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There's No Doubt That No Doubt Rules Orange Countynew

Even if they hadn’t been around in a while, even if they’re internationally famous superstars, even if some of them don’t live in the area anymore, No Doubt are permanently woven into the fabric of our culture—and unlike consumerism, conservatism or reality shows, they are something to be proud of.

OC Weekly | Albert Ching | 08-18-2009 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: No Doubt, Gwen Stefani, Orange County, pop music, concerts

Dave Alvin Remembers His Pal Chris Gaffney With a New Tribute CDnew

Singer-songwriter Dave Alvin remembers his pal Chris Gaffney onstage and on disc.

OC Weekly | Matt Coker | 06-23-2009 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Man of Somebody's Dreams: A Tribute to Chris Gaffney, Chris Gaffney, Dave Alvin

Mission Viejo Rapper Explores the Fake and Real OCsnew

Here is a local guy, most likely exposed to some of the hippest corners of the county, but seemingly perpetuating stereotypes I figured were a creation of embittered screenwriters and Bravo execs.

OC Weekly | Albert Ching | 02-03-2009 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: rap music, Orange County, Apoetnomadali, Orange County Disorder

Wonderlove is Back, with the Same Sound but Different Prioritiesnew

The celebrated Orange County band formed in 2000 and broke up in 2004; even though their music is hardly politically charged, there's some symmetry in the fact they're reuniting in 2008, on the cusp of a new national administration and near the close of a tulmultuous decade.

OC Weekly | Albert Ching | 11-18-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Orange County, Wonderlove

Soul Kitchen Digs Deeper for Your Listening Pleasurenew

A handful of Ubiquity-ites are helming a new weekly showcase at Memphis Café in Costa Mesa called Soul Kitchen (the name aptly alludes to Memphis' Southern-comfort-food-laden menu).

OC Weekly | Dave Segal | 01-29-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

The Efron Scandalnew

Lil Wayne's new project puts the high in High School Musical.

OC Weekly | Ben Westhoff | 12-18-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Lil Wayne

Father Beard Turns on Your Mindnew

Father Beard’s compositions unfurl in slow motion, as if they’re played in a narcotic haze.

OC Weekly | Dave Segal | 12-11-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Father Beard

The Fathomless Beauty of Blank Bluenew

Blank Blue are still a very young group, but the songs they've completed so far possess a beatific, rococo lushness -- as well as an understated funkiness.

OC Weekly | Dave Segal | 11-06-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Blank Blue

Mariza Modernizes Portuguese Fadonew

At 34, and with an evocative, heartbreaking vocal range, Mariza has emerged as the face and the voice of contemporary Portuguese fado, a modern revivalist with roots planted firmly in the music's tradition and history.

OC Weekly | Daffodil J. Altan | 10-30-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Dancing Lethargic is a Quirk in Progressnew

Laguna Beach visual artist/musician Keith Fox creates music with quirk that goes right up to the tipping point of wacky, but ultimately stays on the good side of odd.

OC Weekly | Dave Segal | 09-11-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Dancing Lethargic