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May 11, 2012
Alexa Antonella Polar, Robin Johzen Pabello: Large Living Wannabes Cop to $285k Theft
Remember the case of Alexa Antonella Polar and Robin Johzen Pabello, the Garden Grove genius roommates who decided to forge checks so they and their friends could take a $285,000 trip to New York City that included private jet travel, multiple hotel rooms and a luxury shopping spree? Back home, wit ... More >>
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March 28, 2012
Eat This Now: Ghormeh Sabzi Pizza at NYC Cafe
Ratso Rizzo was full of crap. The two basic items necessary to sustain life are not sunshine and friggin' coconut milk. We lived in South Florida and the mantra there is the same as anywhere--pizza and beer. San Juan Capistrano's groovy NYC Cafe has you covered splendidly in both areas: good ol' ... More >>
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March 21, 2012
On the Line: Dino McDonough of Slater's 50/50, Part Two
Dino McDonough joined the crew at Slater's 50/50 just over three years ago, shortly after they launched Anaheim Hills. After a first round of indulgent interviewing, we begin to understand the kind of role food plays in his life. Excellent taste in Halloween costumes and a hidden artistry are som ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
New York Cracking Down On Kimchi
Health Department rules have long been the bane of charcuterie makers and Chinese restaurants who hang their ducks by the window. Now New York health officials are getting tough on the kimchi makers. Several online sources have reported that there's been an inherent crack down on the quintessenti ... More >>
Culture
December 8, 2011
Soy Nail Polish Remover Allows You to Say 'Adiós' to Acetone
[Trendzilla] Kaia House, Priti NYC and Karma Organics offer options
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November 10, 2011
Looking for Home
Laguna Playhouse
Blogs
October 25, 2011
On the Line: Diane Yoon of Merely Sweets, Part One
Photo by Kevin LaraOur final subject for "Unofficial Ladies Month" at On the Line is classically trained pastry chef Diane Yoon. Her dessert shop, Merely Sweets, is a collaboration with a classmate and her brother. She wanted to check out Portola Coffee Lab, so we spent a lazy SoCo morning sippin ... More >>
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March 21, 2011
A Perfect Circle Announces New North American Tour--And a Call for the APC Superfan
Tim CadienteLeft to right: James Iha, Matt McJunkins, Billy Howerdel, Josh Freese, Maynard James Keenan.If you didn't manage to catch A Perfect Circle the last time around (click here to see our review), good news: The band just announced a new slew of North American tour dates, including a Los A ... More >>
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February 4, 2011
Alison Rosen Retraces Her Steps From OC Weekly to NYC and Now The Adam Carolla Podcast
Usually when a former OC Weekling makes news, it involves an abrupt mass exit out the building or an unscheduled solo guest spot on To Catch a Predator with Chris Hansen. That's not the case with former staff writer Alison Rosen, who began freelancing pieces to the Weekly in the late 1990s before ... More >>
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January 27, 2011
At the Farmers' Market: Winter Strawberries
At the time of writing, the temperature in New York City was 30ºF. It was snowing to beat the band. All over the city, people huddled up to their radiators, except for those lucky people who came home to notes from the super saying the water pipes had burst and there would be no water or heat.
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November 11, 2010
Blonde Redhead
The Glass House
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October 27, 2010
New York Chefs Discover Thai Food: Foofaraw, or Fact?
Awesome beef panang from OC's Thai palace, Thai NakornFew things are funnier than clueless reporters "discovering" a "trend" that flies in the face of reality, and that was my first reaction upon reading a story in Nation's Restaurant News yesterday declaring this is the year of Thai food in New ... More >>
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September 30, 2010
Bug Invasion
Discovery Science Center
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September 30, 2010
Special Dream Edición
[¡Ask a Mexican!] Successful Latina seeks non-gabacho prince up to her standards
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September 1, 2010
Real Joisey Housewives Biatch Slap The Real Housewives of Orange County
The refined women of The Real Housewives of New Jersey have knocked the trainwrecks of The Real Housewives of Orange County onto their surgically implanted keisters Regular episodes of the Joisey-based reality show already pull in large audiences, but Monday night's reunion special was the highes ... More >>
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August 17, 2010
Stephanie Morgan of Seabirds, Part One
Photo by Kimberly Valenzuela There's a lot of interesting stories behind our local food truck scene. Stephanie Morgan's is one of them. To start the Seabirds--OC's one and only vegan gourmet food truck--this entrepreneur gave up a plum job at a New York City investment firm. Today we ask our s ... More >>
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May 5, 2010
Jonathan Munsayac of Tranquil Tea Lounge, Part 2
Photo by Kimberly ValenzuelaToday we continue with Part 2 of our interview with Jonathan Munsayac of Fullerton's Tranquil Tea Lounge. Missed the first part? Click here. Otherwise, read on!
