Chris McAmis wasn't officially a murderer back in January 2009. But as I sat in my car outside his Fullerton home, waiting for him to return from work, this fact failed to...
The Original Wailers are one of many incarnations of the Bob Marley legacy, this one led by guitarist Al Anderson. You probably don't know him by name, but definitely by his...
There's an unfun tendency in American life to fictionalize our national heroes as rigid statue-people who only speak as though they are delivering commencement addresses, a...
Two years ago next April, I sat in a hospital room and waited for the person who brought me into this world to depart it. Anyone who has shared a similar experience will...
We've all heard the stories, the anecdotes, the not-so-secret reputation of Foxfire as the hallowed hunting grounds for the species of woman known as the cougar. On Friday and...
In case you missed the Target commercial featuring their song "10,000 Watts of Christmas Cheer," Crystal Antlers specialize in a moody brand of noise rock. Be sure to check...
"Fake it till you make it." These six little words have been sound advice for generations of aspiring business professionals and gold-digging social climbers everywhere. In...
The Birthday Massacre rock a sound reminiscent of '90s electro rock bands such as Orgy, or a less-threatening Nine Inch Nails. Hailing from Toronto, they've recorded six...
Put the punk rock in the cowboy hat—or maybe just boots and a bandolier—and you got the revved-up Americana of the Hillgrass Bluebilly organization, who take two...
Despite having few female fans, famed Canuck band Rush was an inspiration to countless artists and other assorted creative types. Be sure to check out Yo La Tengo's video for...
Forget the same old pub crawl down Main Street—let's step it up a notch this week with the Annual Fall Wine Classic at Nixon Library. More than 50 esteemed wineries from...
For this installment of Bowers' Cinema Italiano, a periodic screening of artistic, intelligent films straight from the land of pasta, the museum presents 2009's The Sicilian...
Love him, hate him, feel sexually confused by him, Russell Brand is the embodiment of a modern comedy superstar: obnoxious, neurotic, completely offensive and somehow able to...
Hailing from Spain, Enrique Bunbury, bursts with pop swarthiness. His name was lifted from an Oscar Wilde play, and his voice has a slightly reedy tone, which compliments lush...
Tough as nails with a mouth full of silver and a bullet wound to the arm, this tiny Cambodian spitfire from Canada might only be 20, but she's got the confidence and skill of...
Why can’t Led Zeppelin be like the Rolling Stones and keep touring until they drop dead? Honestly, getting the band back together is almost as hard as convincing...
Art Alexakis and company visit the Grove of Anaheim this week to reminisce about those glorious years of mid-'90s angst. Albums Sparkle and Fade and So Much for the Afterglow...
While discussing the origins of Thanksgiving can certainly start snippy fights over the cranberry sauce that have nothing to do with your warped family relations, the spirit...
Long Beach experiences a plethora of ice and snow this winter for the first time—ever. The Queen Mary presents Chill, a complete transformation of its 13,000-square-foot...
Head down to Harvelle's in Long Beach for a little blues and burlesque. Led by bluesman Toledo, whose voice has been likened to Tom Waits, he leads a show rife with spoken...