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Looking back, Leo Machado says only words remained to shape memories of his past relationships. Fortunately for the Managua-born musician, he was able to translate them into the songs that define his full-length debut. Aptly titled Solo Quedan Palabras, the indie effort released in February is acoustically anchored with proper rock riffs, melodies, and solos …
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SO…I've been sitting on this announcement for months, partly because I fully expected it to fall through, but here we are: next week is the world debut of ¡Ask a Mexican! in play form, in New York. Rejoice, racialists! But it's a much-bigger deal than me just doing my usual rant for alt-weekly rags like …
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The bags are packed, the joints are rolled and many Southern California kids are making that 8 hour (give or take) drive up the 5 Nsasorth to the city by the bay. The second most convenient mega-music-festival after Coachella, Outside Lands in San Francisco, begins Friday and runs through Sunday. The local love is a …
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Nineteen years and more than 1,500 miles of roadway separated Santa Ana businessman José Guadalupe “Lupe” Gómez de Lara from the deep, green valleys of Santa Juana, but neither time nor distance got in the way of his big dreams for the small Mexican farming village of his childhood. It was 1992; Gómez and his …
The Relative Strangers are a Santa Ana rock quartet made up of two sets of brothers, Daniel and David Alcala on guitar and keys, and Chris and Craig Garcia on drums and bass. The band has been steady rocking the OC club circuit since May of last year, taking modern anthem rock and jamming it …
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UPDATE, AUG. 2, 5:24 P.M.: Dr. Pathik D. Wadhwa (pictured here) was lead author of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences paper describing UCI's research into stressed-out moms and their faster-aging children. It's a wonder Wadhwa has time to write anything given all he specializes in at UCI: professor of psychiatry & human …
Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native. Earlier this week I discovered that my upper butt chub seems to have started migrating further and further up my back (again) and it also appears …
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I post pictures and descriptions of the food I cook on Twitter and Facebook, and I certainly have earned a reputation as someone who knows his way around a kitchen. I am honored to have received a lot of compliments, but the one I hear most often is “You should open a restaurant!” I don't …
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The flirtation is finally over. After several previous attempts to hire the former German soccer legend, Juergen Klinsmann has been hired to coach the United States Men's Soccer team. Klinsmann, who turns 47 on Saturday, resembles Kevin Costner and comes with quite a resume as both a player and a coach. The U.S. program tried to hire …
By now, you've probably heard about Catherine Kieu Becker, the Garden Grove woman who stands accused of cutting off her husband's pecker and tossing it in the garbage disposal. (Guys, go ahead and cross your legs in mental agony–we'll wait.) Now, new details reveal the infamous possible penis detacher's likely poison of choice: …
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The five-year probation term imposed on an Irvine-based doctor by the Medical Board of California took effect Friday at 5 p.m. The probation requires Dr. Naguib Bebawi, who practices at Advantage Plus Medical Center in Irvine, to complete clinical training, medical records and prescribing practices courses. The probationary terms also prohibit Bebawi from treating patients …
Are you seated comfortably? If not, we suggest a tall, cool drink to keep you company as our interview with chef Ryan Carson continues. Find out his connection to Disney, plus how lechon influenced his childhood. While we touch upon the topic of molecular gastronomy, know that it's just one segment of their Cal-Asian cuisine. …
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