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Women, Wine and Weed Fundraiser
You really only need to like one of these three things to attend this very awesome upscale event, although digging all three will ensure you have an exceptionally splendid time with the NORML Women’s Alliance Orange County. It’s all in …
PowerHouse 2012
Yes, Power 106 FM’s annual hip-hop fest makes all the press because of its headliner Snoop Dogg, but lest we forget who got a shout-out by President Obama at the recent White House Correspondents Dinner? That’s right, Young Jeezy. Telling …
Vans Warped Tour
Those kings of the totally gnarly slip-on sneakers with the rubber soul present their 16th touring music and extreme sports festival featuring the best in punk, ska, hip-hop and all their derivatives. Featured this year on over 10 stages are …
Aziz Ansari
If you weren’t cool enough to watch The Office during the Michael years , then chances are you were relegated to view Parks and Recreation . . . which isn’t a bad thing since it means you had a front-row …
Sleep in concert
Post-Sabbath, no other band deserved the “stoner metal” band label more deservedly than Sleep, a band known by the devil-horns masses for two things: One, being the group that guitarist Matt Pike used to be in before he formed and …
HEMPCON
If you love cannabis the way we do, then attending this year’s Hempcon in San Jose is pretty much a no-brainer in terms of elevating your knowledge about a plant that reduces suffering and brings relief to millions. Spanning three …
High Times Medical Cannabis Cup
Our community is truly living in interesting times—but we haven’t lost our sense of humor or the drive to celebrate what we do and acknowledge the trailblazers. This year’s High Times Medical Cannabis Cup in Richmond will do that and …
Ministry in concert
Old industrial bands never die—just ask Al Jourgenson. Yes, the frontman behind one of the most aggressive, confrontational keyboards-and-drum-machines outfit in history can sure tell stories: from when Ministry started out as a Depeche Mode-on-acid synth act circa With Sympathy …
Bob Saget live
Let’s be honest here: Bob Saget is funniest when he embraces his dark side. And by “dark side,” I mean when the artist formerly known as Danny Tanner is dropping F-bombs like the Allies bombed Dresden: sheer and utter overkill. …
Bring the Payne
Noise rock unit Health kicks up the pulse for the soundtrack for Max Payne 3
Rockstar Games knows that good stories and immersive music are important ingredients to make a successful game. In Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) players enjoy a …
Inland Empire Reggae Music and Art Festival
Now in its second year, the IE love Jah fest is expanding and spreading the good vibrations. Hosted by KSPC’s very own Junor Francis, this family friendly event (where kids 12 and under get in free with an adult) also …
KROQ Weenie Roast
Also referred to as Weenie Roast y Fiesta due to its Cinco de Mayo due date, KROQ’s annual spring festival, now in its 20th year, presents one of its better lineups in years—at least there’s no Blink 182 or any …
Roger Waters: The Wall Live
Long-standing debates over whether Roger Waters or David Gilmore is the true genius behind the world’s greatest psychedelic rock band will be put on hold this month when Waters mounts his mega-staging of Pink Floyd’s 1979 magnum opus, The Wall …
Roger Waters: The Wall Live
Long-standing debates over whether Roger Waters or David Gilmore is the true genius behind the world’s greatest psychedelic rock band will be put on hold this month when Waters mounts his mega-staging of Pink Floyd’s 1979 magnum opus, The Wall …
Tech N9ne in concert
The rapper that raps so fast, his name originates from the TEC-9 semi-automatic handgun. That’s a bit stereotypically suiting, isn’t it? Tech N9ne has been honing his rappability since 1991, when he joined the group Black Mafia. Yet, it wasn’t …
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas screening
I have never had much time for Hunter Thompson or his work. I have started and stopped his signature book, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, about a dozen times before throwing it across the room in a mixture of …
Sparta in concert
I know what we’re all thinking: Great . . . another band with a name straight out of a popular movie. However, Sparta formed in 2001, several years before the famous quote from 300, so it’s only in the band’s …
Tech N9ne in concert
The rapper that raps so fast, his name originates from the TEC-9 semi-automatic handgun. That’s a bit stereotypically suiting, isn’t it? Tech N9ne has been honing his rappability since 1991, when he joined the group Black Mafia. Yet, it wasn’t …
Tracy Morgan live
This veteran of Saturday Night Live has more than seven years of midnight comedy under his belt. Tracy Morgan, fulfilling the requirement of being overweight to attain comedy stardom, began his humbling career on the sitcom Martin, in which he …
Opeth and Mastodon in concert
Two heavy metal bands, despite differences in culture and language, unite to perform together on stage because good music is universal and bad music is exclusive. Opeth and Mastodon? Might as well call them Bert and Ernie. Opeth, a rather …
Tacoma Restaurant Week
When I go to McDonald’s, I go for the three-course meal. Fries for appetizers, burger/chicken nuggets for the entrée and a McFlurry for dessert (yeah, I really treat myself when going fancy). But for one week in Tacoma, a number …
“Fifty Years of Bay Area Art”
If you’re like me and have a difficult time staring at a painting to absorb some sort of emotional effect, then this show probably isn’t for you (or me). This is for those art enthusiasts whose eyes and mind are …
Paul Oakenfold in concert
They say that older is better, but I get this strange inexplicable feeling that there is age discrimination in electronic trance. Paul Oakenfold, the 48-year old DJ from England, is old enough to be a young grandpa for a fan …
Method Man & Redman
Is there really need for me to spell it out? Alright . . . M-E-T-H-O-D Man. M-E-T-H-O-D Man. Get the point? Yes, two of hip-hop’s most herb-friendly (after Snoop, of course) artists are coming to Fort Collins this month to …
The Naked and the Famous in concert
As the latest non-U.S. breakout band, The Naked and Famous are racking up indie/alt points with its two charting singles, “Young Blood” and “Punching in a Dream”—and deservedly so. While college kids debate whether or not NF is a rip-off …
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Welcome to the Grand Coachella Experiment! Yes, this month, the multi-day music and arts festival, now in its 12th year, is giving wandering desert dancers two full weekends of the same exact lineups. Nothing short of genius, this sextuple-play allows …
Madness in concert
As one of the most popular bands born from the 2 Tone Ska revival of the late 1970s, the UK’s Madness burst onto the American music scene in 1983 with the chart topping “Our House”—and a peppy, slapsticky music video …
Nuclear Cowboyz
In a post-apocalyptic world, two FMX tribes battle against the evil force of The Tempest and her electrifying Cyborg Army for the remaining ramps and track. The Soldiers of Havoc and the Metal Mulisha hold nothing back in the arena, …
Paid Dues Festival
Once again, the cultural wasteland of San Berdoo will serve as the home for the massive all-day, all-ages Paid Dues Festival, featuring the best in indier-than-thou rap. Touting this year’s lineup as the most ambitious yet, promoters Murs and Guerilla …
Nuclear Cowboyz
In a post-apocalyptic world, two FMX tribes battle against the evil force of The Tempest and her electrifying Cyborg Army for the remaining ramps and track. The Soldiers of Havoc and the Metal Mulisha hold nothing back in the arena, …
