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Dave Wakeling found the 'Mirror In The Bathroom' - Photo courtesy of The English Beat
Musicians

Dave Wakeling and English Beat Drop Joyful New Album ‘Here We Go Love’

June 14, 2018 News 1

By DAN MACINTOSH The English Beat featuring Dave Wakeling is back with its fourth album, and first full-length since 1982, called Here We Go Love. Over such a long time span many lesser bands have […]

Keith Richards finds New things in Satisfaction
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Keith Richards: Rolling Stones Hit ‘Satisfaction’ Could Have Been Different

June 13, 2018 News Comments Off on Keith Richards: Rolling Stones Hit ‘Satisfaction’ Could Have Been Different

By DONNA BALANCIA Keith Richards says he’s still discovering new ways to make the old Rolling Stones songs interesting. “Every time I play ‘Satisfaction,’ I find a new little thing going on (inaudible) ‘I should […]

John and Paul of The Oh Sees at Zebulon - Photo © 2018 Donna Balancia
Live Reviews

Oh Sees Wild Double Drummers Send Crowd into Orbit at Zebulon LA

June 13, 2018 News Comments Off on Oh Sees Wild Double Drummers Send Crowd into Orbit at Zebulon LA

By DONNA BALANCIA When it comes to making a crowd crazy, few do it better than The Oh Sees. Or Thee Oh Sees. Or OCS. Whatever they call themselves these days, double drummers Paul and […]

Karen O of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Photo © Alison Camus
Musicians

The Voidz Headline Beach Goth 2018 Lineup Aug. 5 at LA Historic Park

June 12, 2018 News Comments Off on The Voidz Headline Beach Goth 2018 Lineup Aug. 5 at LA Historic Park

Photos By ALYSON CAMUS The Growlers are bringing Beach Goth 2018 to Los Angeles State Historic Park on Sunday, Aug. 5. It’s a new location and time of year for the consolidated seventh edition of […]

GNR - Photo courtesy of Katarina Benzova
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PHOTOS: Guns N’ Roses Quench ‘Appetite for Destruction’ at Download Fest

June 11, 2018 News Comments Off on PHOTOS: Guns N’ Roses Quench ‘Appetite for Destruction’ at Download Fest

By DONNA BALANCIA California Rockers Guns ‘N’ Roses came out to headline the Download Festival this weekend in Donington Park, UK,  and looked and sounded as good as ever. Check out some photos here. The […]

Musicians

Hozier to Tour North America This Fall with Stops in LA, San Diego and Oakland

June 11, 2018 News Comments Off on Hozier to Tour North America This Fall with Stops in LA, San Diego and Oakland

By JOHN DALY Hozier has announced a North American headline tour this fall with stops at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, The Observatory in North Park, San Diego and the Fox Theater in Oakland. The […]

Musicians

Neil Young, Jack White and Robert Plant Get Arroyo Seco Weekend Set Times

June 11, 2018 News Comments Off on Neil Young, Jack White and Robert Plant Get Arroyo Seco Weekend Set Times

By DONNA BALANCIA Set times have been released for Arroyo Seco Weekend, June 23-24, headlined by Neil Young + Promise of the Real, Jack White on Saturday and Robert Plant and Kings of Leon on […]

Live Reviews

A Place to Bury Strangers Shines at Regent, Sextile and Prettiest Eyes Rock

June 10, 2018 News Comments Off on A Place to Bury Strangers Shines at Regent, Sextile and Prettiest Eyes Rock

By DONNA BALANCIA A Place to Bury Strangers made new friends and lit up longtime fans at The Regent Saturday night. This show had it all. Smoke, smashed guitars, great drumming and an incredible light […]

By DAN MACINTOSH

Review: The Choir Takes Heartbreaking Turn with Album ‘Bloodshot’

June 9, 2018 News Comments Off on Review: The Choir Takes Heartbreaking Turn with Album ‘Bloodshot’

By DAN MACINTOSH The Choir has always incorporated heartbreak into its music. Examples of grief have ranged from the miscarriage of a child, to the loss of an adult friend. Life is filled with more […]

