Thrice (Band)

Top 20 Greatest OC Albums of All Time: #10-1

For the past 18 years, faithful readers of the OC Weekly have counted on our music section for the continuous cycle of sniffing out the local albums. It goes something like this: We search for them (yeah, we get a shit ton in the mail too), we listen to them, separate the wheat from the chaff, remin ... More >>

OC Music Awards to Honor Lit and Music Director of Pacific Symphony

You might say the special honorees at this year's OC Music Awards come from very different worlds. On one had, you've got a band who has been hitting us over the head with FM alt-rock for almost two decades. On the other, a guy who has made a career in classical music handling the largest orchestra ... More >>

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The Observatory

A State Of The Union Address (Of Sorts)

3hree Things is where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native. I'm four days away from leaving for the (very brief) European/UK portion of Thrice's "Farewell Tour", and since my brain ... More >>

3hree Things: On Vacationer's New Album, Gone

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.Summer doesn't officially start for another two months, but with the arrival of Daylight Saving ... More >>

3hree Things: On Meshuggah's New Album, Koloss

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.​ If I were to have made a Most Anticipated Albums of 2012, Meshuggah's Koloss would have ... More >>

3hree Things: A Trip To Tempe For Angels Spring Training

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.​ About a week and a half ago, my lady and I packed our bags, hopped in my car and took the 10 ... More >>

OC Music Awards Ceremony

City National Grove of Anaheim

3hree Things: Random Thoughts About The 2012 Grammys

Watch out for 3hree Things (usually) every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.​ Because a column that usually runs on Tuesdays should run on a Monday. Because the ... More >>

Free Ticket Wednesday: We are the Ocean at Chain Reaction this Sunday

​In the mood for some post-hardcore rocking this weekend? We have two sets of tickets to see We are the Ocean at Chain Reaction this Sunday. If you want them, you'll have to read past the jump.

3hree Things: On Super Bowl XLVI Gear

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.​It's a hockey goalie's mask. Or a maple leaf. Or a bee (kinda). The Super Bowl. Have you hear ... More >>

3hree Things: Holiday Shopping For THAT DUDE

​​Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, in which Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native. You've seen him in Orange County; a forty-something-year-old man, ungracefully dealing with a ... More >>

[WATCH] Thrice Release 'Promises' Video

Samuel Zide​ It's been a while since we've heard from our former cover boys Thrice, who are coming back to town to play a couple of hometown shows next week. Today, they dropped their video for "Promises." The song is one of our favorites off Major/Minor, and the video, with its soft lights and ou ... More >>

3hree Things: BEER!!!

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, in which Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.​While we were on tour last summer, I combined my interest in craft beers and the traveling I w ... More >>

3hree Things: A Post-Show, Post-Work, Post-Whatever Playlist

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, in which Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.​On tour, I spend a majority of my waking hours around loud, heavy, high energy rock music. That ... More >>

3hree Things: Baseball Helmets, Errant Fecal Spackle and Epic Trucker Farts

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, in which Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.Michael Shumaker​ Sunday morning's trip was a 12-hour drive through New Mexico and West Texas, w ... More >>

Thrice Talk About Their Evolution in Albums, From Identity Crisis to Major/Minori

Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly​Lest you forget about last week's cover on Irvine post-hardcore band Thrice, we've unearthed some pretty portions of the interview with the Breckenridge brothers that didn't make it onto print. Here, both Eddie and Riley talk about how the band evolved musically, and disse ... More >>

Local Record Review: 'Move Like Music' by Move Like Music

Beat Blvd. is Heard Mentality's weekly review of local releases. If you're an OC musician or band with something new to offer--vinyl single, full-length album, CD, cassette--we want to hear from you! Send copies, along with any photos and PR material, to Beat Blvd., c/o OC Weekly, 2975 Red Hill A ... More >>

3hree Things: On My Fitness Schizophrenia

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.courtesy of warriorinscrubs, sixpackstomachreview and photoshopEarlier this week I discovered th ... More >>

3hree Things: A Trip To The Right Field Pavilion At Angel Stadium

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.taken by: yours truly The Right Field Pavilion at Angel Stadium is a strange place. And by "str ... More >>

Riley Breckenridge's Top 10 11 Radiohead Songs

(Last week, the news that Daniel Radcliffe listened to a lot of Radiohead to get into character for the lastest installment of Harry Potter triggered this list of top 10 Radiohead songs for various ultra fans. Riley Breckenridge, 3hree Things columnist and Thrice drummer, talks about his best songs, ... More >>

3hree Things: Awesome Records That Aren't The New Bon Iver

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.

3hree Things: Major League Baseball Players Have Horrible Taste In Music

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native. "Durr Durr Hurrka Durr Deeoodle Dee Dooo Hurka Murr Murr Hem Haw Durkle Doo..." -Stapp​Major ... More >>

3hree Things: On A Few Of OC's Worst Motorists

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.​ I'd consider myself a decent-to-somewhat good driver. I'm not a speed junkie (the measuremen ... More >>

3hree Things: On Improving Your Summer BBQs

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.​Summer officially starts next week, which means BBQ season is officially in full swing (altho ... More >>

The Best of Riley's 3hree Things: He's BACK!

