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Review: The Jayhawks Album XOXO Gives The Hugs and Kisses Needed Today

June 30, 2020 News Comments Off on Review: The Jayhawks Album XOXO Gives The Hugs and Kisses Needed Today

By DAN MACINTOSH Accompanying press material for The Jayhawks’ XOXO album highlights its uniquely collaborative nature, as the album features more writing and lead vocals from members Marc Perlman, Karen Groberg and Tim O’Reagan than […]

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The Growlers Make Us Yearn for Normalcy With Bizarre Video ‘Dream World’

June 26, 2020 News Comments Off on The Growlers Make Us Yearn for Normalcy With Bizarre Video ‘Dream World’

By JOHN DALY The Growlers bring good memories and a classic pop song with their latest track and accompanying video for “Dream World.” Brooks Nielsen and the band make it apparent we clearly took for […]

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Review: Perfume Genius Album ‘Set My Heart on Fire Immediately’ a Slow Burn

June 23, 2020 News Comments Off on Review: Perfume Genius Album ‘Set My Heart on Fire Immediately’ a Slow Burn

By DAN MACINTOSH Mike Hadreas, who performs under the name Perfume Genius, has released his fifth album. Although this Perfume Genius is a darling of the alternative music scene, Set My Heart on Fire Immediately […]

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Mike Campbell Keeps Busy Playing Music on Social Media and Hanging with Hound Dog Bobo

June 22, 2020 News Comments Off on Mike Campbell Keeps Busy Playing Music on Social Media and Hanging with Hound Dog Bobo

By JOHN DALY Mike Campbell has been keeping busy during the lockdown by posting social media videos, playing his Apache guitar and hanging with his faithful hound dog, Bobo. Check out the latest video from […]

David Crosby - Photo © 2015 Donna Balancia
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Creations of These California Artists Keep Listeners Positive as State Slowly Reopens

June 22, 2020 News Comments Off on Creations of These California Artists Keep Listeners Positive as State Slowly Reopens

By JOHN DALY Many people associate California with arts, music, and films and never have those creative arts been more important than during the last few months. California and its artistic inhabitants are worth researching. […]

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Rock Music, With its Powerful Multi-Generational Appeal, Still King of All the Genres

June 22, 2020 News Comments Off on Rock Music, With its Powerful Multi-Generational Appeal, Still King of All the Genres

By JOHN DALY Rock music started in the 1950s and has been through many stylistic changes that has kept the genre alive to this day. But are the glory days fading away? Many have rediscovered […]

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New Music

Gramps Morgan Releases ‘People Like You’ To Soothe Brothers and Sisters

June 21, 2020 News Comments Off on Gramps Morgan Releases ‘People Like You’ To Soothe Brothers and Sisters

Edited by JOHN DALY Gramps Morgan, the legendary Grammy winner with the booming reggae-style voice, inspires hope with his dramatic new single “People Like You” via Halo Entertainment  Group / Ineffable Music.  “People Like You” […]

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Louise Goffin and Billy Harvey Make a Jovial Team on ‘Rattle and The Roll’

June 20, 2020 News Comments Off on Louise Goffin and Billy Harvey Make a Jovial Team on ‘Rattle and The Roll’

By JOHN DALY Louise Goffin and Billy Harvey have put together an Americana ballad “Rattle and The Roll” that blends a range of legacy sounds with today’s modern groove with great results. And judging from […]

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The Happy Fits Play Smart Retro Sounds with ‘Go Dumb’

June 18, 2020 News Comments Off on The Happy Fits Play Smart Retro Sounds with ‘Go Dumb’

Edited by JOHN DALY The Happy Fits are appropriately named and introduce their second album What Could Be Better with a cool video “Go Dumb” here. The Happy Fits started as a casual summer project for […]

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Róisin Marie Featured in Madame Siam’s ‘We Found New Music’ Series Online

June 17, 2020 News Comments Off on Róisin Marie Featured in Madame Siam’s ‘We Found New Music’ Series Online

By NOTES FROM VIVACE With Los Angeles music venues shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, coming across new up-and-coming artists for me is done via online sources. We Found New Music, which in more […]

Ray LaMontagne - Photo by Brian Stowell Photos
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Ray LaMontagne Seeks Truth with ‘Monovision’ And Listeners Find Satisfaction

June 15, 2020 News Comments Off on Ray LaMontagne Seeks Truth with ‘Monovision’ And Listeners Find Satisfaction

By DAN MACINTOSH Ray LaMontagne moves Zelig-like from style to style on his latest Monovision album. Yet, these variety stops never sound schizophrenic or unnatural. The album starts off with “Roll Me Mama, Roll Me,” […]

Musicians

Premiere: Swedish Punks The Polaroids Release New Track ‘Waiting for the Sun’

June 12, 2020 News Comments Off on Premiere: Swedish Punks The Polaroids Release New Track ‘Waiting for the Sun’

