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February 18, 2008
What you missed over the weekend: Part X
Cobra Starship landed at the Pomona Glass House Friday night for the closest-to-OC leg of their "Really Really Ridiculously Good Looking Tour." Christopher Victorio caught the main act and support band Metro Station (but missed out on We The Kings and The Cab, also on tour with Cobra). The venue was ... More >>
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February 18, 2008
Cal State Fullerton student: American Gladiator?
Car keys, check. Protein bar, check. Sleeveless workout shirt, check. Reebok Classics laced up tight, check. Short-shorts, neon green...double check. There comes a time in every man’s life when he must answer the call to greatness. For my friend Garret and I, that call rang loud and clear with on ... More >>
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February 25, 2008
What you missed over the weekend: Part XI
Dave Segal moved into Detroit Bar on both Friday and Saturday nights: "Free the Robots' thrilling [Friday] live show blew away Afrika Bambaataa's moldy DJ set. Local upstarts overshadowed a legend!" And on Sat, "DJs Josh One, Hyder, James Pants and Peanut Butter Wolf spun loads of great hip-hop cuts ... More >>
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March 17, 2008
What you missed over the weekend: Part XIV
Dave Segal and Tom Child spent the weekend in Austin for the South By Southwest Festival, which they live-blogged out of Heard Mentality. Browse the SXSW blog for their coverage here, and do scroll down and flip through some slide shows while you're there. Chelsea Ide wraps up the SXSW weekend quite ... More >>
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June 1, 2008
Last Night: Abstract Workshop’s 10th Anniversary Party @ Detroit Bar, May 31, 2008
Darondo, Nino Moschella and the Park, Rhettmatic, Jud Nester, Cocoe, Scotty Coats, Schmuck and others @ Detroit Bar on 5/31 Better than: Sex and the City… or in the country. Almost. Download: tracks from Darondo’s Let My People Go Just about everybody brought his A game to Abstract Workshop� ... More >>
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June 2, 2008
What You Missed Over The Weekend Part XXIII
This weekend Gustavo Arellano sharpened his writing pen and wrote a post calling-out historian Chris Jepsen for not referencing his pieces on a historical blog. Alex Brant-Zawadzki reported (again) on the continuing construction cost climb on estimates for the 241 Toll Road through Tressles. Been ... More >>
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June 9, 2008
What You Missed Over The Weekend Part XXIV
The big news of the weekend was the OC Weekly's two wins at the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Awards in Philadelphia. Gustavo Arellano took home the award for Best Column with "Ask A Mexican" while R. Scott Moxley bagged second place in the prestigious public service category for his cover ... More >>
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June 16, 2008
What You Missed Over The Weekend Part XXV
My goodness, what a weekend. Friday night Dave Segal saw New York hipster/mashup DJ supreme Ayres of the Rub at Detroit Bar, Nate Jackson watched some disco dancin' at Sutra's first annual Dirty Disco Party, and Fever Dragon shot LA punk group X at the House of Blues. While most of the OC Weekly ... More >>
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July 13, 2008
Last Night: The Living Suns, The Entrance Band, Cavil at Rest, My Pet Saddle, The Union Line @ HOB Anaheim 7/12
By Nate Jackson After almost three years or wrestling with their debut album Self, the Living Suns finally let their finished product see the light at the House of Blues. When I read the lineup for the band’s record-release party, I had to hand it to the Suns for putting together a great OC/LA in ... More >>
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November 26, 2008
OC Weekly Local Music Compilation 2008
Whew! We made it. OC Weekly is proud to present the best of Orange County. Download one or download 'em all! (we recommend them all, of course)
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January 2, 2009
A Bad Week at the Weekly
Ordinarily, I keep pretty quiet about personnel matters at the Weekly. But the economic times we're living in are anything but ordinary. They're extraordinarily shitty, in fact. Which means that, all across the country, in all sorts of businesses (but especially the news business) extraordinarily sh ... More >>
