Walking around the 2017 Long Beach Folk Revival Festival was a blissful, if slightly surreal, experience. The craft boutiques that had long since been corporatized at other festivals felt once again local, the stages had an openness to them, and the blankets and folding chairs that dominated Rainbow Lagoon Park indicated a small festival where […]
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Fully Fullwood Draws Massive Crowd For His Last Show at Don the Beachcomber
Any local, diehard reggae fan knows that the three pillars of Sunday fun in OC typically include a stiff drink, a sturdy dance floor and the sonic force of Fully Fullwood. Whether you’re a soulful stoner or a straight-laced stockbroker, fans of island riddims flock to Don the Beachcomber’s tiki-themed oasis in Sunset Beach for […]
Stone Ripper Pale Ale at Heroes and Legends in Lake Forest, Our Beer of the Week!
Heroes and Legends in Lake Forest has been opened for only 6 months but it's so downright homey and comfortable you'd think it had been around since the Tragic Kingdom days. Peanut shells on the floor, big-screen TVs everywhere you look, and a huge bar welcomes you to enjoy their 75 beers on tap and […]
Black Butte XXVIII Porter at The Crow Bar and Kitchen, Our Beer of the Week!
As residents of Orange County, spending a day, relaxing at the beach is in our DNA, as is getting shit-faced. Keep that in mind when you enter Crow Bar and Kitchen in Corona del Mar. Unlike many coastal cantinas in this part of town, the gastropub on 100 (duck fat-fried chicken!) features a rotating craft […]