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Upon arriving at the OMC Gallery for Contemporary Art in Huntington Beach, I must admit I was surprised. On day two of the gallery’s “Good Photo” exhibition, I found myself not outside the impressive walls of a contemporary art gallery, but somewhere in Germany. Nestled in the heart of the Old World Village in Huntington …
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Last Night: Ink-N-Iron Festival at the Queen Mary June 1st, 2008 Better Than: Getting a tattoo from a shady parlor. Download: The First Vietnamese War from their first album Passover. I thought I was in a hornet's nest when I heard the consistent buzz of tattoo needles as I walked into the Queen Mary. The …
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Enduring a heat wave, and wave of overweight mid-westerners, I embarked on a journey to Disney’s California Adventure for the sneak preview of their “Toy Story Midway Mania” ride. Let me preface this by saying, I hate Disneyland. I hate the high prices, I hate the happy music, and I hate the abundance of tourists …
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4-PLAY FRIDAYS, Friday 9 p.m. Not 3 or 5… Bobby McGee's Nightclub 200 State College Blvd. Brea CA 92821 714-529-1998 BOWERS MUSEUM: FREE FRIDAY NIGHTS, Friday 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Bowers offers free admission to the “Terra Cotta Warriors” exhibition every Friday evening for the first 100 visitors at 4, 5, 6, and 7 p.m. You're …
Mod, mod, mod. Are you sick of the word yet? No? Good. It’s no secret theme dance parties are rampant through the club scene but if I come across one more ‘80s club I’m going to throw up a scruncie. Secret Affair is held the first Friday of every month and recalls that explosive era …
Thursday Night Cheese N Wine Tasting, 5:30 p.m. Mmmmm Laguna Culinary Arts 845 Laguna Canyon Rd. Laguna Beach, CA 949-494-4006 Open Jam Night, 9 p.m. Closed jelly Perq's 117 Main St. Huntington Beach, CA 714-960-9996 Club Kiss, 9 p.m. Don't tell Scribbles 245 Gentle Springs Lane Diamond Bar, CA 909-396-4244 Cherry Poppin' Daddies, 8 p.m. …
Last Night: George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic at House of Blues, Anaheim on 6/4 It may have been Wednesday night, but as fans, freaks and funkateers piled into the House of Blues for last night’s Parliament Funkadelic show, the phrase “hump day” took on a whole new meaning. At the House of Blues in Downtown …
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Club Abstract, 9 p.m. house, trance and electro. Hogue Barmichael's 3950 Campus Dr. Newport Beach CA 92660 949-261-6270 DJ Josh, 9 p.m. Chill Kitsch Bar 891 Baker St., Ste. A10 Costa Mesa, CA 92626 714-546-8580 The Ethnic and Artistic Sources that Inspired the Spanish Colonial Architecture of Southern California, 7 p.m. For all y'all who've …
HATEBREED, TYPE O NEGATIVE, THREE INCHES OF BLOOD, and SIX, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $24.50, if you're into that kind of thing The Grove of Anaheim 2200 E. Katella Ave. Anaheim CA 92806 714-712-2750 AFTER PARTY FOR THE SIX CONCERT, 11 p.m. Get a free CD when you show your ticket stub The Juke Joint …
MONDAY NIGHT COMEDY FEATURING DOUG STARKS, 7 p.m. Laughter is the best medicine Coach House 33157 Camino Capistrano San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 949-496-8930 KARAOKE, 8 p.m. Singing to the oldies Taka-O 425 N. El Camino Real San Clemente CA 92672 (949) 498-7111 OSLO, 9 p.m. Every Monday night in June Detroit Bar 843 W. …
This weekend Gustavo Arellano sharpened his writing pen and wrote a post calling-out historian Chris Jepsen for not referencing his pieces on a historical blog. Alex Brant-Zawadzki reported (again) on the continuing construction cost climb on estimates for the 241 Toll Road through Tressles. Been on a meat eating binge? Edwin Goei's Monster Munching has …
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Darondo, Nino Moschella and the Park, Rhettmatic, Jud Nester, Cocoe, Scotty Coats, Schmuck and others @ Detroit Bar on 5/31 Better than: Sex and the City… or in the country. Almost. Download: tracks from Darondo’s Let My People Go Just about everybody brought his A game to Abstract Workshop’s 10-year anniversary shindig (for some reason, …