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January 6, 2010
Show Announcement: Vampire Weekend, Fox Theater, Pomona
Those Paul Simon worshipping rockers Vampire Weekend will wrap a hectic U.S. tour with a pair of SoCal dates including an April 14 gig at Fox Theater in Pomona. The NYC band's new album Contra, due out January 12, is streaming on their MySpace page. Yeah, it's another iteration of Graceland--but a ... More >>
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December 3, 2009
The Lost Patrol
The Pike
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August 12, 2009
CNN is a Punk Rocker
sepiamutiny.comSomeone forwarded me this article on Muslim punk in the United States. I read it and think you should too.A major focus of the story is a Boston/NYC group called the Kominas, which I learned from reading means "the scumbags" in Punjabi. The article is pretty good and makes the Komi ... More >>
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July 28, 2009
Dubtroit: An international, bi-coastal affair at Detroit Bar
Monthly DJ nights are a dime a dozen in Southern California. But finding the good ones is another story. Luckily one residency that hasn't lost it's step is Dubtroit, a bombastic alter island-inspired beats courtesy of Detroit Bar. But lip-service aside, its status is constantly being proven ... More >>
Music
July 9, 2009
[CD Review] Various Artists, 'Wu-Tang Chamber Music' (E1 Music)
Monthly DJ nights are a dime a dozen in Southern California. But finding the good ones is another story. Luckily one residency that hasn't lost it's step is Dubtroit, a bombastic alter island-inspired beats courtesy of Detroit Bar. But lip-service aside, its status is constantly being proven ... More >>
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June 18, 2009
What the Bellhop Saw
Golden West College
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April 16, 2009
The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown
Samueli Theatre
Blogs
April 16, 2009
Maersk Email Shows Tense Standoff, Resourceful Crew, "Desperate" Pirates
Can't get enough high-seas drama? Check out this post from Running Scared, the news blog of our NYC sister paper, The Village Voice: The crew of the M/V Maersk Alabama acted quickly to take control of key areas of the vessel after Somali pirates attacked on April 8, according to a crewmember's accou ... More >>
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April 2, 2009
[CD Review] Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 'It's Blitz!' (Interscope)
Can't get enough high-seas drama? Check out this post from Running Scared, the news blog of our NYC sister paper, The Village Voice: The crew of the M/V Maersk Alabama acted quickly to take control of key areas of the vessel after Somali pirates attacked on April 8, according to a crewmember's accou ... More >>
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March 17, 2009
Slideshow: Asobi Seksu at Detroit Bar
Remember that show from NYC's Asobi Seksu at Detroit Bar last night we were talking about? Well, Chris Victorio totally went to it! And he came back with fun pics like the one above. And there's more, here.
Blogs
February 24, 2009
Abstract Workshop brings Large Professor to the stage, Feb. 27
Most hip hop heads in the area have probably known about this for a minute but to all the wayward fans of Abstract Workshop I must advise that you DO NOT SLEEP on Feb. 27. Besides the fact that it's a Friday and you should be out on the prowl anyway, NYC rap legend Large Professor and J. Rocc are c ... More >>
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February 17, 2009
ALSO TONIGHT: Lykke Li at the Glass House
Sweden's Lykke Li, whose 2008 debut record Youth Novels attracted seemingly endless praise from critics and bloggers, is in concert tonight at the Glass House. Check out Doug Wallen's interview with the singer, from last week's Weekly, here. My friend Nick saw her in NYC a couple weeks ago, and came ... More >>
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January 21, 2009
An Encounter with Punk Rock Kids at Ralph's
BY RYAN RITCHIEI'm standing in the bread aisle at the grocery store when these three punker kids coming near me. Two of them looked like they were just getting into punk. Or maybe they just weren't as interested as their friend when it came to transforming themselves into a walking, talking billboar ... More >>
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January 8, 2009
First Crop of SXSW Acts Announced, OC/LB Bands Conspicuously Absent
A certain music festival and conference held annually in the sleepy hamburg of Austin, Texas announced their initial slate of performers this year, and there's not an Orange County or Long Beach band among them. We had several acts in last fall's CMJ Music Marathon, so this is kind of a bummer. Keep ... More >>
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October 26, 2008
