Wanna see The Foo Fighters, Iggy Pop, Greta Van Fleet and a host of other rockers at Cal Jam 18? California Rocker is giving away free tickets! To get free tickets to the second annual Cal […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones got satisfaction when he recently sold his luxury New York City penthouse for $9.995 million. Richards and wife Patti Hansen originally listed the Fifth Avenue apartment […]
By JOHN DALY Rock & Brews Restaurants has teamed up with Def Leppard and Seattle-based Elysian Brewing Company to introduce Def Leppard Pale to their customers. The new pale ale will be sold at the […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Billy Bob Thornton is realizing his dreams. Thornton and The Boxmasters kicked off their summer-long tour at The Mint in Los Angeles to thunderous applause. “I came to Los Angeles to be […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Where is Johnny Rotten? On tour with new music and a documentary. Known in real life as John Lydon, the (arguably) most famous punk is bringing Public Image Ltd. to the El […]
By JOHN DALY Check out the video for newly released Tom Petty single, called “Keep A Little Soul.” The new song is the first of many previously unreleased songs on the new deluxe boxed set […]
EXCLUSIVE STORY By DONNA BALANCIA Mike Campbell misses Tom Petty. It’s as simple and as that, as the best friend and partner of Petty since high school took the stage at The Mint Wednesday night. […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Glitter Trash front gal Jenna Talia doesn’t mince her words when it comes to “Choppers” across the L.A. skyline. The L.A.-via-Detroit bandleader premieres the latest and most edgy video yet for Glitter […]
By JOHN DALY Static and Surrender, the San Francisco band with the upbeat rock sound, will play the Hotel Cafe tonight, Tuesday, July 10, to celebrate the new self-titled debut album. Static and Surrender Band Static […]
By JOHN DALY A new study came out today that would be fit fodder for the evil Mugatu. The results? Californians overwhelmingly love Zoolander as the most popular Will Ferrell movie and it’s the same across […]
By JOHN DALY Con Brio has released the new single “United State of Mind” just in time for the 4th of July weekend. “United State of Mind” is off the new album Explorer, out today, […]
BY HARRIET KAPLAN At 70 years old, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Willie Nile has incredible physical stamina. Nile played an almost two-hour, acoustic show at McCabe’s. The New York native and the Big Apple’s unofficial poet […]
By DAN MACINTOSH HOLLYWOOD, CA – KCRW’s Reggae Night XVII demonstrated reggae music’s wide diversity. Whether you came for dread serious beats, spiritual meditation or lighter lover’s sounds, you likely left happy. Protoje, fronting a […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Good Field has scored another winner with the album Surface Tension, a beautiful work that incorporates diverse sounds from different eras to elicit tremendous emotional response. The Austin-based outfit has mastered a […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Singer-songwriter and California-born producer Richard Swift, known for his work with The Shins, The Black Keys and the Arcs, passed away Tuesday morning. He was 41. Swift had been hospitalized for a […]
By DONNA BALANCIA The English Beat Starring Dave Wakeling hasn’t lost a step. With their first studio album since 1982, Here We Go Love, and continual touring, Wakeling and company push on. The famous front […]
By DAN MACINTOSH Gabriel Johns, who goes by just Gabriel, sings from the heart throughout his six-song EP Love Lives Here. The project opens with “Another Night,” a song simply celebrating survival. Over a stripped-down […]
By JOHN DALY The Backstreet Boys joined Jimmy Fallon and The Roots to perform a hilarious rendition of “I Want It That Way” with classroom instruments on Thursday’s Tonight Show. The ultra-popular boy band went […]
By JOHN DALY Raymond Scott, the musician, inventor, and visionary mainly known for his cartoon scoring, will be feted on Sept. 8 at the Colony Theatre in Burbank. A festival called ScottWorks will be held […]
By DAN MACINTOSH One good way to prove songwriting quality is to strip a song down to just an acoustic guitar and vocal, which is how Lloyd Cole performed his songs during his mid-week Largo […]
By JOHN DALY Producer, director, actor and musician Daniel “Malakai” Cabrera and producer-artist John “Fingazz” Stary have announced the formation of Elite Frequency Group (EFG), a boutique music label focused on developing new talent. “EFG […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Spirit In The Room is one of those local bands that should be on a stage in a big arena opening for a huge international act like U2. These hardcore-punkers have it […]
By JOHN DALY Joe Jackson, the father of Michael Jackson and creator of the Jackson 5, has passed away from cancer at 89 years old, it was announced Wednesday. Jackson entered hospice care last week […]
By DONNA BALANCIA A new study shows the average working musician earns up to $25,000 a year, copes with depression, and often gives music lessons to augment his or her income. Music Industry Research Association […]
By JOHN DALY Cut Chemist, the DJ for Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli, has released a new video for the track “Moonlightin’ with Biz featuring Biz Markie.” “Moonlightin’ with Biz featuring Biz Markie” appears on Cut […]
By JOHN DALY CaliforniaRocker.com editor and producer Donna Balancia was presented with a Best Entertainment Photo First-Place award at the SoCal Journalism Awards Gala Sunday night. The award was presented to Balancia for her image […]
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