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On The Line: Scott Brandon of LinX, Part One

Scott Brandon is no stranger to the restaurant scene, but he will be making his Old Towne Orange debut next month, as LinX is ready to rock and roll. Scott made time to answer our burning questionnaire, and well, you've been warned. This chef interview is rated PG-13 for adult language.Your earliest ... More >>

OC Weekly Nominated for Three Awards at LA Press Club's National Entertainment Journalism Awards

The Los Angeles Press Club has recognized the Weekly with three award nominations for their fifth National Entertainment Journalism Awards. The awards ceremony will also honor Jane Fonda with their first Visionary Award (as introduced by Robert Redford) on Nov. 18th at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Ange ... More >>

The Miablo at Three Seventy Common, Our Drink of the Week

Three Seventy Common is where you'd want your friends to go drinking, even when they're not with you. The restaurant has set up this drink board, you see, where anyone can buy anyone else a drink on a future-based rolling credit system. Let's say you want to buy me one: just pay for it, and tell the ... More >>

PigOut 1.0 Coming August 5, to Feature a Bunch of Local Chefs Butchering Pigs

When 15 accomplished chefs are given carte blanche to serve swine, you know it's time to make a reservation. Chef Amar Santana of Broadway and Bobby Navarro of 100eats100days.com fully intend to make your visit memorable, all while raising funds for culinary scholarships. The inaugural PigOut 1.0 is ... More >>

On the Line: Ryan Adams of Three Seventy Common Food Drink, Part Three

A trio of recipes come together to create this non-traditional surf & turf. Hey, there's even veg included! Satisfy a savory craving or save for an occasion when you want to impress. All that's missing is a cocktail. If you can't make Uncommon Mondays, we highly recommend their Sunday Suppers: t ... More >>

On the Line: Ryan Adams of Three Seventy Common Food Drink, Part Two

Sharing the same first name with a co-worker can be confusing, but Three Seventy Common's Ryan Adams also gets mistaken for a rock star. Wait, is that good or bad? His love of surfing, fast cars, welding and gardening make him a Renaissance man. Oh, and somewhere he finds time to cook.Read our inter ... More >>

On the Line: Ryan Adams of Three Seventy Common Food Drink, Part One

When interviewing a chef at their establishment, there's always the possibility that we'll be interrupted by one of their staff and our meeting will be cut short. In the case of Ryan Adams, it was quite the contrary. He assured us that interruptions wouldn't occur in their private dining room (a.k.a ... More >>

Donavon Frankenreiter To Headline Catalina.com and KROQ's ROQ N' SURF Summer Series

SoCal native Donavon Frankenreiter is scheduled to play Catalina.com and KROQ's ROQ N' SURF summer concerts series on the water. Pepper, rock n' rhythm roots band, will headline the first date, Saturday, June 16, with support from Long Beach-based singer songwriter, Josh Fischel, and The Fiction. ... More >>

Burgerama: OFF!, Ty Segall, White Fence and FIDLAR at The Observatory, March 24, 2012

​Burgerama: OFF!, Ty Segall, White Fence, FIDLAR The Observatory March 24, 2012 Saturday night the Fullerton-based label/store hybrid Burger Records put together an impressive bill at The Observatory. The mini-festival took note of the garage-punk sound that is being heard all over Southern Califo ... More >>

Heard Mentality's Top Posts of 2011

​Wow, 2011 sure went by fast. And while our most popular posts had all the elements that make up the Interwebz (cats, Kreayshawn and Lil Wayne all made the list) we found that our biggest hits are made up of solid news coverage. Read on to see our most popular posts of 2011!

Edwin's Top Five Restaurants of 2011

Meranda Carter​End-of-year lists like these are fun to do, but hard to write because it is always difficult to just pick 5 of anything, let alone restaurants in a year full of great meals. This year, I used the same measuring stick as last year: in picking my five, I asked myself this question: "W ... More >>

Three Seventy Common Has a Common Denominator

The former Sorrento Grill brings affordability to Laguna Beach with its Sunday meals

Ryan Adams Slays 'Em

[Mental Notes] An inside look at his taping session for KCRW

Support Your Local Independent Record Shops: Black Friday Record Store Day Sales Roundup

​Like it or not, the holiday season is upon us. As we all know, the big kick-off is Black Friday, when everyone shakes off the inevitable Thanksgiving food coma and hits the streets to forage for the best deals on gifts for friends and family. Rather than heading to the nearest mall to wait in hel ... More >>

Top 15 Essential Black Friday Record Store Day Releases

​First, we told you what OC record stores are having Black Friday Record Store Day sales. Now, we're letting you know what RSD releases you should look out for. Here are 15 essential Black Friday Record Store Day releases you might be able to score this Friday. (No guarantees, though -- most of th ... More >>

Ryan Adams at Apogee's Berkeley Street Studio in Santa Monica Last Night

Lilledeshan BoseNo photos allowed! This time, he wore a Slayer shirt.​Ryan AdamsNovember 16th, 2011Apogee's Berkeley Street Studio taping for KCRWHaving witnessed Ryan Adams at the Balboa Theater in San Diego nearly a month ago, It still ranks as one of my top shows of the year. Ryan Adams's ... More >>

Brook Lee Catastrophe

Viento Y Agua

Record Store Day's Black Friday Special Releases: Rolling Stones, Beastie Boys And More

