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Last Night: Foxboro Hot Tubs @ Alex's Bar in Long Beach

By Ryan Ritchie The last time Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool hit Long Beach, they called themselves Green Day and played at the Arena to thousands of pre-pubescent fans and those fans’ moms. Last night was a bit different. Using the moniker Foxboro Hot Tubs, the Berkeley trio p ... More >>

Hey, Batterer!

By Ryan Ritchie The last time Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool hit Long Beach, they called themselves Green Day and played at the Arena to thousands of pre-pubescent fans and those fans’ moms. Last night was a bit different. Using the moniker Foxboro Hot Tubs, the Berkeley trio p ... More >>

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Recommended: Mondays at the Avalon Bar with Stretch and Nao

BY RYAN RITCHIE Monday night's a good night for drinking 'cuz the squares are stuck at home watching Seinfeld reruns. That's why I've made Avalon in Costa Mesa (originally owned by the late Mike Conley) my new hangout spot. Well, that, and the fact that I know the bartender.Anyway, I've been pleasa ... More >>

WMD Found! At DiPiazza's in Long Beach.

I didn't go to DiPiazza's to see a band; I went to drop off some papers for someone who works there. Nonetheless, there I was, Pabst Blue Ribbon in hand, rocking out to a Huntington Beach quartet named WMD.Before they started playing, I could tell they were from Orange County. The singer was wearing ... More >>

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Gettin' Made: Renegade Craft Fair!

Renegade Craft Fair is finally coming to southern California! This is one of the big awesome craft shows (think Felt Club flavor!) that goes on yearly in the U.S., but up until this point it's been held in far-away fabled lands  with exotic names like Brooklyn and Chicago. So definitely ... More >>

Gettin' Made: Renegade Craft Fair

Hey Folks! The Gettin' Made Feature is moving to the Heard Mentality section of the OC Weekly site, make a note of it! Heard Mentality is transforming like your fave yellow Camero into an all-emcompassing culture section.   Renegade Craft Fair is finally coming to southern California - thi ... More >>

Last Night: Ryan Bradley Affair

Nine times out of ten, a computer malfunction is a major disaster from which nothing positive occurs. Last night was that one time when something good can come from pure misery.My friend called me literally as my computer was beginning to grind to a complete halt. He asked what I was doing, and befo ... More >>

Gettin' Made: Renegade Craft Fair

The Gettin' Made blog feature is moving to the Heard Mentality section of the OC Weekly site, make a note of it! Heard Mentality is transforming like your fave yellow Camaro into an all-emcompassing culture section. copyright i made you a beard Renegade Craft Fair is finally coming to Souther ... More >>

Wax On, Wax Off: Pendleton Party at American Rag

New T-shirt PrinterLast night, a bunch of folks from the local apparel scene gathered for a party at Fashion Island's American Rag in Newport Beach. The event was held mainly to commemorate and bring attention to the trendy shop's stock of new Pendleton wool Boardshirts. Cheeseburger ... More >>

Last Night: Pearl Harbor at the Crosby

The Hype: Trifecta Tuesday nights at the Crosby featuring LA's Pearl Harbor (profiled here and in current OC Weekly print edition) and Animal Style. How can you go wrong with a free show with a laid-back vibe at the cozy, Santa Ana venue? Andrew YoussefPearl HarborThe Show: Who says an electr ... More >>

Punk Rock Karaoke at Alex's Bar Last Night

Ryan Ritchie​Punk Rock Karaoke December 9, 2010 Alex's Bar Punk rock is supposed to be cool. Karaoke, while often barrels of fun, is not. So imagine the conundrum the members of Punk Rock Karaoke--drummer Derek O'Brien (Social Distortion, the Adolescents), bassist Steve Soto (the Adolescents, ... More >>

An LA Times Reporter Walks Into a Huntington Beach Bar . . . and Finds the Jersey Shore

​Street fights, bros 'n' hos, toxic surf, free-flowing hooch, corrupt politicians--whatever gave Nicole Santa Cruz the idea that Huntington Beach is the Jersey Shore of Orange County.Cruz foists that premise in a Los Angeles Times story about Surf Shitty's boisterous bar scene.MTV is no doubt Mapq ... More >>

Beer Makers Raising Prices on Budget Beers to Make Consumers Buy More-Expensive Brands

​Better load up on the Pabst Blue Ribbon, Keystone Light, and other budget brews that help this Great Recession go down a bit smoother: the nation's beer cartel is openly raising the prices of such beers in a blatant effort to squeeze consumers into buying their more-expensive brands. So much for ... More >>

Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax at Big 4

Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyMetallica!​Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer, and Metallica April 23, 2011Empire Polo Field, Indio Check out our slideshow here! What happens when more than 50,000 metal fans descend on a city? Church burnings, goat slaughter, egregious depletion of the Pabst Blue Ribbon rese ... More >>

Nickelodeon Child Stars: Where Are They Now?

​ Whatever happened to all the Nickelodeon stars of our childhood? Oh No They Didn't has answers: They track down Michael C. "Mike" Maronna (Big Pete on The Adventures of Pete n Pete), Michael Bower (Eddie "Donkeylips" Gelfen on Salute Your Shorts) and Jason Zimbler (Ferguson W. Darling on Clariss ... More >>

Belgian Beers Shine At The Copper Door Tasting Event

Taylor Hamby​The Copper Door brought the creations of nearly 50 craft breweries to downtown Santa Ana when it opened in 2010. The (literally) underground beer bar has approximately six beers on tap at a time but dozens upon dozens bottled delights. Their simple menu is broken down into categories ... More >>