Crystal Antlers Score EW Mention
Long Beach's Crystal Antlers, who this year already netted an 8.5 on Pitchfork for their self-released EP (which was subsequently sntached up by Touch and Go) and just last night played the Bowery Ballroom in NYC as part of the CMJ Music Marathon, saw their good buzz streak continue with a mention i ... More >>
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October 14, 2008
OC, LB Acts Ready to Rock NYC, CMJ
Sorry, I was trying to set a record for most abbrev. in a blog title. The schedule for NYC's CMJ Music Marathon was announced today, and Long Beach's Crystal Antlers (pictured), Costa Mesa's Japanese Motors and Laguna Beach's Donavon Frankenreiter are among the performers ready to entertain music i ... More >>
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September 25, 2008
Brazillian Girls, The Submarines and Free the Robots at The Grove
Sorry, I was trying to set a record for most abbrev. in a blog title. The schedule for NYC's CMJ Music Marathon was announced today, and Long Beach's Crystal Antlers (pictured), Costa Mesa's Japanese Motors and Laguna Beach's Donavon Frankenreiter are among the performers ready to entertain music i ... More >>
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July 15, 2008
Japanese Motors in Vice's Grip Now
Sorry, I was trying to set a record for most abbrev. in a blog title. The schedule for NYC's CMJ Music Marathon was announced today, and Long Beach's Crystal Antlers (pictured), Costa Mesa's Japanese Motors and Laguna Beach's Donavon Frankenreiter are among the performers ready to entertain music i ... More >>
Blogs
June 18, 2008
Congrats to Stew!
Belated congrats to the fabulous Stew, who won a Tony Award in NYC on Sunday for the book of his hit Broadway musical Passing Strange (though it should've taken home the Best Musical trophy, which went instead to In the Heights). For much of the '90s, Stew helmed the amazing LA band The Negro Proble ... More >>
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May 6, 2008
Video Savant: Liquid Liquid's “Cavern”
New York City in the early '80s boasted one of the most vital music scenes in the history of vital music scenes. In fact, British label Soul Jazz has released three compilations (and a book!)—titled New York Noise—of the Big Apple's underground music, all of which I highly recommend. One of th ... More >>
Blogs
March 6, 2008
Disney star proud to have "boned a duck"
The Register today profiles Amy Adams, star of Disney's recent hit ENCHANTED, and kicks of with a rather spicy quote: "I boned a duck today," she boasted from the back of a taxicab as it sped through the streets of New York City. Yes, these are heady times for the hottest actress in Hollywood Wai ... More >>
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December 6, 2007
Prancers and Dancers
The Rockettes
Blogs
September 28, 2007
New test of American-ness
The pool of 100 questions unveiled today to be used on naturalization tests starting in October 2008 doesn't look all that different from the 96 questions they're replacing. At least not $6.5 million different, the reported sum spent on the revamp. Some hard questions were simplified – applicant ... More >>
Blogs
September 21, 2007
Because You're Ugly: Project Runway
It was revealed in late August by host Heidi Klum that the fourth season of the almost unimaginably successful Bravo reality fashion design show, Project Runway, will be premiering Wednesday, November 14. If second rate shows like Shear Genius (the network's haircutting competition show—seriously ... More >>
Blogs
August 29, 2007
I Grew Up in Huntington
All the great cities in America have great songs to go along with them; classic personifications that truly capture the city’s personality. New York City has "New York, New York" by Sinatra of course, Tony Bennett, with his brand of eternal class offered up "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." Ther ... More >>
Columns
August 3, 2006
Commie Girl
Night of the Ladyboys: How the A-list have fallen
Music
May 25, 2006
Making It Dance
Rub-n-Tug
Blogs
December 28, 2005
Hey There, Hi There, Ho There, You're As Incarcerated As You Can Be ...
A "preacher" dropped us a line to say that he and his 30 red-robed gospel singers spent Christmas day in that most inhospitable of jails. Not French Guiana or Abu Ghraib or even the severly overcrowded, abusively run Orange County Jail. No, this was the most frightening pokey of 'em all: the Disneyl ... More >>
Culture
June 30, 2005
Hey! Its You!
Selling your childhood back to you
Columns
June 2, 2005
EIGHT DAYS
Selling your childhood back to you
Music
January 23, 2003
Panda Punk!
Peelander Z made themselves from noodles
News
December 26, 2002
Chasing the Light
Aloysious Dougherty and the art of travel
Music
June 29, 2000
Big PunisherYeeeah BabyLoud Records
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