By DONNA BALANCIA What do the bands Prima Donna and The Longshot have in common? Both have the great Kevin Preston and David Field as band members. Preston and Field along with Jeff Matika of […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Le Butcherettes have signed with the BMG-owned punk-metal label, Rise Records, and have released a new single, “spider/WAVES.” The El Paso-based garage punk band that features the dynamic frontwoman Teri Gender Bender, […]
Beck Black, Professor and The Madman Rip By DONNA BALANCIA Few punk bands today can grab your attention and hold on for a full 30 minutes, but Unit F is one of them. Unit F […]
Story and Photos by DONNA BALANCIA THE SMELL – It was a tidal wave of people at The Smell’s 20th Anniversary in downtown LA. After all, where else in the world can you hang, see […]
By JOHN DALY The Flamin’ Groovies will play The Bootleg on New Year’s Eve and fans will get to hear many of the new songs off the band’s new album, Fantastic Plastic. The group, which […]
Fan Voting for Rock Hall Ends Dec. 5 By DONNA BALANCIA The MC5 band is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee and needs the fan votes to “Kick Out The Jams” and take […]
Show Features ‘Left-of-Center’ Artists By DONNA BALANCIA Moon Unit Zappa and Rain Phoenix are leaving no stone unturned in finding musicians and artists who are “left of center” on their new podcast Launch Left. “I’m […]
By DONNA BALANCIA During the rest of the year music lovers can stroll at a leisurely pace into their favorite record store and pick up their favorite discs. But Record Store Day Black Friday is […]
Streetwalkin Cheetahs Warm Up with Angelo Moore By DONNA BALANCIA The Dead Boys celebrated the 40th anniversary of their landmark album, Young, Loud and Snotty, with a raucous party for the ages at The Viper Room […]
Acclaimed Youngsters Alinea Open a Night at Brouwerij West By DONNA BALANCIA Nobody can say Exene Cervenka and John Doe haven’t done it their own way over the last 40 years. From punk to rockabilly-country […]
By DONNA BALANCIA The Interrupters headlined a night of high-energy new wave music and Halloween hijinks at The Fonda Theatre that featured SWMRS, Sharp Shock and Johnny Madcap and the Distractions. In case anyone was […]
Alice Bag is one of the leaders of the punk movement in California. She has never been one to shy away from the tough questions. The former LAUSD teacher will be sitting down with Teri […]
Superbees and The Crazy Squeeze Rip By DONNA BALANCIA Glitter Trash may be the new kids in town, but that doesn’t keep the Detroit band from rippin it up on the Sunset Strip. It was […]
Punk Rocker and the Writer Team Up to Give Back to Texas By JOHN DALY Donna Balancia, music journalist, and Vince Conrad, music producer and founder of bands The Smart Pills and American Bad Taste, […]
By DONNA BALANCIA SAN DIEGO – Wayne Kramer and his Jail Guitar Doors charity visited their 100th prison on Friday, bringing guitars and music behind the walls of Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego. Kramer, […]
Stage Diving and Masks Rule By DONNA BALANCIA The Black Lips brought the toilet paper and opener Timmy’s Organism cleaned up the accolades at The Regent Theater. Timmy’s Organism was in keeping with the punk-themed […]
By ALENA LIM When it comes to Dead Kennedys, I know everybody in the punk rock industry is familiar with them. Their single, “Holiday In Cambodia,” which was released during the early 1980s from the […]
Sweet But Wild Reunion at Echo By CRAIG HAMMONS After being held captive by my Uber driver I finally made it to The Echo for the long awaited homecoming of Hollyweird’s own premiere punks, the […]
Punk-Pop Duo Plays CA Gigs with the Buzzcocks By DONNA BALANCIA The Dollyrots debut the new video for their song, “Other Trucker” right here on CaliforniaRocker.com. It’s a fun, upbeat tropical-toned pop tune, check it […]
ATDI Touring for Album, in•ter a•li•a By DONNA BALANCIA At The Drive In should rename themselves “At The Dive In,” because 17 years later, the band is still slamming a phenomenal physical and inspiring performance. Wild, […]
New Album is ‘Party Time In The End Times’ By ALENA LIM This is the first performance of a Rockabilly-style group that I have ever seen and I was impressed. Koffin Kats was formed in June […]
With Video of Le Butcherettes and ATDI from Kimmel By DONNA BALANCIA Teri Gender Bender of Le Butcherettes is one of the best rock and roll performers of all time. It’s as simple as that. […]
The Drill Fest by Wire Packs the Echo By JOHN NORRIS and DONNA BALANCIA Wire held its Drill Fest at The Echo and Echoplex, and it was a rare opportunity to see some of punk’s originators […]
Three Strong Bands Prove Punk Still has Legs By DONNA BALANCIA When The Orwells play a show, it’s more like a PE party. Friends, fans and strong opening bands are the name of the game […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Check out the exclusive video from Chip Kinman and Ford Madox Ford, called “Expect It.” The video makes its debut right here on CaliforniaRocker.com. A Cool Video Kinman, the well-known wild SoCal […]
The Yawpers Open for Bash and Pop By DONNA BALANCIA Tommy Stinson and his band Bash and Pop are sittin’ on top of the world. They wear high-class suits, play gigs at places like The […]
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