Originals and Covers by ‘Under The Radar’ Band Delight Fans By DONNA BALANCIA Mike Campbell and his band The Dirty Knobs have vast riches: Their fans are more precious than gold. “We love Mike, we […]
Rodney the Dog Helps Isaak Beat Valley Disease By DONNA BALANCIA The Kills and Chris Isaak were on hand Tuesday night at Ron Robinson in Santa Monica for a fundraiser called Artists With Animals, to […]
Smart Pills Founder Vince Conrad Says Re-Release of Punk Recordings a Labor of Love By DONNA BALANCIA If you never got a chance to get a copy of any of The Smart Pills songs back […]
Holiday cheer and great music are on the horizon for the month of December. The Dandy Warhols with Telegram and Warbly Jets will take the stage at The Fonda Theatre on Dec. 16 and Jim James will be at the […]
The Suffers Hit Like A 5-Alarm Plate of Shrimp and Grits By DONNA BALANCIA The Suffers put on a short show that packed a powerful punch the other night at The Echo. The lively set […]
By PATRICK O’HEFFERNAN Special to CaliforniaRocker.com PASADENA – Going to a John Mayall concert is like going to church – not to a religious ceremony, unless blues is your religion, but being inside a cathedral experiencing […]
By JOHN DALY Saint Blasphemer is a relative newcomer to performing Rock N Roll, but the Santa Ana band has the chops for the long haul. Saint Blasphemer has been playing since last February and […]
VIDEO courtesy of KMEL Photo by BRANDON WINTERS, Story by By DONNA BALANCIA Never one to shy away from controversy, Kanye West drew boos at a San Jose, Calif., concert when he told the crowd […]
The Suffers: Get Ready for Soulful Rock N Roll By DONNA BALANCIA The Suffers, Houston’s answer to Rock N Roll Soul, led by powerhouse front woman Kam Franklin, will hit the stage at The Echo […]
By JOHN DALY, CaliforniaRocker.com HOLLYWOOD – CaliforniaRocker.com, a music industry website and fanzine published by Donna Balancia, received four National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards finalist designations, it was announced by The Los Angeles Press […]
By DONNA BALANCIA The Kills will celebrate their 15th anniversary with some new shows set for March 2017 in various California venues. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 15 years, you […]
★★★★★ Kilmer Scores With ‘Cinema Twain’ By DONNA BALANCIA Val Kilmer takes on the role of humorist Mark Twain and gives an extremely heartfelt — and funny — performance in Cinema Twain. Kilmer, known for […]
Cohen Enjoyed a Full Life, Well-Lived By DONNA BALANCIA Prolific musician Leonard Cohen has died, it was announced Thursday night. He was 82. The Canadian-born Cohen was known for his beautifully written songs of love, angst […]
David and The Curse Play El Cid By DONNA BALANCIA David and the Curse is putting out some major new sounds. The group just released “She Loves the Night,” a raunchy tune that’s a tribute […]
Rockers The Dead Daisies have released of their hot new single ‘A Song And A Prayer’ for today on Spitfire Music / SPV and the band put together a video to go with. A short film, reflecting the […]
Shirley Manson, Lita Ford and Esperanza Spalding have been named among the honorees for The 2017 She Rocks Awards, it was announced. Presented for the fifth year by The Women’s International Music Network, the event […]
Bush gave an energetic performance at the Observatory in Santa Ana, with frontman Gavin Rossdale climbing through the packed crowd and giving kisses, hugs and handshakes to the faithful. The band which came to fame […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Cindy Lee Berryhill is a “Lover of Love” and that comes through loud and clear on her new album, The Adventurist. Cindy Lee, a fixture in the LA music scene who now […]
Review of Alice Cooper at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino By CRAIG HAMMONS The first time I saw Alice Cooper was in the gymnasium of Cal State Fullerton in 1969. He was on the bill with […]
Photographer Mathieu Bitton is known for his rock and roll work as well as his remarkable black and white shots of musicians and regular people. He took the time to answer some questions from CaliforniaRocker.com […]
Popular Bands in Intimate LA Venues Dec. 5-12 Kaleo, Cold War Kids and The Lumineers are among alternative all-stars headlining Alt 98-7, L.A.’s Second Annual ALTIMATE December 2 Remember Holiday Concert Series. The ALTIMATE December […]
ROLI has launched a new tech music product called Roli Blocks, a scalable music creation system that operates by touch through a cell phone app called Noise. ROLI BLOCKS is a modular music “studio” that […]
Joanne Singer Gives LA Locals a Big Surprise By DONNA BALANCIA On Thursday night, Lady Gaga took to crowd surfing at one of LA’s favorite retro venues: The Satellite. Fresh off her fun Carpool Karaoke […]
A Rare Chat With All Four Top Musicians in The Dirty Knobs By DONNA BALANCIA The Dirty Knobs have one mission with their live performances: Fun. And plenty of fun is on the horizon for […]
The Dictators NYC Perform at Viper Room Nov. 11 Ross the Boss Friedman, founder of The Dictators talks new music, tour and music biz with California Rocker editor Donna Balancia CR: What kind of influence […]
Concert to Raise Money for La Paloma Wildly Applauded By DONNA BALANCIA ENCINITAS, Calif. – Musicians Jack Tempchin, Cindy Lee Berryhill, Keith Harkin and Darius Degher electrified at Love The Dove, a benefit concert for […]
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