By JOHN DALY Power-pop singer-songwriter and guitarist Tommy Keene has died. The 59-year-old Keene passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, in his sleep at his Los Angeles area home on Wednesday, it was announced via Keene’s website. […]
Show Features ‘Left-of-Center’ Artists By DONNA BALANCIA Moon Unit Zappa and Rain Phoenix are leaving no stone unturned in finding musicians and artists who are “left of center” on their new podcast Launch Left. “I’m […]
By DONNA BALANCIA During the rest of the year music lovers can stroll at a leisurely pace into their favorite record store and pick up their favorite discs. But Record Store Day Black Friday is […]
Photos and Review By CRAIG HAMMONS I knew it was going to be a good night when I pulled into the parking lot and “Night Songs” by Cinderella came on the radio. Then as I […]
By DONNA BALANCIA It’s becoming more and more rare to get excited about the volumes of new bands out in the marketplace today. But San Francisco-based band The Green Door is a breath of fresh […]
By DOTTIE PARIS Robert Earl Thomas reflects on a range of dreamy emotions in the title track for his new album, Another Age. It’s a great solo effort from the founder of one of New […]
By DONNA BALANCIA We all know that the bands in California are the best and during the holidays is the time to go out and see some of our favorites. It’s a cruel world out […]
By JOHN DALY Malcolm Young, prolific guitarist and co-founder of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, has died at age 64. Considered by many to be one of the most influential musicians of the hard […]
By DAN MACINTOSH Many songs from Pam Mark Hall’s album Mangle the Tango suggest the familiar saying, ‘everything old is new again’ because this 11-song set is in many ways a throwback to social/political singer-songwriter […]
By DONNA BALANCIA If you wanted to meet a true Irish lass, Echo Park was the place to be last night. That’s because The Coronas from Dublin, Ireland, played The Echo and it was like […]
By KATHY FLYNN The Wild Honey Foundation is known for it’s cool pop shows that benefit the Autism Think Tank. They put on annual tribute shows at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, and the smaller, […]
By JOHN DALY Foo Fighters have confirmed that they will headline and curate CALJAM18 on Oct. 6 at the Glen Helen Regional Park and Festival Grounds in San Bernardino. The band was the headlining act […]
By JOHN DALY Warbly Jets, James Supercave, and Jessica Childress will perform at Holidayfest in Pasadena on Dec. 2. This year’s festivities will be held at The Shops on Lake Ave. from noon to 5 p.m. In […]
Streetwalkin Cheetahs Warm Up with Angelo Moore By DONNA BALANCIA The Dead Boys celebrated the 40th anniversary of their landmark album, Young, Loud and Snotty, with a raucous party for the ages at The Viper Room […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Rockers and rock photographers gathered to celebrate Neal Preston and the release of his new book, Exhilarated and Exhausted at Book Soup Friday night. Friends and fans gathered to meet and greet […]
Acclaimed Youngsters Alinea Open a Night at Brouwerij West By DONNA BALANCIA Nobody can say Exene Cervenka and John Doe haven’t done it their own way over the last 40 years. From punk to rockabilly-country […]
By DAN MACINTOSH, Photos By ALYSON CAMUS With Los Angeles Waterfront in San Pedro as its oceanic backdrop, The Growlers band presented the two-night The Growlers 6, which succeeds the act’s annual Beach Goth festival. […]
By DAN MACINTOSH Moments during the Loudwire Music Awards, held downtown at the Novo Theater last week, gave the impression heavy metal suffers from an inferiority complex. If this were not so, why did host […]
By DONNA BALANCIA The Interrupters headlined a night of high-energy new wave music and Halloween hijinks at The Fonda Theatre that featured SWMRS, Sharp Shock and Johnny Madcap and the Distractions. In case anyone was […]
Band Hits It Out of the Park in Los Angeles By DONNA BALANCIA Karen O and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs made a comeback to the stage while the Houston Astros made a comeback in The […]
‘Particle Kid’ Opens Fonda Gig With Cool Tunes Sheryl Crow played a hit-filled benefit concert at the Fonda Theatre last night to help stomp out bullying. Presented by The New 88.5 FM, the concert was […]
Good Memories and New Songs By CRAIG HAMMONS The mighty and majestic Depeche Mode were in town for four mind-blowing sold out shows at the Hollywood Bowl in support of their brilliant new album Spirit. […]
Globe and Tower Theatres Show Their Finery By DONNA BALANCIA It was a night of stars at the first annual Cloak and Dagger festival, which was successful any way you cut it. It was two […]
Deap Vally is on a success streak, coming off the fabulous Desert Daze festival in Joshua Tree, and this weekend playing the mondo huge Aftershock fest in Sacramento. Deap Vally — comprised of drummer Julie […]
Jesus and Mary Chain, KMFDM, Ho99o9 To Play By JOHN DALY Cloak and Dagger – Dusk till Dawn will be the hot festival in downtown Los Angeles this weekend, taking over The Globe and The […]
By DAN MACINTOSH Bash and Pop is Tommy Stinson’s band, which arose out of those beautiful Replacements ashes. Although Stinson rarely took the spotlight away from Replacements’ leader Paul Westerberg, he was always our boy […]
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