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, […]
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 […]
A Beloved Tune Gets Revamped By DONNA BALANCIA When our favorite duo, The Kills, are a little bit quiet, the result is usually a great new tune. In this case, check out the new, “non-electric” […]
Sink In Opens Can of Cool at Slidebar RNR Kitchen By ALENA LIM Hideouts is a 5-piece alternative rock/pop punk band from Huntington Beach, formed in 2012 Hideouts released their debut EP titled Stuck Between Stories on […]
Royale to Headline Coach House, Rose and Canyon By DONNA BALANCIA Check out Nancy Wilson and her new band Roadcase Royale perform the video “Not Giving Up” on CaliforniaRocker.com Roadcase Royale will be playing gigs […]
Beloved Irish Band To Make Stops at Wiltern, Masonic in SF By DOTTIE PARIS The Cranberries have released Something Else, featuring re-worked renditions of their major hits, as well as brand new material, including the single […]
Mosh Pit, John Fogerty, All Part of the Show By JONATHAN VELAZQUEZ In anticipation of the June 9 release of their new album Wolves, Rise Against played a packed house at The Troubadour last night, […]
Nancy Wilson Weighs in on Women’s Rights with New Song By DONNA BALANCIA Nancy Wilson has been busy. Her new band, Roadcase Royale recently completed a video of their song “Get Loud,” and there’s more […]
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 […]
By DONNA BALANCIA Susan Hyatt and Lina Lecaro have published a great book, Never Mind The Rules, that can help save your social life, especially if your world revolves around music or an alternative line of […]
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 […]
By DOTTIE PARIS Lovely Creatures is the new compilation of recorded work of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds. Spanning 30 years of music from their debut album From Her To Eternity through to Push […]
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 […]
Photo By ENDLESS AUTUMN Check out Future Islands’ new video, “Ran” from their new album The Far Field, to be released on April 7. The trio of college pals from who live in Baltimore have […]
Photos by LINDA MCCARTNEY, Story By DONNA BALANCIA With a month to go until the release of the reissue of Paul McCartney’s classic album Flowers In The Dirt (the 10th installment of the GRAMMY Award-winning Paul McCartney Archive […]
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 […]
Music, Hollywood, Fete ‘Anesthesia: The Art of Oblivion’ Photos and Story By MARCY KRAFT “Anesthesia: The Art of Oblivion,” a pop-up gallery collaboration between rocker Billy Morrison and street artist Plastic Jesus brought rockers to […]
In-Store Appearance at Amoeba Records Packs Aisles By DONNA BALANCIA Ryan Adams has created a great new record with Prisoner and it’s appropriate that he hit the stage at Amoeba Records, the iconic bastion of […]
By CRAIG HAMMONS When growing up one of the first records I ever bought that changed my life was The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Little did I know that almost a haft of […]
Cheetah Band Brings Life to Dead Boys Songs, New Tunes By DONNA BALANCIA Cheetah Chrome and his band got the crowd going at the Whisky A Go-Go and they’ll probably light up Alex’s Bar in […]
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