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Death Valley Girls at Lolipalooza shot by Taylor Wong

Death Valley Girls Drop New Limited 7″-Stream Death Valley Boogie

Death Valley Girls has something witchy for us this week. With what may be their most meta track yet, a new 7” is being released featuring the new single, “Death Valley Boogie”. From French label April 77, and distributed by Cobraside here in L.A., a limited press of 20 records

Richie Ramone at Hi-Fi Rockfest

HiFi Rockfest: Good Times, Bad Turnout at The Queen Mary

People have been proclaiming the genre of Punk (in it’s most classic interpretation) to be dead for over 30 years now. Certainly they must be referring to the movement more so than the music because it seems like every time you turn around, there is a new punk festival brewing

Mosquitto and Sand Babes at Footsies: The Soundtrack for my Blackout

Sunday night I made my way over to Footsies after downing half a bottle of tequila. Mosquitto and Sand Babes were set to play in the small dive bar in Highland Park. The bar was filled with familiar faces and unfamiliar faces, alike. Every one was beautiful and under the

Review: The Dead Weather- Dodge and Burn

I’m gonna be honest here, and you can take me to the chopping block for it if it makes you feel better. I’m not a big fan of every project that surrounds this cast – Now with that being said The Dead Weather has created a die hard, simple yet

Dick Dale at Casa Escobar shot by Daniel Garcia

Dick Dale: The Last Stand of The First Guitar Hero

“Don’t get me TOO excited”. That was the warning from 78 year old Dick Dale as he scanned the highly vocal, sold out audience with a surprised and maybe a bit of a worried look on his face. I was just as shocked as he was. For once, I wasn’t

Review: “House of the Rising Fuzz” Boston Psych Rock Compilation

House of the Rising Fuzz   It’s good to know that if I ever had to move to Boston, I wouldn’t have to worry about any lack of an underground rock scene. If you’ve had your antennae up lately, you’ve noticed spooky rock n roll action-at-a-distance in virtually every city

Theo, David and Ben shot by Julien Kelly

Meet The Cinematic Wizards Taking Music Videos By Storm

I met Theo Cohn, David Gantz and Ben Mullen, at their house in West Adams, Los Angeles, a few days before the release of their most recent music video. Before the interview even began, I caught the boys discussing the release party for their new video, ‘Norma and Jessica’, for

Shannon and the Clams shot by Julien Kelly

Shannon and The Clams Debut “Gone By The Dawn” at The El Rey

Retro rock band Shannon and The Clams are no strangers to Los Angeles. The Oakland band has dropped three previous albums in the garage rock mecca, so when they returned last Wednesday night to mid-city hipster haven the El Rey for the record release of their 4th album, they were

Run The Jewels Release Meow The Jewels. Cat Ladies Rejoice

You know when you’re really high and you have this “great idea” that seems so genius that the world may never be the same?  The next day, you open the Notes section of your phone that you used to remind you of said idea and you just stare at it and laugh

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