Philadelphia

Are There English-Language Captions for Spanish-Language TV?

[¡Ask a Mexican!] And why would a Mexican ever call a gabacha a mexicana?

Taco Bell Crime of the Week: Philadelphia Screamin'!

Philadelphia is in the news right now mostly because of a laughable piece of liberal guilt masquerading as journalism that appeared in this month's issue of Philadelphia. Taco Bell is in the news right now based in the monstrous success of their Doritos Locos tacos. And when the twain meet, it's--of ... More >>

The End of the World Came and Went, But Training for the Apocalypse Never Ends

The Mayan end-of-days' days passed without the world ending, but you suspect that won't stop the subjects of Rob VanAlkemade's gripping (and surefire) new documentary from preparing for what they believe to be the inevitable.Training for the Apocalypse, which premiered on NatGeo last spring and is n ... More >>

Tasty Memories: Cocoagraph Prints Your Instagram Photos Onto Chocolate

Need a gift for your favorite sweet-toothed hipster? Turn to Chocoagraph, a company that prints Instagram and other polaroid-style photographs onto artisan chocolate bars.  Just upload images from your own collection of snaps (with Instagram, we're all fancy photographers now, dontchaknow?), pi ... More >>

[UPDATED w/ Dick Clark's Passing] American Bandstand, Rock & Roll and the Struggle for Civil Rights: An Interview with Matt Delmont (Part I)

​UPDATE APR. 18 8:45 P.M.: Host and TV producer Dick Clark died Wednesday of a heart attack at the age 82. He was best known for his role in turning the American Bandstand television program from a local to national phenomenon during its continuous thirty-year run on ABC from 1957-1987. Nicknamed ... More >>

Saladworks Is the Love Child of Chipotle and Quiznos

The server gesticulated with one hand, palm up like Vanna White, at the long, geometrically pleasing, fanatically clean salad bar before her. "You get your lettuce and then any five toppings and one dressing included," she said. "You can add more ingredients for 79 cents each, or you can have one of ... More >>

Man Overboard's Chain Reaction Show is Sold Out, But You Can Still Watch It TONIGHT

​Don't cry if you didn't get a Man Overboard ticket to the Chain Reaction show tonight in Anaheim. Thank your technology gods, because the band is streaming the show on ElectricVenue.com. Fans can log in at http://www.electricvenue.com/#/man-overboard-show/4559960491and watch the show for $2.99.&n ... More >>

American Bandstand, Rock & Roll and the Struggle for Civil Rights: An Interview with Matt Delmont (Part I)

​Dick Clark's American Bandstand television program is iconic, but was it really an early promoter of racial integration? The question is one extensively delved into by Scripps College American Studies Professor Matt Delmont in his new book The Nicest Kids in Town: American Bandstand, Rock 'n' Rol ... More >>

G. Love & Special Sauce

Anaheim House of Blues

Video Shows Mouse Frolicking in a Bag of Big Mac Buns. Restaurant Allegedly Serves It Anyway.

​A Fox affiliate in Philly has a story that has rippled through the blog-o-sphere: A video taken by ex-McDonald's employee allegedly shows a mouse burrowing through a bag of Big Mac buns at a McDonald's in Philadelphia.

Five Shitty Corporate Ripoffs of Regional Food Favorites

ProfessorSalt.comWhat real bagels should look like​ You know what bugs me about chain restaurants? It's the way they co-opt the names of distant regional foods and market their shitty versions as the real thing to people in a different part of the world who don't know any different and grow up thi ... More >>

Let It Bleed

Hard at work on his eighth novel, 'Deadwood' author Pete Dexter still packs a punch

Jock Jams-Free 2011 NFL Kickoff Playlist

​Are you ready for some football? Hank Williams, Jr. really wants to know. The 2011 NFL regular season kicks off Thursday night, when the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers host the New Orleans Saints at Lambeau Field. Apparently, for cities with a pro football team, this is a pretty ... More >>

An Open Letter to Kreayshawn: On Your Epic Freestylin' Fail

​Oh, Kreayshawn. While we're all for defending your odd-looking white chick rapper from the Bay Area schtick (after all, we loooove "Gucci Gucci"), we're afraid that your newfound, as-of-yet unearned fame will possibly kill your career.Not only have we seen too many videos of your sub-par performa ... More >>

Fox News Darling of Trumped-Up New Black Panther Voter Intimidation Case to Speak in Newport Beach

​J. Christian Adams, founder of the McLean, Virginia-based Election Law Center and frequent conservative media talking head, is coming to Newport Beach Wednesday to perpetuate something that has been labeled a right-wing fantasy: that New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense members intimidated P ... More >>

Rocky

Bay Theater

Special Comida Edition

[¡Ask a Mexican!] Where to get Mexican food in NY and how Mexis take their coffee

Bedouin Soundclash Is Born Again

With a new lineup, label and album, the band feel good as new

Chiddy Bang Talk the Hip-Hop Talk

Can the teenage rap duo live up to it?

