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Sergio Camacho Gonzalez Gets 26 Years to Life for Beating Homeless Man to Death with Wood

A homeless man was sentenced today to 26 years to life in state prison for the beating murder of another transient with a piece of wood.A jury on Feb. 13 convicted Sergio Camacho Gonzalez, 38, of murdering Andrew Petrusiak and found true a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weap ... More >>

Where the Black People At In OC?

A special report on Orange County's embarrassing lack of African-Americans

Let Black Francis Sing His Songs About Mustaches and UFOs To You

By: Katherine Turman He's a man of many monikers and moods, and he rocks under any name. Charles Thompson / Frank Black / Black Francis has 23 albums to his credit, beginning in 1988 with Surfer Rosa by the Pixies, a band where the tired journalistic cliché "seminal" actually applies.

Sergio Camacho Gonzalez Guilty of Killing Fellow Homeless Man with Piece of Wood

A jury in Santa Ana today convicted a homeless man of killing another homeless man by beating him in the head with a piece of wood.Sergio Camacho Gonzalez, 39, faces up to 26 years to life in state prison at his sentencing hearing, scheduled for April 5. He was found guilty of murder, with a person ... More >>

Sergio Camacho Gonzalez Faces Trial in Murder of Fellow Homeless Man Hit in Head with Wood

Trial is scheduled to begin today for a homeless man accused of murdering another homeless man by conking him on the head with a piece of wood.Sergio Camacho Gonzalez, 39, is charged with felony murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon that could fetch him up to ... More >>

Matt Bors, Cartoonist Featured in the Weekly, Gets Targeted by Sandy Hook Shooting Trolls

The evils of social media dragged an OC Weekly contributor into the middle of Friday's mass shootings in Newtown, Connecticut.Portland, Oregon-based Matt Bors, whose cartoons you may recall from our Hey, You! column--and whose work has also graced the Los Angeles Times, The Nation and Village Voice, ... More >>

Boy Scouts' "Perversion Files" Add 19 Cases to Known Orange County Count; New Total: 47

Nineteen Orange County men were banned from scouting over sexual abuse allegations between 1959 and 1985, according to the so-called "Perversion Files" the Boy Scouts released Thursday under court order.Coupled with previous known cases, that makes 47 within the Orange County Council of the Boy Scou ... More >>

Take a Whiff of YACHT's Electropop Perfume

The band's fragrance to commemorate their latest album smells like a quirky success

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

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 >>

Toxic Holocaust Really Mean It

Joel Grind plays sincerely apocalyptic thrash music

Thrice Announce Farewell Tour

​Well, this is it. Irvine prog-rockers Thrice are really doing it--taking a break after 13 years together. Singer/guitarist Dustin Kensrue, guitarist Teppei Teranishi, bassist Eddie Breckenridge and drummer Riley Breckenridge (our 3hree Things columnist) will go on tour on May 4 in San Diego and e ... More >>

Marian Bergeson Continues 1 1/2-year Hunt for Her Daughter's Killer in Oregon

​Marian Bergeson was a Salt Lake City-born, Brigham Young University-educated mom who raised four children and taught school in Newport Beach before launching a long and storied career as a politician that included stints as a city councilwoman, school board trustee, state senator, assemblywoman, ... 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 >>

On the Line: Owner Daniel Woo and Chef Greg Ong of Sushilicious, Part One

Photo by Kevin LaraChef Greg Ong​This week's On the Line is a twofer: We hear from two people instead of just one. Daniel Woo is the owner and Greg Ong is the chef at Sushilicious, the Irvine revolving-sushi restaurant that has its waitstaff use an iPod Touch instead of a notepad and features fanc ... More >>

Eddie Vedder Announces Solo Tour With Three SoCal Stops

Jon Gitchoff/Riverfront Times​Pearl Jam front man Eddie Vedder today announced a tour to support his soon-to-be-released solo album, Ukulele Songs. He's performing at the Long Beach Terrace Theatre on July 6 and The Wiltern on July 8.

The Kottonmouth Kings: 'We're Too Stoned to Come Up With A Good Answer'

​Marijuana graduated from being just a garden variety intoxicant in the Kottonmouth Kings' world a long-ass time ago. Instead, the self-ordained "rip-hop" outfit from Placentia have spent their decade-plus-long career exalting the plant as if it were some kind of transcendental manna made to be co ... More >>

Free Moral Agents Announce Tour to Support 'Control This'

Mary Bell/OC Weekly​As we mentioned a few months ago,  Isaiah "Ikey" Owens, Long Beach-based, Grammy-award-winning keyboardist for Mars Volta, is now taking some time off Mars Volta to focus on Free Moral Agents.As Ikey expanded his 2002 solo project into a full band five years ago, he corral ... More >>

Now Headlining a Fall Tour: Avi Buffalo! Plus, Free MP3s

Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly​Maybe Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg and co. will take a tip from opening for a whole slew of bands (My Morning Jacket, Modest Mouse and Japandroids) this summer; Sub Pop just announced that Avi Buffalo is going on a 17-date headlining tour in early October. Check out the compl ... More >>

