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Month: July 2020

Rolling Stones at the Rose Bowl in 2019 - Courtesy NASA:JPL
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The Rolling Stones Give Us a Gift with Well-Timed Release of ‘Scarlet’ Featuring Jimmy Page

July 30, 2020 News Comments Off on The Rolling Stones Give Us a Gift with Well-Timed Release of ‘Scarlet’ Featuring Jimmy Page

Review by AVA LIVERSIDGE In 1973, at the height of their established Rock N’ Roll royalty, The Rolling Stones released Goats Head Soup, an album leaving no territory uncharted. The album made expansive contributions to […]

Divine Horsemen
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The California Rocker Playlist: Rev Up Road Music with Divine Horsemen, The Cure, Liam Gallagher

July 30, 2020 News Comments Off on The California Rocker Playlist: Rev Up Road Music with Divine Horsemen, The Cure, Liam Gallagher

Edited by JOHN DALY The California Rocker Playlist for summer features songs that help you escape back to life as we used to know it. The Cure, The Clash and Divine Horsemen represent some vintage […]

Randy Travis in 2013 - File photo by Larry Darling
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Listen to Newly Released Randy Travis Single ‘Fool’s Love Affair’

July 29, 2020 News Comments Off on Listen to Newly Released Randy Travis Single ‘Fool’s Love Affair’

By JOHN DALY Randy Travis has released a never-before-heard single “Fool’s Love Affair.” It is the first newly discovered single by Travis since his 2013 stroke. It is released on the 35th anniversary of Travis’ […]

Vincenzo Giammanco Concerts in Your Car - Courtesy image
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Concerts In Your Car Promoter: Drive-In Shows Draw Third Eye Blind, Sublime With Rome, Fitz and the Tantrums

July 24, 2020 News Comments Off on Concerts In Your Car Promoter: Drive-In Shows Draw Third Eye Blind, Sublime With Rome, Fitz and the Tantrums

By DONNA BALANCIA Vincenzo Giammanco, founder and CEO of CBF Productions is bringing back the drive-in, only this time around it’s musicians on the big screen and not movies. Giammanco and his team are known for […]

Charley Crockett to release Welcome to Hard Times - Photo by Bobby Cochran
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Charley Crockett Helps Us Through ‘Hard Times’ with Moving Track ‘Don’t Cry’

July 23, 2020 News Comments Off on Charley Crockett Helps Us Through ‘Hard Times’ with Moving Track ‘Don’t Cry’

By DONNA BALANCIA Charley Crockett, who represents the future of modern country music, gives hope with his latest track and accompanying video, called “Don’t Cry.” “Don’t Cry” is an appropriately timed release off Crockett’s new […]

Ryan Hamilton - Courtesy photo
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Ryan Hamilton Meets his ‘Ghosts’ Across the Miles with ‘Nowhere To Go But Everywhere’

July 23, 2020 News Comments Off on Ryan Hamilton Meets his ‘Ghosts’ Across the Miles with ‘Nowhere To Go But Everywhere’

Edited by JOHN DALY Ryan Hamilton and The Harlequin Ghosts will release their new album Nowhere To Go But Everywhere on September 18th via Wicked Cool Records. The album’s first single “Jesus and John Lennon,” […]

Pretenders - Courtesy photo
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Review: The Pretenders ‘Hate for Sale’ Album a Great Work of Love for Music Fans

July 21, 2020 News Comments Off on Review: The Pretenders ‘Hate for Sale’ Album a Great Work of Love for Music Fans

By DAN MACINTOSH There are moments during The Pretenders’ new Hate for Sale album that conjure up ghosts of past Chrissie Hynde moments. Particularly “The Buzz,” which, with its distinctive guitar riff, sounds like a […]

Emitt Rhodes RIP - Courtesy
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Emitt Rhodes, Beloved Pop Musician, Passes at 70

July 20, 2020 News Comments Off on Emitt Rhodes, Beloved Pop Musician, Passes at 70

Edited by JOHN DALY Emitt Rhodes, whose endearing contributions to pop and power pop left a lingering impression on musicians and fans around the world, passed away at 70. Rhodes was born in Decatur, Ill. […]

Lee Greenwood God Bless the USA Tops Billboard Chart
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Lee Greenwood’s ‘God Bless the USA’ Takes Billboard’s Top Honors

July 19, 2020 News Comments Off on Lee Greenwood’s ‘God Bless the USA’ Takes Billboard’s Top Honors

By JOHN DALY Lee Greenwood took 36 years to get there, but he topped Billboard Magazine’s Digital Song Sales Chart with his classic “God Bless the USA.” Greenwood’s patriotic tune from 1984 has been reimagined […]

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Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs Take Us Into Familiar Territory with ‘Warzone’

July 16, 2020 News Comments Off on Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs Take Us Into Familiar Territory with ‘Warzone’

By JOHN DALY The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs show that those who don’t remember the battles of the past are condemned to repeat them with their track and video for “Warzone.” Rock N Roll will definitely stay […]

Movie Club supports NIVA with video seen here at The Mint -
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Movie Club Pays Tribute to LA’s Independent Music Venues with Video for ‘Driftwood’

July 9, 2020 News Comments Off on Movie Club Pays Tribute to LA’s Independent Music Venues with Video for ‘Driftwood’

By JOHN DALY Movie Club the band shows its support for the independent venues with its latest video for the track “Driftwood,” in which the duo performs at a cool selection of clubs. The Mint, […]

Carlos Santana - Photo by Xavier Badosa
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A Rainbow of Diversity Created California’s Legendary Music Scene – A Timeline

July 9, 2020 News Comments Off on A Rainbow of Diversity Created California’s Legendary Music Scene – A Timeline

By DONNA BALANCIA California has a remarkably diverse music history that dates back from the ancient Indigenous times through today’s Alternative and Hip Hop sounds. History illustrates that The Golden State has always been ahead […]

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to be Aired on HBO on Nov. 7

July 8, 2020 News Comments Off on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to be Aired on HBO on Nov. 7

Edited by JOHN DALY The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has announced that this year it will replace its annual live Induction Ceremony with an HBO special honoring this year’s Inductees.  The program […]

Khruangbin review by Dan MacIntosh - Courtesy photo
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Khruangbin May Be From Houston, But ‘Mordechai’ Offers More than Slick Sound

July 7, 2020 News Comments Off on Khruangbin May Be From Houston, But ‘Mordechai’ Offers More than Slick Sound

By DAN MACINTOSH Learning that Khruangbin is from Houston, Texas, feels like discovering how the “they-must-be-English” Spoon is also from Texas. The plant life just doesn’t fit with its environment. Not an obvious fit, though […]

Dan Mangan - Photo by Thomas Henz
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Exclusive Interview: Dan Mangan Talks ‘Nice’ About Music, and Charity, Side Door

July 4, 2020 News Comments Off on Exclusive Interview: Dan Mangan Talks ‘Nice’ About Music, and Charity, Side Door

Interview by SYLVIA BORGO Dan Mangan has spent his time well over the last few months, as reflected in his music and his charity that helps others, called Side Door. SB: Dan, these are crazy […]

Cocktails at Sophia's Thai Kitchen - Courtesy of the band
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Review: Cocktails Revive Alt-Pop Sound with Album ‘Catastrophic Entertainment’

July 2, 2020 News Comments Off on Review: Cocktails Revive Alt-Pop Sound with Album ‘Catastrophic Entertainment’

By JOHN DALY Cocktails smash the alternative pop genre with their latest album Catastrophic Entertainment, which puts a high-energy spin on the challenges we face today. There is a Clash-like sound to the band, which […]

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