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TAPS Craft Beer Festival TOMORROW

Why should Orange and Huntington Beach have all the fun? Brea's brewing something special this weekend, as TAPS Fish House & Brewery launches its Craft Brew Festival tomorrow from noon to 3 p.m.

Frank Kramer is Radio's Crazy, Foul-Mouthed, Workaholic One-Man Army

As the leader of the "Frank Army," Frank Kramer's devoted fans count on his quick wit, his mind that seems to stay forever on the dirty side, and his ability to be brutality honest in the most charming of ways. With Heidi by his side, this unflappable duo riff effortlessly like a married couple that ... More >>

Municipal Waste Put Their Hearts, Souls and Bloody Entrails into the Craft Brew Business

With a style that's equal parts Iron Maiden and Suicidal Tendencies, the Richmond, Va. crossover thrash outfit Municipal Waste carved out a niche following penning party-themed dystopian concept records, and producing a raucous stage show that incorporates dress-up wizards and shit but doesn't take ... More >>

'Mea Maxima Culpa': Those Who Prey

Alex Gibney rages against the Catholic Church's cover-up of abuse

Silent River Film Fest Makes Noise with Movies About Animals, the Ecology and the 99 Percent

Kalpna Singh-Chitnis says the hardest part of staging last year's first ever Silent River Film Festival was mounting the sequel, which is scheduled for Thursday through Sunday in Irvine.Dealing with programming, logistics and clashing personalities in your first year is one thing, but now that the n ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Braid - Glass House - 8/17/12

See Also:*Post-hardcore band Braid Shout Down Obstacles to Come Out of Retirement* How Alabama Shakes Turned a Shitty Career Break Into a Major Score* Bloc Party Speaks: Why Bringing Their Guitars to HARD Summer is a Gutsy MoveBraidThe Glass House 8/17/12Friday night saw the freshly-reunited 90's po ... More >>

Braid Come Screaming Out of Retirement

The '90s post-hardcore act return with new music and the same ol' attitude

The Ballad of Wade Michael Page

An ex-bandmate of the Sikh temple shooter recalls their shared OC hate-rock past

Post-hardcore Braid shout down obstacles to come out of retirement.

See Also: * How Alabama Shakes Turned a Shitty Career Break Into a Major Score* Bloc Party Speaks: Why Bringing Their Guitars to HARD Summer is a Gutsy Move*Young the Giant are OC's Next Great Band "When I was a child, I always dreamt one day I'd have lymphoma," jokes singer/songwriter Robert N ... More >>

Wade Michael Page, Sikh Temple Mass Murderer, Was a Loner Who Used Racist Music Scene as a Means to Travel

See Also:* [W/ CRAPPY SONG] Wade Michael Page, Sikh Temple Mass Murderer, Got His Racist Start in Orange County's White Power Music Scene*Duran Duran Speaks: John Taylor Says TwitterHelped Bring Their Fanbase Back to the '80s*House of Campaign--Five Rap Songs Looking For Your VoteAs the story of&nbs ... More >>

[W/CRAPPY SONG] Wade Michael Page, Sikh Temple Mass Murderer, Got His Racist Start in Orange County's White-Power Music Scene

The world is collectively retching at the mass murder at a Milwaukee-area Sikh temple committed by one Wade Michael Page (left, at right), a loser white supremacist. Media is reporting that Page was in the white-power music scene, listing his bands with little thought or research.But we at the Weekl ... More >>

Man Overboard's Chain Reaction Show is Sold Out, But You Can Still Watch It TONIGHT

​Don't cry if you didn't get a Man Overboard ticket to the Chain Reaction show tonight in Anaheim. Thank your technology gods, because the band is streaming the show on ElectricVenue.com. Fans can log in at http://www.electricvenue.com/#/man-overboard-show/4559960491and watch the show for $2.99.&n ... More >>

Scott Ibex Names Five Easy Steps to a Successful Indie Tour

​Scott Ibex--Costa Mesa resident, entertainment lawyer and national touring artist who has performed with members of Chicago, The Rastafarians, Pato Banton and other famous artists--just released Low Budget ROCKSTAR: The Complete Do-It-Yourself Guide to Booking, Surviving and Making a Profit on ... More >>

Thrice Announce Farewell Tour

​Well, this is it. Irvine prog-rockers Thrice are really doing it--taking a break after 13 years together. Singer/guitarist Dustin Kensrue, guitarist Teppei Teranishi, bassist Eddie Breckenridge and drummer Riley Breckenridge (our 3hree Things columnist) will go on tour on May 4 in San Diego and e ... More >>

Five Celebrity Ex-Disney Employees

​When I was in high school I briefly worked at a crappy little hot dog stand in Milwaukee.One day, a dumb-ass friend of mine thought it would be hilarious to throw an ice cube into the deep fryer I was working as he walked by. Rather than investigate and find out the truth behind the grease geyser ... More >>

Long Beach Hip-Hop Trio Ugly Duckling Names New Mascot

​And it just so happens to be my cat. No kidding.Learn more about Ugly Duckling's new mascot, their new album Moving at Breakneck Speed, and their upcoming tour after the jump.

What's So Wrong With Calling Santa Ana a Latino City?

