'By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger When I stepped off the MTS bus at the entrance to the 42nd annual Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-off – what, me drive when there's a beer garden!? – for the first time, I had a very familiar feeling. There were vendor and food pop-up tents on both sides of Cable Street and also Newport Ave. But since I am not … [Read more...]
Lineup Of Bands For Fiesta Hermosa 2021 On Labor Day Weekend
Three-Day Music & More Festival Features Local & Tribute Bands By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger Fiesta Hermosa is back for Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 3-6, in 2021. Now called Fiesta Hermosa Locale it features – among other things – three days of music on two stages, There is an acoustic stage and the main stage in the beer garden, … [Read more...]
Win Tickets To The Who’s Moving On! Tour By Posting “Magic Bus” Sightings On Social Media
Watch Out For The Legendary Band's Promotional Bus In Chicago, LA & NYC Streets First of all, it's moving on and then it's moving down the streets of Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City. In celebration of their recently announced 2019 North American MOVING ON! Tour, The Who has launched a series of pop up Magic Buses straight from the 60s in Chicago, LA … [Read more...]
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 2018 Full Concert Tour Schedule, Dates & Venues
California Swing Band Traveling Across The USA If you live in Southern California and like music and live bands, chances are you've heard Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. In fact, they would be hard to miss considering they have been playing for 25 years. And they are not about to stop now, for they have a full fall tour in 2018 that will take them across the country. … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Is One Of The Top Los Angeles Live Music Cities
Bands & Live Music Venues That Rock The South Bay There is no disputing that the Sunset Strip is the top place to see live music in Los Angeles, but when you go to other areas it sometimes seems as if there's almost as many incredible musicians and great bands as there are cars on the freeways. And that's saying something in L.A. A great example of this is in the … [Read more...]
Pancho’s Is Where To Hear Great Live Music In Manhattan Beach, CA
Day Of Days Band Covers Rock Music With Talented Touring Musicians If you want to find live music – good live music, the kind where you just can't stay seated and suddenly start singing along even though you may only know a few of the words to the songs – then here's where to go in Manhattan Beach, CA. It's Pancho's, at the corner of Rosecrans and Highland Ave., in this … [Read more...]
Where To Go For Live Music In Hermosa Beach, CA
Saint Rocke, Standing Room & The Legendary Lighthouse Cafe Feature Local & National Bands One of the best live music spots in Los Angeles is the beach town of Hermosa Beach, making it kind of a mini-Sunset Strip by the sand. There are several great local bands – Pennywise is from Hermosa – that play here and also regional and national touring bands. Here's a … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Band Barley Playing KAABOO Del Mar
Local Musicians Performing The Same Day As Jimmy Buffett They have played Saint Rocke, Standing Room and now have a regular gig at the Lighthouse Cafe (first Saturday of the month, 4-8 p.m.). They have been on stage at the Hermosa Beach Summer Concerts, Redondo Beach Lobsterfest and other local festivals. And now the Hermosa Beach, CA, band Barley is getting on the … [Read more...]
Bands Hit The Hollywood Stage For Hard Rock Rising 2016
Hard Rock Cafe Hosting Local Bands Around The World On a single day – Wednesday, June 1 – more than 425 local artists and music acts will perform at 107 Hard Rock Cafe and Hotel locations across the globe as part of the world’s largest, one-day music showcase. Called Hard Rock Rising it's a battle of the bands with select winners going onto perform a massive show in … [Read more...]
Shari Puorto Band Plays LA’s Sagebrush Cantina On Sunday Afternoon
Blues/Rock Singer Rocks The Famous Calabasas Bar The Shari Puorto Band, which mixes in original songs with rock classics, is playing a legendary Los Angeles bar on its best day of the week. The venue is Sagebrush Cantina in Calabasis, a favorite place of motorcyclists out for Sunday rides in the hills of Southern California, and a destination for people from all … [Read more...]