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January 11, 2009
Last Night: Boogaloo Assassins, Allensworth at Detroit Bar
BY NATE JACKSONLast Night: Allensworth, Boogaloo Assassins at Detroit Bar; Saturday, January 10.Better Than: Break dancing on hot coals.Despite years spent incessantly trolling for talent on the local music scene, there is still something oddly special about showing up early to a great gig. You know ... More >>
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January 21, 2009
Last Night: Crystal Antlers at The Smell
BY NATE JACKSONLast Night: Crystal Antlers, Ancestors, Slang Chickens and Magic Lantern at The Smell, Los Angeles.Better Than: Missing Obama's inaugural address because you were stuck at your crappy job. Good thing there's TiVo.If you could choose one place to celebrate the inauguration of the 44th ... More >>
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January 26, 2009
TONIGHT: Last Night of Mothers Sons/Daniel Morones Detroit Bar Residency
After you've completed your traditional Chinese New Year meal--your fish, your long life noodles, your mandarin oranges--and you're looking for something to do, you should seriously consider heading to Detroit Bar for the last night of the Mothers Sons/Daniel Morones residency, a chance to see both ... More >>
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January 27, 2009
TONIGHT: Fourth Week of OC Music Awards Showcases
It's the fourth and final week of the OC Music Awards showcases at Detroit Bar--starting next Tuesday, they move over to Chain Reaction in Anaheim for a couple of weeks.Tonight they've got Huntington Beach piano rockers Champagne Blvd, Starving for Gravity, Fullerton's Sederra, and fellow Fullertoni ... More >>
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April 13, 2009
No Sleep till Indio: Huge Week of Shows Leading up to Coachella
Even if you're not making it out to Coachella this weekend, there's plenty of runoff 'round these parts to keep you satisfied, with a plethora of artists playing the festival hitting us up on the way to Indio.
Columns
January 8, 2009
Letters From OC Weekly Readers
Even if you're not making it out to Coachella this weekend, there's plenty of runoff 'round these parts to keep you satisfied, with a plethora of artists playing the festival hitting us up on the way to Indio.
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April 16, 2009
Heard Mentality: Gone Coachella-in'!
Oh yes. We're road tripping out early in the morn' to the beautiful (sure, why not?) Empire Polo Field for Coachella. I'll be there all three days; my blogging brethren Spencer Kornhaber and Nate Jackson are also hitting the event for a couple days and just might share their thoughts.You won't be ab ... More >>
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April 18, 2009
Live from Coachella: Blitzen Trapper, Other Stuffs
Watching Blitzen Trapper RIGHT NOW in the Gobi tent. Rootsy rocky. Y'know. Pleasant enough. "Kinda boring," said OC Weekly''s Nate Jackson. "Not bad if I was seeing them at the Gypsy Den." Or maybe he said Gypsy Lounge? Who could say. Saturday has gotten knocked for not being up to par, but it's mor ... 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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May 8, 2009
Slideshow: Busywork at Detroit Bar with My Pet Saddle and So So So
Busywork--a weekly DJ night with residents Dan Sena, G-Mo, Clifford Lidell and Rock Berry--may happen every Wednesday at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa, but last night was the first in the "summer house party" series, with bands So So So and Fullerton's My Pet Saddle (who our own Nate Jackson wrote about ... More >>
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June 25, 2009
[Sound Guy] The Best of the Music Blog for the Week of June 15-21
Busywork--a weekly DJ night with residents Dan Sena, G-Mo, Clifford Lidell and Rock Berry--may happen every Wednesday at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa, but last night was the first in the "summer house party" series, with bands So So So and Fullerton's My Pet Saddle (who our own Nate Jackson wrote about ... More >>
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June 15, 2009
Slideshows: Tour Des Artistes! Strung Out! Billy Ray Cyrus! (Really.)
