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Home2017September

Month: September 2017

Live Reviews

Beach Boys And a Cowsill Prove After 50 Years, The Songs of Summer Don’t Fall

September 29, 2017 News Comments Off on Beach Boys And a Cowsill Prove After 50 Years, The Songs of Summer Don’t Fall

Review By DAN MACINTOSH CERRITOS, CA – It’s understandable if diehard Beach Boys fans entered the posh Cerritos Center for the Performing arts a little skeptical. This was not even close to the Beach Boys […]

Robyn Hitchcock
Live Reviews

Robyn Hitchcock Gives A Grammy Museum Audience a Taste of His New Album

September 27, 2017 News Comments Off on Robyn Hitchcock Gives A Grammy Museum Audience a Taste of His New Album

Review by DAN MACINTOSH LOS ANGELES, CA – Listening to the Grammy Museum Executive Director Scott Goldman interview Robyn Hitchcock can be a whole lot like sampling the artist’s extensive catalogue, in that it he […]

Alison Mosshart photo by Donna Balancia
Causes

EXCLUSIVE: Art World Comes to See Alison Mosshart’s Paintings at Maxfield LA

September 26, 2017 News Comments Off on EXCLUSIVE: Art World Comes to See Alison Mosshart’s Paintings at Maxfield LA

By DONNA BALANCIA The artsy crowd came out for Alison Mosshart’s art exhibit at the Maxfield Gallery in West Hollywood Tuesday night. Mosshart, best known as the famous frontwoman for The Kills and The Dead […]

Glitter Trash photo by Donna Balancia
Live Reviews

Glitter Trash: Detroit Lives On with Strong Punk Performance at The Viper Room

September 26, 2017 News Comments Off on Glitter Trash: Detroit Lives On with Strong Punk Performance at The Viper Room

Superbees and The Crazy Squeeze Rip By DONNA BALANCIA Glitter Trash may be the new kids in town, but that doesn’t keep the Detroit band from rippin it up on the Sunset Strip. It was […]

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Festivals

Music Tastes Good Boasts Diverse Musical and Culinary Lineup in Long Beach

September 26, 2017 News Comments Off on Music Tastes Good Boasts Diverse Musical and Culinary Lineup in Long Beach

By DONNA BALANCIA Ween, Sleater-Kinney, Dr. Octagon and Peaches are among the diverse performers at Joel Fischel’s Music Tastes Good fest this weekend in Long Beach presented by KCRW. There’s an equally divergent collection of […]

Blues

Sarah Rogo Charms Canyon Club Audience with Beautiful Blues

September 24, 2017 News Comments Off on Sarah Rogo Charms Canyon Club Audience with Beautiful Blues

  By DONNA BALANCIA Sarah Rogo has had some pretty fun adventures in her life. After all, who can complain about living in San Diego, which for many reasons is known as “America’s Finest City,” […]

By JOHN DALY

New Single: ‘One Step’ by Balancia and Conrad Benefits Victims

September 22, 2017 News Comments Off on New Single: ‘One Step’ by Balancia and Conrad Benefits Victims

Punk Rocker and the Writer Team Up to Give Back to Texas By JOHN DALY Donna Balancia, music journalist, and Vince Conrad, music producer and founder of bands The Smart Pills and American Bad Taste, […]

Musicians

JST DAVID Wins Louisiana Film Fest Scholarship, Performs at Peppermint Club

September 21, 2017 News Comments Off on JST DAVID Wins Louisiana Film Fest Scholarship, Performs at Peppermint Club

By DOTTIE PARIS Singer-songwriter David Jones II, known by his stage name JST DAVID, has been awarded the inaugural Dan Ireland Memorial Scholarship by the Louisiana International Film Festival and the Dan Ireland Legacy Committee. […]

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Musicians

Ken Stringfellow, Mercury Rev, Play California as ‘Supergroup’ Tears of Silver

September 21, 2017 News Comments Off on Ken Stringfellow, Mercury Rev, Play California as ‘Supergroup’ Tears of Silver

By JOHN DALY Ken Stringfellow and members of Mercury Rev have been on the road as Tears of Silver and the group will play San Diego on Saturday, Pasadena on Sunday and San Francisco on […]

By JOHN DALY

Chicano Batman Debut New Politically Charged Video Ahead of U.S. Tour

September 19, 2017 News Comments Off on Chicano Batman Debut New Politically Charged Video Ahead of U.S. Tour

By JOHN DALY Popular psych-soul band Chicano Batman has released a new video called Freedom Is Free based on the title track of its latest album. It’s a serious subject handled in a matter-of-fact way but […]