John Denver Tribute Artist Jim Curry Opens The Cave In BIg Bear
New Year-Round Convert Venue To Feature Rock Tribute Bands If Jim Curry sounds as close to John Denver as he looks, then it's going to be one "Rocky Mountain Night" night at the new live music venue in Big Bear Lake, CA. Curry, a John Denver tribute artist, is opening The Cave, an entertainment venue in the old Village Movie Theater. Big Bear Lake is located two hours … [Read more...]
Summerfest Milwaukee Invites Bands To Submit Videos To Play The Big Gig
Fans Can Vote On Which Acts They Would Like To See At World's Largest Music Festival Bands and musical acts from across the USA want to play at Summerfest, known to locals at The Big Gig. And now they have a chance with the Land the Big Gig contest. To enter the contest, bands need to submit a video featuring an original song to Summerfest. The deadline is … [Read more...]
Stepping Out Of The South Bay Nightlife Bubble Of Hermosa Beach
The Tale Of A Trip Out Of The Beach Cities To Hear Shari Puorto Band At LA's Sagebrush Cantina I love live music and hearing bands, so when the opportunity came up to roll up to LA's famous Sagebrush Cantina to do just that, I jumped at the chance. And jumped in the car with the band leader, Shari "El" Puorto of the Shari Puorto Band. But to do so meant that I had to get … [Read more...]
Surf Rock Reggae Band Slightly Stoopid Reveals New Album Song
'Top of the World' Song Out Now; Album To Be Released in August Surf music used to be comprised of the hard guitar riffs of Dick Dale, who played as if big waves were falling over his strings, to the more mellow instrumental approaches of Jan and Dean and The Ventures. And then along came a band that called itself Slightly Stoopid. It started a new generation of surf … [Read more...]
Music Festival Seeks Band to Open For Huey Lewis
Omaha's Bank Of the West Celebrates America Concert & Fireworks Show Taking Audition Tapes If you're in a band that thinks it's the Heart of Rock 'n Roll, Then This is It. The Bank of the West Celebrates America concert and fireworks show, taking place June 29 in Omaha, Nebraska, is taking audition tapes from bands that want to serve as the opening act at … [Read more...]
Brooklyn’s Northside Festival Features 350 Indie Bands
More Than 30 Bars and Venues in Williamsport And Greenpoint Host 4th Annual Music Festival June 14-21 Summer music festivals take place throughout America and there's a big one in Brooklyn happening June 9-12. It's called the Northside Festival and it features more than 350 bands playing at local music venues, bars and other locations throughout Williamsport and … [Read more...]
Jeremy Buck & Bang Back at the Lighthouse Hermosa Beach
South Bay Band Back At This Legendary Live Music Venue For Several Shows Yes, you can go home again. Jeremy Buck and the Bang is doing it, returning to its original live music venue, the Lighthouse Cafe in Hermosa Beach, CA. The Bang is not the house band there anymore – it's doing tours across the country these days – but rather is back for a free show on … [Read more...]
California Winery Paires Wines Not With Food But Bands
House Band Wines Creates Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon To Appeal to Wine Drinkers at Live Shows & Concerts Two things that peak the interest are wine and music, though not necessarily together. Or so I thought. In fact, never gave it much thought. Bands and beer, that's my mentality. But a Santa Rosa-based California winery – which is in the state's famous … [Read more...]
Antelope Valley Fair Party Guide Review With Beers, Bands & Photos
There's Beer – And Plenty of It – At This Los Angeles-Area County Fair While the land of Palmdale/Lancaster is best known to many in the Los Angeles area as a place of families, it also has its share of party people. And in late August (Aug. 21-30 in 2020), they take a break from the bars and head to the Antelope Valley Fair, where they are greeted with tiki bars … [Read more...]
LA Beer Festival Event Review Images Party Scene
Fun Annual Event Brings Brews And Good Times to Brew Fans at Sony Studios From the moment I walked into the LA Beer Festival, I knew it would be a fun day. The first beer station I spotted was right at the entrance, Kona Brewing Company. That meant Longboard Lager and Firerock, two of my favorite beers (it's what I consume when am partying in Waikiki Beach). On one side … [Read more...]