"We all know art is hard." That's what Cursive said, at least. They didn't play Saturday at the Tour Des Artistes in Long Beach, but a lot of other folks did. You might have read Nate Jackson's recap earlier today (and if not, why not, huh?), and if you would like to see some lovely, lovely pics to ... More >>
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August 7, 2009
Flier of the Week: Death Hymn Number 9, The Dig, Head Sounds at Detroit Bar
OK, so this is just the poster of the movie Vertigo. But we're not looking to bust anyone for copyright infringement here. It also reminds me of Spirograph. Two great things. It says so much in only two colors (well, only one if you consider that white is technically the absence of color, yadda y ... More >>
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August 12, 2009
Showgazing: Death Hymn Number 9, Head Sounds at Detroit Bar
"You wrote about the Dig, and you missed their set. You're the worst music editor ever!"Those (good-natured, assuredly!) words from DJ Oldboy--at Detroit Bar last night in his capacity as a percussionist for Death Hymn Number 9--greeted me as I walked through the parking lot.It was kind of late. ... More >>
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July 13, 2009
Slideshows: So Much Weekend Stuff! New Kids on the Block (Really), 'Made You Look,' More
Robert FayetteThe youngest member of New Kids on the Block, Joey McIntyre, is 36. But age isn't stopping the five reunited "kids" from touring, and they hit up Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine on Friday. Robert Fayette, bless him, was there. Here are the pics. Click on them "step by step." Th ... More >>
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April 23, 2009
TONIGHT: 'KUCI Nights' Get Started at the Yost in Santa Ana
Here at the OC Weekly, we're rather big fans of KUCI, UC Irvine's community radio station. So it's a no-brainer to suggest checking out their first ever "KUCI Nights," tonight at the Yost Theatre in Santa Ana. It's five bands, all from southern California: LA's Castledoor and Death to Anders, and OC ... More >>
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August 21, 2009
TONIGHT: Buskerfest in Long Beach, E-40 at Galaxy, More
The next person who says "there's nothing to do around here" is officially wrong. This can be scientifically proven. Or just be clicking on the jump.
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August 28, 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 obligatio ... More >>
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September 17, 2009
[Sound Guy] Jessica Dobson's Connections Run Deep. Plus News From Local Natives and Jeffree Star
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 obligatio ... More >>
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October 6, 2009
The Shys, Steelwells, More Set for House of Blues Anaheim
Andrew StevenPlaying the House of Blues in Anaheim is a big deal for a national touring act, but for a local band, the opportunity to gig at one of Orange County's premier venues--nestled in Downtown Disney, no less--has to be even more of a treat.
Columns
October 15, 2009
Letters From OC Weekly Readers
Andrew StevenPlaying the House of Blues in Anaheim is a big deal for a national touring act, but for a local band, the opportunity to gig at one of Orange County's premier venues--nestled in Downtown Disney, no less--has to be even more of a treat.
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September 17, 2009
Four Local Bands in Top 15 of 98.7's Rockstar Contest
Of all the ways to make your band's wildest dreams come true, winning a radio station contest might not have the most street cred, but it certainly seems efficient.
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July 30, 2009
Flier of the Week: Park the Van Tour at Detroit Bar
A traffic cone with teeth? Sure, why not!Nate Jackson blogged earlier in the week about Park the Van tour headliners Floating Action and Generationals, but here's let's focus on two key things: the fun artwork on that flier, and opening band Golden Boots, from Tucson, Arizona.
Music
December 31, 2009
[Year In Review] Revisiting the Greatest Orange County Concerts of 2009
A traffic cone with teeth? Sure, why not!Nate Jackson blogged earlier in the week about Park the Van tour headliners Floating Action and Generationals, but here's let's focus on two key things: the fun artwork on that flier, and opening band Golden Boots, from Tucson, Arizona.
