By PATRICK O’HEFFERNAN ANAHEIM – A $2 million dollar guitar strap. A watch that tunes your instruments, a guitar that folds up and yet sounds great. These are a few of products presented to the media […]
By JOHN DALY Better Oblivion Community Center, AKA Phoebe Bridgers, Conor Oberst and friends, dropped their new album and played a track on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The Better Oblivion Community Center album […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Laura Peters, who left an indelible imprint on the indie music scene in Los Angeles, has passed away at age 32. No cause of death has been disclosed. Peters was the founder […]
By JOHN DALY Weezer has released Weezer (The Teal Album), which includes the mega-hit cover of “Africa,” by Toto, “Happy Together” by The Turtles, and “Take On Me,” by a-ha. Weezer started working covers into […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Dennis Quaid and The Sharks will play songs off their new album Out of The Box at a special performance at The Mint on March 9. Tickets for the show go on sale […]
By JOHN DALY The English Beat, blink-182, The Used and Less Than Jake headline the Back To The Beach weekend, which returns to Huntington State Beach on Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28. The […]
By JOHN DALY If you thought the days of seeing one of your favorite classic rock bands passed long ago, think again. Many of the best classic rock bands of all time are still touring […]
By DAN MACINTOSH Jeff Tweedy solo is not all that different from music he makes with Wilco. It’s just more stripped down and less adventurous. That’s not a bad thing, though, because it frees Tweedy’s […]
New music videos from Black Leather Jacket, Alice Merton and Sharon Van Etten are among the selections on the weekend California Rocker Playlist. Black Leather Jacket kick off the weekend list with the rousing “Village […]
By DONNA BALANCIA It’s a heartbreaking story of one of the world’s most beloved DJs, Avicii, in the documentary “Avicii: True Stories,” airing on Netflix. The 2017 documentary by Levan Tsikurishvili tells the story of […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Wayne Kramer and Tom Morello made an appearance in downtown Los Angeles to support the striking teachers on Friday. Kramer, who recently has been touring MC50th and published a book, joined Morello to […]
By DAN MACINTOSH Mae opened its rainy night show at the El Rey with “Light,” an instrumental where the band encouraged audience members to apply their smartphones in creating a virtual reality moment. Although this […]
By JOHN DALY There is strong interest in 1980s nostalgia these days and record labels are stepping up with eagerly anticipated releases in the first quarter of 2019. Punk and alternative titles are strong in […]
By JOHN DALY Miley Cyrus, Metallica and the Foo Fighters were among the musical stars who paid tribute to the late Chris Cornell at a charity tribute at The Forum. Josh Homme, The Melvins, Ryan […]
By JOHN DALY Thom Yorke’s Suspiria Limited Edition Unreleased Material EP will be made available on streaming services on the same Feb. 22 release date as the 12-inch vinyl. Last November, York sat for a […]
By JOHN DALY Gibson will release a limited-edition Chris Cornell Tribute ES-335 guitar in honor of the late Soundgarden frontman who died more than a year ago. The guitar will be available in the spring. […]
By JOHN DALY Zebrahead, the Orange County punk-pop outfit has released a new video, “All My Friends Are Nobodies,” off their forthcoming album, Brain Invaders. The new album was produced by the band and Paul […]
By JOHN DALY The influential women of the band Bikini Kill announced they will reunite to play a few shows this spring in Los Angeles and New York City. Kathleen Hanna, Kathi Wilcox, Tobi Vail […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Jose Feliciano whose haunting 1968 cover of “Light My Fire” set the world ablaze in a simpler time, guests on Jimmy Fallon’s special “Tonight Show” episode from Puerto Rico. The show is […]
By JOHN DALY Brian Wilson, Bob Weir and Willie Nelson top a star-studded lineup for the inaugural BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, May 3-5. The fest celebrates — what else — the beach, and features […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Bob Mould has been living in Berlin and has released a new video “letter” about his experience called “Berlin.” His album Sunshine Rock will be released on Feb. 8 on Merge Records. […]
By DONNA BALANCIA It’s amazing what you’ll find in your closet, so imagine if you’re Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe. On Instagram Saturday, the famous Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx showed fans some long-lost items he retrieved from […]
California Rocker Staff Picks California Rocker staff has assembled the latest video playlist of “Cool Tunes” covering mostly punk and alternative music old and new. With selections ranging from The Damned and Peaches to Fur […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Australia-based Pond has a lot to say about environmental and cultural stewardship and are doing so through the video “Daisy” out today and the new album, Tasmania due March 1. The new […]
By JOHN DALY Dead Friends 46 calls it like it is. There’s no mistaking the genre of music on their new album called Hardcore. Orange-County, Calif.-based Dead Friends 46 were formed in 2015 by hardcore-punk […]
By DONNA BALANCIA You don’t have to wear a blindfold to appreciate the new music by “Bird Box” writer Josh Malerman and his band. Malerman and The High Strung have released a great, 13-track album […]
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