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Grace Potter & the Nocturnals - Fox Theater - June 7, 2013

Grace Potter & the Nocturnals The Fox Theater June 7, 2013 VIEW OUR PHOTO SLIDESHOW HERE Invariably, the first word that comes to mind when describing Grace Potter is "badass." The Vermont native did plenty to demonstrate her badassery during her performance at the Fox Theater in Pomona on Friday. ... More >>

How Undercover Animal Rights Activists are Winning the Ag-Gag War

On The Line: Tony Lu Of The Slummin' Gourmet - Part One

"Orange County has the best patrons! Our Orange County followers are loyal, supportive, encouraging and generous. We love serving here in the OC" - Tony Lu And that is how you start an interview! Tony Lu and crew have been truckin' between counties, offering luxe meals in an approachable lonchera s ... More >>

Anaheim Parents to Protest Over Transfer of Benito Juarez Elementary Principal

The Anaheim City School District (ACSD) finally selected a new superintendent after an interim merry-go-round, but the honeymoon is already over for some parents. Linda Wagner, who only started her new position last month, has already made a move to transfer Benito Juarez Elementary School principal ... More >>

'The Company You Keep': Wheezy Rider

Robert Redford and co. face the '60s—in their 70s

Burgerama Day Two - The Observatory - March 23, 2013

Burgerama 2 The Observatory 3/23/13 Beer was flowing, burgers grilling and music blaring as day two of Burgerama picked up where Friday left off. By the end of the night, the walls of the venue were moist sweaty and the concertgoers were sweaty and smelly. Both hallmarks of a good punk/garage/indie ... More >>

Warren Allen: Laguna's Troubadour

See our full OC Weekly 2013 People Issue

The Five Best Concerts in Orange County in 2012...At Least From What I Saw

Over the past year, Orange County has served as the host to many fantastic live shows. Haters may hate, but the one thing they can't deny is that the area still is one of the most influential areas in the country when it comes to producing, judging and cranking up live music. Here are some of the be ... More >>

Cambodian Weed

How a small village outside Houston influences the Asian restaurants of Little Saigon, Long Beach and beyond

Elvis To Sing at Early Bird's Fried Chicken Night

I'm not an Elvis nut, but I had always thought The King's favorite food was fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches. But maybe he liked fried chicken, too. If so, that why's Joseph Mahon's Early Bird was able to convince "him" to come perform this Thursday night, September 6, 2012, 5:30 p.m.t ... More >>

Phish - Long Beach Arena - 8/15/12

Phish Long Beach Arena 8/15/12 See Also: *Former Korn Drummer To Plead Not Guilty In DUI Case *How Alabama Shakes Turned a Shitty Career Break Into a Major Score *Of Monsters and Men - The Observatory - 8/8/12 Opening night of a tour can go two ways. Fortunately for Phish, they kicked of ... More >>

Game of Burgers: Gastropub Gentry, Second Round

Here's the thing about gastropubs-- the simple definition is that they are bars with really good food. So to strip them down to bun and meat wouldn't even be a playing field, in my opinion. These worthy gentlemen are all trying to prove a point with their fried eggs, pickled vegetables and aiolis: t ... More >>

Bruxie Opens in Rancho Santa Margarita TODAY

Orange County's favorite wafflería officially opens its third location today in Rancho Santa Margarita. The Bruxians treated the local food bloggerati last night to a fabulous pre-opening celebration during which we sampled our way through countless delicious versions of Bruxie favorites, as well a ... More >>

[UPDATED with Irvine Call for Closure:] Tim Carpenter Back to "No Nukes" San Onofre with All His Old Progressive Pals

UPDATE, APRIL 25, 10:53 A.M.: As expected, the Irvine City Council Tuesday night called for the shutdown of the nuclear power plant 22 miles away, the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS).Among the more than 200 people who turned out for the agenda item was Arnie Gundersen, a former nuclear ... More >>

Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day is TODAY!

After yesterday's random heatwave, who isn't screaming for something chilly?Per the Vermont founders, "As a way to thank our customers for their support and to celebrate 34 years of scooping the chunkiest, funkiest ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet, Ben & Jerry's scoop shops are happily giving ... More >>

The Case of Chick-Fil-A vs. Eat More Kale T-Shirt Man

​What would you do if a fast-food corporation slapped you with a cease-and-desist letter for making a t-shirt that says "Eat More Kale?" Bo Muller-Moore, a Vermont kale fan who makes these hand-screened shirts, found himself in that legal morass when the Atlanta-based fast food chain claimed he i ... More >>

Huffington Post Gets Punked by Fake Ben & Jerry's Arrested Development Ice Cream Flavor

​It is amazing (and hella disturbing) how most people even bother to scan, let alone read a story anymore before spreading it around the Internet. Sign of the times, I guess. But when the offending organization is the Huffington Post (which carries my ¡Ask a Mexican! column), such a rush for web ... More >>

Top 13 Hottest Phish Phans at Hollywood Bowl

Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​Check out our slideshow here!Yesterday's Phish show meant that Hollywood was invaded by Phans from all over the country touring with the Vermont band, and in some ways it was a pretty spectacular return to SoCal. While they did play a three-day fest in Indio two year ... More >>

