​Despite the fact that it falls on a weekend, this year's Valentine's Day puts club-goers (at least the ones who have to work on President's Day) at a slight disadvantage. It's hard to get super crazy on a Sunday night while worrying about Monday's madness.

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Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew is back for a fifth season with fresh acts battling for the top spot. The show starts off with its regional battle, where five crews from each region battle to be in the top three, and then the nine crews (separated into three regions) that make it will move to nationals to battle for the $100,000 prize. Continuing as judges are teen idol from 'N SYNC JC Chasez and hip-hop artist Lil Mama. New on the panel will be R&B singer Omarion, who is known for his popping influenced dance style in his music videos, and also starred in You Got Served. And what would the show be without Saved By The Bell's very own AC Slater (Mario Lopez) as host.

Hoping to impress the judges with their lunatic android style and to represent Orange County properly is Poreotics from Westminster.

"There hasn't been a crew with a full-popping robotic style with a comedy twist like ours," says crew member Matt Nguyen, "And we wear shades when we perform on stage."
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​They don't come down to OC that often, but when they do, you won't find a better pocket of rocksteady riddims than the Chris Murray Combo. During any given set, this LA trio produces a skank-worthy sound that blends ska, reggae, rocksteady, soul and pretty much any other genre that requires hand clapping and bouncing up and down at a rapid pace (sorry, no Irish folk songs though).  More >>

​If you ever hang around a group of aging punk rockers, you're ultimately going to get an earfull about the mayhem and magic of the glory days when legendary bands walked the earth and tore up the stage. Splice that in with a bag of comical life lessons, misadventures and a pinch of borderline psychosis and you have Joe Sib's one man "broken word" show, "California Calling." The show takes place tonight at The Boathouse in Costa Mesa at 8 p.m.  More >>

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KISS plays tonight at the Honda Center. And while I've always wondered what in the hell anyone sees/hears in this shitty band, I do have to respect grown men who've taken some of the worst rock songs of all time and turned it into a franchise.

For example, for those of you going to the show tonight in your KISS t-shirts, I hope you bring your KISS Kondoms in hopes of meeting a KISS fan. Then, maybe you can take said KISS fan to the KISS hotel, where you'll jump on the KISS mattress and, if you're lucky, engage in a KISS kiss. From there, it's time to take off your KISS underwear and get down to KISS business. Let's just hope that by the end of your romp you don't die and wind up in your KISS Kasket because if you perish, that means less cash for Gene Simmons and company and God knows he don't want that.

​It looks like Detroit Bar has discovered the ultimate ingredients for fun on a Friday night: DJ battles, Korean Tacos and Biz Markie. More >>

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Tonight is week No. 2 of LA/Costa Mesa trio Pop Noir's Monday night November residency (aptly titled Noirvember) at Detroit Bar. If I wasn't busy washing my hair tonight, I'd be there for sure because the best band to ever come outta Signal Hill, On Blast, is opening. Also on the bill is Little Red Radio, an electro/dance group from Los Angeles. 

The best part? It's free!