Everyone is welcomed: ... More >>

PHOTOS: Orange County Model Engineers Public Ride Days

Keith May​On the third Saturday and Sunday of each month from 10 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., the Orange County Model Engineers hold public ride days, where anyone can ride on specialized model trains. A typical trip takes about 12 minutes and covers two loops of Fairview Park. For more info, just visit ... More >>

Bulldogs on Parade: Photos from the Bulldog Beauty Contest

Keith MayWho's the handsomest bulldog ever??​On Sunday morning the annual Bulldog Beauty Contest took place at the Marketplace Long Beach. They came, we saw, they drooled. And it was adorable.

OC Beer Festival to Return in May

Keith May / OCWYes, you get to keep the cups.​We had a lot of fun at last August's first annual OC Beer Festival at Irvine Lake. Then again, we didn't pay the full $40 to get in.Organizers at Drink Eat Play apparently had a good time last year, too, because they've just announced they're do it aga ... More >>

What You Missed: Tattoo Convention, Snoop Dogg, Cold War Kids, Radiohead

John GilhooleyYou got a prescription for that? ​So what'd you miss this weekend? We took full advantage of the non-rain and were all over the county and beyond. First, photographer John Gilhooley went to say hi to Snoop Dogg at the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana. Where he met this gal. Coolest gal ev ... More >>

Ten Most Popular Dog Names of 2009

Justin Rudd's popular Dog E-Newsletter has just released this list of top ten most popular dog names in 2009, according to the Brea-based Veterinary Pet Insurance. And after six years in its reign as top dog name, Max has been given the bump--by Bella. Which, we hope to God, has nothing to do with t ... More >>

What You Missed: AKC Dog Show, Metallica, Fear, KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas

AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Dog ShowKeith May​Another full weekend, another weekend that felt way too short. The first thing we did? We hit up the weekend-long AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Dog Show at the Long Beach Convention Center. Photographer Keith May captured some amazing shots ... More >>

Slideshow: PETA Protest at Santa Ana McDonald's

Keith MayProtesting is fun!​ You heard it here first in Dave Lieberman's post, and we sent photog Keith May to yesterday afternoon's PETA protest at a Santa Ana McDonald's location. Armed with some super uplifting shots of bloody chickens and scary clowns, PETA members rallied against cruel slaugh ... More >>

Slideshow: PETA Protest at Santa Ana McDonald's

Keith MayProtesting is fun!​ You heard it here first in Dave Lieberman's post, and we sent photog Keith May to yesterday afternoon's PETA protest at a Santa Ana McDonald's location. Armed with some super uplifting shots of bloody chickens and scary clowns, PETA members rallied against cruel slaug ... More >>

What You Missed: Steve Aoki, Long Beach Turkey Trot, UnderGround Concert, Thunderbox, Cafe Tacvba, Julian Casablancas

Chris VictorioSteve Aoki's birthday bash... Steve Aoki, not pictured​ Ah, yes: Collective Monday morning sadface, Orange County. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves this four day weekend and we kept ourselves really, really, really busy. And we've got the photos to prove it. First, we checked out Stev ... More >>

Slideshow: OC Weekly's November Month in Review

Keith MayThe Pomona Pet Expo​Click through out handy pictorial month in review--and see everything from Gene Simmons' still really fucking disturbing tongue to puppies and kittens and hipsters and...

