Subject: Social Distortion

• To Do Tonight - 11/19

  THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS, until 9pm The Christmas Company’s fundraising event featuring shopping and special events. The OC Fair & Expo Center DISNEY INTERNSHIPS, 6pm Mickey wants you. Hear about paid internship opportunities with The Disney Company. Biola University, 13800 Biola Ave., La Mirada, (562) 903-6000 THANKSGIVING WINES, 6pm Find wines that will complement your Turkey Day feast. Bacchus' Secret Cellar, 6735 Quail Hill Pkwy., Irvine, (949) 502-4600 UNITE AND CONQUER, 7 :30pm “Th

  November 19, 2007

• To Do Tonight - 12/11

  FARMERS MARKET, 4-8pm Fresh and local products. Birch Street Promenade, Downtown Brea FIDDLE FIREWORKS FOR THE HOLIDAYS, 7pm Join Paul Stein, violinist for the L.A. Philharmonic, as he plays musical selections, including holiday favorites, for kids and families. University Park Library, 4512 Sandburg Way, Irvine REX NAVARETTE, 8pm Comedy: Pinoy-style. Irvine Improv located in the Irvine Spectrum SOCAL MUSIC LIVE ACOUSTIC COMPETITION, 8pm Enjoy listening to local talent. Gypsy Den, 125 N. Br

  December 11, 2007

• To Do Tonight: 01/01

  HB PIER PLUNGE AND PANCAKE BREAKFAST, 9:30 a.m. Refreshing and delicious. $10 Register at Zack's Pier Plaza located @ PCH and Main St., Huntington Beach SOCIAL DISTORTION WITH THE RANDIES, 8:30 p.m. If Mike Ness isn't too hungover, you shouldn't be either, Pansy! $27.50 House Of Blues, 1530 S. Disneyland Dr., Anaheim VOLUNTEER! Was your New Years resolution to make the world a better place? Then do it. This one also works for those of us who need to wash away the sins from last night. Voluntee

  January 1, 2008

• Last Night: The Generators, Longway, The Unwanted Guests, Blacktop Idol at Surf City Saloon

  Review by Reza Allah-Bakhshi The Generators, Longway, The Unwanted Guests and Blacktop Idol Surf City Saloon January 26, 2008 Better Than: Your cousin throwing up all over your car after the show. Download: “The Great Divide.” Most people wouldn’t look forward to driving 30 minutes in a complete downpour to see a show they were only counting on being half interested in. Especially if they found out upon arrival that the camera lens they were supposed to be shooting the bands with was

  January 27, 2008

• Last Night: Benefit for Mike Conley @ House of Blues in Anaheim 4/28

  There aren't too many guys in recent years that had as big of an impact on the Orange County punk scene as Mike Conley, ex M.I.A. front man and owner of Avalon Bar in Costa Mesa. Given that statement, I should have been more prepared for the overwhelmingly packed scene that awaited me behind the entrance curtain at the House of Blues. The night was a celebration of the life and times of a man that was taken from us far too early. In support of Mike Conley's family, Orange County punk fans we

  April 29, 2008

• 'Blorworra Wah Wunga Wetmifmit'

  February 25, 1999

• Steve Lynch

  February 10, 2000

• Channeling Social D

  April 8, 2004

• MUSINK Tattoo & Music Festival: Totally Canceled!

  Curse you, recession! The MUSINK Tattoo & Music Festival, which was birthed from a three-day event this past February at the OC fairgrounds, has been completely scrapped; official word is that it's, unsurprisingly, "due to the current economic climate."The tour was planned for 25 cities, including Anaheim on March 14, and was to be headlined by Social Distortion and Motorhead. Also on the now-nonexistent bill: a bunch of tattoo artists including festival co-promoter/tattoo artist Kat Von D,

  December 8, 2008

• TOMORROW: The Adicts at House of Blues

  As much as some people might hate me for saying this, I've always thought of The Adicts as the U2 of the punk world. One, they have always had an established look about them (though I doubt Bono would ever have the balls to rock the joker make-up like Keith "Monkey" Warren). Two, they're live performance is about as big and grandiose as a punk show can get. And three, they simply refuse to go away. Boasting the longest running original line-up in the punk world, you'd be hard pressed to fin

  March 18, 2009

• [Locals Only] Longway, Come'n Get It!

  March 13, 2008

• Through Ness' Eyes

  Taking stock of Social Distortion at 30

  December 20, 2007

• Locals Only

  The Johns

  November 15, 2007

• Josh Wenzel

  September 26, 2002

• Hits!

  Virgin Megastore Orange

  August 2, 2007

• Hits!

  Vinyl Solution

  July 19, 2007

• Hits!

  Music Revolution

  July 12, 2007

• On-Sale Saturday: Benefit Show with Social Distortion!

