Subject: Modest Mouse

• The Quality of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Fuck

  Two films that played in Orange County in March and April to wide critical acclaim--if by "wide critical acclaim" you mean "received positive reviews from OC Weekly"--will screen up the road in that little berg that natives call Los Angeles in the days ahead. Of Quality of Life, a drama about the lives of San Francisco graffitti writers that showed at Edwards University in Irvine, we wrote: "this li'l pic packs authentic street grittiness, a kicking soundtrack (featuring the likes of Modest Mou

  May 17, 2006

• Matt Costa at Detroit, 8/26

  And now for the something-like-43rd time Matt Costa's been mentioned in the Weekly: What's there left to say? On Sunday night, the Detroit Bar was packed. And it wasn't really for their usual Karaoke Sundays, or even for any announced show at all. The Huntington Beach resident with the curiously large following played a secret show partially in preparation for a few dates he'll be opening up for Modest Mouse in Portland and beyond. Costa and band (including new member Jacob Sahagen—of

  August 28, 2007

• The Worst Things in Music This Year

  Freelancer Ben Westhoff (you may recognize the name from "The Efron Scandal") posted this provocative list on our sister paper Pitch Weekly's blog. We reprint it here because this is a time of giving (said the atheist). By BEN WESTHOFF 1. Worst Album: Arcade Fire, Neon Bible This cerebral garbage entertained about 100 people, none of whom didn’t either live in Canada or work as a music critic. Speaking of critics, it’s hard to agree with Sasha Frere-Jones about anything, but he was right

  December 21, 2007

• 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. The L.A. rockers did their best to work some energy into the room, but sometimes standing still just doesn’t work. Some ginseng would do wonders for this band. Musically, Modern Memory had their

  February 29, 2008

• Feel the Gastro-Ambient Love!

  May 25, 2000

• Get Out!

  June 22, 2006

• Accidents Will Rappin'

  How Sparrow Love Crew became the indie rocker's Jurassic 5

  January 3, 2008

• New Digital-Only Japanese Motors EP Released Today

  Costa Mesa's Japanese Motors have been as popular lately as the Octomom has been unpopular, selling out theaters across the country with their sweet opening gig on Modest Mouse's current tour. They continue their momentum today with a new digital-only EP, Perception of Reality, available now on iTunes and the link. The three tracks go for $1.99, and include acoustic takes on two songs from their 2008 self-titled debut--"Spendin' Days" and "Better Trends"--and a demo version of "Bummin' Out." See

  March 3, 2009

• [Locals Only] Moostache

  January 29, 2009

• Mason Conspiracy

  November 13, 2008

• Seamen! Right Ahead!

  December 6, 2007

• Trendzilla

  Another trend for the tall, gorgeous and anorexic

  December 20, 2007

• Mike Conleys 7 Favorite Things

  Avalon Bar proprietor

  September 20, 2007

• Stupid Monitors

  April 1, 2004

• Hits!

  Electric Chair

  July 5, 2007

• Hits!

  SecondSpin

  May 31, 2007

• Real, Real, Real OC

  November 17, 2005

• Hits!

  PEPPERLAND MUSIC

  April 12, 2007

• Hits!

  GREENE RECORDS

  April 5, 2007

• Hits!

  Bionic Records

  March 29, 2007

• Stupidity

  August 4, 2005

• Locals Only

  Breath of Life

  January 18, 2007

• Locals Only

  The Colour, Between Earth & Sky, available Feb. 6 on Rethink Records<

  January 4, 2007

• Independence Day

  Ten great CDs that will blow you away no matter your definition

  December 28, 2006

• Huge Coup

  Nightlife and more: Nov. 9-Nov. 16

  November 9, 2006

• Choke You Out

  Nightlife and more: Nov. 2 - Nov. 9

  November 2, 2006

• Full House

  Dennis Argenzia, director of marketing, the Grove of Anaheim

  October 26, 2006

• Locals Only

  September 7, 2006

• Kids in the Hall

  July 27, 2006

• Get Out!

  January 5, 2006

• Keep the Kids Indoors

  Nightlife and more
  OCT. 13-20

  October 13, 2005

• HOT AS IN GOD

  July 7, 2005

• Visual Verve

  January 20, 2005

• Diary Of A Drunk County

  December 30, 2004

• Eight Days

  November 4, 2004

• Are We Keeping You Awake?

