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The Top 15 Orange County Dive Bars

By Jackie Connor Fri., May 3 2013 at 7:43 AM
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Over the past few months, we've dropped into the smallest, darkest corners of local nightlife to bring you a list of the best dive bars OC has to offer. It hasn't always been pretty. But our search brought us in contact with plenty of stiff drinks, salty drunks and crazy stories. Whether you're looking for the comfort of your own neighborhood version of Cheers or you're just looking for a place to get shitfaced in Santa Ana, there's something for everyone on our list of the the Top 15 Orange County Dive Bars!

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Top Five Dive Bars in North Orange County

By Jackie Connor Tue., Apr. 30 2013 at 8:06 AM
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Jackie Connor
The last horse finally crosses the finish line! As we conclude our OC dive bar hunt, the north corner of the orange curtain contains a few noteworthy watering holes within its borders. Before you decide to burn a tank of gas getting to LA, don't forget the gloriously grimy crevices lurking between La Habra and Fountain Valley. This region in particular proves to be identity litmus test for the local OC lush. So pull up a stool (wipe it off first!) and get your tab money ready. Here are your top five dives for north Orange County!

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OC Music Awards: Rock Rage of Night 3 Makes Earplugs a Requirement

By Alejandra Loera Wed., Jan. 23 2013 at 9:22 AM
Categories: Awards, Bands We Like, Last Night, Last Night reviews, OC Music Awards, Orange Curtains, Punk as Fuck, bars, local bands

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OC Music Awards Showcase: Night 3

The Slide Bar Rock-N-Roll Cafe
January 22, 2013

The OC Music Awards Showcase continued it's excursion on the quest to find OC's best live band for night three at the Slidebar Rock-N-Roll Cafe in downtown Fullerton. To test the nominated bands originality, stage presence, crowd participation and overall appeal where a few of the elite members of the OC Music Awards Academy which is comprised of music journalists, radio personalities, booking agents and industry professionals who help support our local music scene. Starting at 8 p.m., the showcase featured and interesting array of bands including Anna Vexa, Snakebit Drifters, Fiction Reform, Beneath the Buried and Death Hymn Number 9 who all brought their own eclectic crowds and energy to the Slide Bar stage.

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*OC Music Awards: Night 2 Puts Singer-Songwriters On a Frosty Pedestal
*OC Music Awards Showcase: Night 1-Detroit Bar-January 8, 2013
*Coachella "Leaks," Confirmations and Rumors


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Top Five Dive Bars in Central Orange County

By Jackie Connor Fri., Nov. 2 2012 at 6:47 AM
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Blackies by the Sea bar in Newport has interesting ideas of decor.

Deep in the very red heart of central Orange County's clogged arterial domain, dive bar culture is alive and well. Although some are more hidden than others, you might be surprised what lurks within the dark crevices between Newport and Santa Ana. Those of you who never learned to associate PBR and jukeboxes with good ole' Newps are in for a grimy surprise. After all, every town in OC has it's share of the 99 percent looking to get wasted on the cheap. Ladies and gents, here are our top five dives for central Orange County!
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Blackies by the Sea, Cassidy's, dive bars, Goat Hill Tavern, The Fling, The Quill
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Top Five Long Beach Dive Bars

By Joseph Lapin Fri., Oct. 12 2012 at 10:59 AM
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When it comes to dive bars, Long Beach has some of the best in Southern California.  An area stuck between Orange County and Los Angeles, Long Beach is truly its own city, belonging to no one.  An iconoclast.  A haven for cheap beer and wild stories.  And after spending many hours slaving over research -- ah um drinking and talking to bartenders -- we've compiled a list of the best dive bars.  While it was difficult to cut the list down to only five, I took into account look, smell, crowd, the price of drinks, and history.  So, barflies and wandering Beatniks/hipsters, I give you the top 5 dive bars in the LBC. 

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36 36 Club, Bukowski, Dive Bars in Long Beach, Fern's, Jo Jost's, The Reno Room., The Stache Bar
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Top Five Dive Bars in South Orange County

By Jackie Connor Wed., Sep. 19 2012 at 5:00 AM
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Inside Knuckle Heads bar 

Despite south Orange County's polished reputation for being pristine,upscale and, well, boring, there lies a couple of dark secret spots in the cracks and crevices of this conservative paradise. It's within those blind spots you find south county's most remarkable, crazy and just plain creepy characters marinating themselves in all kinds of fermentation. Where, you so eagerly ask? Ladies and gents, I give you the top five dive bars of south Orange County.

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*Top 10 OC Shows of Summer 2012
*Douglas and the Furs Headline Plugged Into Local at Commonwealth Lounge, Sep. 24
*The Five Best Concerts in O.C. This Week

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county music, line dancing, Mad Dog and the Smokin' J's, Rebel Rockers, SixStep, World Anthem
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