​Record Store Day is giving fans a few limited releases to tide them over until the annual April event. The event, which saw it's 30th anniversary this year, is dedicated to independent record retailers and supported by artists and fans alike. A handful of new records will be released on Nov. 25, ... More >>

Ryan Adams at the Balboa Theater in San Diego Last Night

Lilledeshan BoseNo photos allowed, so I drew him instead​Ryan AdamsBalboa Theater, San DiegoOct. 11, 2011Sometimes I feel like audiences need a primer for Ryan Adams concerts. There will be no laughing, singing along out loud or clapping in time with the songs; there will be no screaming out song ... More >>

Sorrento Grille Closes; Exec Chef to Open Three Seventy Common

​Laguna Beachers might already be know Ryan Adams. He was the executive chef at Sorrento Grille until it folded a month ago after 23 years in business. Sorrento Grille may be gone, but Adams is staying put. As well he should. He bought the place and is building a new restaurant on the spot called ... More >>

Clean-Sounding Dave Green of the Filthy Souls

​Dave Green of the Brit band the Filthy Souls is performing at the House of Blues in Anaheim tomorrow; he talks to OC Weekly about what his performance is like without the band and working with Bishop Lamont.

Andre Nickatina

The Grove of Anaheim

Ryan Adams Throws Love to OC's Big Drill Car

Acclaimed alt-country creepy person Ryan Adams posted the above CD cover on his Facebook wall a couple hours ago, labeling it his "Album of the Day."

Oscar Winner-Ryan Bingham to Perform in Irvine

Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses Riding into Orange CountyAlt-country singer/songwriter Ryan Bingham, who won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for the "The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)" last night, performs June 19 at the Verizon Amphitheater in Irvine. And that's good news.We're a ... More >>

Record Review: Eugene and the 1914, 'Troubles EP'

​Woven delicately and deft in purpose, Eugene and the 1914's Troubles EP  proves that serene, no-frills songwriting will always satisfy the soul, especially in the face of a storm. And Troubles definitely qualifies as inspired rainy day music. The EP is officially released next month, but ... More >>

Showgazing: Dusty Rhodes and the River Band at Alex's Bar

​Despite the conventional wisdom that tells us that Sunday nights are meant for sleep, it's good to see that the crowd at Alex's Bar continues to know better. Opting to drain every last drop of weekend fun from the seventh day, fans of Dusty Rhodes and the River Band, Olin & the Moon, Yellow R ... More >>

Long Beach's Eugene Owens Parties Like It's 1914

Incoming: Matt Costa at Detroit, Morrissey at the Fox Pomona

​It may be late Friday afternoon, but there's still some stuff to talk about. Like a couple of big new shows coming our way.

Dishney: Voices of New "Rapunzel" Animated Film Revealed!

​It was announced this morning during day one of the FOUR DAY DISNEY EXTRAVAGANZA THAT IS D23 EXPO! that former pop star (and current wife of alt-country rocker Ryan Adams) Mandy Moore will lend her voice to the title character in the 3D-animated Rapunzel. Directed by Byron Howard (Pocahontas, Mul ... More >>

The Growlers Ready 'Couples Vol. 8,' Release Show

In terms of maintaining a prolific pace, Ryan Adams ain't got shit on Costa Mesa's the Growlers, who last year released a 25-song record cheekily called Greatest Hits, and have subsequently released multiple volumes of their Couples series, each with two to seven songs on them.The band explaining th ... More >>

Rainy Day Jams: What's in your iPod?

In case you didn't realize how shitty the people in front of you were driving on your way to work this morning, or that the shoulders of your hoodie are exceptionally moist, I just though I'd inform you that it's raining. Now if your iPod is worth its weight, you should probably have a decent stack ... More >>

[CD Review] A.C. Newman, 'Get Guilty' (Matador)

Last Night: Oasis, Ryan Adams, Matt Costa at the Staples Center

Last Night: Oasis, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Matt Costa at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, Dec. 4th, 2008.Better Than: Fighting with your brother.Download: New single "I'm Outta Time" from the album Dig Out Your Soul at the Oasis MySpace.Anglophiles filled the Staples Center Thursday to watch ... More >>

[Locals Only] OO Soul

Last Night: Ray Davies, Everest @ The Grove

Jay Reatard's Subversive, Parallel-Universe Pop Comes to the Glass House

Photos: Ryan Adams

Ryan Adams performs at UCLA's Royce Hall tonight. We don't have to go north to know it'll kick ass. Weekly web photographer Christopher Victorio caught Adams and The Cardinals at San Diego's Spreckles Theater on Jan 19 and said it "was one of the best shows I'd been to, and it wasn't the box seat I ... More >>

Celebrity Fave-Raves Edition

The year in music

To Be Young

Ryan Adams writes himself out of his twenties

All Mixed Up

The 11 best music moments from The O.C.

Make the Music Go Bang

Gun Club reissues give Jeffrey Lee pierce his due

Breasts Always Get You In

Beach-party crashing 101

Twang Bangers

Drag the Rivers country-punk ethos

Hope They Die Before They Get Old

The rock & roll tragedies that should have been

Linda's Back

Sound Salvation

94.3 aims to be OCs independent rock radio

Our Annual South by Southwest Report