Anthony Bourdain at SXSW - Photo by Anna Hanks
Musicians

Anthony Bourdain Was a Rock Star to the Real Rock Stars

June 8, 2018 News Comments Off on Anthony Bourdain Was a Rock Star to the Real Rock Stars

By DONNA BALANCIA Globe-hopping TV celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain was a rock star in the culinary world and often brought music friends and idols along on his great ride. CNN will air “Remembering Anthony Bourdain” […]

Charley Crockett at The Mint Balancia (1 of 1)
Live Reviews

Charley Crockett Rocks The Mint With Modern Honky Tonk Sound

June 7, 2018 News Comments Off on Charley Crockett Rocks The Mint With Modern Honky Tonk Sound

By DONNA BALANCIA Charley Crockett is a self-made, honky tonk success story. Crockett is taking the world by storm travelling town to town with his band getting people up and dancing to his Texas-Lousiana swinging […]

Live Reviews

Johnny Marr: Humble Rock Royalty Reigns in First of Two Shows at Teragram Ballroom

June 6, 2018 News Comments Off on Johnny Marr: Humble Rock Royalty Reigns in First of Two Shows at Teragram Ballroom

By DONNA BALANCIA Johnny Marr is a charismatic showman and master musician who gives the fans what they want. In his first of two sold-out shows at the Teragram Ballroom, Marr showed the crowd he […]

Original Utopia band members: Kasim, Willie and Todd - Photo © 2018 Donna Balancia
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Todd Rundgren’s Utopia Reunites and Tour Wraps at Fox Riverside – PHOTOS

June 5, 2018 News Comments Off on Todd Rundgren’s Utopia Reunites and Tour Wraps at Fox Riverside – PHOTOS

By DONNA BALANCIA LOS ANGELES – The long wait for a Todd Rundgren and Utopia reunion tour has finally ended. TR and company put on an amazing show at The Wiltern and had a fun […]

Johnny Marr plays two sold-out nights at Teragram - Photo by Phil King
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Johnny Marr to Play Two Sold-Out Shows at Teragram to Support ‘Call The Comet’

June 5, 2018 News Comments Off on Johnny Marr to Play Two Sold-Out Shows at Teragram to Support ‘Call The Comet’

By DONNA BALANCIA Johnny Marr will support his brand new album Call The Comet, with two sold-out shows at Teragram Ballroom tonight and tomorrow, and with a fall tour. Call The Comet was recorded with […]

Julian Frampton at Sunset Marquis - Photo © 2018 Donna Balancia
Live Reviews

Julian Frampton Makes His Own Way as Second Generation Rock Musician

June 3, 2018 News Comments Off on Julian Frampton Makes His Own Way as Second Generation Rock Musician

By DONNA BALANCIA Check out the Julian Frampton band, a new group led by a second-generation musician, who has a different look and different style than his famous father, Peter Frampton. See The Julian Frampton […]

Reviewer Craig Hammons and the Turbojugend - Photo courtesy of Turbojugend
Live Reviews

Hammons Review: Turbonegro Navy Sails Strong, Rocks The Regent

June 3, 2018 News Comments Off on Hammons Review: Turbonegro Navy Sails Strong, Rocks The Regent

By CRAIG HAMMONS Turbonegro, the madcap lads from Norway, recently landed in Amerika to promote their ninth studio album RockNRoll Machine. Since 1988 when these six punks from Oslo started a band called Turbonegro, little did […]

GBH a featured act at Punk Rock Bowling - Photo © 2018 Donna Balancia
Musicians

PHOTOS: Downtown Las Vegas Reaps Benefits of Punk Rock Bowling

June 2, 2018 News Comments Off on PHOTOS: Downtown Las Vegas Reaps Benefits of Punk Rock Bowling

By DONNA BALANCIA LAS VEGAS – Punk Rock Bowling isn’t just about NOFX and dumb jokes. The 20-year-old fest is an inclusive economic staple that brings music tourists to downtown Las Vegas and puts the […]

Musicians

Gorillaz Team with Jack Black on Venice Boardwalk Video ‘Humility’

