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UPDATE: Photos are up. By Amanda Parsons and Erin DeWitt When the press release for a Newport Beach bachelor auction came across our desks, we were all over that shit. And when we heard there was going to be an open bar? The deal got even sweeter. You would think that a room full of …
Majesty Crush ca. early 1990s. Photo by Jack Nelson. Cult '90s Detroit shoegazer-rock band Majesty Crush—featuring gregarious OC Weekly freelancer Hobey Echlin on bass and Michael Segal (the OC Weekly music editor's brother [CONFLICT OF INTEREST!]) on guitar—get a belated quarter-hour of fame in respected, LA-based music mag URB. Go here for URB's say and …
Even though it rained pitbulls and kittens Wednesday evening, a ton of people were in attendance at Dante Basco Presents: Hybrid Culture and Tard N Feathered at the Dragonfly Club in Santa Monica. If you don't know who Dante Basco is, you probably know him by another name. He was Rufio in the movie Hook. …
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OC'S MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELOR, 7:00 p.m. Bachelors gone wild for the single and ready to mingle. Newport Lexus Showroom 3901 MacArthur Blvd Newport Beach, Ca. PETER BJORN AND JOHN, 8:00 p.m. If you never have before, now's the time to hear their song “Young Folks” live. Orange County Performing Arts Center 600 Town Center Drive …
THE MAGIC FLUTE, 7:30 p.m. Opening night for this piece of Mozart. OCW's Le Receptionist will be there! OCPAC-Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa PLAYBOY COMEDY, 8:30 p.m. Geez Louise. Last night we had Vivid girls in Irvine. Now it's Playmates in Brea. Brea Improv, 120 S. Brea Blvd., Brea GIRLS' NIGHT OUT, …
White Rainbow (Portland guitarist/FX maestro Adam Forkner) made one of my favorite albums of 2007, Prism of Eternal Now. Here's my review from an earlier Heard Mentality post. Below you can experience a 25-minute live set, shot by Jordan Dykstra. Get lost… and profound. WHITE RAINBOW from Jordan Dykstra on Vimeo.
And yes, I'm up prior to the crack of dawn to get them to you. The biggest surprise, if you can call it that, is the strong showing by MICHAEL CLAYTON, with six nominations. Not so surprisingly, THERE WILL BE BLOOD and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN each have eight. Via CNN, because it announced …
Yesterday, we promised to investigate why SanTana officials were so adamant in redrawing the boundaries for its much-vaunted Renaissance Plan so that planning commissioner Victoria Bentacourt could vote it. Actually, we knew what we wanted to write, but there were football games to watch, broder! But now, Betancourt. President of Coneybeare Staffing, Betancourt is a …
AN EVENING WITH FRANK MICKADEIT, 7 p.m. Dying to get cozy with OC Register columnist Frank Mickadeit? The flyer says there's a good chance he'll serenade you too. Fullerton Public Library, Queen Mary, Long Beach CASINO NIGHT WITH THE ANAHEIM DUCKS, 7 p.m. The Ducks play dealers for charity as live jazz plays. You pay …
NAMM 2008 came and went, with fans and music celebs flooding the Anaheim Convention Center. Weekly web photographer Christopher Victorio dropped by the madhouse on Saturday and ran into folks from Slipknot, Megadeth, Queensryche, Motley Crue and even Playmate of the Year Sara Jean Underwood. Photos galore over here. After rubbing elbows (literally, the floor …
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As much as I enjoy Star Trek, and always have, I can't say I was that enthused by the idea of “Star Trek: The Tour.” What could they show me that I haven't seen? Could it possibly top the Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas? Do I really want to pay top dollar to see …
Below is a video of Ken Calvert on his support of the 241 Toll Road. Nevermind that his reputation is on the line. Nevermind that he worked to garner earmarks (see Of Pork and Ken, Feb. 16 2006) so that taxpayer money could be spent on “environmental studies” for the toll roads – millions upon …