Orange County is home to many things: atrocious freeways, Botox-infested facial features, affluent white people, and now piano-driven indie rock. It's a wonder how the immense talent of the Cold War Kids could emerge from such a cultural void, so go check them out April 28 at the Fillmore and be grateful that they aren't working at Banana Republic instead. Tickets go on sale Sunday, Jan. 18 at 10 a.m.
Jess LanderIt's been a long week. No need to stay in just because you're feeling broke. Here again we offer 10 options of what to do with your bad self these weekend, all of which cost less than the price of a ticket to I Love You, Man. 1. Free oysters on the half shell at El Rio. (Friday)Happy hours that offer free food rule. Happy hours that offer free food and a back patio really rule. Slide some slimy vittles down the hatch tonight at El Rio's free BBQ, which gets going at 5:30 p.m. (DJs Car
Kenn WilsonIt's La Escuelita night at Pisco Latin Lounge, a kind of aural bouquet of lush paper roses with a heady whiff of retro Latino, pop sintetico, and old school dance stuff (DJ Juan Data starts up about 8 p.m.). Meantime, you can suck down drink specials spiked with Lotus vodka: a cucumber martini and a pomegranate vodka mojito (both $7). We know -- a bit pricier than two-buck PBRs, but Pisco is a classy place, and it's altogether likely that if you do meet somebody, he'll be a lot