  May 13, 2004

• Send Me an Angel

  January 8, 2004

• New Music

  May 23, 2002

• TONIGHT: Japanese Motors at Avalon Bar

  In the past six months Costa Mesa's Japanese Motors have played CMJ, SXSW and toured the country with Modest Mouse, but tonight they're back in their hometown, playing a gig at the cozy Avalon Bar. They're on the radio on Sirius XM, they've been covered by Pitchfork, etc., etc.--the point is that the place will probably be packed (it's not a very big place!) and it's a neat opportunity to see a hometown band in an intimate setting, an opportunity that may not happen much more if their career kee

  April 6, 2009

• Lemme Hear Ya San Diego!!!!

  If you'll drive from OC to Coachella, then I'm assuming everyone's cool with me posting info about the San Diego Street Scene. The 25th annual event takes place Aug. 28 and 29 in the East Village (which is near Big Corporate Baseball Park). This year's lineup is top heavy with hip-hop thanks to appearances by the Beastie Boys, Black Eyed Peas and MIA. The bill also includes Thievery Corporation, Modest Mouse, Silversun Pickups, Conor Oberst, Busta Rhymes, Calexico, Ozomatli and a whole bunch mor

  July 14, 2009

• San Diego Street Scene Lineup Announced

  Tired of the Black Eyed Peas yet? No? Great! Well, they're headlining the 25th installment of San Diego's Street Scene, happening on August 28 and 29 (three weeks after playing the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa on August 7). Also playing: M.I.A., Thievery Corporation, Modest Mouse, the Dead Weather, Chromeo, Calexico, Silversun Pickups, Band of Horses, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Girl Talk and more. Highlights of lower down on the poster: Holy Fuck (rad), Los Campesinos! (super

  June 1, 2009

• Modest Mouse

  August 27, 2009

• John Reis Is Among Familiar Faces With His Latest Project, the Night Marchers

  August 27, 2009

• Heard Mentality: Headed to Street Scene!

  ​Seeing as how we're the closest Village Voice Media paper to San Diego, we feel a profound sense of obligation to cover this weekend's Street Scene festival. Yes, that's right, obligation--not the opportunity to hang out in the Gaslamp District checking out awesome bands. It's all about obligation, for sure.The OC Weekly all-star team of writer Nate Jackson, photographer Beth Stirnaman and myself will be hitting up both days of the fest, checking out acts like M.I.A., Bands of Horses, Calexic

  August 28, 2009

• Last Last Night: Modest Mouse at the Grove

  ​Last Saturday, really: Modest Mouse and The Night Marchers at the Grove of Anaheim, Aug. 29, 2009.Better than: Getting into a thumb war during a night at the opera. Read on...I don't remember a whole lot from the last time I saw Modest Mouse, which was in 2004 at Soma in San Diego, but I do remember this: There were some lame people at that concert. As in, I left wondering, "Who moshes at a Modest Mouse show?" Similar takeaway this time at the Grove. But worse!  Two dudes right next to m

  August 31, 2009

• Crowdsourced: Modest Mouse at the Grove of Anaheim

  Beth StirnamanDon't be fooled. This picture is actually from Friday at Street Scene in San Diego, not Saturday at the Grove of Anaheim.​You've heard what clubs editor Spencer Kornhaber thought about Saturday night's Modest Mouse show at the Grove of Anaheim, and sure, it was great, and we all loved reading it. But what of the rest of the showgoing public? Why, that's what Twitter is for, friends. Enjoy these nuggets of 140-character-or-less wisdom from the big gig. Apparently the openers, the

  August 31, 2009

• Henry Clay People Rule LA With a Sound Made Possible by Yorba Linda

  September 10, 2009

• Incoming: Matt Costa at Detroit, Morrissey at the Fox Pomona

  ​It may be late Friday afternoon, but there's still some stuff to talk about. Like a couple of big new shows coming our way.

  September 18, 2009

• Japanese Motors to Tour West Coast with the Horrors

  ​Costa Mesa's Japanese Motors are one of Orange County's most promising current bands, having toured all over the place with Modest Mouse and landed a spot on the Vice Records roster. UK garage act the Horrors have had one of the best 2009s of anyone, with their sophomore album Primary Colours ending up a finalist for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize. So it seems inevitable that they'd find one another and be successful together, right?So in news that very well might be the hand of fate at

  September 18, 2009

• Incoming: Modest Mouse at the Grove of Anaheim

  Here's a big one: Modest Mouse, former indie darlings turned mainstream superstars via the massive--and extremely surprising at the time--success of "Float On" are coming to the Grove of Anaheim on August 29. Tickets are on sale this Saturday at noon; $35, and $37.50 at the door (if in fact there are any tickets available on the day of). It's the only LA/OC date on the current tour, so go us.Legendary guitarist Johnny Marr, who co-founded the Smiths and joined Modest Mouse in 2006, is busy with

  July 9, 2009