Ryan Hutchens Music Transports Listeners to Another Time
By DOTTIE PARIS Ryan Hutchens captures his dreams. Not only does the young multi-talented musician realize his own dreams, but he lets you hear yours […]
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Cold War Kids Release Live Album, ‘Audience’
Cold War Kids have released Audience – a live album comrprised of the band’s greatest hits. Pre-order Audience on vinyl or CD at shopcoldwarkids.com. The release […]
Ferentz and The Felons Music Hits Close to Home
By DOTTIE PARIS Hudson County isn’t a place Zak Ferentz wants to return to. Ferentz of Ferentz and The Felons is a street musician. He’s […]
Kim Wilde Releases First New Album in Years with ‘Here Come The Aliens’
By DOTTIE PARIS Kim Wilde’s latest album — the first one in many years — has us all thinking maybe there was a reason she […]
With ‘Who Can You Trust’ Arden and The Wolves Put a Dark Spin on Pop
By JOHN DALY It’s the perpetual question asked by everyone in life: Who Can You Trust? With the new EP Who Can You Trust, the […]
Kevin Daniel Delivers Fresh Music with ‘Myself Through You’
By JOHN DALY Southern rocker Kevin Daniel is based in Brooklyn, but grew up in North Carolina, and he’s delivering his fresh take on Outlaw […]
The Good Rats Reissue ‘Tasty’ for Record Store Day
The Good Rats will reissue Tasty on vinyl for Record Store Day on April 21. The band announced it will sell a limited run of […]
Nick Cave to Hold ‘Audience Conversations’ Tour in Boston and NYC
By DONNA BALANCIA Nick Cave will tour a short series of on-stage conversations with audiences in Boston and New York, it was announced. Cave says […]
Iggy Pop: The California Desert Is Vast and There Are Other Places to Live, But ‘I’m Staying in Miami’
Pop Talks to Sweat Records at Miami Bow of ‘American Valhalla’ By DONNA BALANCIA Iggy Pop moved to Miami for its “peaceful” nature, he took […]
Cheetah Chrome and Johnny Blitz Revive Punk’s Dead Boys with New Album and Tour
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW With Cheetah By DONNA BALANCIA The Dead Boys have come back to life. Cheetah Chrome is touring with a renewed Dead Boys band […]
EXCLUSIVE SONG PREVIEW: Check Out Flamin’ Groovies ‘Cryin’ Shame’ off New Album, ‘Fantastic Plastic’
By DONNA BALANCIA Check out a song premiere released exclusively on EastCoastRocker.com and CaliforniaRocker.com by the Flamin’ Groovies, called “Cryin’ Shame.” The new album is […]
PHOTOS: Cheetah Chrome Celebrates 40th Anniversary of ‘Young, Loud and Snotty’ with Worldwide Tour
Photos by HEATHER HARRIS Cheetah Chrome packed the house at The Viper Room and Alex’s Bar in Long Beach touring for the 40th anniversary of […]
Music News and Moments from the Red Carpet at MusiCares The Tom Petty Person of the Year Benefit
By DONNA BALANCIA Tom Petty may have been the star of the show, but music news was fast a furious on the red carpet at […]
MusiCares Tom Petty Tribute Raises More than $8 Million in Night of Heavenly Music Stars
Musical Pals of Tom Petty Come Out to Honor Him as MusiCares Person of the Year By DONNA BALANCIA Tom Petty and pals helped raise […]
Tom Petty Honored as Person of the Year by MusiCares Foundation and The Recording Academy
Photos by AMBER and TAKAHIRO KYONO, Edited by JOHN DALY Tom Petty will be honored as the 2017 MusiCares Person of the Year tonight. Petty […]
Capturing Dreams Again: Calling All Astronauts Releases New Video Called ‘Life As We Know It’
By JOHN DALY In honor of the passing of the world’s most famous astronaut, John Glenn, we post this new video by Calling All Astronauts […]
Bob Weir Takes a Traditional Turn as Tour for New Album, ‘Blue Mountain’ Heads East
Weir Joined On Stage by John Mayer and Matt Berninger By DONNA BALANCIA Bob Weir mixed ranch stories and fireside songs with Grateful Dead favorites […]
Life of Lemmy Kilmister Celebrated with Statue at Rainbow and Concert at Whisky on Sunset Strip
Would Lemmy Have Loved The Honors on Sunset Strip? Photos and words by DONNA BALANCIA SUNSET STRIP – If Lemmy Kilmister were alive, would he […]
EXCLUSIVE: Keith Levene Touts Screen on the Green Event, Talks The Clash, Punk Rock of Today
Founder of The Clash, PIL, Discusses Punk’s Evolution Interview © 2016 IVOR LEVENE, Photos © MELANIE SMITH I recently sat down for a long discussion […]
The Tighty Whiteys – These Cool ‘California’ Musicians Play It Funky in Malibu
They May Play in Malibu, But The Tighty Whiteys Have East Coast Roots By DONNA BALANCIA MALIBU, Calif. — Don’t call these guys surfer dudes, […]
Peppina Brings to the U.S. Her New Music — With A Lovely Finnish Twist
Finnish singer-songwriter Peppina, whose original music appears on a variety of films and commercials, is prepping for the SXSW Festival and has just come off […]
Paul Nelson, Musician, and Friend to Johnny Winter, Finds His Spring
Releases New Album ‘Badass Generation’ By DONNA BALANCIA – Johnny Winter’s collaborator and friend Paul Nelson is finally making music again. Guitarist and songwriter Nelson, […]
Women Rockers Hit a High Note at The NAMM Show 2016 She Rocks Awards
Jennifer Batten, Chaka Khan Among Honorees By DONNA BALANCIA – Guitarist Jennifer Batten, Chaka Khan and a host of women in rock were honored at […]
NAMM Show in Anaheim: Musicians, Products and Business Converge
New in 2016: Tech Tracks, Green Talk, Cool Products By DONNA BALANCIA – Hot topics in news include going green and technology’s impact on our […]
Round One Goes To Peter Hook in Pursuit of Royalties He Says are Owed him by New Order Bandmates
By DONNA BALANCIA – Peter Hook has been given the green light in a British courtroom to move ahead with his lawsuit against former bandmates […]
The DoGs of Detroit Rip it Up: The Legendary Band Will Be Making a few Special Announcements
The DoGs of Detroit Photo Gallery The DoGs of Detroit have been ripping it up for years. As one of the legendary punk bands of […]
‘I Am Thor’ Film Screening and Live Performance by Metal God Thor Himself – Don’t Miss This
By DONNA BALANCIA – Jon Mikl Thor, larger-than-life star of the acclaimed documentary “I Am Thor,” is the consummate performer. In his film, he trudges […]
The Gang Of Four Players May Change But Performance And Music Prove Better Than Ever
By DONNA BALANCIA — Bands these days. Why keep the name if there’s only one guy left? Calling a band by its years-ago name — […]
Henry Diltz Honored with Lucie Award for Music Photography at Carnegie Hall Ceremony Next Week
By DONNA BALANCIA – Photographer Henry Diltz will be honored with a prestigious Lucie Award for his work in Music Photography at Carnegie Hall on […]
Rock N Roll Photographers Pattie Boyd and Henry Diltz Bring Their Remarkable Show to NYC
Iconic Images by Legendary Snappers Mark First Tour By DONNA BALANCIA – NEW YORK – Pattie Boyd and Henry Diltz may not look alike, but […]