June 1, 2018 News 1

Virtual Band to Play Demon Dayz Fest in LA By DONNA BALANCIA Jack Black hits the Venice Beach Boardwalk in the new Gorillaz video “Humility,” a jazzy track off the upcoming album The Now Now. […]

RF Shannon photo courtesy of RF Shannon
Live Reviews

RF Shannon: Austin-Based Psychedelic Band Hypnotizes at Resident

June 1, 2018 News Comments Off on RF Shannon: Austin-Based Psychedelic Band Hypnotizes at Resident

By HARRIET KAPLAN RF Shannon, an Austin-based band via L.A., fronted by singer-songwriter Shane Renfro, played a moody, atmospheric set of blues-soaked psychedelic desert rock at The Resident DTLA. The songs are both cinematic and […]

Fur Dixon and WTFUKUSHIMA at MSM - Photo © Scott Free
Live Reviews

Review: Fur Dixon Opens for Alice Bag, Revs Crowd at Maui Sugar Mill

May 31, 2018 News Comments Off on Review: Fur Dixon Opens for Alice Bag, Revs Crowd at Maui Sugar Mill

Review by HARRIET KAPLAN and Photos by SCOTT FREE Fur Dixon and her band are courting controversy and attention with their moniker WTFUKUSHIMA. It’s definitely a timely and controversial name. Their new, upcoming album, Return 2 Sender, […]

Musicians

Father John Misty: ‘End of World’ Songs a Result of his Christian Upbringing

May 31, 2018 News Comments Off on Father John Misty: ‘End of World’ Songs a Result of his Christian Upbringing

By DONNA BALANCIA Josh Tillman, AKA Father John Misty takes a claymation adventure in the new video for his song, “Please Don’t Die” off the new album God’s Favorite Customer, due tomorrow. In the video directed […]

Fat Mike of NOFX - Photo © 2018 Donna Balancia
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UPDATE: NOFX Feeling Effects of Their ‘Jokes’ from Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas, Apologizes

May 30, 2018 News Comments Off on UPDATE: NOFX Feeling Effects of Their ‘Jokes’ from Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas, Apologizes

By DONNA BALANCIA LAS VEGAS – NOFX took what was deemed as a step too far last weekend at Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas making a comment about Route 91 Harvest Festival victims that […]

Live Reviews

The Posies Prove Perennial Popularity with an Outstanding Show at The Bootleg

May 30, 2018 News Comments Off on The Posies Prove Perennial Popularity with an Outstanding Show at The Bootleg

By HARRIET KAPLAN The Posies performed an exciting and unforgettable show at The Bootleg to celebrate their 30-year anniversary as a band. They have a lot going on with a world tour and three expanded […]

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X the Band Thrills at Topanga Days Festival – Photo Gallery by Scott Free

May 29, 2018 News Comments Off on X the Band Thrills at Topanga Days Festival – Photo Gallery by Scott Free

Photos by SCOTT FREE X had a busy weekend headlining the three-day Topanga Days festival on Sunday before scooting off to Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas for its Monday gig. The Southern California punk […]

Courtney Barnett photo by Pooneh Ghana
By DAN MACINTOSH

Review: Courtney Barnett Channels ’90s Sound With ‘Tell Me How You Really Feel’

May 29, 2018 News Comments Off on Review: Courtney Barnett Channels ’90s Sound With ‘Tell Me How You Really Feel’

By DAN MACINTOSH Courtney Barnett channels rock and roll of the 1990s with the album Tell Me How You Really Feel, a collection of emotionally charged songs. During one called “Nameless/Faceless,” Courtney Barnett complains, “I […]

By DAN MACINTOSH

Dan MacIntosh Review: Big Star ‘Live at Lafayette’s Music Room’

May 29, 2018 News Comments Off on Dan MacIntosh Review: Big Star ‘Live at Lafayette’s Music Room’

By DAN MACINTOSH Live at Lafayette’s Music Room was recorded at a Big Star hometown gig in Memphis. During the set, they cover The Flying Burrito Brothers’ “Hot Burrito #2,” which was mixed in with […]

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