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Fantastic Negrito Gives Sneak Peek of New Record and a Tour of his Home Studio

October 15, 2019 News Comments Off on Fantastic Negrito Gives Sneak Peek of New Record and a Tour of his Home Studio

By DONNA BALANCIA Fantastic Negrito gave fans a sneak peek of his latest music to Instagram viewers who got to watch him record what could be yet another winning album. The two-time Grammy-winning Bay-Area blues […]

Musicians

Alice Cooper Guests on Phil Campbell’s New Track ‘Swing It,’ Watch Video Here

September 20, 2019 News Comments Off on Alice Cooper Guests on Phil Campbell’s New Track ‘Swing It,’ Watch Video Here

By JOHN DALY Alice Cooper sings on the new Phil Campbell track “Swing It,” check out the lyric video here. Cooper, a known golfer, may be referring to his game on the links, but the […]

interviews

Interview: Blind Melon Drops New Single, ‘Way Down And Far Below’

September 14, 2019 News Comments Off on Interview: Blind Melon Drops New Single, ‘Way Down And Far Below’

By SYLVIA BORGO Blind Melon keeps on truckin’ and the beloved band just released a video for their new single called “Way Down And Far Below,” you can check it out here. Blind Melon, comprised […]

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Grizfolk Music Proves Band Truly is the ‘Rarest of Birds’

September 13, 2019 News Comments Off on Grizfolk Music Proves Band Truly is the ‘Rarest of Birds’

By SYLVIA BORGO DEL MAR — Grizfolk, the Americana band with the Rock N Roll sensibilities, got a big audience and a beautiful day when it played Friday at KAABOO fest in Del Mar. Grizfolk […]

interviews

Sylvia Borgo Interviews The Gooms: They Live for Live Shows, Prep for KAABOO in San Diego

September 9, 2019 News Comments Off on Sylvia Borgo Interviews The Gooms: They Live for Live Shows, Prep for KAABOO in San Diego

By SYLVIA BORGO The Gooms, the Los Angeles indies known for their garage fuzz and cool tunes sat down for an interview with California Rocker. The group, comprised of Chase, Shane, Ryan and Nicole, told […]

New Music

Lana Del Rey Writes Delicate But Direct Song ‘Looking for America’ Following Shootings

August 5, 2019 News Comments Off on Lana Del Rey Writes Delicate But Direct Song ‘Looking for America’ Following Shootings

By DONNA BALANCIA Lana Del Rey shared a new song tentatively titled “Looking for America” in response to the tragic mass shootings that have deeply impacted the nation over the last two weekends, and the […]

New Music

Wilco Drops Single, ‘Love is Everywhere,’ Sets Tour for Album ‘Ode to Joy’

July 16, 2019 News Comments Off on Wilco Drops Single, ‘Love is Everywhere,’ Sets Tour for Album ‘Ode to Joy’

By DONNA BALANCIA Wilco will release their first album in more than three years on Oct. 4 with Ode to Joy, and will go on tour to support the album. Today they’ve released a track […]

Classic Rock

Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs Prep New Tunes

July 6, 2019 News Comments Off on Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs Prep New Tunes

By DONNA BALANCIA Mike Campbell and his band The Dirty Knobs are working on some new songs and that’s good news for fans of the funky, no-holds-barred band. Campbell, co-founder of Tom Petty and the […]

interviews

INTERVIEW: Nils Lofgren Works E Street Band But Memorializes Lou Reed with ‘Blue With Lou’

July 4, 2019 News Comments Off on INTERVIEW: Nils Lofgren Works E Street Band But Memorializes Lou Reed with ‘Blue With Lou’

By DONNA BALANCIA Nils Lofgren celebrated 50 years on the road last September. All indications are he will be hitting the road again with the E Street Band, as his bandleader and friend Bruce Springsteen […]

Musicians

The Hives to Release New Double A-Sided Single With ‘Good Samaritan’ and ‘I’m Alive’

June 28, 2019 News Comments Off on The Hives to Release New Double A-Sided Single With ‘Good Samaritan’ and ‘I’m Alive’

By JOHN DALY Almost 20 years after a smashing debut, the dapper Swedish punkers The Hives have released a new single “Good Samaritan” out digitally via AWAL. Both “Good Samaritan” and “I’m Alive” are featured […]

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311 Teases New Album ‘Voyager’ with Colorful Video ‘What The?!’

June 26, 2019 News Comments Off on 311 Teases New Album ‘Voyager’ with Colorful Video ‘What The?!’

By DONNA BALANCIA Multi-platinum rockers 311 are giving fans a sneak peek of their new album VOYAGER with a new video for the track ‘What The?!’ which can be seen here at CaliforniaRocker.com. VOYAGER will […]

interviews

Interview: Swear Words Releases Innovative Album, ‘Barbary Brothers’

June 20, 2019 News Comments Off on Interview: Swear Words Releases Innovative Album, ‘Barbary Brothers’

By DONNA BALANCIA Swear Words, AKA Justin Hill, has released the new album, Barbary Brothers. The record is playfully jazzy with a compelling unique modern style.  From the first track, “High Tide,” through the last […]

Blues

George Thorogood of The Destroyers to Christen Signature ‘White Fang’ Guitar at Sam Ash

June 18, 2019 News Comments Off on George Thorogood of The Destroyers to Christen Signature ‘White Fang’ Guitar at Sam Ash

