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After falling in love with electro in his native Miami, Eric Estornel began deejaying in the early 90s. Like most EDM enthusiasts he later got into techno and began making house beats in 1996. He moved his family to Dallas where he made a name for himself as a local DJ, but it wasn't until …
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Sean Price The Constellation Room March 14, 2013 Hip-hop needs its animated characters, and we're not speaking about cartoon cameos. The genre started out as a mean-mugging form of music that promoted a street stalker's mentality, so it's necessary to have those who can push aside some of the genre's testosterone fog and add some droll …
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311 knows the secret to maintain a loyal fan base for over 20 years: tour nonstop; build a solid online community; then invite fans on a Caribbean vacation. It helps to have a band name consisting of numbers that can coincide with a month and day so your band has an excuse to host an …
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It's been just more than seven months since a weekend of fatal, back-to-back, officer-involved shootings took place in Anaheim, igniting long-simmering tensions between the police and the city's poorer areas. The Orange County district attorney's office is still conducting its investigation into both incidents, but Anaheim city officials and other community members are already making …
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The Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County is scheduled this weekend to honor the Frank Ospino, the county's Public Defender, as “Attorney of the Year.” During the March 2 event at the group's black tie 35th Annual Scholarship Fundraiser and Installation Dinner labeled “Planting Seeds For A Better Tomorrow” at the Disney Grand Californian Hotel …
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When a Total Wine & More store PR rep first contacted me about displaying things I like to drink in their adult beverage stores, I balked because, let's face it, who cares what a news and film blogger consumes? But when I discovered my old pal Greer Wylder of the Greer's OC dining, fashion and …
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We stumbled across Chuy Vidales' ode to the tasty fruit last month, and were pleased to discover it delivered on taste and quality. As promised, he launched location #3 over the holiday weekend on his home turf of Surf City U.S.A. Driving down Main Street, we realize parking is at a premium. Chuy's cafe dominates …
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Click here for new updates on the Chris Dorner case. ORIGINAL POST, FEB. 7, 9:48 A.M.: The word coming out of the Los Angeles Police Department this morning is meant to apply to that storied agency, but it can be piggybacked onto all of Southern California. “WE ARE AT WAR.” Our foe is only one …
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Every second and fourth Wednesday night of the month, legendary bartender/chef/restaurant insider Dave Mau hosts Dinner With Dave at Memphis At the Santora, where he treats drinkers to a free meal and live music as the evening progresses. To remind ustedes of this great night, Dave treats us every Wednesday morning to a random OC …
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When we were talked into attending the Winter Fancy Food Fest in the Bay Area, we anticipated some hoity-toity finds. What we didn't count on was eccentric bites reminiscent of those Truly Tasteless Jokes books. Don't get us wrong– they're all legit products. We just think creative fell more than thought outside of the box. …
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The 77-page appellate brief filed this week by the defense seeking to overturn the misdemeanor convictions of 10 of the so-called “Irvine 11” boils down to the same question that was before Orange County Superior Court in 2011: Did the free speech rights of Muslim students who loudly and systematically interrupted Israel's invited ambassador to …
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That pomegranate juice you got for cheap? It probably contains fillers of apple or grape, even though it purports to be 100% pomegranate juice. The bottled lemon juice you think is just plain old lemon juice is probably diluted with sugar and water. The EVOO you used might be mixed with cheaper oils. And worse, …
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