What You Missed: World's Tallest Guinness, Down & Derby, Misfits, Pablove Foundation, the Big Pink

Too soon, Monday, too soon! What did you miss out on this weekend? We hit up a few places: Tustin, Santa Ana, Costa Mesa and even slightly-out-of-jurisdiction Pomona and--gasp--Los Angeles for some way worthy events. Keith MayBringing back the roller disco​First up: On Sunday night, a bunch of ... More >>

World Record Attempt: Tallest Glass of Guinness

On Saturday afternoon, the Auld Dubliner in Tustin attempted to pour the world's tallest Guinness at eight feet tall, 400 gallons (and 588,000 calories). Good news: Record totally achieved! Better news: Beer for everyone! See all the mouthwatering photos by Keith May. Keith MayAlmost there at t ... More >>

What You Missed: Haute Dog Howl'oween, Senior Surf Comp, Halos 'n Horns, Rob Zombie, Tiger Army

Keith MayRuh roh.​And just like that, the greatest holiday of the year is alllll over. So what'd you do? We had another action-packed weekend, of course, with our first stop at Long Beach's adorable annual tradition, the Haute Dog Howl'oween Parade and Pet Adoption Fair. Dogs? Way cuter than babie ... More >>

The 2009 Southland Senior Olympics Surfing Competition

Keith MayAn endless summer.​On Saturday, the HBCOA, or the Huntington Beach City Council on Aging (there is such a thing!) hosted the 2009 Southland Senior Olympics Surfing Competition on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier in order to promote "active aging." The competition is open to men ... More >>

The Art of Remembrance at Four OC Cemeteries

What You Missed: UFC 104, Autumn Food Festival, Zombie Pub Crawl, Kid Sister

Keith MayNewport Beach Zombie Pub Crawl​Okay, so a whooooole lot of things happened this weekend. Like a lot. First up was the Zombie Pub Crawl in Newport Beach, where tons of fabulous zombies dragged themselves to Newps for the first ever undead pub crawl. Sponsored by LocalHipster.com, the all-d ... More >>

Japanese "Autumn Food Fair" at Mitsuwa Starts Thursday

Keith May​ Another week, another food festival at Mitsuwa in Costa Mesa. I'm kidding, of course. They don't happen that often. But they do happen more often than I remember. Not that that's a bad thing. It's good actually. Very, very good! Just that maybe it'd be even better if they had the ... More >>

Kogi Scheduled to be in Long Beach and O.C. This Weekend

Keith May​Kogi's still going strong. This after countless knockoffs have taken to the road and naysayers have taken to the comment boards. Seriously, it seems that the number of vehement objections to their popularity is directly proportional to their popularity. These days, it seems fashiona ... More >>

What You Missed: Long Beach Comic-Con, the Horrors, Disneyland Gay Days, Long Beach Kite Surfers

Keith MayThree Vs and a Kirby.​A fun, fun weekend, friends: What'd you miss? First off: The first ever Long Beach Comic-Con! Comic books fans of all ages made their way to the first ever Long Beach Comic-Con at the Long Beach Convention Center this weekend, 10/2-10/4. Music Editor Albert Ching che ... More >>

UPDATED: The Irvine Co. Gift That Keeps on Giving

UPDATED WITH PHOTOS FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING . . . Photo by Keith MayCounty Supervisor Bill Campbell, whose district includes the Irvine Co. land in question, is amused by a speaker at Tuesday's board meeting in Santa Ana.​He's got a gift. Donald Bren, the secretive, aging multi-billi ... More >>

Judge: Capo Valley High Teacher Not Financially Liable for Anti-Christian Crack

Photo by Keith May James CorbettA federal judge in Santa Ana has ruled that high school history teacher James Corbett--who former Weekly reporter Daffodil Altan wrote about here and here (with Gustavo Arellano on the latter)--is not financially liable for disparaging Christians in ... More >>

Slideshows: Orange International Street Fair, OC Roller Derby

Chris Victorio​There's a Labor Day weekend tradition even more sacred than the Jerry Lewis telethon: the Orange International Street Fair, which this year took place September 4 through 6 in historic/beautiful/adorable/insert positive adjective here downtown Orange. If you weren't brave enough to ... More >>

What You Missed: Street Scene, Los Cojolites, OC Beer Fest

Beth StirnamanBadass gramps.​We had quite possibly the shittiest weather for a weekend full of outdoor activities--with temperatures reaching into the triple digits, we spent our weekend, well, kind of constantly moist. But that's okay: We trudged on. For you, our readers. For. You.First up, on Fr ... More >>