​Last January, Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice and author of the snarky, often hilarious and mostly thoughtful column Riley's 3hree Things, took a hiatus due to family matters. On Tuesday next week, he'll finally be back to give us more of hi ... More >>

May the Fourth Be With You: Freddie Mercury, Cee Lo Green, Anthrax's Charlie Benante, Thrice, Snoop Dogg and Michael Jackson Celebrate Star Wars Day, Too!

​Happy Star Wars day to you too! Here are some musicians who've geeked out to the greatest movie of all time.  1. Freddie Mercury In this photo, he sits on Darth Vader's shoulders during Queen's tour to promote their album The Game. In his 1978 Queen song, 'Bicycle Race,' he sang, "I don' ... More >>

Circa Survive's Guitarist Colin Frangicetto Shows off His Ink

Emily ShurColin Frangicetto, far left​Circa Survive is co-headlining at tattoo and music festival MusINK, at the OC Fairgrounds this Saturday (along with Thrice, interviewed in this week's print edition). In keeping with the theme,  guitarist Colin Frangicetto sent over a couple of photos of ... More >>

3hree Things: My 9 Favorite Albums Of 2010, Vol. 2 of 3

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, in which Riley Breckenridge, the drummer of Orange County's favorite alt-rock band, Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native. I've been writing and publishing "Best/Favorite Of..." lists for music sites and/or blogs for several ... More >>

3hree Things: My 9 Favorite Albums Of 2010, Vol. 1 of 3

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.​I've been writing and publishing "Best/Favorite Of..." lists for music sites and/or blogs for ... More >>

3hree Things: On Holiday Shopping And Retail Zombies I Hope To Avoid This Season

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.Tis the season to be an asshole jolly. A caveat: I love giving gifts, and love that the hol ... More >>

3hree Things: A Few Random Rants From My Past

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.I've had a particularly rough week, and while I'll spare you the details, I will assure that the ... More >>

3hree Things: Essential Rainy Day Albums

​Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.Apparently, we're in for an uncharacteristically damp and gloomy week in Orange County. I can ... More >>

3hree Things: Two Guys, One Mic

​Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native. I've always loved talk radio. In the early '90s, I used to listen to Jim Rome's show relig ... More >>

3hree Things: A Trifecta Of Male Hygiene Trends That Need To End

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.​When I write these 3hree Things pieces, I usually have a pretty solid idea of what I'll write ... More >>

3hree Things About The LA Times Food & Wine Celebration at the Paramount Pictures Lot

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.​The lady and I headed up to Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon to see what the first-ever LA Ti ... More >>

3hree (of Hundreds of) Totally Useless Things I Didn't Buy From The SkyMall Catalog On My Flight Home

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California, being an OC native and, of course, music.​​According to statistics that I just expertly extracted from the ever-re ... More >>

3hree Things: Colour Revolt's New Record, 'The Cradle'

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California, being an OC native and, of course, music.I mentioned in a June 3hree Things that I thought 2010 had been a ... More >>

UPDATED: Thrice to Play Huntington Beach Tomorrow; Rome Plays Friday... We Think.

UPDATED: As reported yesterday, Thrice will indeed perform today, Wednesday, Aug. 4, Rome (from Sublime), along with the Dirty Heads, will be performing Friday.Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly​Thrice just announced via their official Twitter account that they are set to perform tomorrow in Huntington Beac ... More >>

3hree Things: Essential iPhone Apps For Touring Musicians (Or People Who Often Find Themselves Disoriented In An Unfamiliar City Every Morning)

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California, being an OC native and, of course, music.​I'm lucky (and eternally grateful) to be able to travel as much as I do fo ... More >>

3hree Songs I Never Want To Hear Again (But Undoubtedly Will)

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California, being an OC native and, of course, music.Flickr user striatic​​There are certain songs that are inescapable, that ... More >>

3hree Fairly Affordable Orange County Meals That I Miss Like Hell When I'm On Tour

Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California, being an OC native and, of course, music. ​I've spent a healthy portion of the past decade in one of two places: On to ... More >>

The Union Line Set to Tour

[Mental Notes] Plus, Steelwells power through multiple SoCal residencies, Thrice's drummer has a Heard Mentality column and cute girls use abrasive name for Cock Sparrer cover band

3hree Things: Thrice's Riley Breckenridge's New Weekly Column

Riley Breckenridge, the drummer of our favorite Irvine alt-rock band, Thrice, starts his weekly column today. He's going to blog about everything from local haunts to his favorite bands, so watch out for your weekly dose of Riley's 3hree Things. Thrice's drummer Riley Breckenridge is starting a week ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Where's the Band? Featuring Dustin Kensrue, Matt Pryor, Chris Conley, and Anthony Raneri, House of Blues

The Hype: Featuring a solo acoustic performance from Orange County's own, Thrice front man Dustin Kensrue, plus Matt Pryor (The Get Up Kids), Chris Conley (Saves the Day) and Anthony Raneri (Bayside), the Where's the Band? tour, which stopped at Hous eof Blues, Anaheim, Saturday, might have more  ... More >>

New Thrice Album 'Beggars' in (Physical) Stores Today

​Beggars, the sixth studio album from Irvine's Thrice is out in stores today. Well, "real" stores. Like, ones with doors that you can walk into. ("Physical retailers," "brick and mortar," whatever you want to call them.)

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