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Interview: Judy Collins Grateful for Musical Longevity, ‘I Have a Very Good Life’

April 21, 2021 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

By DONNA BALANCIA Judy Collins has seen a lot with those blue eyes. The beloved singer and songwriter who was a staple of the 1960s […]

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‘Bat Out Of Hell’ … The Musical? At Seminole Hard Rock Florida this April

January 14, 2020 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

By DONNA BALANCIA Bat Out of Hell is one of the greatest albums ever, featuring a big-voiced singer named Meatloaf who shot to fame representing […]

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Cheetah Chrome and Johnny Blitz Revive Punk’s Dead Boys with New Album and Tour

July 28, 2017 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

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 […]

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North Carolina-Based Rich Lerner and The Groove ‘Push on Thru’ With New Release

June 20, 2017 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

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 […]

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International Bands Dengue Fever and Tinariwen Bring their Beautiful Music Across US

April 3, 2017 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

By DONNA BALANCIA Dengue Fever and Tinariwen may from different regions of the globe, but their tour together is building new musical bridges. Dengue Fever, […]

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Beloved Classic Rocker Paul Young Tours With Album, ‘Good Thing,’ And Lives in the Present

March 12, 2017 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

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 […]

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Music News and Moments from the Red Carpet at MusiCares The Tom Petty Person of the Year Benefit

February 12, 2017 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

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 […]

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Review: Under the Radar, Luxury Mane Has Released The Best Indie Shoegaze Album — Maybe Ever

January 13, 2017 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

For Luxury Mane, It’s all About Excellence By DONNA BALANCIA Indie rock band Luxury Mane has released a new album called Lux Runnin Out but […]

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Calling All Astronauts John Glenn

Capturing Dreams Again: Calling All Astronauts Releases New Video Called ‘Life As We Know It’

December 9, 2016 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

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 […]

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Lady Gaga new album Joanne East Coast Rocker Donna Balancia

Lady Gaga to Release Tribute Album to Her Aunt With ‘Joanne’ Third Week of October

September 16, 2016 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

By DONNA BALANCIA Gaga broke the news about her new album, Joanne which will be released Oct. 21 in a phone call to Zane Lowe […]

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Watch The Kills Take a Ride in New Music Video for ‘Impossible Tracks’ Directed by Ellis Bahl

September 13, 2016 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

The Kills Play Terminal 5 in NYC Sept. 23 The Kills, AKA our favorite duo of Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart, released their fifth full-length […]

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Life of Lemmy Kilmister Celebrated with Statue at Rainbow and Concert at Whisky on Sunset Strip

August 27, 2016 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

Would Lemmy Have Loved The Honors on Sunset Strip? Photos and words by DONNA BALANCIA SUNSET STRIP – If Lemmy Kilmister were alive, would he […]

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The Who Hits 50! Tour come to East Coast Rocker

The Who Hits 50! Tour Continues Going Strong Throughout East Coast

February 12, 2016 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

By DONNA BALANCIA – The Who celebrate “The Big Five O” with a North American Tour that kicked off April 15 in Tampa and hits […]

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‘I Am Thor’ Film Screening and Live Performance by Metal God Thor Himself – Don’t Miss This

November 16, 2015 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

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 […]

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The Gang Of Four Players May Change But Performance And Music Prove Better Than Ever

October 26, 2015 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

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 — […]

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Henry Diltz Honored with Lucie Award for Music Photography at Carnegie Hall Ceremony Next Week

October 22, 2015 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

By DONNA BALANCIA – Photographer Henry Diltz will be honored with a prestigious Lucie Award for his work in Music Photography at Carnegie Hall on […]

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Richie Ramone is enjoying life with his band, writing music and living in So Cal - Photo © 2015 Donna Balancia

Richie Ramone Loves his California ‘Hood, But Don’t Call Him ‘Valley Guy’

September 6, 2015 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

By DONNA BALANCIA – Richie Ramone says life in his Southern California neighborhood is very cool, but don’t call this former Jersey-ite a “Valley Guy.” […]

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Despite a Multitude of Changes, Skid Row Still Puts on Impressive Show

June 13, 2015 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

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 […]

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Rolling Stones add Fonda Theatre to Zip Code Tour

EXCLUSIVE: Rolling Stones Add Los Angeles Date to Popular Zip Code Tour

May 15, 2015 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

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 […]

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The Dead Milkmen, 1989. Photo © Heather Harris

Dead Milkmen Do Tell Tales: In Their Own Words – The Story of The Dead Milkmen

April 25, 2015 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

The Dead Milkmen Story, Written by The Dead Milkmen Featured photo © Heather Harris Although there are numerous, conflicting, tales of how, when, where, and […]

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Richard Hell promotes young artists through SymphonySpace.org series

Richard Hell to host Filmmaker Kelly Reichardt at Symphony Space

November 20, 2014 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

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 […]

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Johnny Depp Plays Guitar with The New Basement Tapes in Only Show

November 14, 2014 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

HOLLYWOOD — Johnny Depp and Haim joined The New Basement Tapes for a one night only show that gave new meaning to the term Superband. […]

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One Year since passing of Lou Reed

One Year Anniversary of Lou Reed’s Death

October 28, 2014 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

Lou Reed Taking time to remember one of the greats who died one year ago today: Lou Reed. Here is a great video with a […]

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Joan Jett honored with concert

‘Little Kids Rock’ Benefit With Joan Jett Raises $1.5M

October 22, 2014 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

Editor Update: This event raised $1.5 million, according to our friends at Little Kids Rock. By DONNA BALANCIA – NEW YORK CITY — Joan Jett […]

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Stevie Nicks Veterans Matter

Rockers Team up For Veterans Matter

October 14, 2014 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

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 […]

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East Coast Rocker Interview: Johnny Winter

The East Coast Rocker Interview: Johnny Winter a Humble Blues Innovator

July 16, 2014 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

 By DONNA BALANCIA Guitar Great is ‘Just having fun again.’ Johnny Winter has learned to become a great teacher — and a student — of […]

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Dick Dale is supported by his loving wife, Lana - Photo © 2015 Donna Balancia

Dick Dale Interview: For King of the Surf Guitar, ‘Being on Tour is My Cure’

May 22, 2014 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

By DONNA BALANCIA in SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — For The King of the Surf Guitar, music is the medicine. “I have to perform to stay […]

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Hurt Me Tender by the Black and Blue Orkestre and Tom DiCillo for East Coast Rocker

Tom DiCillo and The Black and Blue Orkestre Build Bridges with New Album

May 14, 2014 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

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 […]

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Stefan Marchello: Keeping The Good Rats Tradition Alive

April 20, 2014 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

Sons of Beloved Good Rats Founder Peppi Marchello Lead the Band into a New Era By DONNA BALANCIA, East Coast Rocker LONG ISLAND — The […]

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Moog Synthesizer Genome Project Complete

April 1, 2014 editor@eastcoastrocker.com 0

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 […]

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