By DONNA BALANCIA The “I Create Music” Center Stage Showcase at ASCAP EXPO surpassed all expectations with master of ceremonies Mark Hudson keeping the throngs howling with laughter and a musical entourage that played their […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Musicians need to present one singular message to change laws and be paid what they’re worth, ASCAP representatives said at the 2017 ASCAP EXPO Kickoff Thursday. Paul Williams, president and chairman of […]
By JOHN DALY Coachella Weekend One has released the set times and don’t expect Weekend 2 to be too much different. Here’s the skinny:
They Were Out In Force for The Arts By DONNA BALANCIA Broke L.A. drew a large and diverse crowd of concert goers, animal lovers and ecology-minded people in celebrating its seventh year. The line to […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Tom Cusimano of The Walcotts sat down with CaliforniaRocker.com for an exclusive interview and a mini session. He played the song “Coalinga” off The Walcotts’ new album, Let The Devil Win. It […]
Tom McLoughlin: ‘Fifty Years Later We Are Living The Dream’ By CRAIG HAMMONS Sometimes you find rock and roll and sometimes rock and roll finds you. I got up early on this Sunday morning, grabbed […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Broke L.A. is rich in talent for 2017. The festival that started out as a cheap alternative to Coachella has grown in many ways. Broke L.A. has positioned itself to be the […]
Richmond Sluts Promote Catchy ’60 Cycles of Love’ By DONNA BALANCIA The Richmond Sluts headlined a great Thursday night at Harvard and Stone, part of the Cheap Satisfaction series. Our best local drummer, John Tyree, […]
The Drill Fest by Wire Packs the Echo By JOHN NORRIS and DONNA BALANCIA Wire held its Drill Fest at The Echo and Echoplex, and it was a rare opportunity to see some of punk’s originators […]
Three Strong Bands Prove Punk Still has Legs By DONNA BALANCIA When The Orwells play a show, it’s more like a PE party. Friends, fans and strong opening bands are the name of the game […]
By CRAIG HAMMONS The curtain was drawn and anticipation was running high. At 7:30 P.M. sharp the theme to The Magnificent Seven came roaring out of the public address system. The curtains then opened to […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever is re-importing new wave music to the U.S. much to the fans’ delight. Call the Aussies’ music “new wave,” “power pop,” “alternative,” or whatever you may, Rolling Blackouts […]
By DONNA BALANCIA LOS ANGELES – Susan Hyatt and Lina Lecaro have published a great book, Never Mind The Rules, that can help save your social life, especially if your world revolves around music or an […]
By DONNA BALANCIA The Meat Puppets won over the crowd of the faithful Wednesday night as they took the stage and held a packed house at the Echo entranced. They didn’t miss a beat and […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Check out the exclusive video from Chip Kinman and Ford Madox Ford, called “Expect It.” The video makes its debut right here on CaliforniaRocker.com. A Cool Video Kinman, the well-known wild SoCal […]
Photo By PAUL MCALPINE, Story By JOHN DALY In honor of the 40th anniversary of The Idiot, the famous collaboration between Iggy Pop and David Bowie, here is a video that tells the story of […]
The Yawpers Open for Bash and Pop By DONNA BALANCIA Tommy Stinson and his band Bash and Pop are sittin’ on top of the world. They wear high-class suits, play gigs at places like The […]
Dermot Mulroney and his Brother Team With Pogues Founder By DONNA BALANCIA Dermot Mulroney’s band, Cranky George, headlined the latest installment of Mimosa Music Sundays at the Federal Bar in North Hollywood. What started out […]
Musicians Can Take a Lesson From this Classic Rocker Photos By HEATHER HARRIS, Review By DONNA BALANCIA John Kay and his band Steppenwolf take a step back in time during each performance. The famous rocker […]
Check out Metallica and Lady Gaga in dress rehearsal for the 59th annual GRAMMY Awards as released on Lady Gaga’s YouTube channel:
Photos by LINDA MCCARTNEY, Story By DONNA BALANCIA With a month to go until the release of the reissue of Paul McCartney’s classic album Flowers In The Dirt (the 10th installment of the GRAMMY Award-winning Paul McCartney Archive […]
By DONNA BALANCIA LOS ANGELES – Gary Calamar is a multi-tasking musician. He’s a popular Los Angeles DJ and by day he’s a GRAMMY-nominated music supervisor on successful film and TV projects. Gary also hosts […]
Jesse Snider and Dee Snider Photo by HEATHER HARRIS Photo Gallery of images from The Whisky A Go-Go and Lucky Strike Live
In-Store Appearance at Amoeba Records Packs Aisles By DONNA BALANCIA Ryan Adams has created a great new record with Prisoner and it’s appropriate that he hit the stage at Amoeba Records, the iconic bastion of […]
By DONNA BALANCIA At The Drive In will release its first studio album in 17 years, called in • ter a • li • a, which is expected to drop May 5. The high-energy post-punk […]
Escovedo and Jesse Malin to Play Federal Underground By DONNA BALANCIA Alejandro Escovedo has had an interesting career. He may come from the famous musical Escovedo family, but he’s punk rock through and through. He’s […]
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