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By JOHN DALY The Kills will host special guest Saul Williams at their concert at The Regent Theater Monday, and the dynamic duo get support from local favorite Plague Vendor at The Glass House in […]

By DOTTIE PARIS Electric Mud, Rhythm and The Method, Broken Stems and Funk Shui Planet will take the stage at The Music Box in San Diego on Friday, Aug. 11, for the CK4 foundation benefit. […]

By RICHARD KING I first saw Heart on the Dreamboat Annie tour in 1976. I was 17. They played a small hall in Salt Lake called The Terrace Ballroom. It held about 1000 people. It […]

By JOHN DALY Weezer is enjoying its first megahit on the charts in years with Toto’s “Africa,” and during the first of their shows at The Forum, the band brought out another blast from the […]

By DONNA BALANCIA Joan Baez, who is promoting her new album Whistle Down The Wind, has extended her Fare Thee Well Tour into 2019. Fare Thee Well is expected to be her last formal extended […]

By JOHN DALY Morrissey and Cardi B. headline the 2018 Tropicália Music and Taco Festival at the Queen Mary Events Park in Long Beach on Saturday, Nov. 3 and Sunday, Nov. 4. This year’s event […]

By DONNA BALANCIA Draemings, the popular Los Angeles band featuring Kimi Recor, has released the futuristic-sounding track, “Siamese Flame.” Kimi Recor and her band will play the Happy Sundays Festival on Aug. 26 in Long […]

By JOHN DALY Renowned rocker Steve Vai will host “Steve Vai’s Big Mama Jama Jam-a-Thon,” a 52-hour live music experience, on Sept. 28th-30th at Musicians Institute’s new auditorium in Los Angeles. Steve will serve as […]

By JOHN DALY Introducing the hottest surf music band … From Italy? On Saturday, Aug. 4, get ready to hit the waves with music from some of the coolest international surf bands at the 11th […]

By JOHN DALY PARK88, the talented duo of piano player Rich Wyman and singer-songwriter Lisa Needham, have released a new video, “The Fearlessness,” which premieres exclusively here at CaliforniaRocker.com. The modern Americana-style twosome and their […]

By CASEY M. WALKER Known simply as “Reggae” by the Humboldt County locals, Reggae on the River is perhaps the longest running reggae festival in the states. Starting in 1984 with headliners The Itals and […]

By DONNA BALANCIA Yoko Ono has released the single “Hell In Paradise” off her upcoming record, Warzone. Never one to mince words, Ono sings of the challenges our world faces today on “Hell In Paradise” […]

By DONNA BALANCIA We’re going to be seeing more of Dave Grohl. The leader of the Foo Fighters has an unusual new film project where he assumes different musical roles. And then jams with himself. […]

By DOTTIE PARIS Reel Big Fish, the fun, Southern California ska-punk band, will embark on The Tickle My Tiki TOURch tour, with support from Ballyhoo! and We Are The Union. The tour kicks off on Oct. 4 in […]

By JOHN DALY Derek Smalls, formerly the bass force behind the fabled heavy metal band Spinal Tap, is premiering the video for the track “MRI” from his debut solo album, Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing). […]

TUESDAY UPDATE With Toto Live ‘Hash Pipe’ VIDEO By JOHN DALY KROQ-FM got the scoop on everyone, grabbing a world exclusive premiere of Toto’s cover of Weezer’s “Hash Pipe” and getting the exclusive interview with […]

By DONNA BALANCIA Kurt Stifle and the Swing Shift prove storytelling is not a lost art with the LP, The Pilgrims’ Guide to the River of Salvation, a “record” in the truest sense. Where is this […]

By RICHARD KING My name is Richard King and I shoot pictures at concerts. I started back in 1980. The first concert I shot was Blue Oyster Cult in August of 1980 and the most […]

By DONNA BALANCIA The Interrupters brought their energetic ska punk performance to Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night and showed the world who they are. Our favorite female-fronted ska band has been hitting it big with […]