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Live Reviews of concerts and festivals by Craig Hammons Dan MacIntosh Alyson Camus Heather Harris Sylvia Borgo Luis Moreno. Dead Boys Prettiest Eyes Buttertones Kaleo The Two Tens Sheryl Crow Bonnie Raitt MC5 Iggy Pop James Williamson Dave Grohl Queens of the Stone Age QOTSA The Kills Alice Bag Le Butcherettes At The Drive In Dandy Warhols Nick Waterhouse Allah Las OCS Cherry Glazerr Chicano Batman California Rocker covers shows Echo Echoplex Fonda Wiltern Regent El Rey The Mint Troubadour Whisky Viper Room Cafe Nela Redwood DTLA Globe Theatre Henry Fonda Theatre Ricardo Montalban Theatre Alex Theatre Satellite Churchill’s Pub Echo Park Rising FYF Coachella Arroyo Seco Music Tastes Good Desert Daze The Federal Bar Noho Alex’s Bar Long Beach Eagles of Death Metal Jesse Hughes Boots Electric Tom Petty Mike Campbell Dead Cross Mike Patton Owl Foo Fighters CalJam Cal Jam 18 CalJam18 LCD Future Islands Wayne Coyne Yeah Yeah Yeahs Karen O Deap Vally Death Valley Girls Peach Kelli Pop Prettiest Eyes

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By DAN MACINTOSH

Pasadena Daydream Reality: The Cure is a Truly Great Rock Band

September 2, 2019 News Comments Off on Pasadena Daydream Reality: The Cure is a Truly Great Rock Band

By DAN MACINTOSH Summer has arrived in Southern California, but this seasonal change didn’t keep the region’s large Goth contingent from dressing uniformly in sun-attracting black and complicated shoes. In attire much better suited for […]

Live Reviews

Photos: Hermosa Beach Summer Series Launches with Kitten, The Wrecks, The Score

August 19, 2019 News Comments Off on Photos: Hermosa Beach Summer Series Launches with Kitten, The Wrecks, The Score

By DONNA BALANCIA Hermosa Beach Summer Series Launched on Saturday with high energy performances by The Score, Kitten, The Wrecks and Your Favorite Color. The Score and The Wrecks tried out some new songs on […]

Paul Simon - Photo by Sylvia Borgo
Live Reviews

Week In Photos: Paul Simon Wraps Outside Lands Fest, and Summer, in Style

August 16, 2019 News Comments Off on Week In Photos: Paul Simon Wraps Outside Lands Fest, and Summer, in Style

By SYLVIA BORGO The last day of Outside Lands 2019 was stacked with veterans including Paul Simon, Mavis Staples and Kacey Musgraves, the leading lady of country music . Judah and the Lion, Leon Bridges […]

By DAN MACINTOSH

A$AP Rocky, Cardi B, Big Sean and Miguel Run Away with Real Street Festival

August 13, 2019 News Comments Off on A$AP Rocky, Cardi B, Big Sean and Miguel Run Away with Real Street Festival

By DAN MACINTOSH ANAHEIM, CA — The first Real Street Festival, presented by radio station Real 92.3, didn’t ‘really’ take place out on the streets. In fact, its two stages butted up against a real […]

Live Reviews

Photos: Johnny Ramone Tribute at Hollywood Forever Draws Icons of Rock and Film

August 12, 2019 News Comments Off on Photos: Johnny Ramone Tribute at Hollywood Forever Draws Icons of Rock and Film

By DONNA BALANCIA Icons of music and film were on hand at Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sunday, Linda Ramone’s annual party and film screening to honor her late husband and Ramones founding member, Johnny Ramone. Some […]

concerts

Photo Gallery: Outside Lands Blends Best in Music With Golden Surroundings

August 10, 2019 News Comments Off on Photo Gallery: Outside Lands Blends Best in Music With Golden Surroundings

