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Dodger Stadium Begins Serving L.A. Craft Beer Street Tacos: Happy Opening Day!

Fans heading to Dodger Stadium today will be getting more than just a season-opening game against the San Francisco Giants. In addition to new outfield video screens, an echo-minimizing sound system and expanded bathroom facilities across all levels, the 50-year-old stadium has also upgraded its con ... More >>

Mike Atta Benefit - The Echo & Echoplex - 1/25/13

The Adolescents, Mike Watt, and others Mike Atta Benefit The Echo and Echoplex 1/25/13 It's time to "pogo and stomp the shit out of cancer," said Alice Bag at Friday's benefit concert to support punk forerunner Mike Atta. See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! Alice Bag's 
Punk Rock Legacy Diagn ... More >>

Manti Te'o's Girlfriend Was A Hoax Straight Out Of SoCal

Of course the most bizarre story in sports in the new year has to run through Southern California ... more than once. The website Deadspin blew the lid off Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend Lennay Kekua, a dying college student-cum-grad who inspired his play in the school's near-ch ... More >>

Top 5 Triple IPAs of 2012: Pliny The Younger Be Damned

It seems that every year, brewers across the country align on some psychic wavelength that motivates those with adventurous spirits to expand on a new, emerging beer style. Last year, anniversary beers and specialty one-offs became double black IPAs -- roasty, hoppy, boozy guys that warm the soul wh ... More >>

Skinhead Rob On His New Band Death March

Death March doesn't give a shit what you think about them. Then again, it wouldn't be punk rock if they did. The band is the latest collaboration between vocalist Rob Aston -- better known as "Skinhead Rob" from his work with Rancid -- Freddy Zepeda, Jimmy Zepeda, and 21-year-old bass player Arturo ... More >>

National Anthem Renditions So Bad, You'll Want to Renounce Your Citizenship

Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time Top 20 Sexiest Female Musicians of All Time Top 20 Greatest Musicians of All Time, In Any Genre Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of all Time Even if you love this country -- and boy do we love this country! -- there are times it makes you question your long-term commitment. ... More >>

Mono/Poly Disses Obama, Praises Ron Paul

It was the '90s in Bakersfield, and West Coast gangster rap gripped much of the town. But Charles Dickerson felt bored. So he ignored what was popular, sticking with his beloved electronic music. He now performs under the name Mono/Poly, and released an EP under Brainfeeder last year. The 25-year-o ... More >>

Music Picks: Overdoz, The Cure, Lucinda Williams

Also, K. Flay, The Civil Wars, Bob Mould tribute

Mary J. Blige, Larry Carlton, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Also, Peanut Butter Wolf, Lucy Woodward, Chromeo and others

Pomona Police Brutality, Racism? Family of Andres Avila, Beaten and Shot Dead by Cops, Calls for Federal Investigation (VIDEO)

KFI radioAndres Avila was beaten and Tasered by Pomona cops just months before they shot him dead.​Looks as if the murder and manslaughter charges against Fullerton police officers for the fatal beating of homeless man Kelly Thomas may have inspired the family of another officer-involved-shoot ... More >>

Douglas Zerby Ruling: D.A. Clears Long Beach Police, Says They Killed Troubled Man in Self-Defense

Long Beach PostRally at LBPD headquarters.​Friends and family of Long Beach resident Douglas Derby were outraged last December, when two Long Beach police officers (identified today as Victor Ortiz and Jeffrey Shurtleff, veterans on the force) shot the 35-year-old dead on his doorstep. They sa ... More >>

Top 5 Pumpkin Beers: Drink Up, Pumpkin Kings

B. MesirowKern River's Pumpkin Ale and a whole pumpkin​ Is there any vegetable more versatile than the pumpkin? They can be turned into delicious pies, magical carriages, whimsical lanterns, terrifying (or hilarious) helmets and, best of all, beer. Pumpkin beers come in a variety of styles, f ... More >>