​Man, SanTana cracks me up sometimes--okay, ALL THE TIME. The Orange County Register's Andrew Galvin wrote a good piece yesterday ostensibly about efforts by Latino activists to try and persuade the SanTana City Council at this past Monday's meeting to ask its police department to stop impounding ... More >>

Five Union Songs for Wiscosin Workers

​In Wisconsin, a bill stripping public unions of most collective bargaining rights awaits the signature of Republican Governor Scott Walker. It's the latest phase in an ongoing legislative saga that intensified a month ago when all 14 Democratic state Senators fled to Illinois to prevent quorum on ... More >>

Warped Tour Annouces 2011 Dates

​The dates for the 2011 edition of the Warped Tour have been announced; this year, it kicks off in Dallas. There's no information on venues or performers yet, but  the tour will be in Pomona July 1, San Diego, August 9 and LA on August 10. Tickets are already available for $45--you can buy t ... More >>

Jaill: 'Try Some Speed and Smoke Some Weed.'

www.myspace.com/jaill​Jaill's Sub Pop debut That's How We Burn caught a decent buzz this summer, a quick-hitting record chock full of catchy, rough-around-the-edges guitar pop. The Milwaukee quartet pretty much came out of nowhere; it's been busy tightening up its sound for mass consumption in the ... More >>

The New Limb Last Night at Detroit Bar

Brandon Ferguson​The New LimbAugust 4, 2010Detroit BarThe Show: Listening to The New Limb's brooding piano-infused pop rock, it's hard to shake the feeling I've heard these guys somewhere before. Then it dawns on me: Maritime, the Milwaukee-based group featuring former Promise Ring singer Davey&n ... More >>

Something Corporate Fall Tour Announced!

www.myspace.com/socoHai gaiz! Can't wait to see you again!​Guitarist Josh Partington may have gotten a law degree and vocalist/pianist Andrew McMahon may have formed Jack's Mannequin since the quintessential OC alt-rock band Something Corporate toured the country, but that doesn't make fans miss ... More >>

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.

Sublime With Rome Announces Summer Tour Dates

Jason Rodriguez and Joe Foster​If you missed Sublime With Rome at the Palladium just a few weeks ago (don't worry, we were there--check out the photos here), worry not: The band has just announced their first leg of their 2010 summer tour.

Rufus Wainwright

Long Beach Convention Center

Dishney: Tweets From the Park!

It's Tweets from the Park, where we round up the week's funniest and most eyebrow raisin' tweets from Disneyland Resort. You know, we've been doing this feature for some time now, but it still amazes us the things people will put out there on the internet for everyone to see. Oh well: It's still fun ... More >>

The Burger Records Guys Are Opening a Store Full of Vinyl and Cassettes. In This Economy?

With Their Shoestring Budget and Strong Ties to Santa Ana, Los Cojolites Battle to Save Son Jarocho

Incoming: Tiger Army, Tim & Eric, Loggins & Messina at the Grove of Anaheim

Northern California-bred psychobilly and two duos that have proper names linked by an ampersand (and nothing else) in common: all coming to the Grove of Anaheim!

[¡Ask a Mexican!] Muy Caliente Summer Edition

Warped Tour to Launch in Pomona This Year, Lineup Announced

For the third straight year, the Vans Warped Tour--46 dates in 2009-will be kicking off at the Pomona Fairplex, this time on June 26. Pre-sales for tickets start April 1 (not a prank), with the "regular" on-sale date being April 18. They've also announced the list of bands performing, though we don' ... More >>

Incoming: No Doubt Returns to Orange County! Eventually.

Full tour dates have finally been announced for archetypal OC success stories No Doubt's tour with Paramore--we've known for a while that they were going on tour at some point and the first date would be May 3 at the Bamboozle Festival in NJ, but now we've got the whole sched, and the three month-is ... More >>

What You Missed This Weekend Part XXI

Last Night: The Henry Clay People at The Prospector

The Henry Clay People
 The Prospector
 February 23, 2008
 Better Than: Staying home with your cat and hitting the peace pipe. My apologies to The Year Zero, whose set I missed due The Paper Planes getting a late start at The Puka Bar. I heard your performance was drenched in sonic goodness a ... More >>

Omar in Qatar

Last year Omar Chatriwala moved from Austin, Texas to Orange County to help get Squeeze OC off the ground. Recently he decided to move again, this time from Orange County to Qatar to help get Al Jazeera's English-language channel off the ground. Chatriwala's blog, OC in OC, is among the most popular ... More >>

Vintage Sleaze

Alice Cooper

Something Better Beginning

Return of the returning Rentals

7-10 Splits

OnDVD: The League of Ordinary Gentlemen

Diary of a Mad County

Feb. 1 - Feb. 7

Take the Bishop Michael Driscoll Pedo-Quiz!

Personnel Bile #3: The Milwaukee Monster

#The Milwaukee Monster

This is Going Down on My Personal Record

Violent Femmes add it up

Live Previews

Voices of Angels

Smith and Markas describe the action as the Anaheim Angels head toward baseball heaven

The Substitute Soundtrack

Richard Thompson

Gee whiz, but hes good

Richard Moser

Hot-rod god goes apeshit over music

Anthrax? Yawn

Local abortion providers have been dealing with the threat for years

Tale of the Tapes

Tip-Toe Thru the Bureau

Paranoid FBI chief ordered Tiny Tim probe