Keith May

10 Late-Night Restaurants that UCI Students Are Grubbing At Right Now

Since the founding of Harvard back in the 1600, college students have always frequented the open-til-two or the 24-hour restaurants, whether it was grog they were seeking or ramen, either as a study break or after a long night of partying at the generic frat house. Six hours of sleep and under ha ... More >>

10 Great Japanese Restaurants in Orange County

​For this list of Japanese restaurants, we intentionally left out the sushi bars, because, well, we already did that list. We also shut out the ramen joints, teppanyakis, and yakinikus because, well, we still want to do those lists. But you can certainly have ramen and sushi, even a Californi ... More >>

Ten Great Seafood Restaurants in Orange County

​You wouldn't go to a seafood restaurant to only eat the calamari. So why would we populate a list of seafood joints and only stick with the predictable, not to mention expensive, options? So for this list, we've drizzled on a few food trucks, some Asian eateries, a fish and chip shop and a marisc ... More >>

Dubtroit Moves to the Galaxy Theatre from Detroit Bar; Here's Why

Keith MayDubtroit at the Detroit Bar​Last week we found out that Dubtroit,--run by DJ teaLong, Drew Best (who runs SMOG and 12th planet), and Danny Johnson (who runs media contender and is a part of SMOG as well) is moving to the Galaxy Theatre, now run by former Detroit Bar partner Jon Reiser. Of ... More >>

Ajisen Ramen Busted By Chinese Authorities For Lying About Soup

Photo by Keith May​Typically when you hear about food scandals in China, it's dire stuff, dangerous stuff that endangers lives. This one, by comparison, seems like a minor drop in the bucket; but it is making waves just the same. Ajisen Ramen, the giant ramen chain which has 588 stores in China (a ... More >>

'Tabloid' Offers the Truth According to Miss Wyoming

Cloned dogs! Mormon sex! Scandal and subjective reality in Errol Morris' film

Sundown for Sunset Beach?

A closer look at what residents of OC's last unincorporated beach community are trying to preserve

Tonight: Pre-Thanksgiving Uncommon Burlesque Show at Commonwealth Lounge

Jennie Warren/OC WeeklyDizzy Von Damn, right, posed for our 2010 Sex Issue.​In town? At the parents' place tonight? Nothing to do after they go to bed at 9 p.m.? How about a good, old-fashioned burlesque show? OC's fave burlesque troupe, Uncommon Burlesque, is putting on a pre-Thanksgiving bash to ... More >>

What You Missed: Sarah Palin, Anaheim Film Festival BMX Exhibition, Artopia, the National

Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​It been a drizzly last few days, but that didn't stop the weekend--as part of our Anaheim Film Festival coverage, photographer Keith May visited the Anaheim Garden Walk for their BMX exhibition. Sarah Palin also rallied her Mama Grizzlies in Anaheim that day (scary). ... More >>

What You Missed: Octomom's Yard Sale, Jerry Lee Lewis & Reverend Horton Heat, Dachshund Races

Keith May​So what'd you miss this weekend? On Saturday, we visited Octomom Nadya Suleman's La Habra octo-home for her ocot-yard sale. That night, we headed down to Pomona's gorgeous Fox Theater to check out Jerry Lee Lewis and the Reverend Horton Heat. On Sunday, we were there for another bout of ... More >>

Powerful Waves Batter the Wedge, Egos

​A powerful storm in the southern hemisphere has produced huge waves slamming the Orange County coast. Nowhere is this more evident than the bodysurfing haven in Newport Beach known as The Wedge, where waves at least 12 feet tall were slamming today.Click here for Keith May's slideshow.Waves 15 fe ... More >>

Another Nekkid PETA Lady Precedes the Ringling Bros. Circus Arrival in Anaheim

​A year ago, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey announced its July 2009 show in Anaheim, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals announced its pre-circus protest featuring a nude woman in a cage, and Ringling and PETA went on to hold their respective elephant-parade/caged-babe pre-show spe ... More >>

Five Things We Hope Are Covered in the Comic-Con Documentary

Keith MaySuper Girl, super flexible.​First discussed in February of this year, and confirmed earlier this week, a documentary about the annual Comic-Con International in San Diego is about to go into production. The team behind it is sort of an all-star roster in the intersection of film and geeks ... More >>

Medical Marijuana Advocate Chadd McKeen Seeks to Shake Up Costa Mesa City Council

Photo by Keith MayChadd McKeen, the man with the plan.​Chadd McKeen, the Weekly's current cover boy ("Growing Pains at Otherside Farms"), is not only working to change people's perception of medical marijuana providers through his Costa Mesa business that helps patients grow their own. He's also w ... More >>

What You Missed: The Watson Twins, Sexiest Kilt Contest, Little Boots

Keith MayUnderneath it all.​ What'd you miss this weekend? Well, apparently the St. Patrick's Day festivities have officially begun because Muldoon's in Newport Beach held their annual Sexiest Kilt Competition on Sunday. Busy, popular and crowded as always. As for whether or not it was actually se ... More >>