Santa Monica Farmers Market Q & A: Laura Avery Talks 30 Years of SMFM

City of Santa MonicaSanta Monica Farmers Market Manager Laura Avery.​ You probably know that this week is the 30th anniversary celebration of the Santa Monica Farmers Market, scheduled to be feted with the week-long Good Food Festival & Conference, gallery shows, and of course, food. The Sant ... More >>

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Panelists Reveal Name of New Alien at PaleyFest Family Series

Liz Ohanesian​Ask a question that involves revealing a spoiler at a TV panel and you probably won't get an answer. That is, unless you're a little kid. "What's the next big alien?" asked one child during the Q/A portion of Sunday's Ben 10: Ultimate Alien panel, part of the weekend-long PaleyF ... More >>

Super Mario Brothers in the Style of Norman Rockwell? Five Works that Modernize the American Master

Courtesy of the Muckenthaler Cultural CenterAaron Jasinski's Super Mario Brothers​ If Norman Rockwell were alive today, would he be painting kids playing Super Mario Brothers? The show "American Nostalgia," currently running at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton, shows new artists ... More >>

Shawn Tischler, TV Extra and Venice Denizen is Missing; Dad Seeks Help Finding Schizophrenic Son

Shawn Tischler, missing denizen of Venice Beach ​By Carly Klein Schizophrenic former TV extra Shawn William Tischler went missing May 27 in Pacoima, and his father is asking the Los Angeles public's help in finding the slight, tattooed Venice regular who "doesn't know who he is and gets confus ... More >>

IPA Beer Fight: Ladyface Ale Companie vs. Bootlegger's Brewery

B. MesirowBootlegger's Rustic Rye IPA​ Much has been made lately of L.A.'s beer revolution, from hilarious and awesome drunken rants by Greg of Stone to posts on this very blog and well beyond. However, the true measuring stick must be the beer itself, and what better stick than the West Coas ... More >>

Nude Webcam Shots of College Girls Taken Remotely by Computer Technician Trevor Harwell, Cops Say

Carter S'​Take note, Anthony Weiner. Pervs are getting higher and higher tech these days. When it comes to sex, nerds can now program their way into your bedroom, it seems. SoCal police allege that 20-year-old Trevor Harwell is a computer technician and former Biola University student who in ... More >>

Hollywood's Hair-Feather Fad Pits Hipsters Against Fly Fishermen, Dries Up Rooster Population

Outta my way, Gramps.​Bob Marriott's Fly-Fishing Store in Fullerton is sold out of rooster feathers. You know -- those long, stripey suckers peeking from the underhairs of everyone from Steven Tyler to your babysitter. "We're out of stock," says Annie Stamper, a Marriott's employee who, for t ... More >>

Burger Alert: Five Guys Culver City Opens This Friday

L. Balla​ Five Guys fans, get excited: We just confirmed that the next location opens in Culver City's Westfield Fox Hills mall this Friday at 11 a.m. Unless you live near Cerritos, Carson, Thousand Oaks and other outlying areas, this is huge. For the uninitiated, Five Guys started in Virgini ... More >>

Kim Rebar Henry, Middle-Aged O.C. Woman, Allegedly Moonlights as Racist Graffiti Artist

Anaheim Police DepartmentKim Rebar Henry probably hates you​Holy freakshow. We didn't give the January spree of nine highly offensive tags in Orange County much of a thought, back at the time of their inception -- probably just some young punk trying to get back at the world for not giving a ... More >>

Top 5 Spots for Korean Shaved Ice: Or, Your Patbingsu Fix

SupaflyKorean store window display for patbingsu​ The Korean shaved ice snack called patbingsu handily trumps even the most elaborate Fosselman's sundae when it comes to sheer, omg-inducing visual impact. For the uninitiated, patbingsu is like Pinkberry on psychotropic drugs: an often deli ... More >>

Man Arrested for Ejaculating Semen Into Co-Worker's Water Bottle In O.C.

