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The Five Must-See Shows in OC This Weekend

Friday, May 17 Sederra House of Blues Anaheim Anytime the punk shredders of Sederra come to the House of Blues Anaheim, they have a habit of bringing the entire Fullerton punk scene with them. Last time they played the Mouse House for free, they stuffed the place to capacity to the point where they ... More >>

Napalm Death and Cannibal Corpse - The Observatory - May 16, 2013

By: Alex Distefano Napalm Death and Cannibal Corpse The Observatory May 16, 2013 It's been a while since this many bodies were packed so densely for a metal show at the Observatory. But, when you have two of the most brutal bands on the planet--Napalm Death and Cannibal Corpse--performing back to b ... More >>

Preview for SoCal Restaurant Show on KLAA-AM 830: Marcus Samuelsson, Montage Eating, and Our Own Bill Esparza!

If it's a Friday afternoon, that means it's time for the SoCal Restaurant Show on KLAA-AM 830 to give us a scoop on what they'll have on their Saturday morning show. Without further ado, here's producer (and kinda-co-host) Andy Harris with the details!

Here's to Frances Ha, the New New Girl

Greta Gerwig plays a woman who's not quite a real person yet

G. Ray Kerciu: Mississippi Goddamn

A Cal State Fullerton exhibit does justice to the artist's early radicalism—but leaves you wanting more

[Exene Says . . .] Know Thyself

[Editor's Note: Exene Cervenka is a writer, visual artist and punk rock pioneer. The OC transplant is the lead singer for X, the Knitters and Original Sinners. Her new column, Exene Says..., is her space to basically just write what's on her mind, everything from crazy life stories to political theo ... More >>

UN Recommends Bugs For Protein; Colbert Report Objects!

There was news that the U.N. suggested that insects are one way to solve world hunger problems (mmm, chapulines!). They're a good source of protein, the U.N. report says, referring to bugs as "minilivestock." Stephen Colbert, in a biting, if only satiric segment on his show last night lambasted them ... More >>

Petition Drive Launched to Bring Bluth's Original Frozen Banana Stand to Newport Beach

As a guest food blogger brilliantly reported on the Weekly's Stick a Fork In It, NetFlix is promoting new Arrested Development episodes by taking Bluth's Original Frozen Banana stand to London, New York and Los Angeles. That's sparked a petition drive to bring the stand to the wacky family's "hometo ... More >>

The Five Must-See Shows in OC This Week

Monday, May 13 This Time With FEELING Detroit Bar Refrigerators don't get much love in rock music, save for This Time with FEELING's subscription to the label of 'fridge rock' to describe their music, infused with genius melodies and coy vocals by the band's resident chanteuse Ali Coyle. TTWF unra ... More >>

Five Totally Chopped Down Questions with Marc Murphy

Marc Murphy is a highly respected executive chef and restaurateur of the popular New York eateries Landmarc and Ditch Plains but chances are, out here in Orange County, you know him best for being one of your favorite judges on Food Network's Chopped. If you think it would be cool to say, hang out w ... More >>

'The Great Gatsby': Beautiful, Damned

Baz Luhrmann's sometimes great, but not always good, adaption of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel

'Assault On Wall Street': Tom Joad Kills 'Em All

Uwe Boll's solution to the crash? Bloodshed

What 'Gatsby' Gets Wrong

Ten ways the new movie will trip up the lazy students of tomorrow

Geeta Bansal Interviews Virgilo Martinez, Peru's Newest Chef Star

Every Monday, Clay Oven Irvine executive chef/owner Geeta Bansal shares an interview that she's done with some of the heavyweights of European cooking. Today, she regales us with a visit to Peru, where Virgilio Martinez is currently the toast of the country's cooking scene. Enjoy!

'An Oversimplification of Her Beauty' Is Simply Beautiful

Terence Nance's breakthrough is a gorgeous film of black bohemia

'Greetings' and Hallelujah! Jeff and Tim Buckley live!

