Nice rainy night in Long Beach: Paperplanes (whose Rhinestone Republic is one of my favorite local releases this year) and Fast Dragon (who re-equip Karp/Jehu heaviness for this heavier decade and who opened for John Reis’ Night Marchers two weeks back) plus Transfer and DJ Clamour (is that an actual ex-member of the band the [...]

Live bands are headed for the Puka Bar, the Wrigley area’s noted Tiki-style bar at 710 W. Willow St.–including jazz and lounge combos.
But they’ll arrive over the objections of a half-dozen nearby residents, who told Long Beach City Council Tuesday night that the bar is a difficult neighbor even when its visitors are well-behaved.

Set your faces to discuss–for, at least, the city-mandated three minutes during the public comment portion of the Long Beach City Council meeting.
Tomorrow night’s Long Beach City Council meeting is the first viewing of Mayor Bob Foster’s proposal to put all city council agenda items on an agenda 12 days before the council actually discusses [...]

PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES
You’ve been working too hard. Your dog died. You have a broken heart and shattered dreams. Your life is a country rock anthem. You need some healing, fast, and you find it in the bottom of a glass at the Puka Bar. The person concocting your potion has little or no proficiency [...]

Byron’s Mai Tai
There are roughly two occasions when ordering a mai tai is okay: your 21st birthday, when someone else orders one for you, and that same night, three shots later, when, really, that someone else could stand to be a lot more attractive. Call for a mai tai at any other point in your [...]