Photo of Michael Kevin Lallana from Orange County District Attorney's Office​ An Orange County man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly ejaculating twice into a female co-worker's water bottle, a sister blog at OC Weekly reports. Michael Kevin Lallana, 31, of Fullerton is accused of depositing ... More >>

The Great Food Truck Race: 7 Trucks, $50K, and A Food Network Conference Room

Flickr/Northampton MuseumConvoy at Razmak, July 1937​ Imagine being one of those people who dreams up reality television ideas somewhere in a conference room, take-out cartons lined up like stalled traffic along a landscape of iPhones and notepads. A roadside stream of spilled coffee. Plastic ... More >>

Brick's Picks: A Little Crazier Now

UCLA Student Arrested In Alleged Attempted Rape

UCLA​An arrest has been made in the latest in a string of unrelated sexual assaults on and around the UCLA campus. Student Thaddeus Staniforth, originally from Fullerton, was taken into custody on suspicion of attempted rape, the school announced Saturday. Authorities allege the 25-year-old w ... More >>

Brooklyn Boys Food Truck Brings Deli Fare to O.C.

Brooklyn BoysThe Brooklyn Boys food truck​Orange County isn't known for its abundance of New York and Jewish-style delis, but the Brooklyn Boys food truck, launched on Feb. 1, hopes to change that. Roaming from Fullerton and Placentia on the northern tip to Santa Ana and Irvine and all the w ... More >>

Rock Picks: THE JOE KROWN TRIO, THE FIERY FURNACES, THE LILYS, MR. GNOME

Also, Simian Mobile Disco, Wolfmother, El Perro del Mar and others

Black Tuesday at The Bruery: How Far Would You Drive For a Stout?

Ever seen a room full of beer geeks fight to the ale for a limited release bottle? The Bruery will release Black Tuesday, an Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels for more than a year, on Tuesday, October 27. Trust us, you won't want to miss it. Like Black Tuesday's namesake Depression-era stock ma ... More >>

The Silent Minority: L.A.'s Korean Community Grows and Flourishes

Two stories today show that Los Angeles' large Korean community is not confined to popular notions of one, fixed Koreatown. Associated Press focuses on the spread of Catholic influence among Korean immigrants. Their lack of strong ties to any one particular religious belief, according to the AP, mak ... More >>

Death of an Angel: Pitcher Nick Adenhart Killed in Car Crash

The tragic news from Fullerton about a three-fatality automobile accident became even more shocking after the disclosure that one of the victims was L.A. Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart, who had pitched in an opening-week game hours before the crash. Police say a minivan ran a red light at the intersec ... More >>

Death Row Records Auctions Off Its History in Fullerton

(All photos by Brandon Perkins. For full gallery, check out the Death Row Auction slideshow.) It was perfect. The portrait of Nate Dogg in itself was tacky, but Suge Knight's alleged tweaks to the painting -- black eye and multiple bullet holes -- were priceless. The frameless artifact wasn't th ... More >>

Boogaloo Assassins: Their heart may be in East Harlem, but their home is in LA

The Boogaloo Assassins’ spiritual home may be Spanish Harlem, but their stew of influences is distinctly Los Angeleno

Jerome Joseph

A long story short

Rock Picks: Detroit Cobras, Gore Gore Girls, MF Doom, Squeeze

For the week of August 9 – 16

Rock PIcks

For the week of Nov. 24 - 30

Green With Envy

South of Here

Greg Leisz essays the roots

Lie of the Land

Some of our favorite art hoaxes

Letters

The Poison Triangle

Restoring Iraq’s war-ravaged marshes

Letters

Broken Circles

An Exquisite Scar

Life and commerce along the Alameda Corridor

Anthrax Reborn

A new wave of threatening letters sent to abortion clinics

La luz al final del túnel

Ex miembros de la Iglesia Universal luchan por recuperar su felicidad y su salud financiera. por Joseph Treviño

Barrio Logic

Immigration will revitalize Fortress L.A.

Burn, Li'l Debby, Burn

Survival Songs

The Kinks revisited

Crime Takes a Bite Out of Riordan

As numbers go down, fed funds go elsewhere