By JOHN DALY The Polaroids don’t have to take a picture to prove what they’ve been doing during lockdown. The Linköping, Sweden-based Polaroids are made up of five indie rockers who are punk to the […]

The sun sets on Coachella as 2020 fest is canceled - Photo by Jason Persse
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Coachella and Stagecoach Fests Officially Canceled for 2020 by Promoter Goldenvoice

June 11, 2020 News Comments Off on Coachella and Stagecoach Fests Officially Canceled for 2020 by Promoter Goldenvoice

Edited by JOHN DALY Coachella and Stagecoach festivals have been officially canceled for 2020 by promoter Goldenvoice because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a press release issued Thursday but dated June 10, the promoter addressed […]

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Car Seat Headrest Takes Listeners on a Wild Journey with ‘Making A Door Less Open’

June 10, 2020 News Comments Off on Car Seat Headrest Takes Listeners on a Wild Journey with ‘Making A Door Less Open’

By DAN MACINTOSH Car Seat Headrest opens its album Making A Door Less Open with “Weightlifter,” which has a noisy intro akin to a mosquito buzzing in your ear and awakening you up in the […]

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Aretha Franklin Celebrated By Rock N Roll Hall of Fame with Special Video Playlist

June 10, 2020 News Comments Off on Aretha Franklin Celebrated By Rock N Roll Hall of Fame with Special Video Playlist

By DONNA BALANCIA The Rock N Roll Hall of Fame has put together a special video playlist to honor Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul, for African-American Music Appreciation Month. The playlist includes a range […]

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Pressing Strings Features First Responders in Video ‘Brave’

June 9, 2020 News Comments Off on Pressing Strings Features First Responders in Video ‘Brave’

Edited by JOHN DALY Maryland-based trio Pressing Strings: Jordan Sokel, Nick Welker, and Brandon Bartlett, have released the video for their single “Brave” to honor the COVID-19 frontline workers. As the world continues to respond […]

Switchfoot - Photo by Ronald Kaestner
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Review: Switchfoot Pays Respect to Range of Performers with Album ‘Covers’

June 8, 2020 News Comments Off on Review: Switchfoot Pays Respect to Range of Performers with Album ‘Covers’

By DAN MACINTOSH Covers albums can take on a wide spectrum of variations. Many of these projects include the older songs that inspired artists to create their own music in the first place. Listening to […]

Sparks release new album - Takahiro Kyono
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Review: Sparks Drop a New Classic With ‘A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip’

June 5, 2020 News Comments Off on Review: Sparks Drop a New Classic With ‘A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip’

By DAN MACINTOSH Sparks, the longstanding brotherly duo of Ron and Russell Mael, has been performing together since 1967. So, you’d think by now one could compare this act to other similar bands. But we […]

Alice Cooper to drop Detroit Stories - Photo by Craig Hammons
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Alice Cooper Goes Back to his Rock N Roll Roots with ‘Detroit Stories’

June 3, 2020 News Comments Off on Alice Cooper Goes Back to his Rock N Roll Roots with ‘Detroit Stories’

By CRAIG HAMMONS Alice Cooper is in the studio putting the finishing touches on his new album, Detroit Stories. The PT Barnum of Rock N Roll, Alice was born in Detroit 72 years ago and […]

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By DONNA BALANCIA

Revered Black Creatives Who Made the Music Business Honored on Blackout Tuesday

June 1, 2020 News Comments Off on Revered Black Creatives Who Made the Music Business Honored on Blackout Tuesday

By DONNA BALANCIA Revered Black musicians including B.B. King, Prince, Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross have brought the world beautiful music, but also made the entertainment industry billions of dollars. Their contributions and the creative […]

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
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‘Sideways to New Italy’ by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Proves Guitar Rock Alive and Well

June 1, 2020 News Comments Off on ‘Sideways to New Italy’ by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Proves Guitar Rock Alive and Well

By DAN MACINTOSH Every so often, a band comes along that gets straight to the pleasure points in your brain. You may want to call this phenomenon sonic dopamine. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever is a […]

Classic US Rocker Reviews

  • Lindsey Troy of Deap Vally rips it up at Desert Days - Photo © 2017 Donna Balancia
    Courtney and Kurt, Deap Vally Kick Off Desert Daze 2017 in Joshua Tree
    October 14, 2017 Comments Off on Courtney and Kurt, Deap Vally Kick Off Desert Daze 2017 in Joshua Tree
  • Neil Young, Willie Nelson and Family, Jewel and Paul Simon Perform Great Livestream Version of Annual Luck Reunion
    March 19, 2020 Comments Off on Neil Young, Willie Nelson and Family, Jewel and Paul Simon Perform Great Livestream Version of Annual Luck Reunion
  • No Picture
    ‘Trailer Park Boys’ Live: Cheeseburger Randy and Mr. Lahey Bring Comedy Show to Whisky A Go-Go
    October 19, 2016 Comments Off on ‘Trailer Park Boys’ Live: Cheeseburger Randy and Mr. Lahey Bring Comedy Show to Whisky A Go-Go
  • No Picture
    Fishbone Enters a New Phase as Members Look Back, And to a Future Without Curtis Story
    August 8, 2017 Comments Off on Fishbone Enters a New Phase as Members Look Back, And to a Future Without Curtis Story
  • Photo © 2015 Donna Balancia
    Mike Campbell Uses His LA Band, The Dirty Knobs, for Kicks, While Reaping Big Marketing Rewards
    November 26, 2015 Comments Off on Mike Campbell Uses His LA Band, The Dirty Knobs, for Kicks, While Reaping Big Marketing Rewards

