By CRAIG HAMMONS We all got into our time machine at the Pacific Amphitheatre on a cool summer evening and went back to the 1980s. A time when the songs of the Psychedelic Furs, The […]
By DONNA BALANCIA – Revolushn doesn’t need to have permanent band members — because like on Mars, everything is transient. And that includes the music. Led by a couple of guys with some weirdo nicknames […]
By DONNA BALANCIA – Jim Peterik is not only one of the most prolific songwriters of our era, but he he has given a new voice to those who can’t speak. Peterik was so impacted […]
Phantom Rock By DONNA BALANCIA The Phantoms have a punk pedigree with a rock n roll heart. With frontman and songwriter Victor Penalosa, guitarist Xavier Anaya, Chris Iandolo on bass and Ed Masi on drums, […]
‘Good Vibrations’ By CRAIG HAMMONS Good vibrations were in the air at the Hollywood Bowl on a cool summer night. Brian Wilson along with his ‘boys,’ Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin, with a 12-piece band […]
The Hollywood Vampires Bring Rock ‘N’ Roll to the World PHOTOS AND STORY By SUZANNE ALLISON HOLLYWOOD – Touring with The Hollywood Vampires — those legendary rockers Alice Cooper, Joe Perry and their pal Johnny […]
By DONNA BALANCIA While a local rock band made it to network TV on America’s Got Talent, there were other cool California acts who national viewers may have missed. The band L.A. Story, founded by […]
By DONNA BALANCIA – Cherie Currie, the lead singer from The Runaways, will headline a benefit for the victims of the Orlando shooting at the Viper Room tonight. All proceeds from the event, called Highway […]
Keith Levene Recalls Joe Strummer Was ‘Very Sincere, Very Generous’ Guy Interview © 2016 IVOR LEVENE, Photos © MELANIE SMITH I recently sat down for a long discussion of happenings past and present with the […]
By ABE NOORZAY On a cool Saturday night, during a much-needed three-day weekend, The Lumineers lit up the entire city of Santa Barbara. The band that had been at No. 1 on the Billboard charts […]
Robert Smith, The Cure, Captivate at Hollywood Bowl By CRAIG HAMMONS The sun was setting over the Hollywood Hills and the blood red moon was beginning to rise. On this night it was very appropropriate […]
With a Film, A Single, Family and Friends It’s Full Speed Ahead for Billy Bones By DONNA BALANCIA – The Sold And Bones is a good-time punk band, with Billy Bones having a career that […]
By ABE NOORZAY VENTURA – The Majestic Ventura had a doubleheader that any alternative fan would go nuts for. Joywave and Silversun Pickups played their second show of a six-week tour together across the U.S. […]
Featured image of Tennis System, photos and story By MARIEL CALLOWAY DOWNTOWN LA — Broke LA 2016 was an all-around 9-hour binge of music and mayhem for those too busy (or too broke) to attend […]
Veteran Band Debuts Tunes at Ultimate Jam Night at Whisky A Go-Go By DONNA BALANCIA For Little Caesar, Honesty is the best policy. The new album, Brutally Honest, is a double live CD recorded while […]
What’s In A Name? Quite a Bit at BROKE LA By MARIEL CALLOWAY BROKE LA is an all out, multi-stage, 9-hour music marathon featuring over 50 artists in the heart of downtown LA. With so […]
Frontman Talks Detroit, ‘Caesar’ and The Sunset Strip By DONNA BALANCIA We caught up with Loren Molinare on his way to band rehearsal and if you want the scoop, he is really the guy to […]
By DONNA BALANCIA NORTH HOLLYWOOD – The Hyaena Gallery celebrated its 10-year anniversary but it wasn’t with any vow renewal or cake and coffee. The event was more like an early Halloween party with great […]
By JOHN DALY – Wilco band members Jeff Tweedy and Pat Sansone and Ira Kaplan of Yo La Tengo are among an all-star lineup to perform a concert of the music of Big Star April […]
New Music Brings Fans to The Sunset Strip By DONNA BALANCIA – Wayne Kramer and Mike Watt are among rockers who gave the Sunset Strip a shot in the arm at the Whisky A Go-Go […]
By DONNA BALANCIA – Guns N Roses kicked off their “Not In This Lifetime” reunion tour with a rockin’ show at The Troubadour, the place where it all began. Guns N Roses will play 24 […]
By DONNA BALANCIA – Miguel Murillo, the head chef at the Rainbow Bar and Grill on the Sunset Strip passed away late Tuesday night from unknown causes. “He was more than beloved, he was like […]
By DONNA BALANCIA – Sad Lovers and Giants performed the last show of its first-ever U.S. tour at the Echoplex and the fans of this 1980s new wave-style band couldn’t have been happier. Fans ‘Waiting […]
New Band By Bob Thiele and Pals Gets Attention By DONNA BALANCIA – Living in Los Angeles the quality of cover bands is out of this world. A great example of that is the latest […]
‘Volume’ by The Two Tens Ranks With Some of the Best By DONNA BALANCIA – The Two Tens are just like anyone else. Their new album Volume reflects the feelings of frustration, disappointment, success and […]
Ex-Police Drummer Pulls Off Herculian Task with Live Performance at Valley Performing Arts Center By DONNA BALANCIA – Stewart Copeland doesn’t shy away from a big project. Copeland, known to most as the drummer from the […]
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