U.S. Rocker Interviews

Soulful reggae fusion band Chili Guys have released their amusing and upbeat new video for the track “Listening to Reggae.” The Miami group has also announced an upcoming single, “Power of the Sun,” out on June […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – UK alt rock band Basement will release “Wired,” their first album in eight years and they have been holding listening parties across select US cities. […]

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Hudson Ingram has released his new EP, “The Long Way Home (Vol. 1).” The debut record is out now via Long Pond music / Interscope Records through a joint venture with Aaron Dessner. […]

Photos and review by ALYSON CAMUS LOS ANGELES – For those who couldn’t attend her performances at Coachella, Lykke Li set up a special show at the Fonda Theatre recently and it turned out to […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – Quarters stopped by The Regent Theater as part of their tour to support their recent “I Hope This Isn’t The End of the World” album […]

Photos by PAUL MCALPINE Interview by DONNA BALANCIA PLYMOUTH, Mass. – Thomas Dolby’s “Iconic 80s Recollections Tour” is selling out to rave reviews and now the teacher has proven to be a successful student of […]

Photos + words by EMMA BALANCIA NEW HAVEN, Conn. – You may remember them from their hit “Potential Breakup Song,” or from the Disney Channel original movie, “Cow Belles” (2006), but Aly & AJ are […]

By AMES FLAMES LOS ANGELES – The Muffs were the first band I wanted to roadie for. I saw them in 1991 and told my friend, “They are gonna make it, I want to roadie […]

LOS ANGELES — The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown is gearing up for its next chapter. The renowned funk, soul, and rock collective is working on a new LP slated for release later this year, marking […]

Death Cab for Cutie – Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr, Dave Depper and Zac Rae – announce their 11th studio album, “I Built You A Tower,” which will be released on June 5 via […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – The Strumbellas arrived in Los Angeles’ Regent Theater as part of their 24-stop tour across the United States. The tour called Into Dust is in […]

My life in the LA Underground Scene By Ames Evil, Roadie To The Stars LOS ANGELES – I will be doing one of these articles each month to document the great LA bands I worked […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – The ambient electronic sounds of The Album Leaf (moniker for Jimmy LaValle) hit all the right pleasure points during his one hour and twenty minute […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – Mystic Knights took to the Three Clubs stage to celebrate the release of their sophomore single release “Count.” The five piece band is led by […]

Bob Weir, co-founder of the Grateful Dead, one of America’s most unique and beloved musical groups, has passed away at 78, his family announced. Weir was diagnosed with cancer last July, bravely fought the disease, […]

By AMES FLAMES LOS ANGELES – Today, January 9, would have been David Johansen’s 76th birthday. He passed away last February 28th. In 2011, I was stage manager, guitar tech, and backup vocalist on the […]

STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame invites fans, scholars, critics, musicians, and students to submit individual papers to its first “The Billy Joel Symposium,” to be held on […]

Cheap Trick have released their 21st studio album, called “All Washed Up.” The group has also dropped a video for the track “The Riff That Won’t Quit.” The album, released via BMG, is available digitally […]

Julien’s Auctions’ highly-anticipated “Played, Worn, & Torn” event storms back into Music City on November 20-21, set against the historic backdrop of the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum inside Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium. This year’s […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – The prolific songwriter Felly (moniker for Christian Robert Felner) dropped by The Echo during his For The Crows tour to promote his recently released Ambroxyde […]

Ace Frehley, the iconic guitarist and founding member of the band KISS, has passed away, his family announced. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-inducted rock guitarist was 74. Frehley passed away at his home […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – The Dandy Warhol’s vocalist-guitarist Coutney Taylor-Taylor mentioned that their 12-stop tour across the western part of the United States was “a bit of a last […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – Dum Dum Records celebrated its four year anniversary at The Midnight Hour Records with a musical celebration. The night featured Taleen Kali, Gottlieb, and Sunder. […]

Feature photos by PAUL MCALPINE Review by DONNA BALANCIA WASHINGTON, D.C. – Iggy Pop burst out onto the vast stage at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. and brought down the house on the final stop […]