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The Worst of Coachella: Weekend One

Daft Punk Fake-Out Friday and Saturday, all anyone could talk about was if Daft Punk was going to show up during Phoenix's set. Why? Because we were fucking teased. On the main stage before the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, a long commercial for their new album played, and then we found out that members of the ... More >>

The 20 Greatest Ranchera Singers of All Time, No. 10-1

See also:*The 20 Greatest Ranchera Singers of All Time, No. 20-11*The 20 Greatest Songs of Vicente Fernández: The Complete List*Antonio Aguilar, Ranchera Legend, Gets Giant Statue of Him Unveiled in Los Angeles; His 10 Greatest Songs!*The 10 Best Songs of Ramon Ayala, Conjunto Norteño Legend and A ... More >>

Sweet and Tender Hooligans - House of Blues Anaheim - December 28, 2012

No matter how many Sweet and Tender Hooligans shows we've been to, the thrill of spying on the slack-jawed, unsuspecting, first-timers in the crowd never fades away. There's that moment where all of the evidence that tells them that they're actually watching a Morrissey/Smiths tribute band just nonc ... More >>

The Five Best Concerts in OC This Weekend

Friday, December 28Sweet and Tender HooligansHouse of Blues Anaheim It's an understatement to say that fans of the Smiths are rabid. Obj ... More >>

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Adam Ant Isn't a Goody Two Shoes Anymore

By: Shelley LeopoldAdam Ant, the charismatic post-punk British pop star responsible for a generation of pirate shirts, returns to the U.S. after a long absence. Now 57, he's picked up more tattoos and a smoking habit since we saw him last; despite being battle scarred from years in the music busines ... More >>

Top Five Shows in OC This Weekend

Friday, September 21Lila DownsCity National Grove of AnaheimSince she emerged in 1999, Lila Downs has developed into one of the world's quintessential world music artists. Combining powerful, multilingual vocals and culturally diverse musical arrangements, songs like "Ojo de Culebra" help ... More >>

Young the Giant Are OC's Next Great Band

The Irvine's quintet are house-hunting, but not ready to leave us just yet

Top 10 Things About Covering Music for OC Weekly

Nine years ago, I was in this wannabe new-wave band based in Santa Ana. Back then, our big goal in life was to get featured in OC Weekly. The band imploded, as bands are wont to do, way before we even got a concert listing in the Calendar section (not even a Locals Only, sob!). The funny thing was, ... More >>

Five Local Bands Who Should Be Huge in 2012

​Young The Giant wins the prize for the breakout band of Orange County in 2011. Turn on an alt-rock station, google the word "young," and ask Morrissey who his favorite new band is and you'll have your answer--2011 belonged to Young the Giant. "Cough Syrup" was probably only second to Foster the P ... More >>

The Biggest Music Headlines of 2011

[Mental Notes] The news that kept us talking this year

Gary Tovar Has His Goldenvoice

The iconic concert production company birthed Coachella, helped punk-rock luminaries early in their careers—and isn't done yet

Rebecca Black, the Gift That Keeps on Giving

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Help Launch a Smiths-Inspired Comic Book Series!

​Comic book publisher and Morrissey fan Shawn Demumbrum is working on a Smiths-inspired comic book series, called Unite and Take Over: Comic Book Stories Inspired by The Smiths. He wrangled indie comics vets Christian Vilaire, Henry Barajas, Jeff Pina, Shelby Robertson, and others for 78 pages' w ... More >>

Road Trip Soundtrack Recommendations

Here's a gratuitous road trip photo, care of whatsisface...​Summer means barbecues, beaches, sleeping in and wearing next to nothing, but the best part of the season is the annual road trip (although, seeing people wearing next to nothing is a close second) taken by many across the vast country of ... More >>

Five Songs for Schwarzenegger Fans to Console Themselves With

20 years ago this summer, Pee Wee Herman got busted for indecent exposure in Florida and almost immediately and brilliantly bounced back with a surprise cameo appearance opening the MTV Music Awards a couple of weeks later with the only possible response:Based on everything that's turned up in the n ... More >>