Slideshows: Street Scene, Def Leppard, More

Beth Stirnaman​Do you not know Chromeo by now? Really? Well, that's them up there, playing Street Scene in San Diego this past Friday night. They were awesome. Also awesome: Beth Stirnaman's photographs from day one and day two of the festival. It was like Coachella, but less people, not as many b ... More >>

Slideshow: Epicenter and Pomona Fairplex, Musicians Swap Meet at Old World Village

​Do you like to rock? Yes? Well, if so, you probably already were at Saturday's Epicenter show at the Pomona Fairplex in (um, let me guess this one) Pomona. Artists included: Alice in Chains, Linkin Park, Tool, Atreyu, Wolfmother and heaps more. So you were probably totally there, rocking out. Oh, ... More >>

What You Missed: Black Eyed Peas, Powerhouse, That OTHER Dog Beach

Keith MayNot a crook.​What'd you do this weekend? Was it as short as ours? Thought so. Photographer Keith May continued his exploration of Orange County this weekend. This time he brings us that "OTHER" dog beach--it has no name, no leash rules, no cops and is relatively unknown. This dog beach si ... More >>

That "OTHER" Dog Beach: Newport Beach, Kind Of

Keith MayKia was the runt of the litter​At an unincorporated no-man's land at mouth of Santa Ana River at border between Newport and Huntington Beaches sits a hidden dog beach--that other dog beach. While most automatically think of Huntington Beach's Dog Beach on Pacific Coast Highway, this one i ... More >>

What You Missed: Joan Jett, Wild West Costume Party, Volcom Fashion Show, ALL & Big Drill Car, OC Mud Run

Keith MayAmerican Apparel approvedWho hates summer as much as we do? What? No one? Sure there's always tons of things going on every day and every weekend during these warmer months--but you're also moist like, the whole time. Or is that just us?We had a full weekend, as always. And it was so full i ... More >>

Rub a Dub Dub Them Elephants Are Tubs!

Photo by Keith MaySpray today, perform tonight.Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus scored a rare two-fer today, generating attention to what it considers generous treatment of its performing animals and butts in seats for a 12-day run that begins tonight at the Honda Center. Actually, make ... More >>

What You Missed: Maloof Money Cup, Amtrak Mooning, Detroit Bar, Surf Dogs, New Kids on the Block

Keith MayWatch and learnIt may have been 5,000-degrees out, but the weekend's events raged on regardless. From reminiscing with one of our favorite boy bands ever (what, you don't have one?) to watching a labrador retriever go down the line with more ease and comfort than any surf pro, we could bare ... More >>

Slideshows: Parker Macy, Warped Tour, Ida Maria

Keith MayAs we wrote about earlier in the day, eVocal, a least in its current form, looks not to be long for the world of westside Costa Mesa. Truly disappointing to be sure, but also a good opportunity to support the few shows the venue has left.One such show took place Saturday night, the CD relea ... More >>

Vegan Mel Carries Out Her Nude Protest

Photo by Keith MayHear Vegan Mel roar!You were told this morning about the vow made by Melissa Sehgal, who also goes by Vegan Mel, to sit in a cage in Anaheim while her nude body was painted like a tiger. If you point your eyes in that direction, you can still make out the smoke trail produced when ... More >>

Slideshow: The New Limb and Stacy Clark at Detroit Bar

Keith MayYou weren't at Detroit Bar last night? Oh, that's a shame. You missed out on some fun: balloons, crowns, birthday cake, The New Limb (whose Lauren Salamone is pictured here), Stacy Clark, a cameo from Cory Case, LA's Civalias, and, it's rumored, a certain alt-weekly music editor may have ev ... More >>

Slideshows: The Offspring at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Clues at Detroit Bar, Eagles of Death Metal at the Glass House

