By JOHN DALY Elvis Costello and The Imposters will launch a 20-date, coast-to-coast tour this November called “Look Now And Then … It’s Elvis Costello and The Imposters.” California dates include stops at The Wiltern […]
Review and Photos by ALYSON CAMUS The Libbey Bowl is a cute and intimate place, located 90 minutes north of Los Angeles. It may have initially seemed to be a strange choice for Vampire Weekend […]
By JOHN DALY RZA, Mike Patton and Vic Mensa are among those slated to perform at David Lynch’s Festival of Disruption at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles Oct. 13-14. Francis Ford Coppola will be […]
By HARRIET KAPLAN Opening the 2018 Hollywood Bowl season on Saturday night featured global superstar singer and actress Diana Ross. The performance was billed as “Diana Ross Sings Memories” accompanied by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra […]
Nick Knox of the Cramps passed away Friday and former bandmate Fur Dixon took the time to write a tribute, which is running exclusively here on CaliforniaRocker.com. Dixon and Knox were recently reacquainted after 29 […]
Photos and Story by SCOTT FREE The Tissues, one of the great up-and-coming bands, take their musical cues from the streets of Los Angeles. The Tissues are Kristine Nevrose on vocals, Jerry Narrows on guitar, […]
Nick Knox, drummer for the Cramps has died at age 60. “My band mate Nicky Knox died but I’m moving forward,” former Cramps bassist Fur Dixon told CaliforniaRocker.com Saturday. “Everyone, including me, just found out.” […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Blink-182 has postponed two of its Las Vegas residency shows this weekend because drummer Travis Barker is suffering from blood clots in his arms and is unable to perform. The band is […]
By DONNA BALANCIA James Williamson’s roots are showing. The former Stooges guitarist has teamed with Frank Meyer and Petra Haden to create a great album, Behind The Shade. The album by James Williamson and The […]
By DAN MACINTOSH The English Beat featuring Dave Wakeling is back with its fourth album, and first full-length since 1982, called Here We Go Love. Over such a long time span many lesser bands have […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Keith Richards says he’s still discovering new ways to make the old Rolling Stones songs interesting. “Every time I play ‘Satisfaction,’ I find a new little thing going on (inaudible) ‘I should […]
By DONNA BALANCIA When it comes to making a crowd crazy, few do it better than The Oh Sees. Or Thee Oh Sees. Or OCS. Whatever they call themselves these days, double drummers Paul and […]
Photos By ALYSON CAMUS The Growlers are bringing Beach Goth 2018 to Los Angeles State Historic Park on Sunday, Aug. 5. It’s a new location and time of year for the consolidated seventh edition of […]
By DONNA BALANCIA California Rockers Guns ‘N’ Roses came out to headline the Download Festival this weekend in Donington Park, UK, and looked and sounded as good as ever. Check out some photos here. The […]
By JOHN DALY Hozier has announced a North American headline tour this fall with stops at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, The Observatory in North Park, San Diego and the Fox Theater in Oakland. The […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Set times have been released for Arroyo Seco Weekend, June 23-24, headlined by Neil Young + Promise of the Real, Jack White on Saturday and Robert Plant and Kings of Leon on […]
By DONNA BALANCIA A Place to Bury Strangers made new friends and lit up longtime fans at The Regent Saturday night. This show had it all. Smoke, smashed guitars, great drumming and an incredible light […]
By DAN MACINTOSH The Choir has always incorporated heartbreak into its music. Examples of grief have ranged from the miscarriage of a child, to the loss of an adult friend. Life is filled with more […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Globe-hopping TV celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain was a rock star in the culinary world and often brought music friends and idols along on his great ride. CNN will air “Remembering Anthony Bourdain” […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Charley Crockett is a self-made, honky tonk success story. Crockett is taking the world by storm travelling town to town with his band getting people up and dancing to his Texas-Lousiana swinging […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Johnny Marr is a charismatic showman and master musician who gives the fans what they want. In his first of two sold-out shows at the Teragram Ballroom, Marr showed the crowd he […]
By DONNA BALANCIA LOS ANGELES – The long wait for a Todd Rundgren and Utopia reunion tour has finally ended. TR and company put on an amazing show at The Wiltern and had a fun […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Johnny Marr will support his brand new album Call The Comet, with two sold-out shows at Teragram Ballroom tonight and tomorrow, and with a fall tour. Call The Comet was recorded with […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Check out the Julian Frampton band, a new group led by a second-generation musician, who has a different look and different style than his famous father, Peter Frampton. See The Julian Frampton […]
By CRAIG HAMMONS Turbonegro, the madcap lads from Norway, recently landed in Amerika to promote their ninth studio album RockNRoll Machine. Since 1988 when these six punks from Oslo started a band called Turbonegro, little did […]
By DONNA BALANCIA LAS VEGAS – Punk Rock Bowling isn’t just about NOFX and dumb jokes. The 20-year-old fest is an inclusive economic staple that brings music tourists to downtown Las Vegas and puts the […]
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