Musicians

Lifehouse and Switchfoot Look Back for Summer With Hit-Filled Show at the Greek

September 19, 2017 News Comments Off on Lifehouse and Switchfoot Look Back for Summer With Hit-Filled Show at the Greek

Review by DAN MACINTOSH Slotted between Hurricane Harvey, which had just torn through Texas, and the eve of when Hurricane Irma was about to hit Florida, Lifehouse and Switchfoot shared a bill at the Greek […]

Focke Wolves Photo by Donna Balancia
California Rocker®

The Focke Wolves, Tijuana Stranglers and Thirsty Crows Play Maui Sugar Mill

September 16, 2017 News Comments Off on The Focke Wolves, Tijuana Stranglers and Thirsty Crows Play Maui Sugar Mill

By DONNA BALANCIA The Focke Wolves will be playing Maui Sugar Mill tonight and this band knows how to rip it up old-school punk style.  They’re on the bill with the Tijuana Stranglers and Thirsty […]

Live Reviews

Terry Reid Rehashes The Swingin’ ’60s in Two-Hour Music and Storytelling Set at McCabe’s Guitar Shop

September 15, 2017 News Comments Off on Terry Reid Rehashes The Swingin’ ’60s in Two-Hour Music and Storytelling Set at McCabe’s Guitar Shop

Photos and Story by HEATHER HARRIS We saw the return of legendary British vocalist TERRY REID to McCabe’s Guitar Shop, Santa Monica for a solo “storyteller” format he first pioneered at that same venue in […]

Gary Clark Jr. photo by Donna Balancia
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 News Comments Off on Gary Clark Jr. Plays Intimate Show at Village Studios in West LA to Celebrate The New 88.5 FM SoCal Radio

By DONNA BALANCIA Gary Clark Jr. put on an intimate show at The Village Studios to celebrate the expansion of 88.5 FM, formerly known as KCSN radio. The man of a thousand notes @garyclarkjr played […]

Wayne Kramer with Burrell Kelly - Photo © 2017 Donna Balancia
By DONNA BALANCIA

Wayne Kramer and Jail Guitar Doors Charity Bring Music to 100th Prison

September 10, 2017 News Comments Off on Wayne Kramer and Jail Guitar Doors Charity Bring Music to 100th Prison

By DONNA BALANCIA SAN DIEGO – Wayne Kramer and his Jail Guitar Doors charity visited their 100th prison on Friday, bringing guitars and music behind the walls of Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego. Kramer, […]

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Musicians

Second Annual Sunstock Festival Returns to Los Angeles To Foster Clean Energy, Music, and Art

September 5, 2017 News Comments Off on Second Annual Sunstock Festival Returns to Los Angeles To Foster Clean Energy, Music, and Art

By DOTTIE PARIS Ra Ra Riot, Robert DeLong, Yip Yops and Freedom Fry are among the performers that will shine at the second annual Sunstock Solar Festival on Saturday. The fest is a celebration of […]

Locals Only

Cool Tunes Tuesday: Video by Eric Leach Premieres ‘Zoom’ off his New Album Out Today, ‘Mercy Me’

September 5, 2017 News Comments Off on Cool Tunes Tuesday: Video by Eric Leach Premieres ‘Zoom’ off his New Album Out Today, ‘Mercy Me’

By DONNA BALANCIA Eric Leach, whose band Symbol Six is known around Southern California as one of the most fun punk rock groups around, has released a video to promote his solo album, Mercy Me. […]

Zealyn - Photo © 2017 Donna Balancia
Live Reviews

Elle Belle and Dream Machines Prove Chinatown LA is Still the Place to Find New Alternative Acts

September 4, 2017 News Comments Off on Elle Belle and Dream Machines Prove Chinatown LA is Still the Place to Find New Alternative Acts

By DONNA BALANCIA LOS ANGELES – The bands Elle Belle and Dream Machines made a hot night of new music a little cooler with sounds that shook Chinatown on Saturday. Chinatown, known for its 1980s […]

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Musicians

Austin Shaw Touches Hearts with Release of ‘Felt,’ An Album That Mixes Rock, Soul, Folk and Ballads

September 2, 2017 News Comments Off on Austin Shaw Touches Hearts with Release of ‘Felt,’ An Album That Mixes Rock, Soul, Folk and Ballads

Austin Shaw: FELT – Release Date: September 15, 2017 Review by DOTTIE PARIS Santa Cruz is one of those kinds of cities that allows an individual to fully express himself. As a city, it thrives in forward […]

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