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Willie Nelson

  • Music

    May 24, 2012

    Concerts Sprawling With Sound

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

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Bahamas is Already Yours

    ​Afie Jurvanen, who takes on the stage name Bahamas when he's playing his sparse, beautiful compositions, is poised to take on the world, one love song at a time. As we caught up with him over the phone, driving home from his mother's house in Toronto, we talked to him about his songwriting simila ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    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.

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    January 13, 2011

    Willie Nelson

    House of Blues

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2010

    Jimmie Vaughan

    Coach House (33157 Camino Capistrano)

  • Music

    July 15, 2010

    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

  • Calendar

    July 8, 2010
  • Music

    July 1, 2010

    Shooter, Straight Up

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

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    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.

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2010

    Willie Nelson

    Grove of Anaheim

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2010

    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 >>

  • Music

    December 24, 2009

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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2009

    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.

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2008

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2007

    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 >>

  • Music

    March 1, 2007

    Feelin' It

    David Serby & the Sidewinders

  • Film

    July 20, 2006

    Exquisite

    Embarrassed and undestroyed, Leonard Cohen at 71

  • Music

    February 2, 2006
  • Film

    June 9, 2005

    Pop Will Eat Itself

    The movies that stopped living and became mixed-up zombies

  • Columns

    January 6, 2005

    How Green Was My Valley?

    Tsunamis, bloody abortions, and the Painter Of Light, Thomas Kinkade!

  • Features

    December 16, 2004

    In the Presents of Greatness

    What to buy for the person who knows everything

  • Columns

    November 25, 2004

    The Devil in Ms. Jones

    Turn and face the strange changes

  • Columns

    August 26, 2004

    No, You Shut Up

    Artists are Americans, too, You Jackasses

  • Columns

    January 22, 2004

    Numb at NAMM 2004

    The Music Industry Descends on Anaheim and Gives it a Hickey

  • Music

    June 19, 2003

    Hell Drive

    Dave Clucas sits high in the saddle with the Horsepainters

  • Unknown

    February 27, 2003

    Crazy Horse gone loco

    Dave Clucas sits high in the saddle with the Horsepainters

  • Music

    January 17, 2002

    The Most Hated Band in America?

    Phobia isnt a patriotic band

  • Features

    September 27, 2001

    Los Alamitos

    Home of the meat pie

  • Columns

    June 14, 2001

    More Les for Me!

    Dont do the House like you did Lindas Doll Hut

  • Music

    May 3, 2001

    Bastards of Young

    Insurgent country terrorizes Anaheim!

  • Columns

    March 15, 2001

    In Praise of Faux Castrati

    And list in the lines in Willie Nelsons face

  • Music

    March 1, 2001

    Space Cowboy

    20 reasons why I love Willie Nelson

  • Unknown

    January 18, 2001

    Jim Jakel

    Drummer for Split Decision, original cable guy

  • Features

    September 14, 2000

    Excerpts: Part 1

    Drummer for Split Decision, original cable guy

  • Music

    August 17, 2000

    Dave Turturro, Gasoline Addicts vocalist, Cellular Technician

    Drummer for Split Decision, original cable guy

  • Music

    August 10, 2000

    Seedy Review

    New albums, old sounds

  • Music

    March 30, 2000
  • Columns

    May 13, 1999

    All You Got to Do Is Act Naturally

    A trip to country's real home: Bakersfield

  • Features

    August 20, 1998

    The Incomplete Guide to Roots Music

    A trip to country's real home: Bakersfield

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