Subject: Ryan Ritchie

• What you missed over the weekend: Part VII

  Remember R. Scott Moxley's challenge to a certain former sheriff? The one in which he dared Michael S. Carona to play the contents of secret tapes containing conversations between himself and former assistant sheriff Don Haidl? The same tapes Carona said would prove his innocence?! Well, Mox threw down the gauntlet over a month ago, and, unsurprisingly, the Carona camp didn't take it up. Instead, over the weekend, the news broke that Carona's attorneys filed a motion to throw said tapes out. Hm

  January 28, 2008

• What's on Sly Stone's Mind?

  Some ambitious comeback plans, a call for any—any—hip-hop artists to collaborate, and not a little crazy shit. Sylvester “Sly Stone” Stewart is about to return to the stage after a long absence. He's performing with a makeshift version of the Family Stone (rumor has it that Sly's bro Freddie Stone may appear; Greg Errico, however, informs me that he will be recording in New Orleans and unable to sit in on the drums) at the Anaheim House of Blues April 25 and at its West Hollywood count

  April 24, 2008

• 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 played Alex’s Bar to a crowd divided into two types: Alex’s regulars and Green Day diehards who more than likely had never stepped foot in the bar. No, this wasn’t the most sudden fall from grace

  May 29, 2008

• This Week in the OC Weekly

  In our annual music issue, "Feedback": Vickie Chang educates us about OC musician Pat Visel and his music that no one has heard.Chris Ziegler interviews Greyboy about how he looks to make a name for himself with a new Best-of compilationNed Ragget talks to KUCI DJ Sam Farzin about 'College Rock'Ryan Ritchie tells us why Long Beach's Mike Monster isn't just pretending to be spookyIn News:Nick Schou explains why the DA dropped charges against Frank Santos, who was accused of pushing a Garden Grove

  November 27, 2008

• Last Night: Snoop Dogg, Warren G, The Twins at the Glass House

  BY RYAN RITCHIELast Night: Snoop Dogg at the Glass House in Pomona, Dec. 26, 2008.Wanna know if you're old? Go see Snoop Dogg and ask yourself which category of fans you fall in to. You're either in a) the group of shaggy-haired teenagers who wouldn't mind if he played "Sensual Seduction" twice, or b) the group of 30-somethings who've been listening to tha Doggfather since his "Deep Cover" debut and want nothing more than to hear that song, a few verses from Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" and all of "D

  December 27, 2008

• Stooges Guitarist Ron Asheton, R.I.P.

  By RYAN RITCHIEI don't make a habit of waxing poetic about people I've never met, and I sure as hell won't pretend to know anything about Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton that doesn't involve his music. But I was still shocked when I popped on my computer this morning to discover the 60-year-old was found dead of apparent natural causes at his Michigan home, because his intense playing inspired me--and countless others--to ditch life's safety net in favor of diving into the deep end without first c

  January 6, 2009

• Last Night: The Heathens at the Juke Joint, Anaheim

  BY RYAN RITCHIE Last night was surreal. Strange. Uncomfortable but kinda exciting. You see, I watched another man fuck my girlfriend. (Metaphorically speaking, of course.) The truth is, I went to see a band called the Heathens at the Juke Joint in Anaheim. I used to play bass in this group and had never seen them without me. Of course, I'd never seen them with me either, so I guess that didn't need to be said.

  January 15, 2009

• Ongoing: NAMM Show in Anaheim!

  The annual NAMM--National Association of Music Merchants--show is currently ongoing at the Anaheim Convention Center, through this Sunday.Now, before I moved here, I had no idea what a NAMM show was. Apparently it's a pretty big deal, though! If you're a music merchant, at least. Looks like lots of big names are there: Gene Simmons, Brian Wilson, probably some people younger than them. Oh, and Elmo and Cookie Monster, too! That's a coup.Our trustworthy photog Andrew Youssef and irasicble writer

  January 16, 2009

• Slideshow: The NAMM Show at the Anaheim Convention Center

  If you were not one of the very few to attend the NAMM Show this past weekend at the Anaheim Convention Center--and, well, odds are you were not--you can get a better idea of what the heck goes on over there thanks to this slideshow from Andrew Youssef. Also, don't forget about Ryan Ritchie's report from the convention center. To paraphrase David Bowie, NAMM, bam, thank you ma'am.

  January 19, 2009

• 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 pleasantly surprised with the DJ team of Stretch and Nao (pronounced "now"). They play lots of obscure rock 'n' roll, new wave and garage mixed with the occasional punk record here and there.

  January 20, 2009

• An Encounter with Punk Rock Kids at Ralph's

  BY RYAN RITCHIEI'm standing in the bread aisle at the grocery store when these three punker kids coming near me. Two of them looked like they were just getting into punk. Or maybe they just weren't as interested as their friend when it came to transforming themselves into a walking, talking billboard because the third was your quintessential patches, buttons, safety pins and liberty spikes punker. I watched as they pretended to shop for candy. "Probably gonna steal something," I told myself.&nbs

  January 21, 2009

• [Sound Guy] The Disorienting Power of Coachella Can Make Strange Bedfellows (and Beds)

  April 9, 2009

• Letters From OC Weekly Readers

  January 15, 2009

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  July 24, 2008

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  March 13, 2008

• Sunday - 12/2

  ‘Imperial Rome: Discovering the Ancient Civilization’ at the Muzeo in Anaheim, The Lemonheads at the House of Blues, Winter Fantasy 2007 at the Sawdust Festival grounds
  

  November 29, 2007

• Letters

  “Why can’t polygamists be more like Mike Carona? He only has one wife (and a mistress and a couple of girlfriends)”
  
  

  November 22, 2007

• Live Previews

  December 23, 2004

• Incoming: Snoop Dogg, Slightly Stoopid and Stephen Marley at Verizon in July

  Conventional wisdom says that smoking pot makes you lazy, but here comes Snoop Dogg, back up in our area this coming July, just a little more than six months after his day-after-Christmas 2008 Glass House show. (That our Ryan Ritchie reviewed here.) The industrious young(ish) man will be coming to Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on July 11, along with Slightly Stoopid and Stephen Marley. The whole shebang is called, wait for it, the "Blazed & Confused Tour."Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. this

  April 27, 2009

• Outgoing: Killers of Comedy at the Grove of Anaheim

  ​Shalom, everybody. The Killers of Comedy Show scheduled for Friday at the Grove of Anaheim has been canceled, somewhat mysteriously. Refunds available at the point of purchase.

  September 24, 2009