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By DONNA BALANCIA

Review: Teri Gender Bender and Le Butcherettes Take On The ‘Struggle’ With Trilogy

By DONNA BALANCIA Teri Gender Bender of Le Butcherettes displays her innermost feelings with the new music trilogy “struggle/STRUGGLE.” With “struggle/STRUGGLE,” the amazing frontwoman for Le Butcherettes, known for her wild, physically demanding, red-dress-and-high-heels, crowd-surfing […]

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Musicians

The Shins Release Fourth Advance Track from ‘Heartworms,’ and Add Three New Dates to Tour

Photo by JASON PERSSE, Story by JOHN DALY The Shins have unleashed a fourth advance track from Heartworms, called “Painting A Hole.” Upbeat rhythm and great vocals highlight “Painting A Hole,” as James Mercer’s voice explores the way our society […]

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interviews

Gary Calamar Takes Us on a Nostalgic Tour of His Own LA With New Singles ‘Little Tokyo,’ ‘Prince of Pico Blvd’

By DONNA BALANCIA Gary Calamar is a multi-tasking musician. He’s a popular DJ on KCRW, and by day he’s a GRAMMY-nominated music supervisor on successful film and TV projects. Gary also hosts the monthly Mimosa […]