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Month: June 2019

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Interview: Jay Aston of Gene Loves Jezebel Talks New-Era Touring With The Alarm and Modern English

June 30, 2019 News Comments Off on Interview: Jay Aston of Gene Loves Jezebel Talks New-Era Touring With The Alarm and Modern English

By DONNA BALANCIA Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel will team with The Alarm and Modern English for a major U.S. tour that kicks off July 18 in Austin. On the eve of the tour that […]

Musicians

The Hives to Release New Double A-Sided Single With ‘Good Samaritan’ and ‘I’m Alive’

June 28, 2019 News Comments Off on The Hives to Release New Double A-Sided Single With ‘Good Samaritan’ and ‘I’m Alive’

By JOHN DALY Almost 20 years after a smashing debut, the dapper Swedish punkers The Hives have released a new single “Good Samaritan” out digitally via AWAL. Both “Good Samaritan” and “I’m Alive” are featured […]

concerts

Katey Sagal and The Reluctant Apostles Play to Packed House at The Mint

June 26, 2019 News Comments Off on Katey Sagal and The Reluctant Apostles Play to Packed House at The Mint

By DONNA BALANCIA Katey Sagal and The Reluctant Apostles performed at The Mint in Los Angeles Wednesday night to a packed house and played a few new tunes. In their third outing at the West […]

concerts

The Rolling Stones Soldier Through First Stop of ‘No Filter’ Tour, It’s On To Ontario

June 26, 2019 News Comments Off on The Rolling Stones Soldier Through First Stop of ‘No Filter’ Tour, It’s On To Ontario

By DONNA BALANCIA The Rolling Stones soldiered on, rocking out fans in Chicago during the first stop of the anticipated North American leg of the No Filter tour. The most famous living rock band played […]

concerts

311 Teases New Album ‘Voyager’ with Colorful Video ‘What The?!’

June 26, 2019 News Comments Off on 311 Teases New Album ‘Voyager’ with Colorful Video ‘What The?!’

By DONNA BALANCIA Multi-platinum rockers 311 are giving fans a sneak peek of their new album VOYAGER with a new video for the track ‘What The?!’ which can be seen here at CaliforniaRocker.com. VOYAGER will […]

FILM AND TV

‘Live From Daryl’s House’ Still in Limbo, No News on Show’s Return

June 25, 2019 News Comments Off on ‘Live From Daryl’s House’ Still in Limbo, No News on Show’s Return

By DONNA BALANCIA UPDATE: 02/07/20 A spokesman for Wolfson Entertainment said on Friday that there is still no news to report on production of new episodes of Live From Daryl’s House. “We have no news […]

Indie

Interview: The Great Sadness and Their ‘Feral Goth’ Music Might Just Save The World

June 25, 2019 News Comments Off on Interview: The Great Sadness and Their ‘Feral Goth’ Music Might Just Save The World

By DONNA BALANCIA The Great Sadness, the Los Angeles duo of Cathy Cooper and Stephen McNeely, adhere to the old saying “Walk softly but carry a big stick.” Refreshingly, their music does not hit people […]

The Latest

Alejandro Aranda Announces U.S. Fall Tour Beginning in Berkeley in October

June 24, 2019 News Comments Off on Alejandro Aranda Announces U.S. Fall Tour Beginning in Berkeley in October

By JOHN DALY Alejandro Aranda the Pomona dishwasher who finished second on American Idol, will play 28 dates around the U.S. on a newly announced fall tour. Aranda, known as ScaryPoolParty, launches a trek that […]

Festivals

Review: Gnarlytown in San Pedro was Bikes, Boards and Bands, But No Picnic

June 24, 2019 News Comments Off on Review: Gnarlytown in San Pedro was Bikes, Boards and Bands, But No Picnic

By DAN MACINTOSH Gnarlytown was a day filled with extreme sports and punk rock, and smartly offered free entrance to children under 5 with a paid adult admission. With many children sitting atop their fathers’ […]

Wayne Kramer with Burrell Kelly - Photo © 2017 Donna Balancia
Books

Wayne Kramer Discloses Radiation Treatment During Library Tour

June 20, 2019 News Comments Off on Wayne Kramer Discloses Radiation Treatment During Library Tour

By JOHN DALY Wayne Kramer revealed to his social media followers that for the last three months he has been undergoing cancer treatment. But the founder of the MC5 said he would be on hand […]

interviews

Interview: Swear Words Releases Innovative Album, ‘Barbary Brothers’

June 20, 2019 News Comments Off on Interview: Swear Words Releases Innovative Album, ‘Barbary Brothers’

By DONNA BALANCIA Swear Words, AKA Justin Hill, has released the new album, Barbary Brothers. The record is playfully jazzy with a compelling unique modern style.  From the first track, “High Tide,” through the last […]

By DAN MACINTOSH

Pennywise and Rancid, Travis Pastrana and Chris Cole Come to Gnarlytown in San Pedro

June 19, 2019 News Comments Off on Pennywise and Rancid, Travis Pastrana and Chris Cole Come to Gnarlytown in San Pedro

By DAN MACINTOSH Get ready to watch a beach town transformed into Gnarlytown. Gnarlytown, dubbed “Bikes, Boards and Bands,” brings together extreme sports and punk rock to the Los Angeles Waterfront in San Pedro this […]

Blues

George Thorogood of The Destroyers to Christen Signature ‘White Fang’ Guitar at Sam Ash

June 18, 2019 News Comments Off on George Thorogood of The Destroyers to Christen Signature ‘White Fang’ Guitar at Sam Ash

By JOHN DALY George Thorogood of George Thorogood and The Destroyers will make a special appearance at Sam Ash in Hollywood to chat and demo his new Epiphone signature guitar on Friday, June 28. Thorogood […]