Steve Ignorant Presents Crass at The Fox Theater Friday Night

Chad Sengstock/OC Weekly​Steve Ignorant Presents CrassFox Theater PomonaApril 29, 2011Click here for the slideshow!Last Friday night, hundreds of multi-generational fans from all sects of punk-rock came out to pay their final crusty homage to CRASS. Oh yes, the vigor expressed at these nostalgic ... More >>

Girl in a Coma's 'Adventures in Coverland' Stay Away From the Obvious

​Girl in a Coma Adventures in Coverland Blackheart Records San Antonio, Texas-based rock trio Girl in a Coma is back with a collection of songs that takes their fans through Adventures in Coverland. After partially releasing interpretations of some of the band's favorite songs on 7-inch vinyl th ... More >>

We're Coming Out: Five 'Coming Out Day' Anthems

Mary Bell/OC WeeklyAdvocates of the overturning on Proposition 8 gathered at Bixby Park in Long Beach on Aug. 4, 2010​With all due respect to Ms. Diana Ross, there are more gay anthems than "I'm Coming Out." Here are five that also deserve a wave of the rainbow flag, since today is officially Comi ... More >>

Girl In a Coma, Gringo Star, Agent Ribbons, Bella Novela Last Night at Alex's Bar

Brandon Ferguson/OC Weekly​Girl in a ComaAugust 19, 2010Alex's BarThe Show: Power trio Girl in a Coma blew into Alex's Bar like a fiery gust off the San Antonio plains last night.  Though all three musicians--drummer Phanie Diaz, bassist Jenn Alva and singer Nina Diaz--delivered a 14-song set ... More >>

Morrissey Loves Girl In A Coma

​San Antonio's Girl in a Coma lifted their name from a Smiths song. If that bothered Morrissey, it never came up in conversation while the alt power pop trio was on tour with him in 2007 opening his shows on the east coast and in Europe.   "We didn't really have much creativity in com ... More >>

Sublime With Rome Tops Pacific Amphitheatre Summer Shows

​The Orange County Fair broke attendance records with 1.5 million visitors for the run that ended Sunday.Orange County Fair Breaks Attendance RecordThe concurrent concert series in Pacific Amphitheatre also broke a record, selling out nine of its shows.Find out the top 5 shows based on ticket sale ... More >>

Oh, Say Can You Hear: 10 Songs That Should Be Our New National Anthem

20th Century Fox​"The Star-Spangled Banner" has an image problem. That is, no one likes it.Oh sure, everyone respects and reveres what it stands for, what it evokes in us as nation and as a people. But no one really admires it on its merits as song, and singers and sports fans have long detested t ... More >>

Psychedelic Furs at the Grove of Anaheim Over the Weekend

Andrew YoussefThe Psychedelic Furs at the Grove of Anaheim ​Psychedelic Furs and She Wants RevengeJune 25, 2010Grove of AnaheimA healthy mix of young and old fans filled the Grove of Anaheim for the pairing of Psychedelic Furs and She Wants Revenge. Few bands have produced as many memorable hits i ... More >>

5 Songs So Stupid, Natasha Leggero Can't Believe It's Considered Music

​Natasha Leggero has been hitting the stand-up scene for years while maintaining ample face time on such favorites as Chelsea Lately, Reno 911, and voicing Callie Maggotbone on Ugly Americans. It's no wonder Natasha was tapped to be a judge on the upcoming season of Last Comic Standing--this woman ... More >>

Last Night: Reel Big Fish at House of Blues, Anaheim

The Hype: A homecoming show for Reel Big Fish at the House of Blues Anaheim along with musical comrades Starpool and Chase Long Beach was a guaranteed sell out.Andrew YoussefReel Big Fish Live at House of Blues, AnaheimThe Show: I was taken aback by the energy of the sold-out crowd as the horn secti ... More >>

Today in Music News: Courtney Love, Morrissey, John Frusciante, Nickelback blows

Crazy Courtney Love tries to win back daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, by insulting her on Facebook. It's official: John Frusciante has again quit Red Hot Chili Peppers: "my musical interests have led me in a different direction."Even Morrissey admits that his rarities collection Swords sucks.One mo ... More >>

Today in Music News: Rivers Cuomo hospitalized, Kennedy Center honors Bruce Springsteen, Morrissey tour opener, 40th anniversary of Altamont

