Last Wednesday, local band The Airborne Toxic Event (MySpace) performed at Becker Amphitheatre on the campus of Cal State Fullerton. Even before their now-legendary January residency at Spaceland (MySpace), the band has enjoyed an astonishing surge of popularity -- performing at SXSW, Rockcycle, and a secret show during the Radars To The Sky (MySpace) residency at The Echo (MySpace) -- which culminated with their signing to Majordomo Records as well as an appearance on......

Rain, rain, don't go away, don't come again another day! Wet weather is on its way. And not a moment too soon for some portions of the city. A lack of water in the Valley might slow growth: "West San Fernando Valley Councilman Dennis Zine said he called for the mandatory water conservation in new development after Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's plea for voluntary water saving was largely ignored by Angelenos." You know all that......

The courts once again sided with the Bush administration in its warrantless spy tapping program. This time, the liberal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to rule against the government in its handling of the war on terror. Somewhere, Abbie Hoffman is crying. Following an incident at Cal State Fullerton, in which nooses appeared on a clothesline at an anti-hate rally, civil rights leaders are calling for a federal investigation. College officials quickly took......

Dodgers 4, Blue Jays 3, 10 - It was a strange interleague game against Toronto. Brad Penny allowed one run in 7 and 2/3 innings, but got no decision. Takashi Saito blew the save, but didn't lose the game. Rudy Saenez only faced one batter, but it was enough for the win. Olmedo Saenz finally won it with a two-run blast in the bottom of the tenth. Angels 10, Cardinals 6 - The Halos hung......

- Ray Liotta arrested and charged with DUI after crashing into two parked cars in the Palisades - AP - Feds begin investigating the two recent suspicious church fires - CBS2 - Even though there are three Black stars favored to win Oscars, is the Academy still stiffing African-Americans? - Reuters - The popularity of Junior ROTC in area high schools is dropping fast - LA Times - Cal State Fullerton student/Apple Store employee......

Tonight - Tuesday "NBA Basketball" (PRIME, 5:00 p.m.) Pacers @ Lakers "College Basketball (PRIME, 7:30 p.m.) Cal State Fullerton @ UCLA "NBA Basketball" (Fox Sports, 7:30 p.m.) Heat @ Clippers "The 400 Blows" (IFC, 7:35 p.m.) Truffaut's 1959 French New Wave classic about neglected schoolboy who runs away from home and turns to petty crime, kinda like what the TV Junkie is doing on LAist. "Friday Night Lights" (NBC, 8:00 p.m.) When did this......

Fourth of July Closures as reported by the LATOffices: All city, county and federal offices and courts will be closed. Mail: No delivery. Post offices will be closed. Libraries: Most will be closed. Banks: Most will be closed. Schools: Public schools, community colleges, UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton and Chapman University will be closed. Public transportation: Orange County Transportation Authority will operate on its holiday schedule. Metrolink trains will not run. OC-centric much, LA......

She Wants Revenge is back tonight. one month later, with Astra Heights and local independents - Monsters Are Waiting. The show is sold out at the Henry Fonda Theatre, but we know you have ways of getting tickets. Saxophonist Pharoah Sanders continues his six-day residency at the Jazz Bakery through Monday. Sanders used to play with Sun Ra and John Coltrane. Oni and Pika are from Osaka, Japan. They are Afrirampo. Nudity besides, their......

It's Championship Week, and that means two conference tournaments are taking place in the LA area. While most of you are well-aware that the Pac-10 Tournament is taking place at STAPLES Center, the Big West Tournament is also going on at the nearby Anaheim Convention Center. Call us the Grinch, but LAist has never liked conference tournaments. Sure, they're fun. And it does give plenty of underdog schools a chance at the Big Dance.......

Football season’s almost over. Basketball, well, it doesn’t really matter until June, unless you’re a college fan, then you can wait until March. And hockey, uh, what exactly happened to those guys anyway? But for baseball fans everywhere, the moment is now. Pitchers and catchers don’t report for Big League spring training for a good 3 or 4 weeks still, but if you need a little fix, LAist suggests you get in your car......

LAist wasn't here for all 2004, but the memories were. Here are the first annual LAist Sports Awards. Sportsman of the Year: Derek Fisher He may no longer be a Laker, but Derek Fisher's shot with 0.4 seconds left against San Antonio was the best thing to happen to LA sports fans all year. With every Laker annoying the hell out of the city of LA, from Shaq to Kobe to Malone to the......

Congratulations to Cal State Fullerton on winning the College World Series! The Titans won the title despite the NCAA's routine tradition of putting all of the good west coast teams in the same regionals so they can knock each other out. But LAist recognizes that Southern California is the home of the best college baseball talent on the planet. This year alone, Cal State Fullerton, UCLA, Long Beach State, UC Irvine, and Pepperdine all......