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EDC Las Vegas 2013 Lineup is Here!

After leaving fans on the edge of their seats in anticipation for the sold out 17th Annual Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway -- Insomniac finally revealed the diverse lineup of musical "conductors" as founder and CEO Pasquale Rotella likes to call them. This year's list include ... More >>

Long Time Mom and Pop Store Rockit Music Closing its Doors

After more than two decades of selling guitars, amps and drums to a fiercely loyal group of customers, Rockit Music in Brea will soon close for good. Though he declined to name a specific date, owner Ian Williams said the store will likely shutter its doors in two weeks."I think it's a fait accompli ... More >>

On The Line: Roland Rubalcava Of Rubalcava's, Part One

Meeting Roland Rubalcava for the first time was a bit nerve-wracking. It's not often we're asked to interview someone who's friends with El Jefe. Yet Roland was more unassuming and chill than many of our subjects, despite the constant ebb and flow of regulars filtering through the market. From his s ... More >>

'Lay the Favorite': One Day She'll Win

Rebecca Hall bets big—and almost saves Stephen Frears' film

OC's Scariest People 2012!

Child molesters, Shaheen Sadeghi, serial killers, Dana Rohrabacher and so many more!

Never Mess with Doug Stanhope's Sausage Army. Seriously. Don't.

Comedian Doug Stanhope is one of the best storytellers around and it just so happens that when he tells you his take on things, it comes out entertainingly uninhibited and completely rantastic (yes, that is a word). Truth be told, sometimes we think he doesn't even have a set and really, he doesn't ... More >>

'Trojan Barbie,' or: Bella of Troy

Long Beach's Garage Theater hosts Christine Evans bold, contemporary take on the Euripides classic

Troy's Drive-In: Breakfast Burrito Beaut

[Hole In the Wall] This Orange hamburger stand doesn't make great burgers—but the breakfast burritos are magnificent!

Trojan Barbie

The Garage Theater

Tracy Flick is Alive and Well at Troy High School

Tracy Flick is apparently alive and well at Troy High School.Brought to life deliciously by Reese Witherspoon, Tracy Enid Flick is a central character in Alexander Payne's 1999 film Election, which is based on Tom Perrotta's novel of the same title. The plot involves a high school student body elect ... More >>

[UPDATED w/ Beat Beef Squashed] Pete Rock's Not Feelin' Lupe Fiasco's New Single

UPDATE MAY 23 1:57 P.M.: A recent phone call between Pete Rock and Lupe Fiasco has effectively put to rest the "T.R.O.Y." controversy that erupted following the premiere of "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)." The hip-hop legend was angered by the remake of his classic cut from twenty years ago voi ... More >>

How to Mess With a Plagiarist: A Lesson for Troy Holm from Doug Stanhope

​ I am pretty sure a lesson that was drilled into our heads as kids is that it's bad to steal. Whether you are stealing a car, some money, or heaven forbid someone's school work, it's just wrong. Actually, stealing has been frowned upon since biblical times as it is even listed as one of the Ten C ... More >>

No. 20: Chicken Pie at La Palma Chicken Pie Shop

ProfessorSalt.comChicken pie dinner at La Palma Chicken Pie Shop​This 100 Favorites Dishes feature is all about comfort foods for this writer. Granted, I  include tacos de tripas and fish pho in that category, but it also embraces American classics like chicken pie. In Orange County, old-scho ... More >>

No. 21: Mac and Cheese at Ecco

ProfessorSalt.comFontina, gorgonzola and pancetta mac and cheese​You'd think a mac and cheese would be simple to pull off for a restaurant kitchen, but you'd be wrong. Never mind the technical difficulties of making a cheese sauce creamy-smooth,  balancing the flavor profiles and so on, we're ... More >>

No. 23: ABC Burger at Peter's Gourmade Grill

​When Peter's Gourmade Grill opened last year, they staked a sign into the lawn across the off-ramp of the 55 freeway. The sign steered you toward a gas station, which just happens to host a terrific, if oddball, take-out restaurant.The first thing I ever tried in the early days of the restaurant, ... More >>

Debt Ceiling, Schmebt Ceiling: Let's Eliminate Money

​While the debt-ceiling crisis was averted today, even President Barack Obama indicated that much more work needs to be done in a Washington, D.C., that's split between those who do not want to tax the super rich and those who do not want to cut services to the very poor.Perhaps everyone is focuse ... More >>

No. 55: Toum at Sasoon Chicken

ProfessorSalt.comOooh la la Sasson!​It's the King Midas of Garlic. Though it's not a dish in itself, the Lebanese garlic sauce at Sasoon Chicken turns everything it touches turns into richly garlicky gold. Besides the small cup they provide with your order with your rotisserie chicken, you'll want ... More >>

