As ‘Compton’ Retains B.O. Reign, Aldis Hodge Talks Role as Rapper M.C. Ren
By DONNA BALANCIA — Aldis Hodge says it’s the family bond that has enabled the successful careers of he and his brother, Edwin, for the last […]
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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 […]
Dave Grohl Breaks Leg During Performance – Sign His Cast – Via The Web
Staff Report – The “World’s Nicest Rocker” is apparently also indestructible. After falling off the stage and breaking his leg during a June 12 concert […]
Despite a Multitude of Changes, Skid Row Still Puts on Impressive Show
Dave ‘The Snake’ and Rachel Bolan are Masters at Reinventing Ever-Present Skid Row By DONNA BALANCIA — Skid Row has undergone some changes over the […]
Marty Grebb Talks About a Life of Music, Good Times and Family
‘Best Side Man In The Business’ Gets Support from Bonnie Raitt, Leon Russell By DONNA BALANCIA — Multi-talented musician Marty Grebb says it’s family, friends […]
Rolling Stones Answer Social Media Tweets at #AskTheStones on Twitter
The Rolling Stones responded to questions from the “Twitterverse” with video (taped?) answers on Monday: For Keith Richards: @samturnbull4: what was your favorite memory of […]
EXCLUSIVE: Rolling Stones Add Los Angeles Date to Popular Zip Code Tour
EXCLUSIVE: By DONNA BALANCIA — The Rolling Stones will play the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood as a warm-up date to their Zip Code tour, our […]
The Pain of Childbirth: Rock In Rio USA 2015 – Review of Inaugural First Weekend
By DONNA BALANCIA LAS VEGAS — On Mother’s Day Weekend, Rock In Rio USA 2015 was born in Las Vegas. It’s the newborn brother to […]
Elvis Presley’s Tour Bus, George Harrison’s Guitar, Up For Auction
Elvis Presley’s tour bus, George Harrison’s guitar, and items from The Life and Career of The Monkees’ Davy Jones, go up for auction at The […]
Dead Milkmen Do Tell Tales: In Their Own Words – The Story of The Dead Milkmen
The Dead Milkmen Story, Written by The Dead Milkmen Featured photo © Heather Harris Although there are numerous, conflicting, tales of how, when, where, and […]
Road Trips, Drug Trips, New York Icons Highlight TriBeCa Film Fest 2015
Documentaries about Saturday Night Live, Kurt Cobain and a girl buddy pic that features the music of the band Them Guns, highlight the TriBeCa Film […]
Rolling Stones Zip Code Tour Hits – PLUS NEW LA SHOW – EXCLUSIVE
The Rolling Stones are out on tour again, this time, hitting a lot of the cities they missed on their last outing. Here are dates […]
Bob Roback Out as Fender President
EXCLUSIVE to CaliforniaRocker.com – Fender plays on without a president. California Rocker has learned President Bob Roback is no longer with Fender Musical Instruments Corp. […]
Richard Hell Spends Last ‘Night Out’ with Hennessy Youngman Friday
For his final session of his Night Out series at Symphony Space in NYC, Richard Hell will host Jason Musson, AKA “Hennessy Youngman,” comedian and […]
Interview: There’s More To The Cowsills Than ‘The Partridge Family’
By DONNA BALANCIA Remember “Hair?” “Long, beautiful, hair?” If you had an AM radio in the 1970s, you know the singers of the hit song […]
CANCELLED: Swamp Fox Biker Bash in Marion, S.C.
EDITOR UPDATE – EVENT CANCELLED – The Swamp Fox Entertainment Complex in Marion, S.C., will make some noise when it opens with The Swamp Fox Biker […]
The Good Rats Announce Spring and Summer Dates
The Good Rats sent us a message: They have some upcoming shows they want people to see. Some are even free! They’re playing some […]
DRUM! Announces Tim Alexander Among Winners of Annual Contest
DRUM! Magazine has announced the winners of its annual Drummies! Contest: Drummer Of The Year: Tim Alexander Runners Up: Simon Phillips, JoJo Mayer, Kenny Aronoff, […]
Rolling Stone’s Sperry Sessions Launches with MisterWives
Rolling Stone announces the launch of Sperry Sessions, its first-ever performance series featuring what the music publication selects as promising emerging artists. From now through […]
Big Sean Tells All to Larry King
From New York City, rapper Big Sean sits down with Larry King on the Emmy nominated series “Larry King Now” for a well-rounded discussion about […]
NAMM 2015 Wrap-Up: Products You’ll See In Music Stores
By DONNA BALANCIA — Synthesizers, new apps, and guitars dominated NAMMShow 2015 as music retailers got a sneak peek of what will soon hit the […]
Slash To Receive Les Paul Award at NAMM
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Superstar guitarist Slash will receive the Les Paul Award during the 30th Annual NAMM Technical Excellence and Creativity Awards, Saturday night, during […]
Review: Blachley Records Life With Nevada Sky
Morrison Hotel Gallery owner adds ‘Recording Artist’ to his vast resume By DONNA BALANCIA Peter Blachley would be considered a success in anyone’s book, but […]
John Legend, Common, Win Golden Globe for Best Song – Prince Presents
By DONNA BALANCIA in BEVERLY HILLS — John Legend and Common won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song, “Glory,” which they wrote for the […]
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 […]
Photos from Stevie Nicks, Danny Clinch on Display at Art Basel
MIAMI — The photographic works of music industry photographer Danny Clinch and rock icon Stevie Nicks will be on display Thursday through Friday at Dream […]
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 […]
Johnny Depp Plays Guitar with The New Basement Tapes in Only Show
HOLLYWOOD — Johnny Depp and Haim joined The New Basement Tapes for a one night only show that gave new meaning to the term Superband. […]
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 […]