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Justin Vellucci
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Buzz Osborne doesn’t give a s*** what you think about the new Melvins record.
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Rob Ross
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The past is all too present on ”Fever Dream,” the swinging country rock reflection on good love gone bad offered by singer/songwriter and guitarist Michael Colton, from his upcoming release,…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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From the beginning of time, we have told stories through music. Whether it’s an epic battle of good vs. evil or a tale of woe and heartbreak, setting poetry to…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Vince Grant’s story is familiar to many musicians: he left his hometown of Chicago to pursue his musical dreams in the City of Angels, only to spend years busking on…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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While some bands’ inability to pin down their influences and genre may be a bit of an issue that keeps fans and execs at arm’s length, Oakland, CA-based indie rock…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Though their name might read more like your AIM screen name circa 1999, the duo known collectively as CommonUnion59 and separately as Steve McKenzie and Laura Malasig churns out the delightful sound of California pop…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Though upon first listen it’s evident that a whole host of influences came together to create the artist known as John Helix, the San Diego-based singer/songwriter himself uses Weltschmerz — a German…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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What do you get when you combine smooth, flowing, almost-spoken verses with an ear-wormy harmonica lick, simple acoustic guitars, a steady backbeat and a guy whose name might imply he’s…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Though they’ve been men-about-town on the LA music circuit, building connections with members of Panic! At the Disco and honing their own modern rock sound, the three fellas of Westwood…
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Dw. Dunphy
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A conversation with DA’s lead architect Terry Scott Taylor about the band’s new album, Dig Here, Said The Angel (and an album review to boot!)
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Brian Boone
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Political satire is usually pretty lead-footed. It’s hard to do well, with the result usually falling into the realm of smug, obvious, and overwhelmingly direct (Capitol Steps), or fear-mongering and…
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Ted Asregadoo
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Bourbon from Alameda, California? What the what!
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Chris Holmes
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A look at the songs and the story behind 50 years of the Beach Boys, American’s greatest pop band.
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Chris Holmes
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With their alluring blend of vintage Cambodian pop and surf rock, Dengue Fever’s latest release, Cannibal Courthship, earns praise from Chris Holmes.
Ann Logue
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Abraham Lincoln was born 201 years ago last week. He was America’s greatest president because he took charge in a time of crisis, a civil war that seems unimaginable in…
Scott Malchus
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Families lined up to wait fifteen minutes or more for spaghetti served from a large aluminum tin, salad and a choice of lemonade or iced tea. Outside, the California rain…
Steven Rosen
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It was a day of unmatched California beauty; a startling and fiery sun perched high above in a crystal blue sky and blazed down promise. It was an essential day,…
Ben Wiser
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Man, I miss California. I really do. I don’t miss paying exorbitantly high rent. I don’t miss the collective panic that sets in whenever it rains and being in a…
Ben Wiser
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No test this week, folks, as I am going out to California to visit friends and family and show off the newest member of our tribe. I’ll be back soon…
Scott Malchus
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Like any film student who worships Chinatown and loved The Pianist, I was intrigued by how Roman Polanski, the charismatic film director, would be portrayed in Marina Zenovich’s documentary, Roman…
Jon Cummings
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On Tuesday, citizens of California will have an opportunity to place our indelible stamp on the forward progress of civil rights in the United States. IÁ¢€â„¢m not talking about the…
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