By DONNA BALANCIA JOSHUA TREE – Iggy Pop and Thurston Moore stole the show at Desert Days 2017 in Joshua Tree. The unusual blend of veterans and young alternative rockers is the key to the […]
By DONNA BALANCIA JOSHUA TREE — Desert Daze 2017 got off with a rousing start as Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile and the beautiful rockers Deap Vally took command of their respective stages in Joshua […]
JOSHUA TREE — What’s so amazing about the state of California is the diversity of the terrain and its people. Just a couple of hours from the hustle and grind of Los Angeles you can […]
Review by DAN MACINTOSH Slotted between Hurricane Harvey, which had just torn through Texas, and the eve of when Hurricane Irma was about to hit Florida, Lifehouse and Switchfoot shared a bill at the Greek […]
Originals and Cover Songs Impress By DONNA BALANCIA Larkin Poe, two young sisters from Atlanta, are making a big mark in the music world with some old-style southern blues. Rebecca and Megan Lovell, AKA Larkin […]
By DONNA BALANCIA The Focke Wolves will be playing Maui Sugar Mill tonight and this band knows how to rip it up old-school punk style. They’re on the bill with the Tijuana Stranglers and Thirsty […]
Photos and Story by HEATHER HARRIS We saw the return of legendary British vocalist TERRY REID to McCabe’s Guitar Shop, Santa Monica for a solo “storyteller” format he first pioneered at that same venue in […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Eric Leach, whose band Symbol Six is known around Southern California as one of the most fun punk rock groups around, has released a video to promote his solo album, Mercy Me. […]
Austin Shaw: FELT – Release Date: September 15, 2017 Review by DOTTIE PARIS Santa Cruz is one of those kinds of cities that allows an individual to fully express himself. As a city, it thrives in forward […]
The Great Escape New Album: ‘Universe In Bloom’ By DONNA BALANCIA It’s a rare time in Los Angeles when you’d rather stay in than go see any one of thousands of hot bands performing in […]
By JOHN DALY The National is red hot. One of the hardest working bands in the alternative world, the Brooklyn-via-Cincinnati band has released a new video and will be making a bevy of TV and […]
Schizophonics and C.G. Roxanne Blow Doors By DONNA BALANCIA Echo Park Rising is a unique kind of music fest, one that people look forward to all year long. Bands of every type are scattered throughout […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Million Miles has a style that is sure to capture the masses. Mellow and beautiful, her voice brings the emotional quality that the people need now. In her new release, “Ice Cream […]
By DAN MACINTOSH The 10th annual HARD Summer music gathering celebrated its first decade of giving Southern California dance and hip-hop fans a lineup with more variety than the similar (and formally Southern California-based) Electric Daisy […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Summer may be winding down but cool concerts in Marina Del Rey and Santa Monica Pier have given way to the annual prize: Echo Park Rising. Echo Park Rising this year features […]
Songs of Love, Anger and Freedom By JOHN DALY Singer-songwriter Paris Tompkins’ newest EP called Here’s The Riot is a true rock and roll experience, grunge-influenced experience in true rock and roll. The music on […]
Gorillaz To Play Outside Lands Fest By JOHN DALY Gorillaz have released a new dance track from their latest album Humanz, called “Strobelite.” Directed by Stoke native and Murdoc Niccals’ acolyte Raoul Skinbeck, the “Strobelite” […]
By JOHN DALY After rocking the Whiskey a Go-Go last summer, the band TALIA returns to California to captivate Northern and Southern California. It’s the second year in a row that Talia hits the West […]
By JOHN DALY Arcade Fire has released “Electric Blue” — the fourth and final advance track from the band’s upcoming fifth album, Everything Now. Everything Now will be released July 28 on CD, cassette, digital download and heavyweight black vinyl LP through an […]
Review By DAN MACINTOSH American Valhalla documents Josh Homme’s dream collaboration with Iggy Pop, an artist he’s admired since he was a Coachella Valley teen skateboarding to the Repo Man soundtrack bumping on his boombox. […]
By DOTTIE PARIS Santa Cruz-rooted singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer Austin Shaw has always believed that everyone has a story to tell. “You can look into people’s eyes and get a glimpse of where they have […]
Band Gives Video Interview By DONNA BALANCIA You would expect to hear the music of the Super Ultra Megatones as the backdrop to a dramatic movie. The trio of instrumentalists has put together a unique […]
By JOHN DALY American High has released Bones in the Attic, Flowers in the Basement, and it’s a fun, upbeat collection that would warm the coldest of hearts. Influence of 1960s and 1970s American High, […]
‘No Regrets’ About Longterm Friendships By ALENA LIM Since We Were Kids were formed in 2012 by old friends who are hardcore skaters. They’ve also been playing music together for a pretty long time. A […]
Rancid Tackles Important Issues with New Record By DONNA BALANCIA Rancid’s new record, Trouble Maker, was inspired by freedom of speech and people using music as a message, and they’re making their point. There aren’t too […]
Love’s Demise Takes Front Seat on New Record By PATRICK O’HEFFERNAN I have been listening to Kris Anglis’ new EP, Heartbreak Is Contagious over and over since I recently had her on my radio show, […]
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