Morrissey (Singer)

SummerFest 2013

St. Angela Merici School

Morrissey - Staples Center - March 1, 2013

Morrissey Staples Center March 1, 2013 Originally slated to appear with Iggy and the Stooges but ultimately rescheduled and substituted with Patti Smith, Morrissey easily sold out the Staples Center. The show seemed to be in jeopardy when various volleys were exchanged whether meat would be served ... More >>

Sweet and Tender Hooligans

Alex's Bar

Young the Giant's 'Cough Syrup' on Glee

​If the MTV VMAs appearance, a Morrissey endorsement and a string of sold-out shows across the country weren't enough to prove that Irvine boys Young the Giant have made it, a spot on Fox's hit show Glee should do the trick. "Cough Syrup" will be featured in the opening scene of Glee's winter fina ... More >>

Morrissey at the Fox Theater in Pomona Last Night

Andrew Youssef​MorrisseyNovember 28, 2011Fox Theater in PomonaClick here to see more photos.Morrissey loves Pomona. Pomona worships Morrissey. The atmosphere was electric inside the Fox Theater as Morrissey closed out his swing of Southern California dates. From the moment Morrissey and his band a ... More >>

Morrissey

Fox Theater

[UPDATE: Ticket Info!] "Secret" Morrissey Show Wednesday at the Music Box

Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly​UPDATE, NOV. 21, 1:10 P.M.: We just received a press release confirming the show. Get more details on how to get tickets at the bottom of the post.  ORIGINAL POST, NOV. 20, 2011, 1:21 A.M.: While checking out the Pixies tonight in LA, we heard whisperings of an unanno ... More >>

Pro-Immigrant Morrissey Fans Call for a Free Show in Phoenix

​Senate Bill 1070 architect Russell Pearce may have been recalled in Arizona, but the call for a boycott of the state remains. The latest manifestation comes in the form of Morrissey's Nov. 20 concert at Phoenix's Orpheum Theater. The singer once told an audience, "I wish I was born Mexican," and, ... More >>

Top Five Hits: Dr. Freecloud's in Fountain Valley

​Here are the top five selling records this week from Dr. Freecloud's Record Shoppe, 18960 Brookhurst St. in Fountain Valley, (714) 962-9787.This week's top seller is the vinyl import of the Tron: Legacy Soundtrack.

Rhino Records Prepares Smiths Box Set, Uncovers Lost Video

​While no record label has come forward to release the follow-up to Morrissey's Years of Refusal, fans of The Smiths can anticipate Rhino Records UK's upcoming Deluxe Collectors Boxset featuring the complete Smiths discography on vinyl, CD and MP3. The limited edition box set includes eight albums ... More >>

Young the Giant Performing at the VMAs

​Young the Giant are the home boys that sneakily made good--Morrissey loves them, they've played the Weenie Roast, are opening for Incubus on tour this year...and today MTV announced that Young the Giant will make their VMA performance debut at the 2011 Video Music Awards. The lineup for VMA perf ... More >>

Young the Giant: Looking Back and Moving Forward

​Young the Giant, the band formerly known as the Jakes, and formerly residents of Newport Beach via Irvine, have had a very good year. After releasing their self-title debut to critical acclaim (even Morrissey is a fan, saying "I could break down with happiness at the new debut-CD by Young The G ... More >>

Top 5 Musicians Vs. Projectiles Incidents

​Down and Delirious In Mexico City author Daniel Hernandez wrote in his Intersections blog about a recent onstage confrontation between banda queen Jenni Rivera and a fan who allegedly threw a beer at her. The singer had the suspected offender come face-to-face with her during the Puerto Vallarta ... More >>

OC Weekly Monday Mixtape

​It's Monday, and what better way to celebrate than with another mixtape? We've put together a 12-song video compilation so you can discover or rediscover some great music. You can thank us once you get to work and need something to distract yourself. 

Unreleased Smiths Demos Now Available Online

​Although we are all secretly (or openly) hoping for a Smiths reunion, we can all be thankful that compilations of both unreleased demos and instrumentals are available online and various record shops around the world. The bootleg version of The Smiths--Unreleased Demos & Instrumenta ... More >>

The Mexican Debated Tom Tancredo, and No Chingazos Were Thrown!

[¡Ask a Mexican!] Also, why Mexicans should learn how to dance to tropical music

Three Reasons to Hate Morrissey (and Four Reasons We Still Love Him Anyway)

By now, everyone's heard that dear old Moz called the entire population of China a subspecies in a recent interview with the Guardian. "Did you see the thing on the news about their treatment of animals and animal welfare? Absolutely horrific. You can't help but feel that the Chinese are a subspecie ... More >>

Top Five Bands That Should Join the Sound Strike

Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyRage Against the Machine at the Hollywood Palladium last Friday​The Sound Strike campaign started by Zack de la Rocha to counter Arizona's soon-to-be in effect SB1070 law reached its sonic zenith Friday night with Rage Against the Machine rocking the Hollywood Palladium. T ... More >>

Royal Rumble at the OC Fair

In the battle between cover bands and aging rock stars, we tell you which music acts will give you the most bang for your buck

OC Fans Trek To Smiths/Morrissey Convention At The Music Box

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Thank God It's Thursday: Our Weekend Picks

Sweethead perform at Alex's Bar on Friday​Don't know where to go this weekend? Heard Mentality makes it easy--here's the rundown of great music coming to town.

