By DONNA BALANCIA Tom DiCillo, renowned director, cinematographer and musician, has released a video to the song, “Stars,” which is a tribute to his late wife, Jane. “Stars” is a featured track on DiCillo’s recently […]
By JOHN DALY Dan Harper has been coming up with some gems while rifling through his closets during lockdown. This time, the Invisible System creator dug up a jewel of a synth record from his […]
By NOTES FROM VIVACE I get invited to catch sets by various musicians and bands that are new to me. I do my best to go when invited or ask that I get kept in […]
By NOTES BY VIVACE As I like to do, I recently went to The Hi Hat to catch some bands that I’d never seen before. That resulted in me coming across The Haunts. Before the […]
By DONNA BALANCIA To see some of the best up-and-coming bands at Echo Park Rising this year, a good place to start is American Barbershop on Sunset, which has become known for its “Bands In […]
By NOTES FROM VIVACE Glaare recently hit the stage at The Satellite. As the band came on stage for their set, I was thinking that the band looked really familiar. I had never seen the […]
By DONNA BALANCIA To the disappointment of adoring fans around the U.S., The Buttertones were forced to cancel their summer tour. Cobi the drummer is looking at the strong possibility that he may have to […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Mini Mansions have released their album Guy Walks Into A Bar…, which the band says is its tested the band members’ friendships with one another. “We’ve waited years for this day, and […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Pond has uploaded a new music video for their song “The Boys Are Killing Me,” check it out here. The new video is a creative, retro composition of images featuring the band […]
By DONNA BALANCIA William Lawrence has released “Send A Line,” the first single off his solo album Slow Dancing On A High Wire, due Aug. 1. Like the rest of the dreamy tracks on this […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Movie Club, comprised of Vince Cuneo and Jessamyn Violet, like surf music. They like it so much, they put together a video to honor Dick Dale called “Navy Seal.” The track has […]
Photos and Words by MELANIE SMITH Anna Calvi continued her trek across the UK to perform her solo show to open the three-night stand of musical innovators and pioneers inspired by the work of David […]
By DONNA BALANCIA One of the staples of the LA punk scene is the band the Hellflowers, who release their first full-length album, Por Vida, on Friday. Like their EPs and previously recorded music, the Por Vida […]
By JOHN DALY It appears Ryan Adams has ended his self-imposed banishment from social media and wants to get back to making music. Five months after accusations of sexual misconduct, abusive behavior and video sex […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Alejandro Aranda, known as Scary Pool Party, shared the spotlight with another local LA favorite, Lauren Ruth Ward, as the two are featured in new Gibson G-45 guitar advertisements. The videos are […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Los Skarnales brought its wild Texas ways to Alex’s Bar in Long Beach last Friday, prompting fans to blow off steam with moshing and mayhem. The Steady 45s from LA opened and […]
Photos and Words by FRANNY KOVACS Earthless brought its out-of-this-world music to the Casbah last week. The trio, consisting of guitarist/vocalist Isaiah Mitchell, bassist Mike Eginton, and drummer Mario Rubalcaba, executed an undeniably powerful psychedelic […]
Photos by CAMERON ACOSTA When Amyl and The Sniffers come to town it’s a sure thing they’ll blow your head off as they did with the rowdy crowd at the Teragram Ballroom the other night. […]
Photos and Review by FRANNY KOVACS The Casbah was packed on Friday night anticipating the return of a San Diego favorite: Drug Hunt. Once called “Bad Vibes”, the guys played goodies from their 2017 debut […]
By FRANNY KOVACS Burritos headlined a night of reggae vibes and good times Friday night at Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, San Diego. The evening was titled “A Tribute to Sublime,” but the cause […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Invisible Eyes takes a new approach with its debut album Searching for Crows, blending sounds of Ethiopian World Music with classic old-style UK punk to create an entirely new music genre. Fresh […]
By DONNA BALANCIA The Great Sadness, the Los Angeles duo of Cathy Cooper and Stephen McNeely, adhere to the old saying “Walk softly but carry a big stick.” Refreshingly, their music does not hit people […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Kirin J. Callinan is like no other. The dramatic Australian musician who oozes talent through every pore sweeps the listener away with a romantic album of covers with Return to Center. Knowing […]
By NOTES FROM VIVACE Back in 2010, a friend of mine mentioned to me that I should check out a band called Rocket. They were doing a residency at The Three Clubs. I looked up […]
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