Another weekend is gone, and do we even need to say once more that it was a busy one for the ol' OC Weekly? Well, you've probably already read the sterling review of the Offspring at Irivne's Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on Friday night by our guy David J. Nicolas. But have you seen the photos take ... More >>

Guest Blogger: Sameer Gadhia of the Jakes on Third Night of eVocal Residency

Keith MayAll month-long, Newport Beach's the Jakes are playing Tuesdays at eVocal in Costa Mesa. And each week, Jakes lead singer Sameer Gadhia is giving us his thoughts on the nights. This is the third installment. (The penultimate edition, if you will. Yay vocab!) --AlbertBY SAMEER GADHIAHello, an ... More >>

Reminder: Kogi in Santa Ana Today, at the Santiago Art District Artwalk. Makes it to Yahoo's Front Page and MSNBC.

Keith MayAs you may already know: One of the Kogi trucks will be at the Santiago Art District Artwalk today,Saturday May 16th, 7-10PM.Rest assured: This one won't get cancelled or broken up by police. All the proper permits have been secured, etc.However, since Kogi made it to the front page of Ya ... More >>

Guest Blogger: Sameer Gadhia of the Jakes Recaps eVocal Residency Day 2

Keith MayFor the second week in a row, Newport Beach's the Jakes played a free show Tuesday at eVocal in Costa Mesa. Makes sense, given that they're playing free shows every Tuesday at the venue this month. Also for the second week in a row: Sameer Gadhia, lead singer of the Jakes is sharing with us ... More >>

Slideshow: Moostache and Evening Hour at Detroit Bar

Keith MayIt's not easy to get people out on a Monday night, but make your event free and you'll definitely get some people. Case in point: the healthy turnout for last night's show at Detroit Bar, the second installment of the May residency by Huntington Beach bands Moostache (pictured) and Evening ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Mike Watt at DiPiazza's, Lemon Sun at the Light Gallery, More

Though I was nowhere near Orange County this weekend (celebrating the religious holiday of your choice up north), there was still plenty of OC Weekly representation at shows around town. Keith May took this lovely pic of legendary punk rocker Mike Watt, of Minutemen/countless other projects fame. Th ... More >>

Slideshows: The OC Music Awards at the Grove of Anaheim, Bamboozle Left: Day One

Got a couple of slideshows worth checking out, if you're curious to see what type of shenanigans we were up to over the weekend. Keith May was up at the Grove of Anaheim for the OC Music Awards, where he captured such amusing images as the one above of Mickey Avalon getting down with some uh, dancer ... More >>

Slideshows: Cradle of Filth @ the Grove of Anaheim, Donavon Frankenreiter & Gary Jules @ the Coach House

A couple noteworthy shows took place last night, and we had photogs at both of them. Fever Dragon checked out British metal vets Cradle of Filth at the Grove of Anaheim, take a look at pictures of lead singer Dani Filth (above) and more, including opening band Satyricon here. Keith May was down sout ... More >>

Slideshow: OC Music Awards Showcase Night Six @ Chain Reaction

Keith May was at the sixth OC Music Awards showcase last night at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, along with the Jakes, Western Front (formerly known as Bridgetown), Years and others. The proof? These pictures right here, of course! Enjoy.

Slideshow: High Class Low Life at The Crosby

Santa Ana's The Crosby hosts High Class Low Life each Monday night, and last night, our photographer Keith May was there to capture it. Tachi Fujimori guest DJ'd, Hannah Kim played the piano, and even if you weren't there, you can check out the scene through Keith's slideshow right here. 

Calling All Singer-Songwriters

Starting Dec. 11, OC Weekly freelance photogrphaer Keith May is organizing an open-mike [sic] night on Tuesdays at Costa Mesa bar/restaurant La Cave. May is hoping to spotlight aspiring singer-songwriters with his new venture. If you think you have what it takes to be the next Leonard Cohen, Jo ... More >>

Not-So-Easy Rider

May rode 6,500 miles to get you to look at his photos