Matt Costa

The Galaxy Theatre To Become Mars Hill Church on Sundays

The new venue for Mars Hill Church Orange County. ​On the same stage where his former bands have rocked out for wild crowds, pastor Nick Bogardus will preach the Gospel of Jesus for a different congregation.Mars Hill Church Orange County, which Bogardus leads, has a new home at The Galaxy Theatre ... More >>

Menomena and Kiev Kick Off Segerstrom Center's Indie Band Series

An old Menomena photo with Brent Knopf​On May 24, you can see for yourself why Riley Breckenridge from Thrice is such a Menomena fanboy.  The Portland band kicks off Segerstrom Center for the Arts' Indie Band Series in Samueli Theater, with local band Kiev (winner of the Best Indie Band at th ... More >>

The Booze & Clocks (James Fletcher) at Detroit Bar Last Night

Kristina Benson​​We've been a fan of James Fletcher's ever since he was the drummer for Filmstar back in the mid-'90s, and our passion endured through projects like the Women, Satisfaction and MPhase. When he sat in for Matt Costa, the 88 and Scott Weiland, we definitely swooned. And n ... More >>

'[It] Hurt Like Hell': Jack Johnson On Fighting With Andy Samberg in the Video 'At or With Me'

​You know you've really made it when you're the butt of the joke of a Saturday Night Live skit. And a few years ago, singer/songwriter/ultimate feel-good mellow dude Jack Johnson found himself in just that situation. All of a sudden, there was Andy Samberg on the television sporting that signatu ... More >>

Marc B. Releases 'Mr. American' on World Food Program Benefit

Jackie Connor/OC Weekly​More formally known as Marc Beauregard, Marc B. delivers a smooth surfy acoustic sound, sans Dick Dale's bright guitar riffs. Although his EP, The Yellow Jelly, was released in 2006, he's brought Maxx Farris on percussion and Yoni Berk on bass and ukulele to bring a variety ... More >>

Director's Own Words: Mark Jacobs of Jesse's Story

​"The story of Jesse becoming a quadriplegic while surfing is so emotional. His story of getting back in the water and surfing 15-foot waves in Fiji, diving with Great White Sharks, skydiving, etc., etc. has changed my life and those that have seen it are affected (so I've been told) for days ... More >>

Natural Reborn Killingtons

The Long Beach noise-rockers try to stitch together the loose ends of their messy breakup

Brushfire Records Releases Fall 2009 Sampler

​ To celebrate the release of Jack Johnson's En Concert album and DVD (all proceeds go to charity--how's that for awesome?), Brushfire Records has released a totally free fall sampler available right here through Amazon.The sampler includes tracks from the critically acclaimed Mason Jennings, Rogu ... More >>

Santa Ana's Aushua Added to Next Month's 'LA 101'

​A festival-type show on a Tuesday? Hey, sure, why not? That's the day of LA 101, a concert put on by our sister paper, LA Weekly, up north at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City.

[Summer Guide] Twenty Summer Shows That Should Be Fun (Or Fun to Make Fun Of)

​A festival-type show on a Tuesday? Hey, sure, why not? That's the day of LA 101, a concert put on by our sister paper, LA Weekly, up north at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City.

[Feedback 2008] Musician Pat Visel Makes the Best Albums (Almost) No One's Heard

​A festival-type show on a Tuesday? Hey, sure, why not? That's the day of LA 101, a concert put on by our sister paper, LA Weekly, up north at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City.

[Trendzilla] Musicians, Fans and Fashions

​A festival-type show on a Tuesday? Hey, sure, why not? That's the day of LA 101, a concert put on by our sister paper, LA Weekly, up north at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City.

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

​A festival-type show on a Tuesday? Hey, sure, why not? That's the day of LA 101, a concert put on by our sister paper, LA Weekly, up north at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City.

Last Night: What Made Milwaukee Famous @ The Glass House

What Made Milwaukee Famous, Ra Ra Riot, The Little Ones @ The Glass House on 5/16 Usually, walking into a venue to find it almost empty is a bit of a downer. I guess most people train themselves to believe that a concert is not worth going to unless it’s in a room full of people sweating all over ... More >>

Matt Costa and Satisfaction at OCPAC's Samueli Theater

It may sound shameful, but after living in Orange County for—oh, I don't know—22 years, this is the first time I'd made the trip down to OCPAC's Samueli Theater. Okay, maybe it's not that shameful. It's just that the place seems way too nice a venue for most rock bands I've seen lately. But last ... More >>

Last Night: The Alex Benefit at the Detroit Bar

The Alex Benefit at the Detroit Bar, April 19, 2008 with We Barbarians, Nathan Willett, Delta Spirit, and Jonnie Russell from the Cold War Kids Better Than: Donating money to the Presidental Election Campaign Fund. Download: Delta Spirit's "Trashcan" from Ode To Sunshine Benefit concerts often re ... More >>

High Water Mark

Rogue Wave roar to a new peak with Heaven's Gate

Tooting Our Own Horn

One California Day

Letters

Add in a completely substandard produce section and meat that I could find cheaper elsewhere, and you have the perfect storm of crap

Tom Dumonts 7 Favorite Things

No Doubt guitarist, producer

Readers' Poll Winners

Dont blame us: You picked em

Locals Only

Hitting Their Sweet Spout: The Blue Whales Get Back in the Swim

Tricky Traditional Roman Script

RVCA's Summer Warehouse Sale

I Hate People

Poor, pitiful pearl goes to OCMA

CD Review

Piers Faccini , Tearing SkyBelieving

My Morning Jacket

Wild in the Streets

No. 7: Everybody wins with RVCA

Letters

'If I were to have an extreme case of Montezumas Revenge and there was no toilet paper in sight, and the only thing in the bathroom at that time was an OC Weekly, I still wouldnt p

Letters

'I guess its just not bad enough that we have a bunch of rich elite dressing up in womens clothes, getting drunk and stoned . . . With articles like yours, who needs government-sponsored propaganda?'

Bargain Music

Adam Spriggs, talent buyer, Coach House Entertainment

Letters

'The place is going to be crawling with pretentious OC foodophiles and my nice quiet Wednesday evenings will be no more. Damn you, Matt Coker, DAMN YOU!!!!!'

Good and Ready

Shane Gooding has Patients

Art Marathon

Tour des Artistes

Get Out!

April 27 - May 4: the Slaughtahouse

Get Out!

No Flip-flops
March 23 - March 30

Dear Band

Derek Thomas

Wanted: The Next Interpol

DJ Rita, KUCI-FM

Irvine

DJ Rita, KUCI-FM

Rich Man, Po Boy

In 10 years, Memphis has become the center of Orange County's hipperati universe

'I Really Like the One on VD'

In 10 years, Memphis has become the center of Orange County's hipperati universe

Stupidity

Aug. 4 - Aug. 11

Soulicious

Checking Irony at the Blue Water Music Festival

Prince among Men

Will Oldham sees darkness in our celebrity-mad world

Listen Between the Lines

If Built to Spill's Doug Martsch ever wrote his life story...

EIGHT DAYS

If Built to Spill's Doug Martsch ever wrote his life story...