Ventura, CA was treated to a night with two of the best psychedelic rock bands around today, The Black Angels and The Dandy Warhols. They announced The West Coast Tour 2023 with Daiistar opening the first half and Queen Kwong finishing the tour. The Majestic Ventura Theater was packed throughout the …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade in Riverside, CA (10.12.2023)
The Hunt for Green October Tour stopped at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium in Riverside, CA on this particular night and the packed venue was filled with frog hats, frog masks, and dancing frog legs. This short fifteen date trek has the Frog Brigade playing without openers and gives the fans …
Read More »Happy Release Day “What Will Be”
Manchaster based alternative rockers What Will Be have just dropped their latest single “Slow Down”. The track is a moving song encapsulating the battle against illness, hindering the ability to engage in cherished family and social events. This emotive, melodic rock song narrates the isolation and frustration accompanying health challenges, …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: The Darkness at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, CA (10.06.2023)
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the amazing debut album Permission to Land by by England’s finest glam rock icons The Darkness. There is no mistaking the sound of the guitar at the beginning of the smash hit “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” and lead singer Justin Hawkin’s …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: Freaks On Parade Tour with Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Ministry, and Filter at The Honda Center in Anaheim, CA (09.23.2023)
Rob Zombie is back with the Freaks On Parade Tour and this years circus includes the shock rocker himself Alice Cooper, industrial metal icons Ministry, and alternative rock giants Filter. This stop was at The Honda Center in Anaheim, CA and the freaks showed up 18,000 plus strong ready for …
Read More »BLACKLITE DISTRICT Announces November Dates for The XL Tour 2!
South Dakota-based alternative rock artist KYLE PFEIFFER, better known as BLACKLITE DISTRICT, has announced the second wave of his XL TOUR! Launching November 3rd at Beach House in Omaha, NE, the tour will wind through the Midwest before wrapping up November 12th at Lefty’s in Des Moines, IA. Tour Dates: 11/03 @ Beach House – Omaha, NE …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: Metal Injection Festival (Day 2) with Testament, Machine Head, Fear Factory and more at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA (09/17/2023)
The inaugural Metal Injection Festival took place over the weekend of September 16th and 17th in Southern California at two different locations with 15 bands. The mighty Cavalera headlined night one at The Observatory in Santa Ana with Exhumed, Incite, Fueled By Fire, and Dead Heat. Night two was twice …
Read More »Interview: Gary Hector discusses upcoming solo album, Memphis Medicine
Gary Hector is a Trinidadian singer/songwriter from Port of Spain with a career spanning over three decades. Best known for fronting two seminal alternative rock bands, Oddfellows Local (1990 to 1995) and Jointpop (1996 to 2019), Hector recently opted for a fresh start. On August 3rd, 2021, he released his …
Read More »Mastering Music, Medicine, & Mental Health: An Interview with DR. WESLEY JONES of PHARMACOSE
PHARMACOSE front-man, or rather everything man, WESLEY JONES, may seem to be just a talented musician, but he’s a man with many broad and complicated interests, talents, and hard-fought skills. Initially launched to explore and address his experiences with mental illness, the enigmatic front-man tackled the art and process of …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: Godsmack with Staind at FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine, CA (08.24.2023)
Godsmack is on tour right now finishing up a run with Staind and Mix Master Mike, and they’ve spared no expense with the production. Pyro and flames erupt throughout the entire set with energy so high and intense you can’t help but feel the power from these hard rock titans. …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: Clutch at The Majestic Ventura Theater in Ventura, CA (08.15.2023)
Clutch are on the last leg of their No Stars Above Tour 2023 and this time around they brought Giovannie and the Hired Guns and Mike Dillon & Punkadelick along for the ride. This was their first time playing at The Majestic Ventura Theater in Ventura, CA and they put on an …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: Steel Panther at The Majestic Ventura Theater in Ventura, CA (08.11.2023)
Steel Panther have been touring since early February this year to support their 6th studio album On The Prowl and they keep showing us why they’re the best 80s metal/comedy band in the world. This time around Chasing Desolation opened up for them at the Majestic Ventura Theater in beautiful Ventura, …
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