California

Alternative Rock Britpop Indie Rock Rock 

WATCH: San Diego’s benches Release Video for New Single “Naive”

March 21, 2024March 21, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, benches, California, Naive, Pale Saints, San Diego, The Strokes

The band is on tour all spring long; new EP in thr works

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Pop Power Pop Rock 

If She Knew What She Wants: Susanna Hoffs At 65

January 17, 2024February 19, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 65th birthday, California, Carly Simon, Debbi Peterson, Fleetwood Mac, Los Angeles, Matthew Sweet, Michael Steele, Rod Stewart, Roxy Music, Susanna Hoffs, The Bangles, The Go-Gos, The Pretenders, The Smiths, Vicki Peterson

Celebrating the brilliance of a power pop icon

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Indie Rock North Americana Rock 

WATCH: Briget Boyle Shares Video for “Heartbreak Residue”

November 30, 2023November 30, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments boygenius, Briget Boyle, California, Heartbreak Residue, Kathleen Edwards, Liz Phair, Oakland, Quincy Jones, The Rolling Stones, Tim Boyle, Tom Waits, Video

The Bay Area singer-songwriter exercises through the grief on the title track to her latest album

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North Americana Rock 

WATCH: Tom Heyman Shares “Searching for the Holy Ghost”

September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments California, Deirdre White, Hiss Golden Messenger, M. Ward, Mike Coykendall, Mission District, San Francisco, Scott Hirsch, Tom Heyman

New album from San Francisco mainstay, 24th Street Blues, out October 6th

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Indie Rock Remembrance 

Gary Young, Original Pavement Drummer, Gone at 70

August 18, 2023August 18, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments California, Gary Young, Gary Young’s Hospital, Pavement, RIP, Slanted and Enchanted, Stockton, Thurston Moore

“His enthusiasm for playing live music was relentless and unrepentant”

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Festivals 

Mosswood Meltdown Mania!

July 5, 2023July 5, 2023 Addie Moore 0 Comments 2023, Bratmobile, California, ESG, Festival, Gravy Train!!!!, JJ Fad, John Waters, Le Tigre, LGBTQ, Mosswood Meltdown, Oakland, The Avengers, The Rondelles

Bratmobile, Le Tigre, JJ Fad and more celebrate diversity in California

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Power Pop Rock 

WATCH: L.A.’s sparkle*jets u.k. Share Retro Video for “Mahnsanto”

June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Big Stir Records, California, Jamie Knight, Los Angeles, Mahnsanto, Michael Simmons, Monsanto, sparkle*jets u.k., Stew, Susan West, The Negro Problem

New covers album, Best of Friends, comes out tomorrow

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Indie Rock Pop Rock 

LISTEN: Elle Belle Shares “Gone Are The Days”

June 29, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2023, California, Christopher Pappas, Elle Belle, Gone Are The Days, How Do I Feel?, Los Angeles, Pierre de Reeder, Rilo Kiley, The Postal Service

New album, How Do I Feel?, out on September 1

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Folk Indie Rock Rock 

LISTEN: Jesse DeNatale Shares “Right Before My Eyes”

June 10, 2023June 10, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2023, Ben Fong-Torres, Blue Arrow Records, California, Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Browne, Jesse DeNatale, San Francisco, The Hands of Time, Tom Waits

The California singer-songwriter’s new album, The Hands of Time, due July 14th

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North Americana 

LISTEN: Ian Jones Shares New Single “Rollin”

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments California, Ian Jones, MARK LANEGAN, Mt. Rainier, Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Tom Petty, Washington, Waylon Jennings

Debut full-length from Northwest Americana troubadour, Results Not Typical, due April 7th

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Alternative Rock Pop Power Pop Punk Rock 

WATCH: Big Stir Records Share Classic Popsicko Video

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1994, 2023, Big Stir Records, California, Popsicko, Santa Barbara

Limited edition vinyl of the band’s 1994 LP Off To A Bad Start available on April 28th

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Folk Rock 

LISTEN: Jeff Larson Sings Tim Hardin

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2023, California, If I Were A Carpenter, It'll Never Happen Again: A Tim Hardin Tribute, Jeff Larson, Melody Place, Reason to Believe, Tim Hardin

“If I Were A Carpenter” included on forthcoming tribute EP out March 17th

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Indie Rock 

LISTEN: Nadu Shares “What Kind Of Man”

January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments California, Japanese Breakfast, King Krule, Los Angeles, Nader, Nadu, Sarah Register, Snail Mail

The L.A.-based artist’s new album, 16, due out on March 3rd

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Alternative Rock Folk Rock 

Cruising The California Coast With Glen Phillips

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments California, Compass Records, Glen Phillips, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, There Is So Much Here, Toad The Wet Sprocket

Catching up with the Toad the Wet Sprocket frontman on his latest solo journey

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Punk Rock 

Tijuana Panthers: Long Beach Punks Growing Old Gracefully

September 3, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments 2022, California, Chad Wachtel, Dan Michicoff, Halfway to Eighty, Innovative Leisure, interview, Long Beach, Phil Shaheen, Tijuana Panthers

The band’s new album, Halfway to Eighty, out now on Innovative Leisure

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