Check Out Sunday Set Times Photos by SYLVIA BORGO SAN FRANCISCO – Outside Lands got off to a rousing start with a range of diverse performers taking the various stages in Golden Gate Park. The […]

Live Reviews

Will Black Treats a Bermuda Audience to Engaging Indie Rock and Roll Shows

August 7, 2019 News Comments Off on Will Black Treats a Bermuda Audience to Engaging Indie Rock and Roll Shows

Words and Photos by By Suzanne H. BERMUDA – Will Black has proven again that he can capture a crowd — even on a faraway island. The Canadian independent rock singer-songwriter recently finished up a […]

The Blasters - Photo by Donna Balancia
Live Reviews

The Blasters Take Energy to New Level at Brouwerij West in San Pedro

July 31, 2019 News Comments Off on The Blasters Take Energy to New Level at Brouwerij West in San Pedro

James Intveld Dynamic in Opening Set Photos and words By DONNA BALANCIA The Blasters have not lost a step, bringing their trademark country punk to the Brouwerij West in San Pedro. This is a show […]

Indie

Mini Mansions Release Most ‘Self-Reflective’ Record with ‘Guy Walks Into a Bar…’

July 31, 2019 News Comments Off on Mini Mansions Release Most ‘Self-Reflective’ Record with ‘Guy Walks Into a Bar…’

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 DAN MACINTOSH

Dan MacIntosh Review: Chicago Plays Its Brassy Hits to a New Generation at OC Fair

July 29, 2019 News Comments Off on Dan MacIntosh Review: Chicago Plays Its Brassy Hits to a New Generation at OC Fair

By DAN MACINTOSH COSTA MESA, CA – When Chicago first started making music, back in the late 1960s, it was cool to have horn players in a rock band. With its trumpet, trombone and saxophone […]

Live Reviews

The Alarm, Modern English and Gene Loves Jezebel Rock Sigma LXXXV Tour

July 28, 2019 News Comments Off on The Alarm, Modern English and Gene Loves Jezebel Rock Sigma LXXXV Tour

Photos and Words by SYLVIA BORGO SAN DIEGO – With a setting almost empty of any obtrusive sound equipment, The Alarm’s lead singer, Mike Peters, took the stage and rocked The House of Blues San […]

Live Reviews

Rickie Lee Jones Shows Marina del Rey the Live Jazzy Style That Made her Famous

July 20, 2019 News Comments Off on Rickie Lee Jones Shows Marina del Rey the Live Jazzy Style That Made her Famous

Photos and Words By DONNA BALANCIA Rickie Lee Jones showed the style that earned her accolades in launching the Marina del Rey Summer Concerts series. The beloved musician drew a deep field of blanket-lounging fans […]

Live Reviews

Review: Thursdays in Suburbia Rock The House of Blues With Upstart Attitude

July 20, 2019 News Comments Off on Review: Thursdays in Suburbia Rock The House of Blues With Upstart Attitude

By TINA TADDEI Thursdays in Suburbia played to a jam packed audience at the House of Blues in Anaheim and delivered new-era punk-metal music with attitude. It was Sunday Funday at the House of Blues, […]

Indie

Los Skarnales and Steady 45s Wake Up Long Beach with Big Band Sound

July 16, 2019 News Comments Off on Los Skarnales and Steady 45s Wake Up Long Beach with Big Band Sound

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 […]

Classic Rock

Paul McCartney Defies ‘Paul Is Dead’ Rumors at Dodger Stadium in Spectacular Tour Finale

July 14, 2019 News Comments Off on Paul McCartney Defies ‘Paul Is Dead’ Rumors at Dodger Stadium in Spectacular Tour Finale

By DONNA BALANCIA There was a time back in the late 1960s when it seemed the whole world believed “Paul Is Dead.” Paul McCartney’s performance at Dodger Stadium Saturday night to wrap his Freshen Up […]