Indie

Review: Kirin J. Callinan Shows Remarkable Range With New Album ‘Return to Center’

June 18, 2019 News Comments Off on Review: Kirin J. Callinan Shows Remarkable Range With New Album ‘Return to Center’

By DONNA BALANCIA Kirin J. Callinan is like no other. The dramatic Australian musician who oozes talent through every pore sweeps the listener away with a romantic album of covers with Return to Center. Knowing […]

Rolling Stones Rose Bowl
concerts

Mick Jagger on Radio: Rolling Stones Ready for ‘No Filter’ Tour

June 17, 2019 News Comments Off on Mick Jagger on Radio: Rolling Stones Ready for ‘No Filter’ Tour

Rolling Stones to Rock Rose Bowl Aug. 22 By DONNA BALANCIA Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones are gearing up for the rescheduled North American leg of their “No Filter” tour, which stops at The […]

By DAN MACINTOSH

REVIEW: Jack White and The Raconteurs Let Guitar Rock Fly With ‘Help Us Stranger’

June 15, 2019 News Comments Off on REVIEW: Jack White and The Raconteurs Let Guitar Rock Fly With ‘Help Us Stranger’

By DAN MACINTOSH We usually turn to The Raconteurs, one of Jack White’s multiple creative outlets, for something a little different from this former White Stripes leader’s familiar loud, blues-based rock and roll. And yet, […]

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Indie On The Rise: Notes From Vivace Interviews Greg Holden at Moroccan Lounge

June 15, 2019 News Comments Off on Indie On The Rise: Notes From Vivace Interviews Greg Holden at Moroccan Lounge

By NOTES FROM VIVACE Greg Holden recently played an early Friday show that enthralled his album-clutching fans at the Moroccan Lounge.  It was a packed house with many of those on hand holding the new […]

Reviews

Imogen Heap Dazzles with Technology of Many Colors at LA’s Greek Theatre

June 14, 2019 News Comments Off on Imogen Heap Dazzles with Technology of Many Colors at LA’s Greek Theatre

By STAFF REPORT In a show that brought out the best in music and technological imagination, Imogen Heap impressed at The Greek in Los Angeles to wrap her Mycelia tour. The practically sold-out crowd was […]

New Music

Fiery Liam Gallagher Brings “Shockwaves” to Audiences – VIDEO

June 14, 2019 News Comments Off on Fiery Liam Gallagher Brings “Shockwaves” to Audiences – VIDEO

By JOHN DALY Liam Gallagher has released the new video for his song “Shockwave.” It’s a retro 1960s radio song with an analog twang.   In the video, Gallagher is like a blend of Dave Davies’ […]

Live Reviews

Billie Joe Armstrong’s The Longshot Rocks The Teragram Ballroom – Video

June 13, 2019 News Comments Off on Billie Joe Armstrong’s The Longshot Rocks The Teragram Ballroom – Video

Video by Phanfanisonline The Longshot, Billie Joe Armstrong’s side project performed a wild show at The Teragram Ballroom Wednesday night in Los Angeles. The setlist included everything from David Bowie to The Clash and of […]

New Music

Surf Curse Whets Fans’ Appetite for New Album with ‘Disco’ Video

June 12, 2019 News Comments Off on Surf Curse Whets Fans’ Appetite for New Album with ‘Disco’ Video

By DONNA BALANCIA Surf Curse, the LA favorites whose twangy pop sound whips the crowds into a frenzy of stage-diving crowd surfers, has released “Disco,” the first single off their new album Heaven Surrounds You, […]

interviews

Interview: Drug Church Frontman Patrick Kindlon Talks ‘Cheer’ Ahead of Wiltern Gig

June 12, 2019 News Comments Off on Interview: Drug Church Frontman Patrick Kindlon Talks ‘Cheer’ Ahead of Wiltern Gig

By DONNA BALANCIA Drug Church brings its New York attitude and innovative punk rock to the Wiltern tonight to open for Canadian band Alexisonfire. They’re coming off a successful Punk Rock Bowling where they proved […]

Musicians

Travis Barker of Blink-182 Teams with Splice on Video and Drum Sample Pack

June 12, 2019 News Comments Off on Travis Barker of Blink-182 Teams with Splice on Video and Drum Sample Pack

Blink-182 Goes On Tour with Lil Wayne By JOHN DALY Travis Barker of Blink-182 has teamed up with Splice, the music production platform to release a wide-ranging collection of drum samples. The pack contains more […]

Classic Rock

Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel Joins The Alarm and Modern English on Tour

June 12, 2019 News Comments Off on Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel Joins The Alarm and Modern English on Tour

By DONNA BALANCIA This summer, British rock band Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel shares the stage with fellow veteran UK rockers The Alarm and Modern English on an extensive North American tour. Jay Aston’s well-loved […]

Festivals

Meghan Trainor Delivers The Goods at LA Pride in West Hollywood

June 9, 2019 News Comments Off on Meghan Trainor Delivers The Goods at LA Pride in West Hollywood

By JOHN DALY GRAMMY Award-winning Meghan Trainor delivered a flashy headlining performance Saturday night to a sold-out crowd at LA Pride Festival 2019 in West Hollywood. Her set was packed with the hits including “All […]

Musicians

Plague Vendor Releases New Album with High Energy Show in Downtown LA

June 7, 2019 News Comments Off on Plague Vendor Releases New Album with High Energy Show in Downtown LA

By JOHN DALY Plague Vendor held the record release show Thursday at House of Machines in DTLA, giving loyal fans a sneak peek of the new album By Night and hinting at summer and fall […]

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