By DONNA BALANCIA Aloe Blacc and The Grand Scheme grooved with the guests at a “Super Secret” Holiday Party at Swing House Studios. Blacc was jovial, his 7-piece band picking up the slack and it […]
Review by DAN MACINTOSH Prophets of doom are trying to convince us guitar rock is going the way of the dinosaur, and they’ll point to all the R and B songs filling up the pop […]
Carol Burnett’s Daughter Takes up Sister Carrie’s Cause By DONNA BALANCIA What happens to a band after the lead singer dies? This year, that question has come up a lot. When Carrie Hamilton died of […]
By DONNA BALANCIA É Arenas, also known as Eduardo Arenas, the bass player for Chicano Batman, says he honored his aunt at the holiday time with the release of a special Christmas song, “Buñuelos a […]
By JOHN DALY Patti Smith said it was “love at first sight” with her husband Fred Sonic Smith, she simply “froze” during the Bob Dylan Nobel presentation, and she is a big believer in Jesus. […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats made an appearance at The Village Studios on the West Side to chat with The New 88.5 FM to play a few tunes for a lucky […]
Curated By JOHN DALY Thom Yorke put on a special show at The Fonda Theatre Tuesday night and treated fans to work off his solo albums. Among some of the tunes he played was the […]
By JOHN DALY Check out video from James Blake at Immanuel Presbyterian in Los Angeles. The British singer-songwriter introduced three new songs, “Asking For a Friend,” “I Can’t Believe That We Float,” and “Black Lung.” […]
Review By DAN MACINTOSH R.E.M.’s Automatic for the People (25th Anniversary Edition, Concord) is 45-songs long. So, unless you’re retired, bedridden or just have endless hours for binge listening time, there’s likely more music included […]
By DONNA BALANCIA The Shrine rocks it. It’s as simple as that. Josh Landau, Corey Parks and Jeff Murray have Shepard Fairey art on the cover of their new record “Never More Than Now,” they […]
By DONNA BALANCIA It wouldn’t be the holiday season without Rodney Bingenheimer and a cool Christmas party. The Glitter Critters made their live debut last night at Rodney Bingenheimer’s shindig at La Luz de Jesus Gallery […]
By JOHN DALY The Beatles first demo single for Parlophone ‘Love Me Do’ has been officially confirmed as sold through Discogs for $14,757 (or £11,250.00) breaking a Discogs sales record for a 7″ single. Released on Oct. […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Carol Casey says some of the best friends in her life have been her band members. “Singing and playing music is my salvation,” she said. “I decided three years ago to get […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Her fashion may be wild and her songs are pop-electro, but Jesika Von Rabbit, is a no-nonsense working musician. Von Rabbit has accomplished what few others have been able to do: She […]
December Award for Best Blog followed by January’s Best Music Blog List By JOHN DALY LOS ANGELES – CaliforniaRocker.com won first place in the Best Individual Blog category of the National Arts and Entertainment Journalism […]
Dandy Warhols Draw a Diverse Crowd of Longtime Fans By DONNA BALANCIA The Dandy Warhols brought some holiday cheer, some fables and great music to a 2-nite stint at the Teragram Ballroom with the band […]
Review By CRAIG HAMMONS Gary Numan rolled through town in support of his brilliant new album Savage: Songs from a Broken World with two sold-out shows at The Teragram Ballroom and one at the Observatory […]
Duguay Brings Canadian Punk to Maui Sugar Mill By DONNA BALANCIA Richard Duguay and Fame Whore makes their first U.S. stage appearance in two years at the Maui Sugar Mill. It may be the start […]
By JOHN DALY Rap and R/B dominated the nominees for the 60th annual GRAMMY Awards, and Ed Sheeran and Lady Gaga were among the snubs. The Recording Academy announced the nominees Tuesday morning. JAY-Z leads with […]
Review By DAN MACINTOSH The Queen Is Dead offers all the evidence anyone will ever need to prove The Smiths’ genius. Originally released in June of 1986, it is 37:07 of soul-bearing music, and all […]
Band Puts on Wild Release Show for ‘Pools’ By DONNA BALANCIA Prettiest Eyes isn’t the prettiest-looking band around, but it doesn’t matter. The music is out of this world and the trio is an influential […]
Fan Voting for Rock Hall Ends Dec. 5 By DONNA BALANCIA The MC5 band is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee and needs the fan votes to “Kick Out The Jams” and take […]
By DAVID ROMAN Photos By CELESTE CELIS Walking into the crowded venue two things jump out at you, the hot musty smell of packed sweaty bodies in an enclosed space and the palpable excitement in […]
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 […]
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