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Prince - City National Grove of Anaheim - 5/7/13

By Katie Bain and Ben Westhoff Prince City National Grove of Anaheim 5/7/13 "Do you love rock and roll?" Prince asked last night. "Do you like your rock and roll funky, though?" A Prince show is always a big deal; his passion and showmanship is Springsteen-like. Even better, his need to constantl ... More >>

Dodgers Swept into San Francisco Bay, Drift Rudderless Out to Sea

Good news, bad news. The good news first: no one drowned. Now the bad news. Your Los Angeles Dodgers went to San Francisco and were swept in three by the hated Giants, losing each night in one-run fashion, 2-1, 10-9 and 4-3. There was the usual trouble hitting with runners in scoring position, some ... More >>

Pujols Kitchen: Charity Cookware Albert Pujols' Favorite "Home Run" Pollo Guisado Recipe

While Anaheim Angels first baseman Albert Pujols was hitting his 450th home run last year, his wife, Deidre Pujols, was knee-deep in calderos, the Dutch oven of Latin American cooking. The price tag comes with a good cause: Proceeds from her new cookware line, Pujols Kitchen Cookware, benefit povert ... More >>

Music Picks: Regina Carter, Madness, Melvins, Grace Woodroofe

Also, Neon Indian, Moab, Damien Jurado and others

Roxrite, an Angeleno Who Became a World B-Boy Champion

Two days after Thanksgiving Day 2011, hardcore b-boy fans poured into Moscow's Nikulin Circus for the annual Red Bull BC One Championship. The event is one of the largest and best-known international competitions, tagging itself the "Official Breakdance World Championship." Sixteen of the world's to ... More >>

Music Picks: Andrea Bocelli, Carina Round, A Hero A Fake

Also, Norma Jean, Jonathan Richman, Jay-Z and Kanye West and others

Los Angeles Web Awards: The Winners!

​ What happens when you mix food bloggers, steampunk performers and fake Christian fundamentalists? We'll find out tonight at the party for the Los Angeles Web Awards. Before we announce the winners, we'd like to thank you (yeah, you, right there) for your help with the nomination process. Y ... More >>

Best Sports Blog: Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness

Best Brewery in the Southland: The Bruery

The Bruery Sets the Local Standard for Excellence​ California is king when it comes to American craft beer. Maybe Oregon would argue, but they would lose. In the Golden State of craft brew heaven, Nor Cal and San Diego County have long reigned supreme. That era is over. The best brewery bet ... More >>

Dodgers Fans, Including Pregnant Woman, Beaten at Angels Stadium After Exhibition Game

Angels Stadium.​Looks like Dodgers fans aren't just dishing out the hooliganism these days. A pregnant woman and her brother, both apparently Dodgers fans, were hospitalized after they were beaten, allegedly by Angels fans, following an exhibition game between L.A. and the Angels at Angels Sta ... More >>

Henry Rollins Column: Optimism, Lemmy and 3,000 Downloads Just For You

Maura LanahanOur eminent columnist, Mr. Henry Rollins!​[The one and only Henry Rollins contirbutes a weekly column and far-reaching reportage to the music section of the LA Weekly. Look for your weekly Henry Rollins fix right here on West Coast Sound every Monday and make sure to tune in to He ... More >>

In Search Of: Chad Brown on Rare Country From Prison, Johnny Paycheck and the Phillipines

courtesy chad brown​ Chad Brown is an L.A.-based DJ and the singer/guitarist in CB Brand, and he may well know more about country music than anyone you're likely to encounter in this city. He is a true historian who recalls the backstories of each record in immense detail--from how he found i ... More >>

Tonight: Murder ballads, Lights, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Giant Drag

Frank Fairfield​File under Halloween-appropriate shows that you don't have to dress up for: Murder ballads -- those creepy little tomes to our dark side -- will be the fare tonight at the Echoplex for a group of artists assembled by the people behind the New Los Angeles Folk Festival. And why ... More >>

Music Picks: Sunset Junction Street Fair, Lucinda Williams, Y & T, Tanya Morgan

Also, GZA, Jimmy Webb, Fol Chen and others

A Q & A With Specialty Coffee Association of America's Ric Rhinehart

SCAA​If you're anywhere near Anaheim for the next few days, you may notice a few minor tremors in the area. No, not another earthquake. Not even the happiness of baseball fans after the Angels beat the Yankees yesterday for the first time since 2002, but about 10,000 coffeegeeks all tossing ba ... More >>

