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ALBUMS: Springtime In Cinerama

April 23, 2022May 7, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 2022, April March, California, Cinerama Dome, In Cinerama, Los Angeles, Omnivore Recordings

April March records don’t arrive as often these days as they did in the late ’90s, but the quality remains

Indie Rock Power Pop

WATCH: “40 Oz. Kid” by Man’s Body

March 12, 2022March 15, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ashtray Boy, Chicago, J. Niimi, Los Angeles, Man's Body, Rough Church

Dig the Trans-American trio’s latest single off their 2021 LP A Set Of Steak Knives

Indie Rock

WATCH: Haunted Summer Meets The Friendly Ghost

February 15, 2022February 16, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Daniel Johnston, Dream Pop, Haunted Summer, LaunchLeft, LaunchLeft podcast, Los Angeles, More Songs of Pain, Pacific Ocean, Rain Phoenix

Check out the video for the L.A. husband-and-wife duo’s mesmerizing version of a Daniel Johnston favorite

Indie Rock Pop

LISTEN: “All We’ve Lost” by Oliver Future

February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, A Year At Home, All We've Lost, Austin, Jon Brion, Los Angeles, Oliver Future

The Austin-by-way-of-L.A. band picks up right where they left off on their first new music in 14 years

Art Pop Indie Rock Pop

Video Premiere: Ward White Keeps It Creepy on “Easy Meat”

December 15, 2021December 14, 2021 Jim Allen 2 Comments Easy Meat, Heidi Adams, Los Angeles, music video, Paul Thomas Anderson, single, The Tender Age, Ward White

Things get dark in sunny L.A., or is it all a deadly daydream?

Indie Rock

CONCERTS: Tame Impala Takes The Hollywood Bowl

November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 Lily Moayeri 1 Comment 2021, COVID-19, Hollywood, Hollywood Bowl, Kevin Parker, Los Angeles, North American Tour, Rushium, Tame Impala, The Slow Rush

No “Rushium” was needed to enjoy the Australian modern rock greats’ two-night stand at the iconic Los Angeles venue

Art Pop Soul

The Wishes of TRISHES

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 Daniel Offner 0 Comments Bernie Sanders, CMW, Linda Perry’s Rock N Relief., Los Angeles, SXSW, The EGO, The ID, Trish Hosein, TRISHES, Tune in Tel Aviv, Women’s Redrock Festival

The rising Trinidadian-American artist defies genre-based limitations with her brand new concept album

Art Pop Dream Pop Post-Hardcore

LISTEN: Joe Cardamone’s Quarentina Is The Post-Pandemic Epic We Have Been Waiting For

September 26, 2021September 26, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Candiria, Cave In, Dillinger Escape Plan, Isis, Joe Cardamone, Los Angeles, post-hardcore, Quarentina, The Icarus Line

The former Icarus Line frontman talks openly and candidly about his audio/visual masterpiece created amidst lockdown and a breakup

Pop Rock

The Goo Goo Dolls Bring Happy Back In Los Angeles

September 5, 2021September 5, 2021 Leena Tailor 0 Comments Better Days, Buffalo, Century City Mall, Concerts, COVID-19, Goo Goo Dolls, Iris, Johnny Rzeznik, Los Angeles, Name, rarities, Robby Takac

“Tonight’s the night the world begins again,” Johnny Rzeznik declares on the band’s first West Coast show since COVID-19

Latin Rock

Los Lobos’ Native Sons: An Ode to Los Angeles’ Musical History

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 Stephanie Hernandez 1 Comment 2021, Los Angeles, Los Lobos, Native Sons, New West Records

This excellent new album shows the band as a tour guide through their city’s sonic landscape, showcasing music from the 1940s through to the present day

Folk Punk Roots Soul

War Ensemble

April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 j. poet 1 Comment folk, Los Angeles, Nina Simone, Simple Syrup, Sunny War, Tracy Chapman

On her excellent new album, Sunny War creates folk music without limits

Records Retail

Amoeba Music: America’s Biggest Independent Record Store Faces the Future

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments Amoeba Gig, Amoeba Music, Berkeley, Black Flag, Bobby Womack, California, Los Angeles, Marc Weinstein, Patti Smith, Paul McCartney, record stores, Records, San Francisco, Solomon Burke, Thelma Houston, Todd Rundgren

As the embattled California chain loses its Hollywood hub, its important to remember how important this mecca is to music fans

Latin Pop Rock

REISSUES: Revisiting The Land of 1000 Dances

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 James Porter 0 Comments Buffalo Springfield, Cannibal & the Headhunters, Chris Jenner, Don Waller, Fats Domino, Frank Zappa, Frankie “Cannibal” Garcia, Goldmine Magazine, Johnny Rivers, Los Angeles, Minky Records, Rampart Records, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Doors, The Mamas & The Papas

An essential box set chronicles the history of iconic Los Angeles Latino rock label Rampart Records

Latin Rock

La Santa Cecilia: It’s Hard To Be A Saint In The City

July 26, 2019July 26, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Coco, Disney, La Santa Cecilia, Lincoln Center, Los Angeles, Los Lobos

The best Mexican-American rock group since Los Lobos brings their magic to Lincoln Center

Punk Rock

A Minute to Pray, 37 Years to Still Not Die

December 11, 2018 Eric Davidson 2 Comments Los Angeles, Slash Records, The Blasters, The Flesh Eaters, X

The return of the Flesh Eaters

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