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Large and lascivious Los Angeles-based ensemble Orgone play the Continental Room in Fullerton Friday Jan. 11. The funk/soul/afrobeat rejuvenators will be using this gig to warm up for a four-date tour on which they'll be opening and serving as backing band for excellent rapper Pharoahe Monch. Here's a review I wrote about Orgone's debut album …
HOLIDAY ICE SKATING, until 8:45pm Try not to fall! Irvine Spectrum Center near the Ferris wheel, Irvine UC IRVINE BASKETBALL, 7:05pm Versus UC Santa Barbara UCI Bren Events Center on the UC Irvine campus, Corner of West Peltason N Mesa Rd. JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, 8pm Check out this musical set to music …
Final post in our Carlos Bustamante conflict-of-influenza series–for now… All this week we've focused on Carlos Bustamante, the SanTana councilmember who gladly takes money from people seeking something from the city, then votes favorably for his donors. Some readers have wondered about my focus, claiming he hasn't technically broken any conflict-of-interest laws, and that donations …
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For years, Santa Ana officials have dreamed outloud about “diversifying” and “revitalizing” the city's downtown—code for driving out Mexican businesses in favor of chains and hipsters. After years of planning, city leaders now have a proposal: the Renaissance Specific Plan (RSP), which a city PowerPoint presentation states is “a planning tool to guide development” and …
About a month ago I wrote a story called Tough as Nails about a street performer down on the Huntington Pier Plaza named “Lucky” John Domingue. John was at his wits end because he kept getting run off the pier by Surf City's finest every time he performed his show, which basically consists of pounding …
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Top 10 selling records from Dec. 28, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2008, at GREENE RECORDS, 13962 Ponderosa St., Santa Ana, (714) 953-7440. Greene Records specializes in punk, hardcore and indie CDs and all kinds of vinyl. 1) Radiohead, In Rainbows (XL) 2) Operation Ivy, Operation Ivy (Epitaph) 3) NOFX, They've Actually Gotten Worse Live! (Fat …
Top 10 selling records from Dec. 28, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2008, at GREENE RECORDS, 13962 Ponderosa St., Santa Ana, (714) 953-7440. Greene Records specializes in punk, hardcore and indie CDs and all kinds of vinyl. 1) Radiohead, In Rainbows (XL) 2) Operation Ivy, Operation Ivy (Epitaph) 3) NOFX, They've Actually Gotten Worse Live! (Fat …
PREPARING FOR MT. WHITNEY, 7pm Come to this class and learn all the details of the permit process and how to best prepare for your trip. There will also be a discussion on training and nutrition tips that will help you climb the highest mountain in the lower 48. REI, 1411 Village Way (McFadden Place), …
Photo by Jered Scott Five guys, eight chins, one instant party. Long Beach hip-hop dynamo Sparrow Love Crew radiate incredibly positive energy, lyrical choreography and witty verbiage. They own a stage like Donald Trump owns the Trump Tower. Backed by the not inaccurately dubbed “magic hands” of DJ Opi Styles, the four MCs (Devoux, Diggery, …
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HAPPY HOUR, 4pm $5 martinis, $6 wines, ½ price appetizers Proof Bar, 215 N. Broadway, Santa Ana OC RECRUITMENT AWARENESS PROJECT MEETING, 6:30pm The OC-RAP meets the first Monday of every month. El Centro Cultural de Mexico, 310 W. 5th St., Santa Ana ANAHEIM DUCKS, 7pm Hockey fans: take note. Honda Center, 2695 E. Katella …
Friday night took Reid Sheldon to The Gypsy Lounge in Lake Forest, where he noted three mid-set stage exits, an impromptu rap and two wardrobe malfunctions as he documented “death doo-wop” group Jail Weddings. Check out Reid's Last Night review (the first of many, we hope, for 2008) over here. Meanwhile, Gustavo Arellano took food …
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Review by Shawn Smith Better Than: Sitting home listening to raindrops hitting the pavement outside your bedroom window while watching reruns of I Love New York 2. The Bird and the Bee's Inara George rocks a granny dress like no one's business. But we'll get to that later. First, we must wax on about Kevin …
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