By JOHN DALY George Thorogood of George Thorogood and The Destroyers will make a special appearance at Sam Ash in Hollywood to chat and demo his new Epiphone signature guitar on Friday, June 28. Thorogood […]

New Music

Fiery Liam Gallagher Brings “Shockwaves” to Audiences – VIDEO

June 14, 2019 News Comments Off on Fiery Liam Gallagher Brings “Shockwaves” to Audiences – VIDEO

By JOHN DALY Liam Gallagher has released the new video for his song “Shockwave.” It’s a retro 1960s radio song with an analog twang.   In the video, Gallagher is like a blend of Dave Davies’ […]

New Music

Surf Curse Whets Fans’ Appetite for New Album with ‘Disco’ Video

June 12, 2019 News Comments Off on Surf Curse Whets Fans’ Appetite for New Album with ‘Disco’ Video

By DONNA BALANCIA Surf Curse, the LA favorites whose twangy pop sound whips the crowds into a frenzy of stage-diving crowd surfers, has released “Disco,” the first single off their new album Heaven Surrounds You, […]

Musicians

Plague Vendor Releases New Album with High Energy Show in Downtown LA

June 7, 2019 News Comments Off on Plague Vendor Releases New Album with High Energy Show in Downtown LA

By JOHN DALY Plague Vendor held the record release show Thursday at House of Machines in DTLA, giving loyal fans a sneak peek of the new album By Night and hinting at summer and fall […]

New Music

Tongan Singer Analea Brown Celebrates Record Release at Sealegs at the Beach

June 7, 2019 News Comments Off on Tongan Singer Analea Brown Celebrates Record Release at Sealegs at the Beach

By DONNA BALANCIA Rising Tongan singer Analea Brown has a new album, Queendom, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Reggae charts and held her record release show at Sealegs at The Beach in […]

Musicians

Temples Makes a Return with Album ‘Hot Motion’

June 5, 2019 News Comments Off on Temples Makes a Return with Album ‘Hot Motion’

By JOHN DALY Temples have returned and will release their first album since 2017, Hot Motion. The record is a throwback tip of the hat to the 1960s sound. The well-loved British band drops the […]

New Music

Randy Travis Drops First Song in Six Years ‘One In A Row’

May 24, 2019 News Comments Off on Randy Travis Drops First Song in Six Years ‘One In A Row’

By JOHN DALY In the midst of promoting his memoir, Forever and Ever, Amen, Randy Travis gives fans a reason to celebrate with his first music release in six years. “One In A Row”, is […]

New Music

French Vanilla Gets Revenge on Obnoxious Ancients in Video for ‘Suddenly’

May 22, 2019 News Comments Off on French Vanilla Gets Revenge on Obnoxious Ancients in Video for ‘Suddenly’

By DONNA BALANCIA French Vanilla is one of the hottest bands on the scene and the respected punkers have come a long way since we last caught them more than a year ago at The […]

Alternative

Review: Pow! Album ‘Shift’ Keeps the Beat with Nouveau-Industrial Synth Punk 

May 16, 2019 News Comments Off on Review: Pow! Album ‘Shift’ Keeps the Beat with Nouveau-Industrial Synth Punk 

By DONNA BALANCIA Pow! has been steadily growing its fan base. The San Francisco-bred music manipulators are heavy into synth and thrive on creating new and far out sound however it can be done. With […]

concerts

Yodeling Singer-Songwriter Alice Wallace Blends Business with Beautiful Music

May 10, 2019 News Comments Off on Yodeling Singer-Songwriter Alice Wallace Blends Business with Beautiful Music

By DONNA BALANCIA Alice Wallace is a musician on a mission. Wallace is a talented songstress and impeccable self-promoter, and that combination is helping her make a mark in music. Wallace, whose new album, Into the […]

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Watch Vampire Weekend Perform ‘Sunflower’ off ‘Father of the Bride’ on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

May 10, 2019 News Comments Off on Watch Vampire Weekend Perform ‘Sunflower’ off ‘Father of the Bride’ on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

By JOHN DALY Vampire Weekend performed “Sunflower” off their new album Father of the Bride on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Thursday night. The band, which is prepping to tour and plays the Hollywood Bowl on Oct. […]

Musicians

New Music: Skip Marley, Todd Rundgren, Harry and the Potters

May 9, 2019 News Comments Off on New Music: Skip Marley, Todd Rundgren, Harry and the Potters

Skip Marley ‘That’s Not True’ ft. Damian Marley Skip Marley releases the official music video for his new song “That’s Not True” featuring Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley (his uncle, and youngest son of Rasta icon Bob […]

Musicians

Review: Foxygen Album ‘Seeing Other People’ an Insightful Collection of Reflections

May 8, 2019 News Comments Off on Review: Foxygen Album ‘Seeing Other People’ an Insightful Collection of Reflections

By DAN MACINTOSH “Face The Facts,” one of the singles released off duo Foxygen’s Seeing Other People album, includes some strikingly inventive lyrical lines, which makes it one of this quirky new album’s better cuts. […]

Musicians

Shinedown Strikes Up Emotion with Stripped Down Version of Hit Single ‘Get Up’

May 3, 2019 News Comments Off on Shinedown Strikes Up Emotion with Stripped Down Version of Hit Single ‘Get Up’

By JOHN DALY Shinedown has released a new piano version of their single “Get Up,” a stripped-down version of the charted hit. The new version puts front and center lead singer Brent Smith’s recognizable voice […]

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