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10 Ways to Piss Off Your Bartender

By: Rick GiordanoWhen I'm not raking in the millions writing for music blogs, I, much like many of my fellow artsy-fartsies and anti-professionals, have to earn my dough in the service industry. Working directly with customers in any job can be a trying and frustrating experience, and especially in ... More >>

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 >>

Rob Riggle Stars As Jerky Frankenstein In New Chipotle Commercial

So Chipotle hasn't had a commercial since that award-winning, and frankly awesomely realized commentary on the factory farm system. Remember that one? Now they have a follow up that, well, is funny, because it has Rob Riggle dressed as Frankenstein for Halloween and doing what Rob Riggle does best: ... More >>

Snoop Dogg Finally Smokes Too Much Weed and Creates a Reggae Album as Snoop Lion

This week, we've been convinced that Snoop Dogg has finally, once and for all,  smoked too much weed. The iconic, Long Beach-born rapper is currently working on a reggae album titled Reincarnated with EDM wiz Diplo as the executive producer. Under his new found moniker Snoop Lion, a music ... More >>

Willie Nelson - Pacific Amphitheater - 7/13/12

Willie Nelson Pacific Amphitheater 7/13/12 As the OC Fair kicks off it's annual summer season in Costa Mesa, who would be a better musical act to formally spark things up than Willie Nelson? It's hard to believe, but the 79-year-old has been performing live for over 50 years. Pretty crazy, right? ... More >>

Concerts Sprawling With Sound

[Summer Guide 2012] The perfect aural schedule for your OC summer

Donavon Frankenreiter To Headline Catalina.com and KROQ's ROQ N' SURF Summer Series

SoCal native Donavon Frankenreiter is scheduled to play Catalina.com and KROQ's ROQ N' SURF summer concerts series on the water. Pepper, rock n' rhythm roots band, will headline the first date, Saturday, June 16, with support from Long Beach-based singer songwriter, Josh Fischel, and The Fiction. ... More >>

Chipotle's First National Commercial To Air This Weekend During The Grammys

A screen shot from the commercial​"Back to the Start", the short animated film that Chipotle has uploaded on YouTube to present an argument against factory farming, has garnered northwards of 4 million views since it debuted in August of last year. It uses a Willie Nelson rendition of the Coldplay ... More >>

Snoop Dogg, Willie Nelson and More: Five Most Famous Pot Arrests in Texas

​Oh Texas, you're a real buzzkill. We just heard Snoop Dogg was arrested in Texas on Saturday for a misdemeanor drug charge, after a real snoop dog (oh, the irony) sniffed out the marijuana on his tour bus. According to TMZ, agents claimed they found a red prescription bottle with several joints ... More >>

Chipotle Produces Film for Fundraises, Enlists Karen O to Sing a Cover for Star Wattage

Beth Stirnamann/OC Weekly​Chipotle is promoting a fundraiser this Halloween to benefit the Foundation and Farm Aid, and to do it, they produced a short film titled "Abandoned" about the hardships American farmers face. They enlisted Yeah Yeah Yeahs' singer Karen O to do a remake of "Mammas Don't L ... More >>

Best Weed-Related Merch on Sale Today: Snoop Dogg, Willie Nelson, Wavves and Nike

​ The Snoopermarket cashes in again! And why wouldn't you want this 420 bundle pack sold on Snoop Dogg's merch store? There's Snoop Dogg rolling paper with his face on it (and a "Happy 420" banner, a shirt and a poster. Here's a look at what everyone else is selling on this stoner holiday.

Crazy Horse Brought Back to Life in West Covina...Again

Not this Crazy Horse​According to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, the Crazy Horse nightclub is set to reopen at the West Covina location it's called home since 2007. The Crazy Horse had moved to West Covina from Irvine Spectrum. It originated in Santa Ana in the 1980s and 1990s, and was considered ... More >>

What You Missed: Willie Nelson, Agent Orange, Old 97's, RX Bandits

Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly​What'd you miss this weekend? We caught Willie Nelson at the House of Blues in Anaheim, Agent Orange at the Tiki Bar, Old 97's at the Galaxy Concert Theatre (there was even an onstage proposal!) and the RX Bandits at the House of Blues in Anaheim. As usual: More info and p ... 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 >>

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House of Blues

Jimmie Vaughan

Coach House (33157 Camino Capistrano)

Twitter Says Lilith Was Lame

[Mental Notes] Plus, grubbin' with Dusty Rhodes and the River Band, making the band with Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants

Upright Cabaret: Country Roads

La Mirada Theatre

Video: Willie Nelson Duet with Snoop in (Where Else?) Amsterdam

​Surely fans are excited to see Willie Nelson--country music's champion of the cheebah-- perform tonight with some special guests at the Grove of Anaheim. We're not making any predictions, but there's a pretty good chance Snoop Dogg could make a cameo. Don't laugh, it's happened before.

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Grove of Anaheim

Happy New Year! Here's the Hangover Playlist

Head's on fire. Stomach turns. Bruises in the oddest places. Who's that stranger snoring on my sofa? Happy New Year's! The day when we all try to put together the pieces from the previous night's debauchery. Here are some songs to help you nurse that world-class hangover.Flickr user Sebastian-DarioC ... More >>

Happy New Year! Here's the Hangover Playlist

Head's on fire. Stomach turns. Bruises in the oddest places. Who's that stranger snoring on my sofa? Happy New Year's! The day when we all try to put together the pieces from the previous night's debauchery. Here are some songs to help you nurse that world-class hangover.Flickr user Sebastian-DarioC ... More >>

Reverend Horton Heat Hosts Back-to-Back Year-End Bashes at House of Blues

Gift Suggestion No. 1: Sirius Radio

​The holidays are a great time to score some deals. Yeah, you could pass along those deals to friends and family or you could do what I do and keep them for yourself. For example, today only (or so they say), Sirius Satellite Radio is offering its Starmate 5 radio (in my best TV commercial voice) ... More >>

Eight Questions with the Quick & Easy Boys

Mosca Photography​ Lots of good stuff comes out of Portland. You got your Voodoo Doughnut, your Sweetpea Baking Company, your Hillstomp and your bike-friendly streets (notice no mention of the Trail Blazers--Go Lakers!). Well, add another item to Portland's awesome list because the Quick & Ea ... More >>

On the Road Again

Hey, don't blame me. It's not my fault I've got that Willie Nelson song stuck in my head. Like waking up and having to pee, I almost have to. You see, I'm hitting the road for about a week. Leaving tomorrow morning. First stop Portland. Click here to see/hear what I'm talking about.

Listen to the Band: Dusty Angel and the Have Nots

 Don't be alarmed folks. Despite his crazed outward demeanor on stage, or in the photo to your left, Dusty Angel is really just a nice, approachable guy. In fact, if you are a musician and happen to peddle your sonic wares in the belly of Downtown Long Beach, then chances are you actually have ... More >>

The Top 10 Reissues of 2008

It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, rock. "Scenes ... More >>

All's Fair in Love and OC

When it's the opening day of the Orange County Fair, you have plenty of time in traffic — an hour, in fact, just to get from Santa Ana to the fairgrounds — to realize just how poorly the 55 is designed. Immediately after some major road feeds into it, forcing a mass slowing as a new torrent of c ... More >>

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And list in the lines in Willie Nelsons face

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20 reasons why I love Willie Nelson

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