The Killers Drop Video of Phoebe Bridgers Collaborative Track ‘Runaway Horses’
By DONNA BALANCIA The Killers have released a gorgeous animated video for the track “Runaway Horses,” a collaboration with Phoebe Bridgers, off their latest album […]
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Rod Harris and ‘Ionne’ Harris Create New East Coast Label, 5015 Records
Curated by DONNA BALANCIA Move over Los Angeles. Brothers Rod Harris Jr. and Dr. Maurice Lajuane Harris are bringing a new independent music label to […]
Julian Marley and The Uprising Get Fans to their Feet for First Show of ‘Straighter Roads’ Tour
Photos and Review by DONNA BALANCIA ANNAPOLIS – Julian Marley and The Uprising electrified Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis, Md., in a mid-week performance […]
Charlie Watts, Iconic Drummer for The Rolling Stones, Passes Away
By DONNA BALANCIA Charlie Watts, the iconic drummer for The Rolling Stones, has passed away, it was announced. A statement from his spokesperson reads: “It […]
Reservoir Media Becomes First Female-Founded Independent Music Company to Trade on Nasdaq
Edited By DONNA BALANCIA Reservoir Media, Inc. (Nasdaq: RSVR) an independent music company headquartered in New York, has finalized its merger with Roth CH Acquisition […]
Review: Gang Of Youths Drop Surprise EP, an Emotive 3-Tracker Called ‘total serene’
By DONNA BALANCIA Gang Of Youths has surprised fans with the release of their 3-track EP called total serene, introducing a new, peaceful sound to […]
North Carolina-Based Rich Lerner and The Groove ‘Push on Thru’ With New Release
Cool and Funky New Album Inspires By DONNA BALANCIA With the new album, Push on Thru, North Carolina-based Rich Lerner and The Groove show they […]
Get Ready for The Orwells: Chicago Band Brings Its Own Style of Punk – And Entourage – on The Road
By DONNA BALANCIA When The Orwells hit the road they go in style. More than a few people at The Regent Theater in Los Angeles […]
Beloved Classic Rocker Paul Young Tours With Album, ‘Good Thing,’ And Lives in the Present
By DONNA BALANCIA With all the talk about classic rock these days, we thought we’d post a video or two by one of our favorite […]
Mavis Staples Takes Us There; Legendary Singer Awarded Guthrie Prize
By DONNA BALANCIA — Mavis Staples was awarded the Woody Guthrie Prize at the GRAMMY Museum in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday night. Among those on […]
Martha Davis And The Motels Take The East Coast
By DONNA BALANCIA Martha Davis And The Motels are playing dates on the East Coast, so there’s no excuse not to see this great band. […]
Joe Cocker’s Performance Held the World’s Attention
Joe Cocker, Rock Icon, Dies at 70 Joe Cocker, the beloved rock figure renowned for his remarkable “white soul” singing voice and stilted spasmodic performance […]
Richard Hell to host Filmmaker Kelly Reichardt at Symphony Space
NEW YORK CITY — Richard Hell hosts filmmaker Kelly Reichardt at the Thalia on Dec. 4 for a screening of her film Meek’s Cutoff, a […]
California Rocker gets ‘Best Blog’ Nom by LA Press
LOS ANGELES — California Rocker, the West Coast-based sister publication of East Coast Rocker, has been nominated for Best Entertainment Blog by the Los Angeles […]
Rockers Team up For Veterans Matter
Stevie Nicks, Darius Rucker, John Mellencamp and Kid Rock are among the growing roster of rockers contributing time to Veterans Matter, an Ohio-based organization working […]
Rock Stars and Guitars: The East Coast Rocker Interview with Stevie Salas
The Idolmaker, Stevie Salas signature by Framus Warwick — By DONNA BALANCIA – Stevie Salas has worked with the best. But despite being […]
Chrissie Hynde and John McEnroe Take to the Airwaves
By DONNA BALANCIA — Chrissie Hynde and John McEnroe love to have fun, and the two pals hosted BBC6 Music Sunday. While Hynde waxed philosophical […]
Dick Dale Interview: For King of the Surf Guitar, ‘Being on Tour is My Cure’
By DONNA BALANCIA in SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — For The King of the Surf Guitar, music is the medicine. “I have to perform to stay […]
Tom DiCillo and The Black and Blue Orkestre Build Bridges with New Album
With Bandmates Will Crewdson and Grog Rox, Trio Collaborates on Trans-Atlantic Recording NEW YORK CITY — It’s been a few years since we’ve spoken to […]
Hartley Peavey to Retailers: Get Passionate
‘Know your product, service the customer, improve the sales experience’ Hartley Peavey, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Peavey Electronic Corp. said sales expertise, customer […]
Moog Synthesizer Genome Project Complete
ASHEVILLE, NC – It has taken three years, but Moog Music engineering team has reverse-engineered and built a 1:1 re-creation of one of the world’s […]
WAR to Release First Studio Album in 20 years
LOS ANGELES — WAR will release its first new studio album in 20 years this May. Evolutionary will be available digitally and as a 2-CD […]
‘Elton John: The Million Dollar Piano’ film plays nationwide
Elton John: The Million Dollar Piano will play on movie screens nationwide on Tuesday, March 18 and Wednesday, March 26 at 7 p.m. local time, […]
‘One Way Out’ Allman Brothers book Hits Shelves Next Week
By DONNA BALANCIA — NEW YORK CITY — One Way Out The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band by Alan Paul, hits the […]
Gibson Government Series: ‘Fight the Powers That Be’
Gibson Guitar Releases ‘Government’ Line of Les Paul Guitars In Response to Raid Gibson Guitar Corp. has released a “Gibson Government Series” Les Paul guitar […]
Beatles Tribute Show Brings Back Sunday Night Success to CBS
NEW YORK CITY — To commemorate the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will perform […]
Bob Ezrin: ‘The Future of Music Depends on the Quality of Music’
Industry must call music ‘art.’ After all, Ezrin says, ‘A rose by any other name would NOT smell as sweet’ — By DONNA BALANCIA – […]
On Todd Rundgren’s Les Paul Award: ‘We’ve Been Waiting So Long’
By DONNA BALANCIA — Todd Rundgren will receive the Les Paul Award at the National Association of Music Merchants Show, and fans say it’s been […]
Music Industry Experts: Network, Network and Network Some More
ANAHEIM — If “It’s not what you know but who you know,” then aspiring songwriters and musicians are in good company, a panel of music […]
Everclear’s Art Alexakis named to LA College of Music Post
By DONNA BALANCIA — ANAHEIM — Art Alexakis of Everclear has been named the chair of the songwriting department at the newly renamed Los Angeles […]