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Month: April 2015

The Dead Milkmen - photo © 2015 Donna Balancia
Live Reviews

The Dead Milkmen: Definitely Not ‘Mellow’ at The Troubadour

April 27, 2015 News Comments Off on The Dead Milkmen: Definitely Not ‘Mellow’ at The Troubadour

It’s amazing what happens with the passage of time. People get a bit slower, a little wiser and mellow. Well none of that was true at the Dead Milkmen show at The Troubadour Saturday night. […]

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By DONNA BALANCIA

Jack White Signs Off Coachella 2015 With Props For Punks as Festival Wraps

April 19, 2015 News Comments Off on Jack White Signs Off Coachella 2015 With Props For Punks as Festival Wraps

By DONNA BALANCIA … And as we bid a fond farewell to Coachella 2015, the sun also set on Jack White’s last electric performance for what was expected to be “a long while,” White told […]

Dead Milkmen © 2015 Heather Harris
By DONNA BALANCIA

The Dead Milkmen Speak – Q and A Interview with Dean Clean Sabatino

April 17, 2015 News 1

Featured photo © Heather Harris. DEAN SABATINO of The Dead Milkmen Q and A with DONNA BALANCIA, Editor of CaliforniaRocker.com DB: What have you learned over the years? DS: Relax and have fun. DB: What is […]

Jello Biafra, Cheetah Chrome, Lisa Kekaula, Carolyn Wonderland were among performers at Re-Licked Show - photo by Donna Balancia
Video

James Williamson ‘Re-Licked’ Show Featuring Biafra, Mosshart, Released On Video

April 11, 2015 News Comments Off on James Williamson ‘Re-Licked’ Show Featuring Biafra, Mosshart, Released On Video

Last January, The Stooges’ influential guitarist James Williamson gathered together some of his alternative A-List pals and put on the ‘Re-Licked’ show at the Bootleg.  It rocked the house. The Re-Licked show featured Alison Mosshart, […]

Concert For Social Change - photo © 2015 Donna Balancia
Causes

Tom Morello Tears Down ‘Velvet Rope’ for Social Justice with Jackson Browne

April 10, 2015 News Comments Off on Tom Morello Tears Down ‘Velvet Rope’ for Social Justice with Jackson Browne

By DONNA BALANCIA HOLLYWOOD — With veteran rockers like David Crosby and Graham Nash and Jackson Browne, and up-and-comers like La Santa Cecilia and Rocky Dawuni, The Concert For Social Justice was one of the […]

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Concert Advances

Wednesday’s Concert For Social Justice To Benefit Young Musicians

April 4, 2015 News Comments Off on Wednesday’s Concert For Social Justice To Benefit Young Musicians

They are known for their songs of social justice. And on Wednesday night, when Crosby and Nash, Melissa Etheridge, and Jackson Browne take the stage during The Concert For Social Justice, they will have a […]

Classic US Rocker Reviews

  • Samm Henshaw at Peppermint Club - All Photos © 2021 Luis Moreno
    British-Nigerian Singer-Songwriter Samm Henshaw Paints Musical Portrait at The Peppermint Club
    November 23, 2021 Comments Off on British-Nigerian Singer-Songwriter Samm Henshaw Paints Musical Portrait at The Peppermint Club
  • Gary Clark Jr. photo by Donna Balancia
    Gary Clark Jr. Plays Intimate Show at Village Studios in West LA to Celebrate The New 88.5 FM SoCal Radio
    September 15, 2017 Comments Off on Gary Clark Jr. Plays Intimate Show at Village Studios in West LA to Celebrate The New 88.5 FM SoCal Radio
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    VIDEO: Rolling Stones Deliver Solid Performance in 92008 Leg of Zip Code Tour
    May 21, 2015 Comments Off on VIDEO: Rolling Stones Deliver Solid Performance in 92008 Leg of Zip Code Tour
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East Coast Rocker

  • The Amish Outlaws rock the crowds - Photo by Donna Balancia
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California Rocker®

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    RIP: Robbie Robertson, Songwriter Who ‘Drove Old Dixie Down,’ Passes Away at 80
    August 10, 2023 Comments Off on RIP: Robbie Robertson, Songwriter Who ‘Drove Old Dixie Down,’ Passes Away at 80
  • The Ocean Blue - Darin Back image
    Release: The Ocean Blue Opens ‘Davy Jones’ Locker’ Again, Drops New Video + Track
    August 7, 2023 Comments Off on Release: The Ocean Blue Opens ‘Davy Jones’ Locker’ Again, Drops New Video + Track
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  • Sparks - Photos by LUIS MORENO
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Vintage Interviews

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  • Cheetah Chrome, r, with Bruce Duff performs with James Williamson last January at Bootleg in LA - Photo © 2015 Donna Balancia
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