Horror Squad
Friar Tuck’s
7/1/09
Last night I went to see my friends from the Horror Squad play in a castle shaped bar. It was hot, smoky, and punk rock. I... Read More...
Street Sweeper Social Club
Self-titled
Warner Music Group
8/10
Tom Morello, guitarist and producer of the newest troupe on the block, Street Sweeper Soci... Read More...
Julien-K and Combichrist Live
June 16th, 2009
Glasshouse, Pomona, CA.
On the eve of the Lakers championship parade, the kids of Los Angeles County came out... Read More...
Ancient Astronauts
We Are To Answer
ESL
8/10
Now, it may have been a preconceived prejudice, but I would never have assumed that a duo of German producers... Read More...
Third Eye Blind
Hollywood Palladium
June 25, 2009
As always, I blame it on The Emperor. Jonathan Yost, you pulled me out of the dregs of Target into a wor... Read More...
Nico Vega and Gavin Rossdale Live
June 7th House of Blues, Anaheim CA
Gavin Rossdale and opening act Nico Vega turned the House of Blues into a red-hot fir... Read More...
Miss Leota
May 29, 2009
Slidebar
Fullerton, CA
I didn’t know what to expect when I jumped in the car to see Miss Leota play at the Slidebar in Fullerton.... Read More...
Nobunny
Love Visions
1234Go!
10/10
Pretty sure this guy played at the Delta Tau Chi Fraternity House in National Lampoon’s Animal House. Okay, so he didn’... Read More...
Pepper/Pennywise
w/ Authority Zero, Big B
Fox Theatre in Pomona, CA
5/28/2009
I will not even pretend that I wasn’t more attracted to the prospect of seei... Read More...
Marcio Local
Says Don Day Don Dree Don Don: Adventures in Samba Soul
Luaka Bop
8/10
Is it just samba or is it world music? Brazilian artist Marcio Local m... Read More...
Mike Hale
Lives Like Mine
Suburban Home
8/10
Lately I’ve felt like an aging punk, preferring comfortable quiet versus aural anarchy and feel soooo lame. T... Read More...
Yonlu
A Society in Which No Tear is Shed is Inconceivably Mediocre
Luaka Bop Inc.
9/10
Brazilian artist Yonlu leaves a lasting impression on his first and... Read More...
Luka Bloom
Eleven Songs
Big Sky
7/10
Irish singer/songwriter Luka Bloom personifies much more than just the generic title of his album, “Eleven Songs.” In... Read More...
Pet Shop Boys
Yes
Astralwerks
7/10
Pet Shop Boys have been making electronic dance music since the early 1980s. Their sound has evolved with the years. Wh... Read More...
The Believers
Lucky You
Chinese Baby
8/10
Alt-country isn’t exactly mainstream. There are probably a handful of those who’ve done it well- most of them eit... Read More...
Time and Distance
Gravity
Not Alone Records
8/10
West Virginia isn’t exactly known for producing musicians. That is about to change. With the release of t... Read More...
