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Musink

Musink

Musink Festival taking place between March 8, and March 10, 2013. A great weekend of music and art appreciation it was.    Between Friday, March 8 and Sunday, March 10, the 6th annual Musink tattoo convention and music festival was rolling with an abundance of talent among the show’s featured  tattoo artists, not to mention the bands that...
Sum 41

Sum 41

The Glass House presents… Sum 41 in Pomona, California on Thursday, January 10, 2013. After a long hiatus, it was unknown if Sum 41 were even alive.  On Thursday, January 10, the band made it obvious that they were very much still alive.  Super nostalgic were a couple words that came to mind on this...
T. Mills

T. Mills

T. Mills at the Glass House in Pomona, California on September 28, 2012 After having spent the summer as part of the lineup on Warped Tour along with a slew of other festival and club dates, he is back home.  On Friday, September 28, Inland Empire native hip-pop artist T. Mills took to the stage at the Glass House...
Lit

Lit

Lit at the House of Blues in Anaheim. Lit is back at it again!  8 years from their last album, and after a series of setbacks that hit close to home (among them was losing original drummer Allen Shellenberger to cancer), the band has dug deep and released “The View From The Bottom”, toured over the summer...
The Used

The Used

KROQ & Goldenvoice presents… The Used at Fox Theatre Pomona on September 18, 2012 Having headlined the Vans Warped tour over the course of the summer, The Used are back for more and moving full steam ahead.  On Tuesday, Bert McCracken, Quinn Allman, Jeph Howard, and Dan Whitesides tore up the stage at the Fox Theatre...
Obey The Brave

Obey The Brave

The All Stars Tour presents… Obey The Brave On Tuesday, August 2, Canadian metalcore band Obey the Brave took to the House of Blues Sunset stage as part of the All Stars Tour.  With members originating from Montreal and Ottawa, the band is vocalist Alex Erian, guitarists John Campbell and Greg Wood, drummer Stevie Morotti,...
The Hootenanny

The Hootenanny

The Hootennany at the Oak Canyon Ranch in Silverado Canyon, California on July 7, 2012. On July 7th, revelers of punk, rock, folk, and rockabilly flocked to Oak Canyon Ranch in Silverado Canyon, CA for the the family-friendly festival called The Hootenanny.  Past headliners have included Social Distortion, Chuck Berry, Dropkick Murphys, and Chris Isaak, among others.  This year’s...
Mayhem Festival

Mayhem Festival

The Mayhem Festival in San Bernadino, California on June 30, 2012 Horns up!  On June 30 in San Bernadino, the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival kicked off with it’s biggest show in the festival’s five-year history to date, which had over 42,000 in attendance between the first two opening days.  This year’s festival again, lived up to its namesake for...
Everclear

Everclear

Everclear at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on June 29, 2012. 90s music has come back with a bang, and then some.  On Friday June 29, Everclear (frontman Art Alexakis with Davey French on guitar, Freddy Herrera on bass, Sean Winchester on drums, and Josh Crawley on keys) lead the way of the Summerland Tour.  The...
Vans Warped Tour (Pomona)

Vans Warped Tour (Pomona)

The Vans Warped Tour in Pomona, California on June 22, 2012. The “end” of the world in 2012?  Why not enjoy the good stuff while it’s out there.  It is the season for big tours and music festivals.  The Vans Warped Tour is among the top must-sees for an array of local bands, up and coming talents–think Dead...
Thrice

Thrice

Last weekend, Thrice played to a sold-out crowd at the Hard Rock Cafe on the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday, May 5th.  It was an energetic performance that gave local fans, and out-of-state travelers coming to the “City That Never Sleeps”, something that they would never forget.  The Southern California-based quartet  is currently on a farewell tour before taking an indefinite break from...
Extreme Thing

Extreme Thing

Extreme Thing in Las Vegas, NV on March 31, 2012 Lions, and tigers, and bears, oh m–Well, not quite those things.  Couldn’t help but see the irony of it…  It was a beautiful day out at Desert Breeze Park in Las Vegas last week, with consistent winds that were expected to reach as high as 40...