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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, …
Veering through the local bar hoppers in Fullerton, I found the Hibbleton Gallery and it's first exhibition TO THE FIFTH DIMENSION! At first I didn’t know what it was, or where it was, but there it was right there next to the Back Alley Bar with a sidewalk of hipster art fanatics talking about the …
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The Original Booty Burglars, Friday 9 p.m. Someone call the sheriff! There's junk in the trunk! Surf City Saloon 18528 Beach Blvd. Huntington Beach, CA 714-963-7744 Collections 2008: Graduate Designers Fashion Show, Friday 7 p.m. Celebrate the release of Sex and The City: The Movie with a student fashion show El Salvador Community Center 1825 …
One of my favorite columns is “Edge of Sports,” written by Dave Zirin. The man combines the best of sportswriting and progressive politics, disproving those asshole hipsters who say sports means nothing in this world. When Zirin's People's History of Sports arrives later this year, y'all crazy lefties better make some room between the Chomsky …
A Tribute to Ms. Billie Holiday, 7 p.m. An evening of songs from the classic jazz diva in a dinner theater venue The Riverboat Angela Louise 700 Edgewater Newport Beach, CA 92661 949-633-5997 Girls Night Out, 9 p.m. Better than a night in Chronic Cantina 1870 Harbor Blvd. Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Glam, 10 p.m. …
Super Cardio Bros. Wii Fit helps the world forget we once loved ThighMasters, too Somebody forgot to tell Nintendo that “strenuous indoor exercise” does not top anyone's summer fun list. This, of course, does not explain why poor suckers everywhere are lining up for Wii Fit, an exhausting personal trainer disguised as a video game. …
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The Department of Commerce has stated their interest in holding a public hearing on the Foothill-South toll road extension, disregarding the impotent raging of Transportation Corridor Agencies counsel Robert Thornton. The LA Times reported on the road's construction cost leaping from $875 million to $1.3 billion and that ridership is down on the Foothill-South by …
Why Not Wed?, 9 p.m. Because. That's why. Hurricanes Bar and Grill 200 Main St., Ste 201 Huntington Beach, CA 92648 714-374-0500 Karaoke At The Prospector, 8 p.m. Mining for hits The Prospector 2400 E. Seventh St. Long Beach, CA 90804 562-438-3839 EssenChill, 9 p.m. Chilling is essential Memphis Soul Cafe 2920 Bristol St. Costa …
Cooking Class: Exceptional Pizza, 6 p.m. Why not cook your own pizza for once? You lazy little… Blackmarket Bakery 17941 Sky Park Circle, Suite E Irvine, CA 92614 949-852-4689 Mic Check Tuesday, 9 p.m. One. Two. The Blue Café 210 N. Promenade Long Beach, CA 90802 562-983-7111 Orange County's Native American Sacred Sites, 7 p.m. …
Memorial Day Edition Long weekends aren't just for relaxing. OC Weekly staffer Luke Y. Thompson kept himself busy by going to the Scottish festival at the OC fair, where he found some of his very distant relatives from the Clan Graham. He also attended a cookout with a bunch of other (relatively) young movie critics, …
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Don't try this at home: DJ Frane's infamous “lightning lip scratch” trick. Recent Sprawl of Sound star DJ Frane will be spinning at Continental Room's event in Fullerton tonight; he also plans to play some records. And oh what records he'll play. Anyone who's heard his bongadelic hip-hop instrumentals (composed of hundreds of samples from …
Better Than: Watching the Lakers lose to the Spurs. Download: “Illuminated” from The Cult's website The combination of roaring guitars, pummeling drums, driving bass and distinctive vocals is winning formula that has made The Cult successful for nearly thirty years. Ian Astbury (vocals) has one of the most characteristic voices in the rock world and …
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