Over the Weekend: the Riverboat Gamblers, Mike Watt and the Secondmen, Throw Rag at Alex's Bar, Long Beach

The Hype: The bar that has served as the setting for scenes from the HOBO series True Blood and Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, not to mention a slew of top-shelf local and touring music acts, has triumphantly put one decade to bed. Saturday's show was another proverbial notch on the belt fea ... More >>

What You Missed: Alex's Bar 10-Year Anniversary, Atreyu, the Used, the Soft Pack

Keith MayRiverboat Gamblers goes for a ride. ​Happy birthday, Alex's Bar! For night two of their 10-Year Anniversary celebration, Alex's Bar invited Mike Watt and the Secondmen, Throw Rag, Werewolf and Riverboat Gamblers. To read more about Alex's Bar and their history, check out our Q&A with ... More >>

What You Missed: NAMM, Boozy Floozy Burlesque, Mickey Avalon, Ducks

Keith May​What'd you miss this weekend? On Thursday (hey, it's the new Friday, okay?), Keith May had the arduous task of visiting the Boozy Floozy Burlesque at the Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana. Heart-shaped pasties galore! Check out the wooooonderful photos here. 

What You Missed: Surf City Splash, Reverend Horton Heat, Flogging Molly and More

Keith May10th Annual Huntington Beach Surf City Splash!​ Oh goooooooood, why is it over? Let us remember better days: What'd you do for NYE, Orange County? We were, as usual, all over the place, starting off with the 10th Annual Huntington Beach Surf City Splash where hundreds of Southern Californ ... More >>

What You Missed: Lady Gaga, DJ Oldboy Presents, Zebrahead

Chris VictorioMiss Gaga if yer nasty.​Welcome back? We had a quiet-ish long-but-not-long-enough holiday weekend, one that started off with capturing the elusive Lady Gaga in concert at the Nokia Theater. Sure she might have canceled that tour with Kanye--that included a stop in town at the Honda C ... More >>

PETA-Ringling Bros. Elephant Spat Gets Curiouser (Plus Bonus Nude PETA Spokesmodel Flap)

Photo by Keith MayVegan Mel spreads the word.​When Clockwork reported in June that Melissa "Vegan Mel" Sehgal confined her nude painted body to a cage to demonstrate against Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus' treatment of elephants and other animals as the circus prepared to come to An ... More >>

What You Missed: Miss Double D-Cember, Holiday Projection, Ugly Sweater, Hot Pants Party

Chris VictorioHot pants, check... now where are the ugly sweaters?​ We demand a total weekend do-over. Like, right now. Our weekend? Well, our weekend was kind of, sort of filled with T&A. Hooray?First, on Friday night we headed over to Sutra Lounge in Costa Mesa for their Ugly Sweater, Hot Pa ... More >>

What You Missed: OC Roller Girls, eS Skate Games World Championships, Pomona Pet Expo, Patchwork Festival

Christopher Victorio Get outta the way, bitch! ​It's gettin' cold out there! Thankfully fun doesn't hibernate until spring in Orange County. But just in case you spent the weekend hiding beneath your blankets, let us fill you in on what you missed. Chris Victorio's weekend literally skated ... More >>

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

Keith May Chronicles the OC Sightings of the Suddenly Not-Very-Reclusive Sasquatch

More Views of the Inaugural Long Beach Comic Con

Convention floor. Rorschach started to turn around like I was trying to take a picture of him. I was not. Poor guy.​We hit the first-ever Long Beach Comic Con at the Long Beach Convention Center this past weekend, and it was a busier-than-expected, promising start, full of roller derby gals, dudes ... More >>

What You Missed: Cycle Zombies, Mickey Avalon, Insane Clown Posse, the Get Up Kids

Seriously, what's scarier than an Insane Clown Posse fan? An entire venue of Insane Clown Posse fans. Observe:Chris VictorioWe're scared.​On Sunday night, 9/27, Insane Clown Posse visited the Grove of Anaheim. And it was uh, insane. A Faygo massacre. The photos, they scare us. Click here for a ... More >>

What You Missed: Weezer, Taste of Newport, Psychedelic Furs

Andrew Youssef We, for one, are not happy with this heat wave of sorts. It needs to go away and it needs to tap its friend autumn on the shoulder to come the hell back. But anyway: So what'd you do this weekend? Was it as action-packed and fascinating as ours? First off, we caught Weezer, Blink-182 ... More >>

What You Missed: D23, Boston Buddies Tea Party, KCRW Summer Nights

Keith May​Hell yeah, is that fall weather we detect!? So what'd you miss this weekend? The Fourth Annual Boston Buddies Tea Party took place at the always dog-friendly (complete with dog menu!) Park Bench Cafe in Huntington Beach on 9/12. It's exactly what it sounds like: A whole lot of Boston Ter ... More >>

Incoming: Mickey Avalon, Soulfly at the Galaxy Theatre

Keith May​The Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana hasn't slowed down since reopening a few months ago, adding a couple new shows of note to its schedule.