Avi Buffalo to Join My Morning Jacket on Tour

Andrew YoussefAvi Buffalo performing at an in-store at Fingerprints on 4/27. ​Between signing to Sub Pop, and, more recently, being picked by Wilco to play their first festival ever, Long Beach's Avi Buffalo has had a really, really, really great year. And it just got better.One of our favorite ba ... More >>

Rocky

Fox Fullerton Theatre

Red Velvet: A Cupcake Postmortem

Trends is dining have an amazing ability to take a long-standing food item and, through a series of twists and maybe a bit of recontextualizing, make it ubiquitous and, eventually, tiresome. Not matter how delicious a food might be, if it gets caught up in the zeitgeist, the over-saturation point is ... More >>

At the Farmers' Market: Pea Shoots

Spring comes a lot earlier to Southern California than it does to most of the country. While Philadelphia is about to be buried under two feet of snow and the few farmers' markets in Colorado are selling things like bread and honey, we're starting with the tiniest spring vegetables.One of those spri ... More >>

Recipe of the Week: Nigella's White Chocolate and Raspberry Cheesecake*

​* Dieters look away now!I found some luscious, juicy raspberries at Trader Joe's at the weekend, was but stumped for ideas about what to do with them. Somehow, to me, savory dishes with fruit don't appeal, and a bowl of berries with cream is plain boring.The result is today's recipe, which is cou ... More >>

Jedi Mind Tricks

Glass House

Dusty Rhodes and the River Band Forced to Cancel East Coast Tour

​Here's some truly unfortunate news: Fullerton's eminently likable Dusty Rhodes and the River Band, riding high on the success of their second SideOneDummy Records release Palace and Stage, have been forced to cancel the east coast leg of their tour due to bassists Brad Babinski's health issues.

Go Around the World In 50 States (or Cities, or Regions, or Styles, or Whatever)

Got Your Tickets to the Love Train Show?

Well, if you do, you're SOL (that's shit outta luck for the squares) because the gig's been canceled. The full name of the event was "The Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia" and locally it was scheduled to hit the Honda Center July 12 and the Gibson Amphitheater July 10. Tickets can be refunded a ... More >>

Circa Survive

Costa Mesa's Japanese Motors Release Album, Please Pitchfork

Costa Mesa-based "surf-garage-pop" quartet Japanese Motors, signed to the dependably hip Vice Records label in July, released their debut album this week, handily enough titled Japanese Motors. It's attracted the attention of frequently stingy yet inarguably influential review site Pitchfork, who h ... More >>

[This Hole-in-the-Wall Life] Pho Your Health at Pho Cali

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 >>

OC Weekly Winners!

Am about to return to la naranja after a week in Philadelphia for the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies' annual convention. Am happy to report yours truly won the Best Column award for alt-weeklies with a circulation over 55,000 for the second time in three years. And il cappo di tutti capi of ... More >>

[¡Ask a Mexican!®] Special Dia de los Impuestos Edition

In the Vanguard

Bobby Hutcherson and Joey DeFrancesco

Grub Guide

Crash Course

Asteroid #4 speed toward your stereo

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from the county's best damn dining guide

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from the county's best damn dining guide

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from the county's best damn dining guide

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from the county's best damn dining guide

Disembowelment

An Albatross

Great New Location, Same Old Schlock

What wed like to see in any of Cal State Fullertons new theaters

Grub Guide

This week in supporting Costa Mesa restaurants

This Week in Brutally Catchy Reunions

Lifetime and the Loved Ones

This Week in Grubberies That Carry Us

When Pigs Fly

I Was Not a Beaver

This weeks featured NFL game: Philadelphia vs. Cleveland

QUIET ON THE SET PIECE

Re-creating Independence Hall

This weeks featured game: Arizona (9-7 last season) at Philadelphia (3-13)