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(Warning: rambling diatribe ahead on Bruce Springsteen that may or may not make sense, but that's what blogs are for, no?) I’ve had moments of superfreak Springsteen fandom before. The bumper sticker on my car that proclaimed AND ON THE EIGHTH DAY GOD CREATED SPRINGSTEEN. The time I rented a car for one day (cost: …
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It must be nigh-impossible for the nicotine-stained brain of California Coalition for Immigration Reform president Barbara Coe to keep up with all the conspiracies (Reconquista, evil Muslims, the Cult of the Two Blue Shoes) she subscribes to. Nevertheless, we always dismissed her efforts and rambles as those of a bitter, hate-filled woman–until this weekend, when …
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A few months ago, I drove to L.A., paid for parking in one of those Little Tokyo parking labyrinths, and waited for over an hour to get a seat at Daikokuya, a highly-regarded L.A. ramen shop — all for a bowl of noodles that would've disappointed me if I had only waited a minute. After …
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Photos by Choncey Langford Autechre, Rob Hall, Massionix at Echoplex, April 4, 2008 Better Than: Any other electronic-music event happening in the US this night. Download: Tracks from Autechre’s new album Quaristice Autechre (English electronic-music innovators Sean Booth and Rob Brown) still play in the dark, as they always have. No visuals, no light show, …
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To paraphrase a paraphrase of Mark Twain, reports of my deportation have been greatly exaggerated. Yes, I know I announced last Thursday that I was ending my ¡Ask a Mexican! column, but few people seemingly bothered to read the line where I stated my self-deportation was “effective the feast day of St. Melito,” which happens …
In Pomona, Sunday nights have a habit of turning the hipster haven of Second Street into a ghost town. That is, unless the Glass House crowd has something to say about it. And last weekend, they made their presence loud and clear. In anticipation of a sold out show by The Black Keys, hoards of …
And the winners are: Best Song Bayadera-”Red Shoes” Best Alternative Bayadera Best Male Jonathan Blake Best Female Jessica Callahan Best Pop Rock Lunar Fiction Best High School Band Marliese Best Jazz Rare Form Band Best Instrumental Evan Stone Best Surf Reventlos Best R N B Jimi E Best Country Fertitta and McClintock Best Classic Rock …
In the decades since the sounds of ska infiltrated Orange County, the local music scene has definitely gone through some changes. Live music junkies have been left to fend for themselves in a sea of emo, screamo, hardcore and other intricately titled audible slop. But last night at The Grove in Anaheim, things were sunny …
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Cold War Kids at Samueli Theater, March 26, 2008 A review by Andrew Youssef Better Than: Seeing the Cold War Kids open for the White Stripes at The Forum. Download: Heavy Boots from their long out of print Mulberry St. EP Cold War Kids dropped by the Samueli Theater for the third installment of the …
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Brohondo, 9:30 p.m. Yo yo it's Brohondo. The Pike Bar N Grill 1836 E. Fourth St. Long Beach, CA 90802 562-437-4453 The Copy Cats, 8 p.m. Hello Dolly Doll Hut 107 S. Adams St. Anaheim, CA 92802 714-533-1286 Club Eclipse, 9:30 p.m. Go ahead. Be furious. Fury 4221 Dolphin Striker Way Newport Beach, CA Club …
There (S)he Is . . . At the Miss Hermosa y Protegida pageant, the curves and eyelashes might or might not be fake, but the HIV/AIDS-prevention messages are very real It's 5 p.m., two hours until show time, and Christian Gonzalez is struggling to get his handcrafted butt just right. The goal is voluptuousness, roundness …
Grammy nominated artist (and Long Beach native) Nate Dogg plead guilty to domestic abuse charges on Tuesday in an Orange County court room. He broke into a house and punched his ex’s new boyfriend back in 2006. The rapper is being ordered to complete a domestic violence issues treatment program, three years probation, and was …
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