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Snitch Myth? Only To Orange County’s Reality-Denying Grand Jury

Orange County’s local law-enforcement agencies—the district attorney’s office (OCDA) and the sheriff’s department (OCSD)—spend hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars annually to sell stories of their heroism to the public or, as in the case of the ongoing jailhouse-informant scandal, spread disinformation. Despite reams of evidence to the contrary, the DA and sheriff adamantly deny …

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Learn How to Roll Sushi and Doobies With This New Workshop

  A small group of pot and sushi aficionados join on a Saturday afternoon in a Santa Ana warehouse for the third sushi + doobie rolling workshop. Hosted by MJU High Dining (a division of Mary Jane University), the event pairs cannabis and sushi with education, teaching class attendees how to roll joints and sushi. There was plenty …

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‘Doorway to Joe: The Art of Joe Coleman’ Unflinchingly Looks Into the Gaping Maw of Life

Your ability to stomach the grotesqueries of everyday life will determine how much you’re going to get out of the Begovich Gallery’s “Doorway to Joe: The Art of Joe Coleman.” This solo exhibition by the New York artist, accessibly curated by Sara Fortson and Mike McGee, is a litany of depravity—serial killers, voyeurism, religious fanaticism, …

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Federico Medina Captures Life and Culture in Santa Ana with Bowers Museum Exhibit

It was at a city council meeting that photographer Federico Medina found out about SanTana’s annual Artist Grant. Under the alias of StoopDown, the native son had already documented the Civic Center’s homeless population. Wanting to bring an awareness to the situation, he decided do a social documentary on all of the city. And last …

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Scot Nery’s Boobie Trap Variety Show about to hit its 100th performance

World-class performance artist Scot Nery has been hosting a captivatingly hilarious variety show called Boobie Trap in LA on Wednesday nights, and this week the hidden gem celebrates its 100th consecutive show. You should go. After talking to Nery last week, I tried to get a feel for the show’s unique concept. Through a lifetime …

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Memorial for John Carrillo, OC’s Premiere Open Mic Host, Set For Thursday in Orange

*This post has been updated, see correction below On Martin Luther King Day, John Carrillo, a longtime fixture on the OC singer-songwriter circuit, asked a friend if he wanted to go to the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.  Carrillo, a huge fan of the Beatles, Frank Sinatra, the Who,  and a myriad of other artists, …

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Kodo’s DADAN Unleashes the Power and Beauty of Japanese Drumming

There is no more primal instrument than the drum. However, despite the age of the instrument, its versatility has transcended the limited communication skills of those who first used it (give or take eight thousand years ago). And just as some string instruments are meant to synthesize the sound of the human voice, the steady …

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