By DONNA BALANCIA Starting out, when The Motels, The DoGs and The Pop were trying to get gigs, no venue would book them. In 1976, it was hard to get a gig if you were […]
By JOHN DALY Musicians ranging from Chaka Khan to James Taylor gathered to celebrate the 75th Birthday of Joni Mitchell in Los Angeles. “I just want you to know … You don’t know how many […]
By JOHN DALY Memorials and vigils will be held tonight through Sunday for the victims of yet another mass shooting in the U.S., this time at a Southern California bar and grill hosting a college […]
By JOHN DALY Martha Davis and The Motels will kick off The Hollywood Music in Media Awards with a special pre-awards gala performance at the Viper Room on Nov. 13. The Motels have been nominated […]
By JOHN DALY The Flesh Eaters will release a new album collection called The Flesh Eaters, I Used to Be Pretty on Jan. 18, 2019. On the release, founding vocalist and songwriter Chris Desjardins AKA […]
By AMES FLAMES The Dead Boys took Southern California by storm last weekend with two power-packed shows that whipped the sold-out crowds into a frenzy. This is not a tribute band in any way. It […]
By JOHN DALY Erykah Badu will play a night at the Novo in downtown Los Angeles and will play the Warfield in San Francisco on back to back nights Dec. 27 and Dec. 28, it […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Lucinda Belle has belted out a home run with her new song “I’ll Be Loving You.” This fabulous performer and songwriter is putting forth her best effort in bringing back a 1960s […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Punk rock’s John Lydon and his band Public Image LTD put on a victorious 40th celebration show in Los Angeles Saturday night. It’s obvious The Public Image is Rotten Tour has gone […]
By DAN MACINTOSH It’s tempting for Morrissey fans to confront the idiosyncratic artist and shout, ‘Stop talking; just sing your songs!’ Morrissey can’t seem to keep his big mouth shut and say, if not blatantly […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Change is good but it can make people romanticize the past and remember only the rosey side of the way things used to be. That’s not the case with Vince Conrad and […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Sad Lovers and Giants have released a new album called Mission Creep, comprised of 12 songs that take the listener to the twangy heart of the legendary band’s sound. One can […]
By DAN MACINTOSH Witnessing an arena rock band — arena rock, at least in most countries outside the United States — in a relatively small theater, seemed a little weird. This Scottish band gained its […]
By JOHN DALY Hardy Fox, co-founder of the band The Residents, passed away from brain cancer. He was 73. Fox was the primary composer for the group, known for its performance art and timely, often […]
By DONNA BALANCIA The west has long been a place of discovery and musician Lacey Kay Cowden and her Tuesdays at The Townhouse in Venice reinforce that belief. “Calamity” Cowden, as she is known to […]
By DONNA BALANCIA In time for Halloween, CocoVera has released the debut album, Rosary Pea. It’s an avant-garde work with unconventional melodic passages and vocals that hurdle uneven but oddly appealing musical terrain. This is […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Willie Basse who made a name for himself as one of LA’s most beloved metal rockers has passed away at 62. Basse was battling cancer. Basse, known as the “Cultural Ambassador to […]
By JOHN DALY KISS has announced its first set of End Of The Road 2019 Tour Dates, kicking off in Vancouver on Jan. 1, 2019, and wrapping in Birmingham, Ala., on April 13, 2019. It […]
By JOHN DALY Psychedelic rockers from Northern California, Crooked Flower, have produced a dreamy ska-rock collection with their latest album, Into The Light. It’s a wide-ranging musical landscape that Crooked Flower is securely planted in. […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Billy Harvey took a sad time in his life and turned it into a collaborative work that will be remembered for years to come. The Arsonist, released today, is an achievement on […]
By DONNA BALANCIA It’s not often we pitch a particular show but this one is quite special. Tonight, some favorite bands, Ex-Cult, Die Group and Enemy, will play the hotter-than-hot Moroccan Lounge. But more importantly, […]
Ska Pop Band Plays With Big Names at Blitz By DONNA BALANCIA The Interrupters are red hot with their hit single “She’s Kerosene,” but the band’s “overnight” success has been years in the making. The […]
By JOHN DALY Def Leppard and Stevie Nicks continue to battle for the No. 1 spot in the fan vote for the Rock and Roll Hall of fame. As of Oct. 29, the legendary metal […]
By JOHN DALY Levi Petree has released a “haunting” video right in time for Halloween. But at this time of the year, when “haunting” generally refers to ghosts, Petree is haunted by the ghost of […]
By DAN MACINTOSH Mick Jones is one fine singer and songwriter, but Joe Strummer will forever be the true voice of The Clash. He sang with such rough-edged vulnerability, he was obviously the main reason […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds made a night at The Forum seem like a one-on-one intimate experience. And, yes, the fans could feel Cave’s heartbeat. Thousands of fans hoped to be […]
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