In Daniel Algrant's new drama, the singer/songwriter is distantly looming

[Exene Says . . .] DIY Till I Die

Exene Cervenka is a writer, visual artist and punk-rock pioneer. The OC transplant is the lead singer for X, the Knitters and Original Sinners. Contact her via askexene@ocweekly.com. In 1976, Nancy Kaufman lent a friend money to rent a 125-square-foot store on the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard ... More >>

This Week and Beyond at Chapman University, Local Literary Light Source

This week's post pretty much writes itself courtesy of the nice Communications Director at Chapman University, Facebook, novelist and short story writer Richard Bausch, Maxine Hong Kingston and the vigorous engagement of the community of sincere and serious OC writers who know what's what. The pithy ... More >>

Black Velvet at The Cellar, Our Drink of the Week!

Perfect pairings? Shakespeare and the Globe, Bacall and Bogart, Kesey and acid, Jagger and Richards. We're happy to add to the list something concocted in 1861 at the venerable Brooks's, a Whig party hangout in London. Hailed widely as a morning-after recuperative, Black Velvet is a killer combo--ch ... More >>

Dunkin' Donuts Plans Expansion to Southern California

Yes, East Coast expatriates, you read that right. Dunkin' Donuts, pretty much the doughnut monopoly in the East Coast, is coming to California.According to a statement issued by CEO and Head Donuteer Nigel Travis, the huge chain is actively recruiting franchisees in SoCal, with the intent of opening ... More >>

'The Tower' Is a Romantic Comedy-turned-Disaster Epic

Exciting things happen in tall buildings

10 Jazz Albums to Listen to Before You Die

Because there are multiple decades of jazz, it's almost impossible to pick the top 10 albums of all time; the hip cats with their canes and cool shades will throw their used saxophone reeds in my direction and call me a young whippersnapper.  The debate is so polemic that I might as well write ... More >>

Why Do Chicanos Love the Aztecs?

[¡Ask a Mexican!] And what are some Mexican regional stereotypes of Mexicans?

Rock the Bells Day 2 - NOS Events Center - 8/19/12

See Also: *Rock the Bells Day 1 - NOS Events Center -8/19/12*Top Five Acts You Can't Miss at Rock the Bells*Juicy J, Smoke DZA, Joey Badass, Fat Trel - The Observatory - 8/4/12Rock the Bells Day 2NOS Events Center8/19/12Rock the Bells 2012 has come and gone, and with sunken, swollen eyes and sleep-d ... More >>

fun. - The Wiltern - 8/17/12

fun. The Wiltern 8/17/12 See Also: *Phish - Long Beach Arena - 8/15/12 *How Alabama Shakes Turned a Shitty Career Break Into a Major Score *Of Monsters and Men - The Observatory - 8/8/12 You have to hand it to fun. With a debut that put them on people's radar, their sophomore album took ... More >>

Comedian Allison Sciulla Talks Stand-Up, Her Musical Aspirations and the Shitty Title of Her Latest Book

Allison Sciulla wants to do it all (as this photo clearly suggests) and is pretty much on the path to doing just that. She is the author of the book, "You're Probably A Slut," that highlights plenty of reasons why you might be somewhat of a whore (ladies, the jig is up). She recently authored her se ... More >>

Mike Doughty Likes Being Alone

Nope, there will be no Soul Coughing reunions in the near future either

Ten Great Burgers in Orange County

Kevin Lara / OC WeeklySt. Roy Chef's Pub... a worthy stop.​If there's any list of these "Best Of Best Of Best Of" items that's likely to engender bitter debate, it's this one. Burgers inspire more debate than any other food we write about, mostly because everyone in Orange County, even those with ... More >>

'Man On a Ledge' Takes a Dive

The latest class-envy rip-off thriller falls flat

The Felice Brothers

Detroit Bar

'The Real World': Midtown

Or 'Survivor'. Or '(Head for) The Hills.' As the industry panics, the NYT gets its own reality show

Five Canned Goods That Deserve Pantry Space

Flickr user frightenrabbitThis is not one of the five.​Living in California means being surrounded by the best produce in the United States. Fruits and vegetables burst forth from every grocery store--even bodegas, long scorned by New Yorkers on a rant about food deserts, have plenty of produce.Ne ... More >>

When Did the California Burrito Become the California Burrito?

