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Details is a so-so magazine, an Esquire for guys whose idea of manliness is Aaron Carter. Much better is the writing chops of editor-at-large Jeff Gordinier in his new book, X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft but can Still Keep Everything from Sucking. And we love that, in his intro, he …
On Friday night, Dave Segal watched London duo, Black Ghosts, put on one of the better hipster-dance live shows he's seen in a while. Saying, “It was kind of like a combination of Daft Punk and Chemical Brothers, full of aggressive beats, filthy synth textures and sing-along tunes.” Saturday found our own Luke Y. Thompson …
A few things happened to Manila Groove since I visited last. First, about three months ago, Gustavo Arellano tipped readers about the little-known Tustin eatery and its constantly updated website menu in his This-Hole-in-the-Wall-Life column. Second, they've expanded by taking over the store next door, effectively doubling the space with new tables and chairs. And …
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“Shoulda Known” is a departure for Minneapolis hip-hop unit Atmosphere. I've watched/listened to the video (directed by Bo Hakala) thrice and I'm still not sure if I'm feeling it. The scenario comes off like a “risqué” American Apparel advert and the music ditches producer Ant's usual vintage-soul/funk foundations and seems to be going for some …
Playboy Comedy , 8:30 p.m. Playboy Comedy is not your conventional comedy show. For the past 3 years it has been exclusive at The Palms Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. It was awarded “Best Comedy Club” in 2006 by The Las Vegas Review Journal. Brea Improv, 120 S. Brea Blvd., Brea, CA, 92821 (714) …
Chris Williams Sextet, 8 p.m. See award-winning jazz vocalist Chris Williams perform at the prestigious Steamers Jazz Cafe. Steamers 138 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, CA, 92832 (714) 871-8800 Comedy Juice, 8 p.m. One of the most famous comedy shows in the country is now in Brea! Comedy Juice features the best comedians in the country, …
Dave Segal and Tom Child spent the weekend in Austin for the South By Southwest Festival, which they live-blogged out of Heard Mentality. Browse the SXSW blog for their coverage here, and do scroll down and flip through some slide shows while you're there. Chelsea Ide wraps up the SXSW weekend quite nicely over here. …
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*Updated, with new material on the bottom… My ¡Ask a Mexican! YouTube experiment is barely a month old, and some Know Nothings are already missing the point. Take the example of YouTube subscriber Aztlanbuster, who stole my YouTube clip regarding the Reconquista and relabeled it “MEXICANS WANT CANADA TOO.” I thought it was Mexicans who …
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Day 2 of SXSW In my last post, I predicted Holy Fuck's set would be very hard to surpass. Well, I think it was at least equaled by a few artists on the bill at Barcelona—all instrumental hip-hop artists, in fact (Nosaj Thing, Free the Robots, Gaslamp Killer and Flying Lotus). Who would've thought such …
Austin, Texas – First day of SXSW is always stressful. So are the second, third and fourth days. No matter where you are at this huge musical clusterfuck, you're always haunted by the thought that something better is happening somewhere else. Unless you've mastered the ability to be in five places simultaneously, you have to …
TEMPTATIONS N FOUR TOPS, 8:00 p.m. Motown sound. The Grove of Anaheim, 2200 E. Katella Ave. Anaheim GABRIEL IGLESIAS, 8:30 p.m. See the “fluffy” comic in the Hawaiian shirt. Irvine Improv, 71 Fortune Dr. Irvine THE POST-PUNK PROGRESSIVE POP PARTY, 9:30 p.m. Revival of the Oi era. Puka Bar, 710 West Willow Street Long Beach …
ESSENCHILL @ MEMPHIS, 9 p.m. Half-priced wine and DJ Danny Love Memphis Cafe 2920 Bristol St. Costa Mesa WHAT IS WRITTEN AND WHAT IS NOT, till 10 p.m. Expressions of a Contemporary Muslim-American Woman Cal State Fullerton – Titan Student Union, 800 N. State College Blvd. Fullerton BEACH BOYS SURF SOUNDS EXHIBIT, till 6 p.m. …