The New Limb Tour Diaries: Days 1 & 2

​(Alt-pop four-piece the New Limb went on tour for the first time EVER this week, so they're sending Heard Mentality missives from the road. They're going to take turns guest blogging; first up is lead singer/guitarist Joey Chavez about Santa Cruz and San Francisco--Ed.)These past two days have be ... More >>

Woman Barred From Flying Out of Long Beach Among Those Suing For Being on "No-Fly List"

ACLUHalime Sat​A woman who was barred from flying out of the Long Beach Airport is among 10 U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents the American Civil Liberties Union is representing in its constitutional challenge of the government's "no-fly list."Halime Sat joins a disabled veteran of the U ... More >>

Matt Costa Announces New Album, Mobile Chateau, and Fall Tour

​It's been over two years since the release of Matt Costa's second studio album, Unfamiliar Faces, with its infectious lead single "Mr. Pitiful." But now the Huntington Beach resident has finally announced plans for his third full-length, titled Mobile Chateau, due out September 21... along with p ... More >>

Airing Dirty Laundry in Santa Ana

Laundry can be this awesome.​The coin-operated Lavanderia at the intersection of East Santa Ana and French Street, in downtown Santa Ana, has an old jukebox inside. Late Thursday night, Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" is playing over the repetitive squeak of a dryer as the clothing in it spins aro ... More >>

Bike Boxes Open in Long Beach

Courtesy of City of Long BeachBicyclists feel boxed in--and safer--at this Long Beach intersection.​Long Beach is inviting two-wheelers to check the city's first bike boxes along Second Street at Bayshore and Marina Drive.

The Growlers Kick Off West Coast Tour with Vampire Weekend

Taylor Herron​The Growlers are gettin' busy on the road in November. In the month that saw the launch of their glamorous debut on NBC LA, Costa Mesa's psychedelic surf-rockers embark on a new tour up the West Coast to support their latest LP Are You In or Out (Everloving Records). The t ... More >>

Zee Avi Brings Her Personal Lyrics From Malaysia to Costa Mesa

Recommendation From Me to You

Maybe you noticed I didn't blog last week. Or maybe you didn't. OK, you probably didn't. Anyway, I hit the road and spent the week in Portland, Ore., a city I hope to call home one day. The trip was amazing -- tons of killer vegan food, the weather was nice and the beer flowed all day and all night. ... More >>

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

Gettin' Made: Everything and the Kitchen Sink Dyeworks

When you hear the word yarn, do you automatically think of Red Heart? Sure, 100% acrylic's definitely got its perfect uses, but I think you'll back me up when I say it can be less than a joy to work with. If you've never used 100% wool (or cotton or other natural fibers), you're totally missing out ... More >>

[Trendzilla] Living the Plush Life

Warped Tour to Launch in Pomona This Year, Lineup Announced

For the third straight year, the Vans Warped Tour--46 dates in 2009-will be kicking off at the Pomona Fairplex, this time on June 26. Pre-sales for tickets start April 1 (not a prank), with the "regular" on-sale date being April 18. They've also announced the list of bands performing, though we don' ... More >>

The Top 10 Indie Rock Albums of 2008

Last Night: The Bravery's Secret Show at Spaceland

Review by Andrew Youssef The Bravery, Wild Sweet Orange and The Dead Trees at Spaceland March 18, 2008 Better Than: Seeing the actual Wyld Stallons from Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure since the secret show was billed as such. Download: "Believe" from their Myspace page. Fresh off an app ... More >>

!Ask a Mexican!(r)

"The same women who complain about ‘sleazy’ Mexican men go to France and giggle about ‘how flirtatious’ French men are"

DVDish

WEB EXCLUSIVE! You’ll Laugh Dying

White Rainbow's Prism of Eternal Now

White Rainbow Prism of Eternal Now (Kranky) Release date: October 1, 2007 Curb Your Cynicism is a recurring blogtastic feature in which the music editor pithily enthuses about new releases and reissues he thinks will enhance your life and erode your cynicism about the state of music, circa now. W ... More >>

!Ask a Mexican!(r)

'Rude to sing along? Never'

OC's 31 Scariest People

Now 25 percent more terrifying!

'I Really Like the One on VD'

Im a Complete Intellectual Fraud

Viet Dinh reveals the truth about himselfand the USA Patriot Actin UC Irvine Speech

OC Weekly Staff Mixtape Picks

Happy holidays, from some of the joyless jerks who bring you this music section:

All Aboard the Pedo-Train!

New evidence reveals former OC Bishop Norman McFarland knew more about the pedophilic priests roaming county parishes than he ever admitted

A Mid-Summer Nightmare

Cultures clash in A Dream in Hanoi

Barrels of Fun!

Register engages in reckless gunplay

Our Annual South by Southwest Report

Toxic Rock Syndrome

Theyre up! Theyre down! But dont call the Pinehurst Kids emo

Letters

Delivering the Goods

Dodge Dart takes a Fastball, reunites influential band