Toby Keith

God Bless the USA!

Crystal Antlers Score EW Mention

Long Beach's Crystal Antlers, who this year already netted an 8.5 on Pitchfork for their self-released EP (which was subsequently sntached up by Touch and Go) and just last night played the Bowery Ballroom in NYC as part of the CMJ Music Marathon, saw their good buzz streak continue with a mention i ... More >>

Stephen Colbert on This Fall's New Albums

From last night's "Colbert Report": Stephen takes on Evolver by John Legend, That Don't Make Me A Bad Guy by Toby Keith, and of course, the once-elusive, now-ubiquitous Chinese Democracy. Sure, it's just a thinly veiled plug for his Christmas special on Sunday, but it's worth it for the iTunes cover ... More >>

Hitsville: The Year in Music, by the Numbers

You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were de ... More >>

OCMA's 2008 California Biennial Is the Gift That Keeps On (and On and On) Giving

You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were de ... More >>

Seeing the Light

Hank Williams: Lost Highway sets the woods on fire

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Hank Williams: Lost Highway sets the woods on fire

Die for Famous Country Singers Oil

Aug. 11 - Aug. 18

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Nine reasons to give mainstream country a chance

Radical Chick

You cant tell Natalie Maines to Shut Up & Sing

We Forget

Five years after 9/11, Cornel Bonca finds your memory wandering around Vegas

Get Out!

Good Place to Die: Feb. 2 - Feb. 9

Diary of a Mad County

Good Place to Die: Feb. 2 - Feb. 9

Revenge of the Rednecks

There was a time when Southern rock was a reveille for radicals

Corn Dont Go

I See Hawks in L.A. grow it organically

Remember the Maines

The Dixie Chicks vs. the galoot Gestapo

The Last Resort

Iraq is rocked, but our desert rocks

Casualties of War

Cal State Fullertons A Piece of My Heart

Live Nation Going 'All-In' Today

The Fray kicking back.Sure, it's fun to hate Live Nation for being a giant corporation that seems to control every big concert tour in the world, but they're making it pretty tough to do so this summer. Since starting "no service fee Wednesdays" last month, they've (as one might guess) dropped those ... More >>

Two-for-One tickets today

Just got this email regarding two-for-one tickets on sale only today. Here's the info I was sent. HALF PRICE TICKETS; Get 2 for the Price of 1 -- Tomorrow! -- Starting at 12:01 midnight on Wednesday, July 22 for 24 hours: -- A pair of lawn tickets to participating Live Nation amphitheate ... More >>

Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself

​I've been bear-hugged by Gnarls Barkley's Cee-Lo Green. Talked politics with Toby Keith. Sat with Norah Jones just weeks after her multi-platinum debut dropped and killed a pint of Bushmills with AC/DC singer Brian Johnson. All of this went down during the past decade while writing for Florida ... More >>

5 Songs So Stupid, Natasha Leggero Can't Believe It's Considered Music

​Natasha Leggero has been hitting the stand-up scene for years while maintaining ample face time on such favorites as Chelsea Lately, Reno 911, and voicing Callie Maggotbone on Ugly Americans. It's no wonder Natasha was tapped to be a judge on the upcoming season of Last Comic Standing--this woman ... More >>

Schooners Sail Into British Pubs

Flickr user johnsu01​ You know what's great about America? We can go into a bar and order a draft beer served in whatever size we want because it's a free country. You want a mug or a pint, sweetie? A big liter stein?How about a yard-long glass with its own kickstand? Not big enough? Let's get a g ... More >>

Willie Nelson at the House of Blues in Anaheim Last Night

Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly​Click here to see the slideshow!Willie NelsonJan. 19, 2011House of Blues, AnaheimWillie Nelson is a living legend. Hailed as a country outlaw, Nelson made headlines late last year for being arrested in Texas for possession of marijuana. Seriously, who arrests Willie Nelson ... More >>

On The Line: Kevin Nagano Of Sage Cafe, Part One

Photo by Meranda Carter​Kevin Nagano specialized in front of the house operations before he chose to open his own space. Armed with a single griddle and a pocketful of well-crafted recipes, he's changing the way diners think about salads, sandwiches and soups. This week, On The Line chats with the ... More >>

Alex's Bar 12 Year Anniversary Celebration with Reigning Sound and the Strange Boys

Reigning Sound - Meg Strouse​Reigning Sound, The Strange Boys, Thee Carmons, & Death Hymn Number 9January 27, 2012Alex's BarCheck out more pictures in our slideshow here!Alex's Bar, LBC's favorite punk watering hole, celebrated its 12th birthday last night with an adverse lineup of punk/surf/r ... More >>