  Orange County punk/rockabilly legends Social Distortion are playing their first show in the area in some time (not counting Mike Ness solo shows; there's been plenty of those) on May 18 at the House of Blues in Anaheim. It's the "Rock to Recovery" event, benefiting "Jay Thomas and his battle with spinal cord injury." Also on the bill: the Vandals, the Black Tibetans and Japanese Motors. $40, on sale tomorrow (April 18) at 10 a.m.Speaking of Mike Ness, as we sort of were, he cameo'd last night at

  April 17, 2009

• Cholo-Punk Karaoke, Cabron!

  November 16, 2006

• 'These Guys Are Still Alive'

  Mommys Little Monster, making believe theyre Social Distortion

  November 16, 2006

• Get Out!

  January 5, 2006

• This Week in Guerrilla Punk Schooling

  December 15, 2005

• Slap Us On the Ass!

  September 8, 2005

• Give a Hoot

  June 30, 2005

• Where the Real Roots Lead

  May 19, 2005

• De-Punking Antiquing

  Ex-Social D. drummer Chris Reece maps out where the shops are

  December 16, 2004

• Pepperland Music

  October 28, 2004

• CD Warehouse

  October 14, 2004

• Bionic Records

  October 7, 2004

• Letters

  April 29, 2004

• Resurrection Rock

  July 10, 2003

• The 129 Greatest OC Bands Ever!: 1 - 50

  June 26, 2003

• Vince Pileggi's Top 5

  June 26, 2003

• Darren OConnor's Top 5

  June 26, 2003

• Butt-Probe Rawk!

  June 19, 2003

• Letters

  January 16, 2003

• Goofball-Free Rockists

  March 7, 2002

• A Father of Punk

  July 12, 2001

• Social Tones of Liberty!

  February 8, 2001

• Eddie Wislson(A.K.A. Crazy Fuckin Eddie)

  July 20, 2000

• Story of a Life

  May 11, 2000

• Dennis Danell

  March 16, 2000

• No Go Emo

  June 3, 1999

• A Selected OC Rock History Time Line

  November 19, 1998

• To Do Tonight - 5/18

  Fiction Book Group, 7 p.m.Join the group for a discussion of "The Center of Everything" by Laura Moriarty. New members are always welcome--even ones who haven't read the book!Barnes & Noble, 7881 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach, CA; 714-897-8781Social Distortion, 8 p.m.Fullerton rockers, Social Distortion, return to the OC with a performance that is sure to include the band's hit singles "Ball and Chain" and "Story of My Life". Price: $40-$100House of Blues, 1530 S. Disneyland Dr. Anaheim, C

  May 18, 2009

• TONIGHT: Social Distortion, The Vandals, Japanese Motors Play Benefit at House of Blues Anaheim

  Some of the biggest names in Orange County music--including Social Distortion (fronted by Mike Ness, pictured)--will be at the House of Blues in Anaheim tonight, playing the "Rock to Recovery" benefit for surfer Jay Thomas, who suffered a spinal cord injury earlier this spring.Social D will be joined by The Vandals, Japanese Motors and LA's the Black Tibetans. Tickets are $40, with all proceeds going to Thomas--and are, at this point, pretty limited, so jump on it if you're interested.

  May 18, 2009

• Social Distortion On Tour Everywhere but Here

    Mike Ness and company (also known as Social Distortion) are going on a nationwide tour that includes a Canadian stint. Wanna know where they ain't playing? Locally. The closest the band is getting to OC is a Sept. 18 date at the Ventura Theatre or Sept. 19 in Rancho Mirage.Click here for a list of where your friends and relatives will be seeing our hometown heroes.

  July 23, 2009

• What A Hoot!

  Saturday was the annual rockabilly festival Hootenanny in Irvine, and I had a rockin' good time. There were tons of people, but not in the overwhelming I'm-going-to-die-of-heatstroke-and-no-one-will-find-me way of, say, Warped Tour or Coachella. People could actually find spots in the shade. Lots of foxy boys (I left my taste for pomps back in the late '90s, but hey! "When in Rome" . . . ) The music sets were brief and efficient, 30 minutes and right on time. Lots of vendors selling delicio

  July 9, 2007

• Three Awesome, Wildly Different 'Pretty in Pink' Covers

  ​The Psychedelic Furs, in concert Saturday at the House of Blues in Anaheim, have been together for more than 30 years (albeit with a nine year hiatus between 1991 and 2000), and produced seven studio albums. But let's face it, what they're still most known for is their 1981 song "Pretty in Pink," which inspired the title of the iconic 1986 John Hughes-penned, Molly Ringwald-starred movie of the same name (and featured a re-recorded version of the song on the soundtrack). And as it often goes

  September 18, 2009

• Flier of the Week: Guitar Doctor Benefit at Fountain Valley

  ​Sort of a weak field for fliers this week--probably because of the long weekend and all that. People's minds are on cookouts and celebrating the fruits of our labor, not on designing fliers. But this one has a nice, simple layout (as opposed to the crammed fliers with pictures of every act lifted from their MySpace that constitutes plenty of show advertisements these days). You've got your info, a guitar (makes sense, because it's a benefit for a guitar repair shop), a sassy pin-up gal and a

  September 4, 2009