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The Gibson Amphitheatre To Close Its Doors

The storied L.A. venue announced today that it will officially close in September following a special grand finale concert honoring its history. The full press release is available below...

Last Shot: Helplessness Blues at a Fleet Foxes Concert

[Editor's Note: Longtime concert photographer and fellow Weekling Andrew Youssef found out almost two years ago that he had Stage IV

Unlikely Songbird Joey Diaz Gets Up Every Morning and Tweets Random-Ass Music From His iPod

Joey "CoCo" Diaz isn't really the guy you'd expect to go around singing songs in public. But we'll be damned if he doesn't post them on Twitter. Every day, the hefty, foul-mouthed comic wakes up his followers with a blast of noise, whether it's Tool or 2Pac. It's the kind of ritual that proves there ... More >>

Our Anti-Valentine's Day Playlist

We're nixing Valentine's Day this year and instead bitterly dancing alone to these anti-love songs. We recommend sharing this playlist with your ex, along with a sexy nude pic so he knows what he's missing. (On second thought... maybe you shouldn't). Oh well. Enjoy:

This Is What the Best Rock Drummer in OC Looks Like

Aric Improta battles for supremacy at Guitar Center's National Drum Off

Krewella Wants to Play Hard With OC Fans This Weekend

See Also: Identity Management Group and Insomniac Events Create an EDM Power Merger in OC Rebecca & Fiona - Dim Mak Studios - 7/12/12 Club Snaps: Zeds Dead @ Ten Nightclub Starting as a side project in high school the new electro trio that is Krewella was formed by sisters Jahan and Yasmin ... More >>

Top 10 Rock Star Backup Vocal Collabortions

Every now and then, rockstars align to bring us a classic we never saw coming. No matter what the genre, you have plenty of examples of two (sometimes three or more) powerhouses coming together to back each other up with a set of voices that are usually so different that they sound like they were ma ... More >>

Rodrigo Y Gabriela At The Hollywood Palladium, April 7, 2012

Rodrigo Y Gabriela April 7, 2012 The Hollywood Palladium As the lights went down, the crowd cheered on the Latin guitarists as they took the stage; and as soon as the first few riffs were heard, the entire venue exploded with excitement. Not necessarily because the kick ass guitar duo had just se ... More >>

Local Record Review: 'Spare Parts for Broken Hearts' by Spare Parts for Broken Hearts

Spare Parts for Broken HeartsSpare Parts for Broken Heartshttps://www.facebook.com/sparepartsforbrokenheartsA little late with this review, perhaps -- the EP's been out for nearly a year, for a start.  But Long Beach's Spare Parts for Broken Hearts have been revving up a bit for the journey to ... More >>

Slime Kings, Red9, Death Hymn #9, Snakebit Drifters and Railroad to Alaska at Night Five of the OC Music Awards Showcase - Tiki Bar

​Red9, Slime Kings, Death Hymn #9, Snakebit Drifters and Railroad to AlaskaTiki Bar, Costa MesaJan 31, 2012Night five of the OC Music Awards saw the most consistent lineup of bands in the series thus far. That's not to say there weren't a few dips in what proved to be an exciting evening, but ther ... More >>

Tool at Mandalay Bay Events Center Last Night

​ToolJanuary 14, 2012Mandalay Bay Events CenterWith Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan touring heavily behind his own project Puscifer, it was a surprise to hear Tool hastily announce a winter tour. It is approaching six years since Tool has released their last album 10,000 Days. Since Califo ... More >>

Local Record Review: 'Anna Vexa' by Anna Vexa

​Anna VexaAnna Vexahttp://annavexa.comWe here at Beat Blvd. have been along long enough to know a few truths, and one of them has become clearer with time -- there are always going to be some form of goth/prog/metal bands out there doing something anthemic, sometimes cryptically and sometimes open ... More >>

Gary Tovar Has His Goldenvoice

The iconic concert production company birthed Coachella, helped punk-rock luminaries early in their careers—and isn't done yet

Puscifer at the Orpheum Theatre Last Night

Andrew Youssef​PusciferDecember 6, 2011Orpheum TheatreClick here to see a slideshow of the performance.The maniacal brainchild of the mercurial lead singer of Tool and A Perfect Circle, Puscifer continues to evolve and impress. Maynard James Keenan has refined his mashed up mix of p ... More >>

On the Line: Keith Stich of Wildfish Seafood Grille, Part One

Photo by Meranda Carter​Change is inevitable when it comes to the restaurant business, and while we've previously featured Wildfish Seafood Grille for On the Line, a new executive chef means a new technique and insight on what makes him tick. Keith Stich is now at the helm, and we reel him in (pos ... More >>