Sportscaster, TV Reporter Rory Markas Dead

Fox 11 NewsRory Markas.​Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim announcer Rory Markas has died at the age of 54, the team announced today. The sportscaster and television reporter died at his home in Palmdale Monday night, Angels vice president Tim Mead stated. Fox 11 News, where he had worked as a re ... More >>

Hideki Matsui Coming to LA: A Designated Hitter A Japanese Curry House

MLB.com​Hideki Matsui, the New York Yankees DH and MVP of the World Series, is coming to Los Angeles. Matsui has reportedly signed a 1-year contract with the Angels. So they get a guy who batted .615 over the 6 games of the series, and in arguably better news--depending on your culinary tastes ... More >>

Dodgers/Phillies Game 5: Well, So Much For 2009. Thanks For the Memories.

​Turn out the lights, the party's over.There was a glimmer of hope when Andre Ethier hit a solo home run in the 1st inning, but the Phillies quickly snuffed it out in the bottom of the inning with that three-run dinger by Jayson Werth.The Dodgers needed another solid outing from Vicente Padilla bu ... More >>

Dodgers/Phillies: It'll Be Deja Vu All Over Again

​ Stupid Rockies.All they had to do Monday night was hold a two-run 9th inning lead to extend their series with the Phillies to a fifth game, but closer Huston Street blew it. The Rockies got the tying run on base in the bottom of the 9th, but couldn't push it across.So the NL Championship, beginn ... More >>

The Dodgers' Waiting Game Begins; How Long Depends on Weather and TBS

​Here's the big problem with TV determining the playoff schedule: today, TBS is broadcasting a tripleheader--the two AL series plus Game 3 of the Rockies/Phillies matchup in Denver.And because Denver is the farthest west of today's games they get the latest start, scheduled to begin at 8 p.m., Mou ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Phil Spector Found Guilty Famed music producer Phil Spector was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2003 death of sometime actress Lana Clarkson. He faces a prison sentence of 18 years to life. L.A. DailyUrban League The L.A. Dodgers' opening home game was marked by a parking-lot stabbing and v ... 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 >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Polanski Loses Bid to Nix L.A. Judges The AP's Linda Deutsch reports that a three-member appellate panel has rejected self-exiled film auteur Roman Polanski's motion to bar any Los Angeles County judge from participating in his case. Polanski, who claims he has no plans to ever return to the U.S., i ... More >>

Did the High Life Turn Avocado Men's Minds Into Guacamole?

The new bling?A charming tongue-in-cheeker by the New York Times' Jesse McKinley looks at what happened when enough money got spread among avocado industry lobbyists. "Luxury suites. Shopping sprees. Four-star hotels. Such was life in the high-flying world of the California Avocado Commission . . . ... More >>

Rock Picks: The Little Ones, Eagle and Talon, Elliott Murphy

Also, Ida Maria, Sara Lov, John Legend and others

Cantinflas: Actor as Household Verb

And he wouldn't be caught dead in Beverly Hills Chihuahua

Best Escape From L.A.

The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner

The Boras Factor

Is super agent Scott Boras destroying the game of baseball? And what does he want now?

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Power Grabs Antonio Villaraigosa Should Make Once He's Done With the Schools

Rock & Dance Club Listings

For February 3 - 9, 2006

Power Grabs Antonio Villaraigosa Should Make Once He’s Done with the Schools

Fish Slapping, Angel Baiting and “PAUL-AH-NIK”

Virgin Zombies

The Hahn Referendum

Why it really matters who the mayor of L.A. is

Why Moneyball Sucks

Or, the case for the Los Angeles Angels

Alt They Ain't

Kingsizemaybe

Letters

Seeing Red

The Fatty Arbuckle Memorial Awards for 2003

Go Blue!

Dodger Moves I’d Make if the Team Were Mine

Surf Report: Billabong Threatens an International Incident

The Boy of Summer

It's Only a Game, Goddamn It

Baseball at the End of the World

The amazing adventures of Ethan Feld

Tinsel-Town Rebellion

Writers, moguls and Hollywood’s day of reckoning

Kicking Assets

Crisis catches state utilities counting cash

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