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    November 12, 2025 Comments Off on ‘Life’s Been Good: Joe Walsh’ Auction Gives Famous Rocker a Chance to ‘Get More Stuff’
  • Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 Induction Ceremony Takes Center Stage in LA
    November 9, 2025 Comments Off on Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 Induction Ceremony Takes Center Stage in LA
  • Garbage Proves a Treasure to Fans in Boise, Despite Limiting Future Tour Dates
    October 21, 2025 Comments Off on Garbage Proves a Treasure to Fans in Boise, Despite Limiting Future Tour Dates

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East Coast Rocker

  • The Amish Outlaws rock the crowds - Photo by Donna Balancia
    The Amish Outlaws Kick Off the Summer in Rowdy Style at Dewey Beach
    May 30, 2023 Comments Off on The Amish Outlaws Kick Off the Summer in Rowdy Style at Dewey Beach
  • Inspirational Smitty The Creator Rises from the Streets of Little Haiti to Global Fame
    April 28, 2023 Comments Off on Inspirational Smitty The Creator Rises from the Streets of Little Haiti to Global Fame
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    March 12, 2023 Comments Off on Lord Sonny The Unifier Makes Truth Creative with ‘America’s Newest Hitmaker’
  • For Famed Rock Photog, Wet Leg Reminiscent of Early Days of Queen
    August 15, 2022 Comments Off on For Famed Rock Photog, Wet Leg Reminiscent of Early Days of Queen
  • Robert Plant and Alison Krauss ‘Raising The Roof’ Tour Heads West
    July 21, 2022 Comments Off on Robert Plant and Alison Krauss ‘Raising The Roof’ Tour Heads West

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
  • Releases: Brian Setzer, Nils Lofgren Albums Lead the New Music of the Week
    July 21, 2023 Comments Off on Releases: Brian Setzer, Nils Lofgren Albums Lead the New Music of the Week
  • Sparks - Photos by LUIS MORENO
    Review + Photos: Sparks and They Might Be Giants Light it Up at The Hollywood Bowl
    July 19, 2023 Comments Off on Review + Photos: Sparks and They Might Be Giants Light it Up at The Hollywood Bowl
  • Star Party, The Binges and Ames Flames Draw Crowds to the Redwood for Donny Popejoy + Pope Tribute
    July 4, 2023 Comments Off on Star Party, The Binges and Ames Flames Draw Crowds to the Redwood for Donny Popejoy + Pope Tribute

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Vintage Interviews

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    July 1, 2024 Comments Off on Victoria Bigelow Writes and Performs Songs for Everyone in her Audience at LA Show
  • Dickey Betts, The Blasters and Flamin’ Groovies Get RSD Black Friday Releases
    October 4, 2024 Comments Off on Dickey Betts, The Blasters and Flamin’ Groovies Get RSD Black Friday Releases
  • Primer - All photos by Notes From Vivace
    Primer Release Party Goes ‘Round And Round’ at El Cid with Active Decay, So Below
    July 7, 2024 Comments Off on Primer Release Party Goes ‘Round And Round’ at El Cid with Active Decay, So Below
  • Kevin Armstrong with Iggy Pop in 1986 - Photo by Paul McAlpine
    EXCLUSIVE: Guitarist and Producer Kevin Armstrong Talks ‘Second Chance’ With Iggy Pop
    July 23, 2017 Comments Off on EXCLUSIVE: Guitarist and Producer Kevin Armstrong Talks ‘Second Chance’ With Iggy Pop
  • Tedeschi Trucks Band to Release Live Album ‘Mad Dogs’ Featuring the Late Leon Russell
    July 11, 2025 Comments Off on Tedeschi Trucks Band to Release Live Album ‘Mad Dogs’ Featuring the Late Leon Russell
  • Bill Murray with Blood Brothers and Jimmy Vivino to Play Shows in Chicago, SF, NY, More
    December 21, 2024 Comments Off on Bill Murray with Blood Brothers and Jimmy Vivino to Play Shows in Chicago, SF, NY, More
  • Jeff Beck Celebrates 50 Years of Music With Special Musical Friends at The Hollywood Bowl
    August 17, 2016 Comments Off on Jeff Beck Celebrates 50 Years of Music With Special Musical Friends at The Hollywood Bowl




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