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Jared James Nichols Band and Gus G team up at Blackstar Amps party at Swinghouse Studios - Photo © 2017 Donna Balancia
By DONNA BALANCIA

Blackstar Amps Opens the NAMM Show With a True Rock and Roll Party at Swing House Studios

January 19, 2017 News Comments Off on Blackstar Amps Opens the NAMM Show With a True Rock and Roll Party at Swing House Studios

Jared James Nichols, Sin Quirin and Gus G Rock the House By DONNA BALANCIA NAMM Show 2017 got a wild kickoff at Swing House Studios last night as Blackstar Amplification celebrated its 10th anniversary in […]

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David Bowie’s New Release ‘Blackstar’ Covers His Own Death, Fans Grieve

January 11, 2016 News Comments Off on David Bowie’s New Release ‘Blackstar’ Covers His Own Death, Fans Grieve

Grief And Shock Around the World By DONNA BALANCIA How long had David Bowie been suffering under the cloak of silence regarding his cancer diagnosis? We know he had been making music until his final […]

Classic US Rocker Reviews

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  • Sextile - Photo © 2017 Donna Balancia
    Sextile, Lust For Youth, Are Standouts at First Annual Cloak and Dagger Festival
    October 23, 2017 Comments Off on Sextile, Lust For Youth, Are Standouts at First Annual Cloak and Dagger Festival
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  • The Stitches at The Viper Room - Photo Donna Balancia
    The Stitches, The Talented SoCal Punk Band that Out-Punks all the Rest: The California Rocker Q and A
    December 14, 2016 Comments Off on The Stitches, The Talented SoCal Punk Band that Out-Punks all the Rest: The California Rocker Q and A
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    May 31, 2017 Comments Off on Living Colour Rocks the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills

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    The Amish Outlaws Kick Off the Summer in Rowdy Style at Dewey Beach
    May 30, 2023 Comments Off on The Amish Outlaws Kick Off the Summer in Rowdy Style at Dewey Beach
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California Rocker®

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    RIP: Robbie Robertson, Songwriter Who ‘Drove Old Dixie Down,’ Passes Away at 80
    August 10, 2023 Comments Off on RIP: Robbie Robertson, Songwriter Who ‘Drove Old Dixie Down,’ Passes Away at 80
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    July 21, 2023 Comments Off on Releases: Brian Setzer, Nils Lofgren Albums Lead the New Music of the Week
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    July 19, 2023 Comments Off on Review + Photos: Sparks and They Might Be Giants Light it Up at The Hollywood Bowl
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    July 4, 2023 Comments Off on Star Party, The Binges and Ames Flames Draw Crowds to the Redwood for Donny Popejoy + Pope Tribute

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Vintage Interviews

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    Photographer Mathieu Bitton Shares Colorful Life Through Images
    November 2, 2016 Comments Off on Photographer Mathieu Bitton Shares Colorful Life Through Images
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    August 18, 2025 Comments Off on Woody Guthrie Comes Alive with New Double-LP ‘Woody At Home’ – Listen
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    April 25, 2017 Comments Off on Kansas Won’t Let Frontman Write The Set List: ‘There Are Too Many Big Hits’
  • Laveda - Photos by NOTES FROM VIVACE
    Gal Pal, Powder Pink & Sweet and Laveda Rock Permanent Records Roadhouse
    May 18, 2023 Comments Off on Gal Pal, Powder Pink & Sweet and Laveda Rock Permanent Records Roadhouse
  • Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum at the Whisky A Go Go - Photo by Donna Balancia for California Rocker
    The California Rocker Interview: Soul Asylum Founder Dave Pirner Talks ‘Change of Fortune’
    June 29, 2016 Comments Off on The California Rocker Interview: Soul Asylum Founder Dave Pirner Talks ‘Change of Fortune’
  • Wayne Kramer with Burrell Kelly - Photo © 2017 Donna Balancia
    Wayne Kramer and Jail Guitar Doors Charity Bring Music to 100th Prison
    September 10, 2017 Comments Off on Wayne Kramer and Jail Guitar Doors Charity Bring Music to 100th Prison




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