Indie

Earthless Puts Its Psych Rock Style Out There in San Diego Show

July 13, 2019 News Comments Off on Earthless Puts Its Psych Rock Style Out There in San Diego Show

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 […]

Indie

Amyl and The Sniffers Set Off Post-4th Fireworks at Teragram Ballroom

July 9, 2019 News Comments Off on Amyl and The Sniffers Set Off Post-4th Fireworks at Teragram Ballroom

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. […]

Indie

Drug Hunt FKA Bad Vibes Takes Over the Casbah for Release Show

July 9, 2019 News Comments Off on Drug Hunt FKA Bad Vibes Takes Over the Casbah for Release Show

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 DAN MACINTOSH

Chrissie Hynde Shows Range with Eclectic Performance at Hollywood Bowl

July 8, 2019 News Comments Off on Chrissie Hynde Shows Range with Eclectic Performance at Hollywood Bowl

By DAN MACINTOSH Chrissie Hynde’s recent interest in vintage jazz music and the standards songbook has resulted in the upcoming solo album Valve Bone Woe, a full-length she describes as a jazz/dub project. Most the […]

Live Reviews

VIDEO: Rockin’ and Rolling with Buttertones and Tropa Magica at Dirty Penni Fest

July 6, 2019 News Comments Off on VIDEO: Rockin’ and Rolling with Buttertones and Tropa Magica at Dirty Penni Fest

By DONNA BALANCIA The Buttertones and Tropa Magica got people revved up at Dirty Penni Fest in Echo Park. Dirty Penni Fest is held annually at the Echo and Echoplex, one of the few times […]

Indie

A Tribute to Sublime Serves ‘Burritos’ at Belly Up Tavern for Bradley Nowell Foundation

July 2, 2019 News Comments Off on A Tribute to Sublime Serves ‘Burritos’ at Belly Up Tavern for Bradley Nowell Foundation

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 […]

concerts

Katey Sagal and The Reluctant Apostles Play to Packed House at The Mint

June 26, 2019 News Comments Off on Katey Sagal and The Reluctant Apostles Play to Packed House at The Mint

By DONNA BALANCIA Katey Sagal and The Reluctant Apostles performed at The Mint in Los Angeles Wednesday night to a packed house and played a few new tunes. In their third outing at the West […]

Indie

Interview: The Great Sadness and Their ‘Feral Goth’ Music Might Just Save The World

June 25, 2019 News Comments Off on Interview: The Great Sadness and Their ‘Feral Goth’ Music Might Just Save The World

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 […]

Festivals

Review: Gnarlytown in San Pedro was Bikes, Boards and Bands, But No Picnic

June 24, 2019 News Comments Off on Review: Gnarlytown in San Pedro was Bikes, Boards and Bands, But No Picnic

By DAN MACINTOSH Gnarlytown was a day filled with extreme sports and punk rock, and smartly offered free entrance to children under 5 with a paid adult admission. With many children sitting atop their fathers’ […]

Live Reviews

Billie Joe Armstrong’s The Longshot Rocks The Teragram Ballroom – Video

June 13, 2019 News Comments Off on Billie Joe Armstrong’s The Longshot Rocks The Teragram Ballroom – Video

Video by Phanfanisonline The Longshot, Billie Joe Armstrong’s side project performed a wild show at The Teragram Ballroom Wednesday night in Los Angeles. The setlist included everything from David Bowie to The Clash and of […]

interviews

Interview: Drug Church Frontman Patrick Kindlon Talks ‘Cheer’ Ahead of Wiltern Gig

June 12, 2019 News Comments Off on Interview: Drug Church Frontman Patrick Kindlon Talks ‘Cheer’ Ahead of Wiltern Gig

By DONNA BALANCIA Drug Church brings its New York attitude and innovative punk rock to the Wiltern tonight to open for Canadian band Alexisonfire. They’re coming off a successful Punk Rock Bowling where they proved […]

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