Anti-Flag’s Politically Charged Performance Incites The Starland Ballroom
CLICK HERE To Go Back To The Main Article LOS ANGELES, CA- “… While Anti–Flag is known as a punk band, I’m not so sure that tells the entire picture. IMHO, their music does incorporate a strong punk musical style, however their lyrics are so…
Jukebox Romantics Treated The Early Starland Crowd With Hard Driving Punk
CLICK HERE To Go Back To The Main Article LOS ANGELES, CA- “…The NY based Jukebox Romantics were also a great addition to this lineup, delivering a solid performance of hard driving punk tunes for the early crowd. The Romantics are Terry on guitar and…
Broken Baby Will Fix Your Post Punk Cravings
LOS ANGELES, CA- Late last year, I saw a band open for Dead Sara at the Teragram Ballroom that knocked my sock off: Broken Baby. The Los Angeles based band if formed around singer Amber and rock veteran/producer Alex Dezen (The Damnwells). With a fantastic…
Broken Baby Kicks Ass Live And Amber Bollinger’s Charisma Is Kinetic
LOS ANGELES, CA- Getting to gigs early has always been my modus operandi. If a band that I love is headlining, the odds are good that their openers won’t be anything to sneeze at. One of the bands opening for Dead Sara in October at…
Goo Goo Dolls Dizzy Up The Girl In Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD, CA- With all things 90s back in fashion, it seems appropriate that the Goo Goo Dolls went on the road to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their biggest album: Dizzy Up The Girl. Their concert at the Hollywood Palladium appealed to die-hard fans from…
Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number With The Alive
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY DANA POINT, CA- “…. The festivities began with a slow calm as vendors, artists and festival-goers arrived and Doheny State Beach’s waves crashed calmly along the wayside, but the music got off to a rockin’ start by a group of preteens on the…
Social Distortion Performs A Trio Of Songs With The Legendary Bruce Springsteen At Sea.Hear.Now
HOME PAGE | SATURDAY | SUNDAY ASBURY PARK, NJ- “… Mike Ness walked out onto the stage, standing silent for a moment, taking in the massive crowd on the beach, bandmates Jonny (2 bags) Wickersham on guitar, Brent Harding on bass and Dave Hidalgo on drums taking their positions….
The Menzingers Return To Asbury Park And Bring The Shred That They’re Known For
HOME PAGE | SATURDAY | SUNDAY ASBURY PARK, NJ- “… Tom May of the Menzingers burst onto the stage, running straight to the microphone screaming, “What the fuck is going on Asbury Park?” with the band launching raucously into the title track of their latest studio album “After the…
Blondie Commands The Stage With A Late Afternoon Set At Sea.Hear.Now
HOME PAGE | SATURDAY | SUNDAY ASBURY PARK, NJ- “… September 1978 Blondie released their critically acclaimed album Parallel Lines, thrusting the band to commercial success via the hit “Heart of Glass”. Fast forward almost forty years to the date and I feel as though I’m watching musical history…
Asbury Park’s The Battery Electric Rip The Sea.Hear.Now Stage
HOME PAGE | SATURDAY | SUNDAY ASBURY PARK, NJ- “…I was really excited when I saw The Battery Electric in the lineup. Comprised of all local musicians, this band represents the LOCAL Asbury Park music scene, which for me is huge. The Battery Electric members are Ron Santee on…
