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Beautiful Noise: A Benefit for the Family of Mike Conley, 7 p.m. Join Mike’s friends, family and fans for a night of remembrance at the House of Blues with performances by M.I.A., Jello Biafra, Kevin Seconds (of 7 Seconds), a special acoustic set by Social Distortion, and more. Proceeds will help the Conley family. Price: …
BabyLon Blues, 4/25 @ 8 p.m. Bumpin' and grindin'. It's A Grind 4245 Atlantic Ave. Long Beach, CA 562-981-0028 Eon Burcham Trio, 4/25 @ 8 p.m. Caffeine high. Portfolio Coffeehouse 2300 Fourth St. Long Beach, CA 90814 562-434-2486 On Switch; Killjoy, 9:30 p.m. Drinking gypsy tears. The Gypsy Lounge 23600 Rockfield Blvd., Ste. 3A Lake …
It may sound shameful, but after living in Orange County for—oh, I don't know—22 years, this is the first time I'd made the trip down to OCPAC's Samueli Theater. Okay, maybe it's not that shameful. It's just that the place seems way too nice a venue for most rock bands I've seen lately. But last …
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Rilo Kiley on April 24, 2008 at The Glass House By Gabriel Ryan Better Than: Driving all the way to Coachella and sweating your ass off. Download: Rilo Kiley's With Arms Outstretched I think last night was one of the most interesting Rilo Kiley shows I've ever attended. For one, the crowd was antsy because …
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KIIS FM College Night, 9:30 p.m. I miss college. Tia Juana's 14988 Sand Canyon Rd. Irvine, CA 92618 949-551-2998 Inverse; The Knives; The Feelings Mutual, 9 p.m. Drunktastic. Alex's Bar 2913 E. Anaheim Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90804 562-434-8292 Does It Offend You, Yeah?; Walter Meego, 9 p.m. Walter Meego offends me. Detroit Bar 843 …
Orange County Christianity has more than its share of charlatans, but few are more offensive than the Reverand Robert Morey, the resume-stretching head of Faith Community Church in Irvine. Every time we discuss him, we get email from former or current members of his congregation alleging all kind of madness. Now, the fight has spilled …
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…the club, not the city. Bad news for all you hip-hop and Top 40 club lovers: Club Vegas (whom we deemed Best Dance Club in OC) has shut its doors this past weekend due to “unresolvable issues regarding the parking situation”. Over parking? Bummer. Management is hoping to open again soon at a different location. …
Five Course Spring Wine Tasting Dinner, 7 p.m. Includes rilled jumbo scallops with sesame mango ginger sauce with 2006 Viognier, Mendocino County Grilled Lettuce Salad with Warm Bacon N Blue Cheese Dressing with 2005 Chardonnay, Mendocino County Pan Sautéed Salmon with prezzemolo pomegranate walnut sauce with 2003 Syrah, Sonoma County Grilled Lamb Chops with fresh …
This toll road debate is starting to feel like Clue—who's going to kill the project? Was it Colonel Magness, in the media, with cold, hard facts? Col. Thomas Magness wrote a little letter the Transportation Corridor Agencies didn't like. The letter disclosed that the TCA's preferred, certified alignment for their Foothill-South (241) toll road extension …
Twisted Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Get spun. Hurricanes Bar and Grill 200 Main St., Ste 201 Huntington Beach, CA 92648 714-374-0500 Mannequin, 9 p.m. Strike a pose. Que Sera 1923 E. Seventh St. Long Beach, CA 90813 562-599-6170 Focus Tuesdays, 9:30 p.m. Keep your eye on the prize. Tapas 4253 Martingale Way Newport Beach, CA 92660 …
Mixer for a Mission, 5:30 p.m. Held at the Diamond Club in Angels Stadium, Project Access assists low-income families and seniors of affordable housing to achieve self-sufficiency through access to onsite education, health and social services. Price: $35 Anaheim Angels Baseball 2000 Gene Autry Way Anaheim, CA 888-796-HALO Totally Laughable Comedy Night, 8 p.m. The …
Horny males across Orange County are weeping with news that a man made off with a vibrating plastic replica of porn star Jenna Jameson's vagina (retail price: $250) from Fullerton's Erogenous Zone on April 15. Respectable news organizations only opaquely refer to what exactly did the booty bandit pilfer, but we're not one of them! …