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April 26, 2012
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 >>
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January 9, 2012
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 >>
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December 29, 2011
The Biggest Music Headlines of 2011
[Mental Notes] The news that kept us talking this year
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December 15, 2011
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
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September 8, 2011
Rebecca Black, the Gift That Keeps on Giving
[Mental Notes] Plus, Young the Giant deal with fame
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June 16, 2011
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 >>
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May 19, 2011
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 >>
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May 2, 2011
Steve Ignorant Presents Crass at The Fox Theater Friday Night
Chad Sengstock/OC WeeklySteve 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 >>
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October 19, 2010
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 >>
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October 11, 2010
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, 2010With 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 >>
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August 20, 2010
Girl In a Coma, Gringo Star, Agent Ribbons, Bella Novela Last Night at Alex's Bar
Brandon Ferguson/OC WeeklyGirl 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 >>
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August 17, 2010
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 >>
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August 16, 2010
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 >>
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July 2, 2010
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 >>
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June 28, 2010
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 >>
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December 29, 2009
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 >>
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December 17, 2009
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 >>
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December 6, 2009
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 >>
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August 27, 2009
Zee Avi Brings Her Personal Lyrics From Malaysia to Costa Mesa
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 >>
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August 13, 2009
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 >>
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June 24, 2009
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 >>
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June 22, 2009
Friday Night: Art Brut at the Echo
Yeah, I haven't updated to the iPhone 3GS with the better camera yet.Friday Night: Art Brut, the Blood Arm at the Echo, Los Angeles; June 19, 2009.Better than: Listening to the bands Art Brut (playfully) criticized during their set (The Killers, Kings of Leon, U2).Best perk: Freebie show posters giv ... More >>
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June 4, 2009
[Summer Guide] Different Brushstrokes This Summer at OC's Art Venues
Yeah, I haven't updated to the iPhone 3GS with the better camera yet.Friday Night: Art Brut, the Blood Arm at the Echo, Los Angeles; June 19, 2009.Better than: Listening to the bands Art Brut (playfully) criticized during their set (The Killers, Kings of Leon, U2).Best perk: Freebie show posters giv ... More >>
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April 18, 2009
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 >>
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April 18, 2009
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 >>
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April 17, 2009
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 >>
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April 16, 2009
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 >>
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April 9, 2009
[Coachella 2009] Everything New Is Old Again--and Vice Versa
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 >>
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January 26, 2009
Coachella Lineup to Be Announced Tomorrow - Or IS It?!
It's been a weird year as far as announcing acts for Coachella go, mainly since they haven't yet.It's usually around this time, but a few days earlier--last year it was announced on Jan. 21. Word came earlier today that it was going to be announced on KROQ at 7:20 a.m. tomorrow (because, y'know, KRO ... More >>
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January 8, 2009
[Sound Guy] The Best Tribute Bands to Never Exist
It's been a weird year as far as announcing acts for Coachella go, mainly since they haven't yet.It's usually around this time, but a few days earlier--last year it was announced on Jan. 21. Word came earlier today that it was going to be announced on KROQ at 7:20 a.m. tomorrow (because, y'know, KRO ... More >>
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December 19, 2008
The Top 10 Reissues of 2008
It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, rock. "Scenes ... More >>
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October 24, 2008
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 >>
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January 2, 2008
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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March 22, 2007
Trendzilla
Wayfaring the right way
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May 11, 2006
Commie Girl
Cinco De Me! Of meat and mariachis, Vidal Sassoon, and (ladies and gentlemen) Arnold Schwarzenegger!
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May 11, 2006
Before You Say No
2MEX and Ikey Owens work-for-hire Look Daggers
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May 4, 2006
Fall Art Threat
The last band lasts forever
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May 4, 2006
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October 20, 2005
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April 28, 2005
!A Todos Bailar el Cover!
Seven terrible Mexican remakes of American songs
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March 31, 2005
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November 25, 2004
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July 29, 2004
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July 31, 2003
How to Stuff a Lettuce Bikini
To the Costa Mesa thugs who used to beat up Dan Mathews: The fat gay punk kid grew up to save lives and jet set with Pam Anderson. Howzabout you?
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May 1, 2003
Flower of the Desert
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September 26, 2002
Interpol
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June 27, 2002
Hope They Die Before They Get Old
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June 29, 2000
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