John Thomas Windsor Allegedly Stole Blind Widow's $280k for Cars, Ring and Sex Swing

​A Vermont parolee faces arraignment in Santa Ana Thursday morning for allegedly stealing more than $280,000 from a deaf, blind and demented 98-year-old widow and using the money to buy such expensive items as two pre-owned cars, a Tiffany & Co. engagement ring for his girlfriend, a classic r ... More >>

'Circle Mirror Transformation' Is Waiting for Guff, Man

The latest South Coast Repertory play mines the richness of the relationships of characters

Circle Mirror Transformation

South Coast Repertory

Joshua Miller of 320 Main, Part Two

Photo by Meg Strouse​Today we continue our Q&A with Chef Joshua Miller of 320 Main. If you missed the first part, read it here. Stay tuned tomorrow for our final installment: a recipe from the chef. What would you'd like to see more of in Orange County from a culinary standpoint: Resurgence ... More >>

Jaelyne Jacsen, CSUF Student and Domestic Violence Lecturer, Gets a Year for Her Cons

​Jaelyne Jacsen was known publicly as a single mother with two kids, working to earn a degree from Cal State Fullerton and speaking out against domestic violence. So, it was shocking in November when the 49-year-old was arrested outside her Victorville home for allegedly stealing $6,500 in public ... More >>

Disneyland Women's Triathlon Lacks Water

Photo by Rick Kent An Amy Poehler look-alike crosses the finish line at the Trek Women Triathlon in Austin, Texas, where she had to get wet first.The caps are their's as the Trek Women Triathlon Series bills itself as "the ONLY women's triathlon series CREATED BY WOMEN, RUN BY WOMEN, EXCLUSIV ... More >>

OC Gay Groups Blast Supreme Court For Caving To Bigots, Call for Rally Tonight

Disappointed in today's ruling upholding Prop. 8's effort to block future gay marriages in California, the leadership of two Orange County gay organizations accused the California Supreme Court of "acting out of fear of political retribution" from religious right."Today is a sad day for equality," s ... More >>

Iowa Gay Marriage Ruling Means Everything or Nothing

The Iowa Supreme Court's overturning of the law banning same-sex marriage in that state either bolsters the arguments of those pushing for gay marriage in California or has nothing to do with the issue here. It depends on who you ask.National Center for Lesbian Rights legal director Shannon Minter:" ... More >>

Great Park to World: Crisis? What Global Economic Crisis?

You'd think the dotcom crisis was just a bad dream, the housing bubble never burst and we'd mysteriously been time traveled back to the halcyon days of the Clinton economy considering the bullish way the Orange County Great Park Corporation is pushing the financial envelope. &nb ... More >>

Top 10 Americana Albums of 2008

Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen Trapper's fantasti ... More >>

[Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'White Christmas,' 'Into the Light,' More

TCA Files Curious Complaint

The Transportation Corridor Agencies has filed a complaint against Vermont-based Smart Mobility alleging that "the company's engineers are unlicensed in California," and are breaking the law by "practicing civil and traffic engineering without legal authorization." Opponents of the TCA's plans to bu ... More >>

Tuesday's Headlines & Surprises: KFI Nailing Carona?

Chivalry at its Finest! Federal prosecutors gave Michael S. Carona, 52, multiple chances to save his wife and one of his mistresses from aggressive federal prosecution if he agreed to plead guilty on corruption and obstruction of justice charges. But the self-styled Christian conservative sheriff r ... More >>

All Stripped Down With Everywhere to Go

Matt & Kim Make Loving (and Playing) Fun

Twelve Films I'm Excited to See

(And eight I plan to avoid like the plague)

An Inconvenient Slope

Big Bears ski resorts are covered in snow despite a chronic lack of natural snowfall. So where are the crowds? Dont blame global warmingblame the media

Stephanie Pacheco

The president of the Environmental Coalition for the Great Park shares some of her favorite things

The Incredible Bravery of Hugh Hewitt

How brave is our boy Hugh Hewitt, the talk radio blatherer/lawyer/pundit/Nixon fetishist/blogger/moralizer/George W. Bush worshiper/professional Vermont boycotter? Brave enough to take the GWOT (Global War on Terrorism-- though the Bush administration may have changed the brand name by now) to the t ... More >>

Which of These Things Is Not Like the Others?

Wyclef Jean comes to Irvine, hangs with housewives

Hughcifer Descending

Bad news for our favorite unintentional radio comedian, Hugh Hewitt. According to the latest Arbitrends, the audience for the lawyer/pundit/Nixon fetishist/blogger/moralizer/George W. Bush worshiper/professional Vermont boycotter is shrinking right along with Bush and Cheney's approval ratings. Pre ... More >>

Bat the Bunny

Why KOCE wont show the controversial Postcards from Buster episode

Full Mental Jacket

Life after wartime same as it ever was

State of the Union

Vacation, time to get away

Burning Bush

The presidents conservative critics

What a Rush!

A Commie in the Limbaugh Club

Download o' the Week

Moidering Dem Bums

Hughcifers Boycott

Iron Barista

Competitors test their beans

Final Cut

Barbershop noir from the Coens

Good Pop, Bad Pop

The Woman Chaser and What Lies Beneath

I Worry Sometimes