No. 56: Bacon Hash Dog at Berkeley Dog

ProfessorSalt.comBacon. Hashbrown. Dog.​Some things sell themselves: sex and bacon, to name two. The most savvy marketers know you just need to whisper those words, or show a well-shot photo, and the mere mention will hook into your brain like a stainless steel gaff-hook.  The less you talk a ... More >>

No. 57: Blueberry Donut at M & M Donuts

ProfessorSalt.comM&M's blueberry donuts​Every now and then, I'll overhear (accidentally, of course!) a great food tip while I'm eating at a place I love. One day, I'm lulled into a happy trance by the phenomenal nem nuong cuon at Dat Thanh when my ears perk up. One of the owners is raving abou ... More >>

No. 58: Tempura Fried Poached Egg at Break of Dawn

ProfessorSalt.comEggstatic!​The tempura-fried poached egg at Break of Dawn isn't normally an item served by itself -- it's the star of whatever ensemble it's cast with. It most often shows up in a dish of barbecue pulled pork piled onto jalapeno cornbread and served with an Asian slaw, but it migh ... More >>

No. 59: Mulitas from Tacos & Mulitas Ruben

ProfessorSalt.comMulita de suadero at Tacos Ruben​When a restaurant names their business after their specialty, it's a no-brainer that you should order that thing. This time, it's a mulita from the Ruben truck of Santa Ana. The Ruben truck specializes in hand-patted masa, which you should always f ... More >>

#81: Quesadilla Chilanga at Alebrije's Grill

ProfessorSalt.com​Since nobody could guess the exact name of last week's Guess Where dish, I'll tell you now. It's a quesadilla chilanga from the pink Alebrije's lonchera parked on Cubbon and Main Street in  Santa Ana. Some of you guessed almost right, but a quesadilla is not a taco,  no ... More >>

No. 86: Breakfast Burrito at Troy's Drive-In

Dave Lieberman​Welcome to the 2011 edition of Stick A Fork In It's 100 Favorite Dishes. We've just kicked off our countdown to #1 (which will appear the same week as our compendium on all that's good and right about Orange County).

Morangak Has the Seoul of OC's Little Korean

[Hole In the Wall] This Garden Grove restaurant is famous for its Korean barbecue—but there's more

The Humane Society and Big Agriculture Slug It Out Over Animal Rights

SCR Knocks One Out of the Park with August Wilson's 'Fences'

What Do the Angels Do Now That Rory Markas Has Died?

Fox Sports NetMark Gubicza and Rory Markas (right) open a broadcast.​When play-by-play man Rory Markas started broadcasting Angels games in 1994, he could not end his call with "Just another Halo victory!" as often as he would in the 2000s, when Anaheim became a perennial playoff contender.Now, fa ... More >>

'A Current Nobody' Is Far From Homer

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

Cool Kids

High School Musical: On Ice

[Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'Gunnin' for That #1 Spot,' More

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

Cal State Long Beach's Production of Euripides' 'Women of Troy' Is a Single Note of Shrieking Sorrow

QWM (Quarterbacking While Mexican): USC Edition

By law, I'm not allowed to say anything nice about the University of Southern California--I'm a UCLA grad (fire Dorrell!), and many of the lords of Orange County (from Theo Lacy to John Wayne to Mike Schroeder) attended Troy. But I always liked current Trojans quarterback Mark Sanchez, not just beca ... More >>

Rx Unlock the Vault

The crowd merely tolerated the preceding bands. Sure, the scant opener-faithful were present but the overarching feeling, the predominant urge was in favor of the headliner. “RXB! RXB!” the crowd began to chant the moment the last note of the undercard rang out, and they settled down to endure ... More >>

Prescription for Progression

Rx Bandits continue to evolve and inspire fervor—and tattoos

Special Screenings

Movie(s) of the Week: Bible Madness and Dont Go In the Church

Diary of a Mad County

Sept. 13 - Sept. 19

Muzzling Troy

Troy High School in Fullerton has a lot going for it. The combined public and magnet school is known for its high SAT scores, Troy Tech and International Baccalaureate programs, its wins or high placements in the U.S. National Science Olympiad and Western Regional Science Bowl sponsored by NASA/JPL, ... More >>

Eight-Bit Inspirations

Horse the Band & Criteria

Exquisitely Sad

Is Eugene Bermans 'Melancholy Sublime.' And thats good

The Summer: No Bummer

Thank God for big expensive favors

Troy Story

The greatest story forever told

Homer Erotic

Brad Pitts beefcake Achilles is a heel in a streamlined, digitized Iliad

Diary of a Mad County

God Bless Art

The saving power of theater in a global crisis

Pompeii Dog

Irvine agitators stuff selves at San Pedros Elias Cafe

Bye-Bye, butt floss

Wahine carves the new publishing style

New Electronic Frontier

Christopher Dobrian of UCI's Gassmann Studio lets the microchips do the jamming

What Is War For?

Cal Rep's stunning-but ultimately lightweight-theatrical ride