Past Stories
Mystery Machine
The truth is out there . . . and Matt Lamy’s Dead Strange tries to figure out where exactly
Your entire life, it seems, runs on a need-to-know basis.
Unfortunately, you’re always the last who needs to know.
Something exciti...
From the Heart
Indie rock sibling duo Tegan and Sara goes electro and yearns for the ’90s
Ironically, the very trepidation that may have reined in indie rock duo Tegan and Sara over its 18-year career is propelling them—thanks to a huge i...
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs/1/31
OZOMATLI
Rebels who fight to see change will enjoy this LA based hip-hop and salsa band even more knowing that the formation of the band was in preparation for an LA labor protest 10 years ago. Since then the…
Don’t Blow Your Stack
Photo by Ashley Bennett
The Original Pancake House has some sweet signature items right in the heart of Norco
In my family, we have a Fathers Day tradition of visiting The Original Pancake House in Orange at opening time (6:30...
Swept Away
Family strength trumps Mother Nature’s worst in J.A. Bayona’s The Impossible
Imagine you’re on vacation with your family in what seems like an utterly idyllic place. You’ve been fortunate enough to afford a trip to the ...
Final Word
Beyon-Say-Can-You-Sing?
Beyoncé reportedly used a “backing track” during her performance of the national anthem at Barack Obama’s recent presidential inauguration . . . I’m starting to suspect Beyoncé might not even...
Tangerine Smile
Members: Patrick Wall (guitar, vocals), Lauren Quon (piano).
City of Origin: Pomona.
Kindred Spirits: Patrick Wall: The Avett Brothers, Kevin Devine, Brand New, The Frames, Glen Hansard, Damien Rice. Lauren Quon: ’90s pop roc...
Divine Message
Photos by Max Epstein
Sounds of Satellites, appropriately enough, looks to the heavens for inspiration
Sounds of Satellites is an Orange County rock band fronted by Chance Espinoza, and this band’s music is passionate to the...
¡Ask A Mexican!
Dear Mexican: Grammar question/rant. If Spanglish is a legitimate dialect/language, why do you feel the need to italicize every instance of code switching? I seriously doubt that when you speak you emphasize every puta palabra ...
The Rundown
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23
There was a lot of heart-palpitating tension in the air of some United States cities as they waited for the American Lung Association’s annual list of the country’s worst places to breathe. Not so much...
Dickens Festival
Sat, Feb. 2-Sun, Feb. 3
Stepping onto Mission Inn Ave. this weekend will give you the feeling that you’ve become unstuck in time, somehow transported from the information age to times when life seemed a lot simpler—however ...
Breathing Easy?
Latest report on smoking in California gives lots of bad grades to the IE
According to a recently released report, California received mixed grades, when it comes to anti-tobacco efforts and programs to reduce the ill effects o...
Jeff Richards
Fri, Feb. 1-Sat, Feb. 2
A$$WAX. Now that I have your attention you can kind of get your head out of the gutter. We can all agree that A$$WAX is a funny word and perhaps you don’t know but an…
Behind the Times
The news that the Boy Scouts of America is reconsidering its perspective on gay scouts and leaders has been hailed as a noteworthy and progressive step forward. Little do they know is that they’re behind the curve and Redland...
