By DONNA BALANCIA The Icarus Line Must Die is a smart look at what it takes to make music happen independently, but it goes way beyond the how-to. Joe Cardamone is an atypical starving artist […]
By JOHN DALY Iggy Pop takes a look at friendship in “I’ll See Big,” another musical collaboration with synth duo Underworld. Iggy and Underworld will drop a new EP Teatime Dub Encounters on July 27, via Caroline […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Koko the Gorilla passed away at the age of 46 in her sleep at the Gorilla Foundation preserve in the Santa Cruz mountains, it was announced today. The remarkable Koko was able […]
By JOHN DALY Gorillaz have dropped the single “Hollywood,” featuring Snoop Dogg and Jamie Principle. The track is off Gorillaz’ new studio album The Now Now, to be released June 29 on Warner Bros. Records. Listen […]
Review and Photos by ALYSON CAMUS Sleep is one of those bands that affects different people in different ways. Most people at The Wiltern were listening to the music of Sleep as if it were […]
By JOHN DALY Paul McCartney has released “I Don’t Know,” and “Come On To Me,” two singles off his upcoming album Egypt Station. The singles are out today. Listen to “I Don’t Know” and “Come On […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Trevor McShane has released a new video for the single “Eloise,” off his upcoming album Boom Boom. “Eloise” is one of McShane’s best to date. The pop-style track has a catchy beat, […]
By JOHN DALY Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators will release their new album Living The Dream on Sept. 21 and will kick off their U.S. Tour Sept. 13 at the Whisky A-Go-Go in […]
By JOHN DALY Death Grips shared two more new songs off their upcoming album, Year of the Snitch. The first song is “Shitshow,” the video for which was pulled off YouTube for “sexually provocative content.” […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Legendary Paul McCartney will release a double A-side single “I Don’t Know” and “Come On To Me,” on Wednesday, it was announced. CHECK OUT THE NEW SONGS HERE The “single,” comprised of […]
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 […]
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