Say it ain't so! "Weezer's Rivers Cuomo hospitalized following bus accident."Kennedy Center honors Bruce Springsteen, jazz pianist/composer Dave Brubek, opera singer Grace Bumbry--plus Robert De Niro (seen chatting with the Boss) and Mel Brooks, who probably gave the best acceptance speech. Morriss ... More >>

Zee Avi Brings Her Personal Lyrics From Malaysia to Costa Mesa

Geeking It Up with Billy Kernkamp

Classic concentration.​Costa Mesa-based singer/songwriter Billy Kernkamp is playing four shows at the Gypsy Lounge in Lake Forest this month, a Thursday night residency that kicked off last week. So what better way to prepare for this historical musical event than shopping for comic books and G.I. ... More >>

Talk Talk: Justin Kennedy of Army Navy (Part 1)

Travis SchneiderReally, it's almost embarrassing how much I like LA-based pop band Army Navy. After seeing them open up for the Shys last October at Detroit Bar, I pushed their self-titled record (released on their own label, Fever Zone Records) on anyone that would listen. Songs like "Slight of Han ... More >>

[Summer Guide] Different Brushstrokes This Summer at OC's Art Venues

Live(ish) from Coachella: Paul McCartney Plays Nearly his Entire 50-year Catalogue

Hey, so sorry for not being very update-y last night: my iPhone's Internet apparently decided that we were no longer on speaking terms, and I didn't have any time to make it over to the LUXURIOUS PRESS TENT! because I was too busy seeing shows, man. So allow me to make up for lost time here.Paul McC ... More >>

Live(ish) from Coachella: Final Friday Thoughts!

About to head out to take on another day. Whee! Beth Stirnaman is here in OC Weekly Central (Motel 6 in Palm Springs) uploading pics, so soon you'll have some stuff to look at instead of just these awesome plain text posts. Heard Mentality blogger Nate Jackson is here, too. Say hi, Nate!Before shovi ... More >>

To Do This Weekend 4/17-4/19

Long Beach Grand Prix- All Weekend!Watch downtown Long Beach transform into a race track with drifting, indy cars, and celebrity races.Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA; 562-436-3636Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, All Weekend!Featuring pe ... More >>

Coachella: Where We'll Be. Maybe.

Oh gosh. It's almost here. Coachella. Three mind-melting days in the desert. Since the set times are up and all, let's look at what we're expecting to hit for suresies. Though of course, reality (fatigue, giant crowds, changing your mind, passing out from dehydration) may always get in the way.Here' ... More >>

Rad Local Shows for Those Staying in Town This Weekend

Don't feel like sweating your balls off? Or dropping 269 bizones to get the opportunity to sweat your balls off? Weird, but you've still got options around OC if you're not heading out to Coachella.

Way Too Early Coachella Must-Sees

I wanted to be the first person in the blogosphere to comment on what bands you should see at Coachella. So here goes. The Aggrolites -- LA's best white boy reggae/soul/funk band. They wear cool clothes and know how to throw a dance party. Thievery Corporation -- Maybe you know them, maybe you ... More >>

Rumored/Confirmed Coachella Artists Start to Trickle In

LAist has about 20 artists they say are "confirmed" for Coachella (coming up soon! April 17-19!), and many more that are "rumored"--and given that just about every act of note is "rumored" for Coachella at this point in the year, a classification that's about as meaningful as last night's Golden Glo ... More >>

[Sound Guy] The Best Tribute Bands to Never Exist

Some Names Are Better Than Others

There's no denying it: Bands have a huge boner for naming themselves after Smiths songs. Tonight, LA's Sweet and Tender Hooligans are playing at the Grove of Anaheim (opening up the second of Tiger Army's five night stand). They get their name, natch, from "Sweet and Tender Hooligan," but it's not ... More >>

The Police, Daft Punk, and DethKlok Among The Top National Concerts of '07

Village Voice Media presents the Top Concerts of 2007 featuring: Paul McCartney, Morrissey, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Interpol, Mavado, Rage Against the Machine, Queens of the Stone Age, Jah Cure, Arcade Fire, the Good, the Bad and the Queen, and other not as famous bands! (Compiled from na ... More >>

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