Songhammer Wants to Create a Big Bang at BlizzCon

​We don't know why the guys in this photo look like they're members of Tool, but we do know that Songhammer is what happened when buddies Ben Stewart and Dustin Miller one day decided to write music for the people who like World of Warcraft. And we mean, really like World of Warcraft, as members ... More >>

This Week In Food: 8,000 Calorie Burger, Walmart to Start Stocking Craft Beers, and Shitheads Who Tip Poorly

As serious as a heart attack.​Enjoy this week's edition of all that is fit to read, eat and oggle at (above) from this week at Stick A Fork In It! Read it all after the jump.

A Perfect Circle at the Gibson Amphitheater Last Night

Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly​A Perfect CircleJuly 28, 2011Gibson AmphitheaterAfter a smattering of dates on the West Coast back in November, A Perfect Circle returned for a triumphant homecoming show at the Gibson Amphitheater. Sitting down in front of a small toy piano, Billy Howerdel plunked out the ... More >>

Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello Reminisces on Their Early Days (20 Years Ago!): Competition with Tool and Listening to Nirvana, Ice Cube and Soundgarden

Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly​Tom Morello, Rage Against the Machine's guitarist, continues the LA Rising video series with a heavy dose of nostalgia: he talks about the beginnings of Rage Against the Machine 20 years ago in a small rehearsal space in San Fernando Valley, in August 1991.When they starte ... More >>

Deftones at the Fox Theater Last Night

Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyThe Deftones at the Gibson Amphitheater last year​DeftonesJune 15, 2011Fox Theater PomonaOne of the benefits of seeing a show in Pomona is that one can usually park for free. Arriving in Pomona 15 minutes after the doors opened proved to be a costly mistake as I was forced ... More >>

A Perfect Circle at the Avalon Last Night

Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyA Perfect Circle performed their entire first album, Mer De Noms​A Perfect CircleNovember 8,2010Avalon Emerging from a five year hiatus, A Perfect Circle descended upon the Avalon in Hollywood to perform their platinum debut album Mer De Noms in its entirety to the del ... More >>

Steve Lopez, Respected LA Times Columnist, Becomes LA City Attorney's Rasta-Monkey

​If there is one word to describe the latest Los Angeles Times column by Steve Lopez, it is "blunt."That is what the veteran journo smoked before getting behind the wheel of a Crown Vic to help Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich study the effects of marijuana on driving.Here's another word ... More >>

The Melvins

Detroit

Don't Call Them a Sublime Cover Band

[Locals Only] Easy does it for Seedless' reggae vibe

Flier of the Week: Telomere Repair at the Prospector, Aug. 5

​Most people would be a bit nervous about moving into tilting bachelor pads like the ones on this flier.  But rocking out inside a chaotic house of sound on shaky ground is exactly the kind of thrill you get, watching the angular prog of Telomere Repair. 

Shooter, Straight Up

Shooter Jennings lives up to his father's legacy by not doing what's expected of him

Last Night: Coheed and Cambria at the Fox Theater in Pomona

Andrew Youssef​The Hype: After a successful slot on the main stage at Coachella, Coheed and Cambria returned to Pomona for a full set in support of their latest album, Year of The Black Rainbow. The line wrapped around the sold-out Fox Theater in Pomona was dotted with kids in their black Coheed & ... More >>

What You Missed: BlizzCon, Epicenter, Musicians Swap Meet

​Oh, hello there. So what'd you miss this weekend this time?Well, first off: It was the annual nuuuurd pilgrimage to Anaheim Convention Center on Friday through Saturday--that's right, BlizzCon!The official gathering for all things Blizzard (you know, that giant video game company based in Irvine ... More >>

Slideshow: Epicenter and Pomona Fairplex, Musicians Swap Meet at Old World Village

​Do you like to rock? Yes? Well, if so, you probably already were at Saturday's Epicenter show at the Pomona Fairplex in (um, let me guess this one) Pomona. Artists included: Alice in Chains, Linkin Park, Tool, Atreyu, Wolfmother and heaps more. So you were probably totally there, rocking out. Oh, ... More >>

[CD Review] Various Artists, 'New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love and Rockets' (Arsenal/Justice Records)

Drummer Josh Freese Sells Himself, Famous Friends, Dinner at Sizzler to Promote His New Album

The $1.2 Million Holiday!

. . . And the gifts you'll actually get!