What You Missed: BlizzCon, Epicenter, Musicians Swap Meet

​Oh, hello there. So what'd you miss this weekend this time?Well, first off: It was the annual nuuuurd pilgrimage to Anaheim Convention Center on Friday through Saturday--that's right, BlizzCon!The official gathering for all things Blizzard (you know, that giant video game company based in Irvine ... More >>

Kogi BBQ Truck Scheduled To Do Costa Mesa This Saturday Night

Keith May​In case you haven't noticed, Kogi has been making routine weekend stops in O.C. this month.Two Saturdays ago, it was Fullerton.  This past Saturday, it was Orange.  This coming Saturday, it will be Costa Mesa, at the Holiday Inn on Bristol near the 405, from 6 p.m.-midnight.When I rend ... More >>

Slideshows: So Much Weekend Stuff! New Kids on the Block (Really), 'Made You Look,' More

Robert FayetteThe youngest member of New Kids on the Block, Joey McIntyre, is 36. But age isn't stopping the five reunited "kids" from touring, and they hit up Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine on Friday. Robert Fayette, bless him, was there. Here are the pics. Click on them "step by step." Th ... More >>

Join the OC Weekly Flickr Group Pool!

Independence Day at the Newport DunesKeith MayGot some great photos you'd love to share with the community from parties, concerts, clubs, restaurants and more? Share your shots of Orange County and Orange County life on the OC Weekly Flickr Group Pool. We'll be pulling together weekly and monthly ro ... More >>

What You Missed: Shwayze, Sutra's Freedom Party and Newport Dunes

We know, we know--there's nothing more damn depressing than the end of a long holiday weekend. And it was a pretty perfect one at that: Sunshine, 80-something-degree weather, a cloudless sky. And now we're back to sunshine and 80-something-degree weather... but from behind your computer screen and y ... More >>

Ringling Bros.: We Do Care For Our Animals

Photo by Keith May The media was out there, and so was the circus.Anyone who marveled at the incisive journalism and expert photography displayed in the coverage of animal-rights activist Melissa Sehgal's nude protest over Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus' upcoming Hon ... More >>

Slideshow: Handsome G at La Cave

A lot of "residencies" going on around Orange County this month, huh? There's the New Limb  and Stacy Clark Mondays over at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa (see some pictures from the most recent installment of that here), and the Union Line (who we recently wrote about in glorious print here) doing ... More >>

Slideshows: Tour Des Artistes! Strung Out! Billy Ray Cyrus! (Really.)

"We all know art is hard." That's what Cursive said, at least. They didn't play Saturday at the Tour Des Artistes in Long Beach, but a lot of other folks did. You might have read Nate Jackson's recap earlier today (and if not, why not, huh?), and if you would like to see some lovely, lovely pics to ... More >>

Last Saturday: Tour de Artistes in Downtown Long Beach

Last Saturday: Tour de Artistes in Downtown Long BeachBetter Than: The Tour de France (just guessing).For most downtown areas in Southern California, the term "Art Walk" is just another word for Saturday. Weekends are filled with lively urban corridors packed with artists looking to sell their piece ... More >>

LA Times Editorial Riffs on 'Jesus Glasses' Case

Keith May / OCWJames CorbettAn editorial today in the Los Angeles Times weighs in on the case of Capistrano Valley High School history teacher James Corbett, who was recently ruled to have violated the establishment clause of the Constitution by calling creationism "religious, superstitious nonsense ... More >>

Slideshows: Doheny Blues Festival at Doheny State Beach, Earth Crisis at Chain Reaction

B.B. King? In Dana Point? Oh, it happened. This weekend, in fact, at the Doheny Blues Festival at Doheny State Beach. You might have read Spencer Kornhaber's blog about the two-day event. (If you didn't, for shame, but your chance to make up for it can be found here.) But, when reading that, if you' ... More >>

Guest Blogger: Sameer Gadhia of the Jakes Shares Thoughts on First Night of eVocal Residency

Keith MayEach Tuesday in May, Newport Beach's the Jakes will be playing--along with a rotating cast of bands from OC and beyond--at eVocal. And also each week this month, Sameer Gadhia, lead singer of the Jakes (pictured) will be sharing his thoughts on the shows. Here's the first installment:BY SAM ... More >>

Slideshow: The Jakes at eVocal

Newport Beach's The Jakes keep racking up local acclaim, and their latest venture is a month-long, KROQ-sponsored, Tuesday night residency at eVocal in Costa Mesa, where they're playing as well as hosting a variety of fellow bands from the southland. Things kicked off in earnest last night, with sup ... More >>

Slideshow: OC Music Awards Showcase Night Seven at eVocal

The OC Music Awards showcases did things acoustic-style last night, with their first of two shows from Costa Mesa's eVocal. Cory Case, Sarah Green, Poor Richards Press and Hong Kong Six all performed, and our guy Keith May was there taking pictures. Ch-check 'em out. The showcases return to eVocal n ... More >>

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