Morrissey's 51st Unhappy Birthday Celebration

House of Blues

Bellhaunts' Cutting Edge

[Locals Only] The Santa Ana garage/post-punk quartet keeps it real and sometimes real graphic

Last Night: Morrissey at the Fox Theater, Pomona

Andrew YoussefMorrissey in the first of two shirts he wore Monday night in Pomona.​Last Night: Morrissey, Doll & the Kicks at the Fox Theater, Pomona; December 7, 2009.Better Than: Arguably: Friday's Las Vegas show, which was cut short without an encore. Unarguably: Saturday's Indio show, whic ... More >>

Show of the Day: Morrissey at Fox Theater, Pomona

"Polarizing," "love him or hate him," "no middle ground"--all pretty vague, cliche terms, and all rather accurate when it comes to Morrissey.

Morrissey: Meat Still Murder

​Until earlier this week, I couldn't say I gave half a shit about anything Morrissey did post-Smiths. But something changed as I got word that the Moz is teaming with designer Stella McCartney (her dad's a bassist who played in some band...starts with a "B" or something) for a line of vegan shoes. ... More >>

Morrissey

Fox Theater Pomona

On-Sale Saturday: Morrissey, Dokken, More

​OK, we can stop complaining about the Morrissey show at the Fox Theater in Pomona on December 7 not going on sale yet.

Tickets for LA Morrissey Show on Sale Saturday, Pomona Close Behind?

Still so dreamy!​"I know it's gonna happen someday."It's been nearly a month since Morrissey tour dates throughout Southern California started popping up on fansites like Morrissey Solo, and official announcement of almost all of them (eventually) followed. There's Morrissey at the Fantasy Springs ... More >>

[Sound Guy] The Yost and the Fox Pomona Are All Dressed Up But Without a Lot of Shows

Slow Fall at the Fox Theater?

Andrew Youssef​Since reopening this past May with a show from Gogol Bordello, the Fox Theater in downtown Pomona has continually impressed by netting top-flight shows: Wilco, the Flaming Lips, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Band of Horses, Girl Talk, Ween, Cake, Marilyn Manson. After tonight's Paramore (picture ... More >>

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.

[Locals Only] Chasing Paper With Faded Paper Figures

Live(ish) from Coachella: Morrissey Just Says No to Burning Animal Flesh

So, I love Morrissey. I've seen him four times now, and each instance ranks among the happier moments of my life (yes, I know how lame that makes me sound, what of it?). But last night at Coachella apparently wasn't one of his happier moments.I always tell Morrissey detractors who decry him as just ... More >>

[CD Review] Morrissey, 'Years of Refusal' (Lost Highway)

Album Review: Morrissey, 'Years of Refusal'

Happy Morrissey day, everyone! I review the album in this week's Weekly, but here it is a few days early. You Are the Quarry, Ringleader of the Tormentors and Years of Refusal are the Mozzer's Time Out of Mind, Love and Theft and Modern Times. Believe it!The Smiths broke up in 1987, but people are s ... More >>

Sweet and Tender Hooligans Coming Back to OC

Just a couple short days after appearing at the House of Blues in Anaheim (and in the pages of OC Weekly's freshly minted music column, Sound Guy, penned by a certain totally awesome dude), LA-based Smiths cover band Sweet and Tender Hooligans were announced as returning to our county on March 28 at ... More >>

Mas Y Mas

Cafe Tacuba

Plug In

Girl In a Coma

¡Ask a Mexican!®

Three-question special

Moz & Marr Turn Down $75,000,000 for Smiths Reunion

The latest from the Morrissey camp: A press release released just today announces Moz's final 30 stops on his latest successful tour promoting his number one UK album, Ringleader of the Tormentors—playing 168 shows in just over 21 months come November. These shows will be the last Morrissey will d ... More >>

"Latinos Like Morrissey" Cliche Alert!

Ugh. And from our sister paper up the 5/101 Freeway. In David Ehrenstein's otherwise-fine story about Brits living in El Lay: British pop star Morrissey encountered a similar phenomenon during his own nine-year L.A. residency, when "tribute" bands began springing up in the Latino community (as docu ... More >>

Chill Billies

Sweet and Tender Hooligans

Live Reviews

The Boys With the Morrissey in Their Side

Mimicking Moz with the Sweet and Tender Hooligans

Letters

Letters

Their Charming Man

Dispatches from the Latino Morrissey love-in

Aaron Barrett

Vocalist/guitarist of reel big fish

George Fryer

What the hell are you listening to?