Thee Makeout Party’s ‘Play Pretend’: kids songs and reckless Nick Lowe riffs!

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Anaheim’s Thee Makeout Party has an extensive history highlighted with shows at the OC Fair, the Smell, and, last weekend, a filled-twice-past-capacity speedboat parked outside Shoreline Village. Teenacide Records’ Play Pretend, their first full length, is rife with good vibes and [...]

‘Tis the season when people start arguing about exactly which season ’tis, and the inane haggling has already begun over what to call the tall, decorative pine tree that will do its damndest to signify good cheer this year at Shoreline Village. Bill Pearl has the story at LBreport.com
The tree–some call it Christmas, others call [...]

Springbok Bar & Grill brings monkey gland sauce to Shoreline Village

PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES
For Americans, there’s not much of a frame of reference where South African food is concerned. We can probably tell you about Charlize Theron and apartheid and Nelson Mandela (and that song about freeing him, by Special AKA)—none of which you can [...]