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April 8, 2010
Burger Records Curates VICE Sampler, Becomes More Famous
John Gilhooley / OC WeeklyThe Burger Records extended family come togetherWhen we put the founders of Fullerton's Burger Records on our cover last year, the idea of an everything-but-CDs music store and label seemed, you know, crazy.Judging by the attention they've been getting, though, things se ... More >>
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April 15, 2010
K-Pop Go the Wonder Girls
[Mental Notes] Also: The condiment artists at Burger Records, Pop Noir's quest for southern hospitality
Music
May 6, 2010
Sublime With Rome With Tour Dates
[Mental Notes] Also: Re-liking the Like, running with Letterman, and much love for Avi Buffalo
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May 10, 2010
Over the Weekend: E-40 at the Grove of Anaheim
Nate JacksonThe Hype: Local hyphy heads were bound to show up in full force at the Grove on Saturday night to catch Vallejo-born hip-hop legend E-40 ( a.k.a."40-Water") deliver a fresh batch of club banging street tales from his new double album Revenue Retrievin': Day Shift/ Night Shift. Aside f ... More >>
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May 13, 2010
Weenie Roast Lineup Doesn't Suck
[Mental Notes] Also: Buzz about the Golden Bear, the Dirty Heads' no. 1 hit and how you can get on the warped tour next year
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May 21, 2010
Last Night: Reflection Eternal at the Grove of Anaheim
Nate JacksonThe Hype: Any time revered MC/producer duo Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek get together (which is usually most of the time), you better believe there's an audience of knowledge-hungry hip hop heads waiting to devour every last track they put out. It had been a decade s ... More >>
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May 27, 2010
Lightning In a Bottle, The Return of the Ice Cream Man, the New Limb News
[Mental Notes] It's almost summer, and the festival scene is heating up
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June 10, 2010
Q&A: Quadron
Beth Stirnaman/OC WeeklyQuadron at the Commonwealth Lounge last nightHours before their gig at Commonwealth Lounge in Fullerton, we found Coco O. and Robin Hannibal of Quadron hanging out by the stage. So we figured we'd help them kill some time with a probing interview about a wide range of topi ... More >>
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July 23, 2010
Five Questions With Gram Rabbit's Todd Rutherford
Last night, Gram Rabbit brought their brand of desert psychedelia to the Detroit Bar. (Read the review of the show by Nate Jackson here). After playing LA and OC, and doing the requisite KCRW rounds (watch it here), the duo is touring the Southwest to support their latest, Miracle & Metaphors ... More >>
Music
July 29, 2010
Concerts Everywhere
[Mental Notes] If you didn't watch a show last week, you missed out
Columns
August 5, 2010
Letters From OC Weekly Readers
[Mental Notes] If you didn't watch a show last week, you missed out
Blogs
September 3, 2010
SunGod Summer Sunfest Organizer 2Mex: Flexing his Fan Base, Fucking with People's Heads
2Mex's fan base will destroy you. Just look what they did to that deer.2Mex is the kinda guy who likes to put his money where his mouth is. Two months before the November release of his new album, My Fan Base Will Destroy You (on Sage Francis' label, Strange Famous Records), this vetera ... More >>
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June 1, 2011
10-Year-Old Detroit Bar Touted as 'Happening' by the LA Times
UPDATE: June 1, 4:43 p.m.: Today author Nate Jackson forwarded me an email from Dan Bradley. In it, Bradley told Jackson, "You clearly mention Chris Fahey responsible for booking Stereo Lab (sic). Also, LA Times' Randy Lewis was one of the first reporters to do a piece on Detroit Bar- I believe ... More >>
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June 2, 2011
Yes, Virginia, There Are Hipsters in OC
[Mental Notes] Plus, Avalon Says No to Being Sober
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September 15, 2011
Save the Date: Walk the Dog Day on Sept. 24
What does the term "walking the dog" mean, you ask? It originates from the North East of England, where people refers to Newcastle Brown Ale as "Dog" because people would often use the saying, "Going to walk the dog" to grab a pint at the local pub. So next week, OC Weekly's Heard Mentality and ... More >>
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