Orange County's Leading Source Of News, Culture And Entertainment
Orange County's Leading Source Of News, Culture And Entertainment
I'm still not sure which one's Peter. Then go to Proof Bar in Santa Ana Feb. 1. Hundreds of young folks will be there, no doubt. “But what will Peter of Peter Bjorn and John spin?” you breathlessly inquire. My money's on an eclectic playlist of Irish dubstep, South American minimal techno and dancehall remixes …
Continue reading “Want to Catch a DJ Set by Peter from Peter Bjorn and John?”
LOS FABULOCOS FEATURING KID RAMOS 9 p.m. Mexican roots music with an accordion? Fabulous. The Doll Hut, 107 S. Adams, Anaheim PORN NATION-THE NAKED TRUTH 7 p.m. Calm down, it's a lecture by Michael Leahy. UC Irvine, W. Peltason N Campus Dr., Irvine THE IMAGINARY 20TH CENTURY ART OPENING A collaborative project based on the …
Almost missed this, but it looks like OC Post, the Register's laughable, pathetic attempt at reaching the county's commute-by-subway crowd (uhhhh…) has mercilessly been shotgunned through the skull. Mostly, anyway—it's apparently going to be merged with the Reggie's throwaway “community news” rag the Irvine World News in February, making the Post an Irvine-only pub. In …
Dan Deacon, Ultimate Reality, Abe Vigoda, Narwhalz (Of Sound), Kial at the Pacific Ballroom, University of California Irvine January 16, 2008 Better Than: Attending any lecture by your favorite prof. Download: many songs by Dan Deacon. I arrive at UCI’s Student Center building’s Pacific Ballroom during the last song of Kyle’s impromptu set (I missed …
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's neutral stance on the 241 toll road extension magically changed for the worse Tuesday, and the Los Angeles Times reports that he's now urging the California Coastal Commission to approve the much-opposed project. The people at the Transportation Corridor Agencies are predictably tickled pink and hope the governor's opinion will have some …
Continue reading “Hu-what?! Schwarzenegger gives toll road stamp of approval”
SURF CITY NIGHTS, 5pm Bring friends and family and take an evening stroll on Main Street. Have a taste of HB's restaurants, sidewalk sales, farmer’s market, children’s activities and live entertainment. Main Street, Huntington Beach ANAHEIM DUCKS, 7pm Versus Dallas. Honda Center, 2695 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim A FEMININE ENDING, 7:45pm This play takes a …
Our Minneapolis sister paper City Pages has an eyebrow-raising story today about regular folks from cities across the nation who truly believe they are superheroes – and dress the part. We checked out web editor Jeff Shaw's Google Map of heroes and found two from our neck of the woods: Ragensi (top photo) is a …
“LOCAL ANESTHESIA”: AN EXHIBITION OF EMERGING ARTISTS, until 9pm On display at OC’s “anti-mall” The ARTery at The Lab, 2930 Bristol St., Costa Mesa “JUNGLE BOOK” AUDITIONS, 6:30pm Know any 7-17 year olds who have that acting bug? Liberty Theater at the Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base, 4411 Yorktown Los Alamitos OPEN MIC, 7:30pm …
OC's lamesauce Saturday night lineup forced music editor Dave Segal and photographer/Le Receptionist Leslie Agan to fly to The Prospector in Long Beach to catch The Vandelles, LSD and the Search for God and the Stevenson Ranch Davidians. The Vandelles were pretty awesome, the other acts. . .not so much. Read Dave-o's report here and …
The Vandelles, LSD and the Search for God, Stevenson Ranch Davidians January 12, 2008 The Prospector Better Than: Staring at your shoes while listening to Jesus and Mary Chain’s Darklands. Download: “Swell to Heaven” by the Vandelles. The most striking thing about Stevenson Ranch Davidians is their female bassist: she plays sitting down and uses …
It's been over two years since Multiply dropped and helped to make Jamie Lidell one of the most interesting neo-soul men of this decade (his absolutely bananas live shows added even more to his lusty luster). He's been touring like a madman the last few years and consequently hasn't released any new material since Multiply. …
Continue reading “New Jamie Lidell Song to Launch You Into the Weekend”
A couple of weeks ago, we discussed the Renaissance Blob, the strange cutout in SanTana's Renaissance Specific Plan that conveniently excluded the family businesses of Mayor Miguel “What's my Nickname?” Pulido and councilmember Vince Sarmiento from its boundaries. SanTana planning commissioner Sean Mill says city planners told him that the Renaissance Blob came about so …
Continue reading “Will Papi Pulido and His Buddy Vince Vote on the RSP?”