By DONNA BALANCIA
Honest Thieves, Them Guns, Rock DTLA’s 5 Star Bar
DOWNTOWN LA — There are few times when we are as impressed as we were at 5 Star Bar in downtown LA last weekend. The 5 Star Bar makes it a new experience to meet […]
By DONNA BALANCIA
By DONNA BALANCIA
The Replacements Tour: You Can Go Home Again
ST. PAUL, Minnesota — The Replacements Tour took a turn home Saturday night as the legendary band knocked out the crowd in St. Paul. The Replacements headlined their first show in there more than 20 […]
Auctions
Joe Strummer’s 1963 Ford Thunderbird Goes Up for Bid
By DONNA BALANCIA, BEVERLY HILLS — Want to cruise around like The Clash frontman Joe Strummer did in Los Angeles? Then you can buy Strummer’s 1963 Chalfont Blue Ford Thunderbird, going up for sale by […]
By DONNA BALANCIA
Bob Roback Joins Fender as President
LOS ANGELES — Bob Roback has been named President of Fender Musical Instruments Corp. and will open a new Los Angeles-based office for the company. Mainly known as co-founder of Dashbox and former Head of […]
By DONNA BALANCIA
Jesus The Bus Driver Inspires With His Music
BY DONNA BALANCIA — Jesus played Chilean folk music on the side of a Southern California road. He was waiting for help in Carlsbad after his bus broke down en route to San Diego from […]
By DONNA BALANCIA
Sillerman Brings Rock in Rio to Vegas May 2015
Financial Reporters ‘Stunned’ by SFX Q4 Conference Call -NEW YORK — Amid what pundits speculate may be the downhill side of the EDM festival era, SFX has invested in Rock in Rio, a well-known Brazilian […]
By DONNA BALANCIA
Johnny Winter Interview: Guitar Great is ‘Just Having Fun Again’
By DONNA BALANCIA Oct. 13, 2013 – Johnny Winter has learned to become a great teacher — and a student — of time’s lessons. “I never knew my career would last this long, but I […]
By DONNA BALANCIA
Hetfield, Hagar Headline Benefit Show at Fillmore
SAN FRANCISCO — Metallica’s James Hetfield and Sammy Hagar will headline a benefit for Acoustic-4-A-Cure on May 15 at the Fillmore in San Francisco. Performing at the first-year event are Heart’s Nancy Wilson, Billie Joe […]