Flickr user PermanentlyScatterbrained​Regular readers know I'm obsessed with the California burrito: the Cal-Mex staple stuffed with French fries that was born in San Diego sometime during the 1980s. But in researching my book on the history of Mexican food in the United States, I came across a fa ... More >>

Top Five Cheeseburgers Under $5--and Our Top Five Cheeseburgers Over $5

Chasen Marshall/OC WeeklyIn-N-Out: A god among burgers, but OC's best?Let's get this out of the way quick: I'm no food critic. ​I'm just another blue-blooded American who loves him some bloody beef and flavorful cheese on a big, toasted bun. If there can be a beer and a ball game (anything but bas ... More >>

Hole In the Heart

'Hedwig' creator John Cameron Mitchell switches gears, channeling his own grief into his latest project

Would You Drink Bacon Soda?

​Bacon ice cream, Baconnaise, bacon cupcakes even, I can understand.  But now it's gone too far. Jones Soda Co. has introduced bacon soda.  No. Just no. The last thing I want to do after a long day of work is crack open an ice cold bottle of swine. Oh, and imagine the bacon bur ... More >>

Killer Pizza, Part Two: Oven Technique

Photo by Flickr user Jeff Kubina​ In Part One, we talked about how to ferment a wet pizza dough recipe slowly in your refrigerator. This week, we'll talk about tips and tricks to shape that dough and turn your home oven into a reasonably good replica of a brick-lined deck oven like you'd find in ... More >>

TGIF: Thank God it's Friday, Time to Watch Shows!

Joe LemkeSomething Corporate​It's going to be a packed weekend, with a ton of shows happening this Saturday. If you need help picking out what you're going to do, we're here to help! From Something Corporate at the Grove tonight, to the myriad of shows you can ruin your eardrums at (Shrinky D ... More >>

Richard Nixon Library is g-a-y Gay!

​The Richard Nixon Presidential Museum and Library in Yorba Linda is gay, gay, gay.That's what New Yorkers must believe after recent pieces in their most venerable publications, The New Yorker and the New York Times.

New York City Restaurants Get L.A. Style Health Dept. Letter Grade System

Flickr user joiseyshowaa​ New Yorkers will begin seeing at their eateries what Angelenos have since 1998: letter grade placards by the Health Department.  Starting this week, The Big Apple's 24,000 restaurants, from the pizza-by-slice joints to David Chang's Mom ... More >>

New Yorkers Get an In-N-Out...NOTTT!

Photo courtesy of Burger Conquest​April Fools jokes don't get funnier when the prankees are New Yorkers who have been famously jealous of our In-N-Out burger.  Gothamist has the story of a few jokesters (affliated with CollegeHumor.com, it seems) who put up sings on a shuttered building annou ... More >>

Manhattan Madame Kristin Davis Praises California Marijuana Initiative

ManhattanMadame.com"California is setting a precedent that hard times call for innovative solutions," says "Manhattan Madame" Kristin Davis.​"Manhattan Madame" Kristin Davis supplied high-priced escorts for ex-New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, but now that she is running for the same office, she is ... More >>

When Normal Cupcakes Aren't Manly Enough...

Carolyn Dobbe / Butch Bakery​Seriously, we get it. Back when home-baked goods were still allowed, our moms brought cupcakes to school (except me, because my birthday's in summer, and I'm still scarred from that). Now we can stop in pretty much any bakery and enjoy a taste of childhood for merely $ ... More >>

Do Tell! Lt. Dan Choi Back on Active Duty

Lt. Dan Choi​Several websites are reporting that out U.S. Army National Guard Lieutenant Dan Choi of Tustin has been called back to active duty.

The Rosewood Thieves and Dead Trees

Detroit Bar

[¡Ask a Mexican!] Muy Caliente Summer Edition

Brazillian Girls, The Submarines and Free the Robots at The Grove

!Ask a Mexican!

Special tres-question edition

Straight Dopes at the Times

The LA Times editorial mudpatch really threw a bitch-fit over Sheila Kuehl's SB 1437, which they say would require California textbooks to "tell the stories of contributions made to history by gays and lesbians." They jest that Kuehl (D-Santa Monica) may be trying to write herself into the history b ... More >>

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