Social Distortion

Joe Vex Speaks! Our Interview With the Mysterious Vex Club Proprietor

Historic East L.A. punk venue The Vex is famous for epic shows in the '80s, featuring killer L.A. and Orange County lineups, everyone from the Adolescents and TSOL to Social Distortion. The club opened in 1976, and proprietor, Joe "Vex" Suquette brought the two counties' scenes together for the firs ... More >>

The Economics of Music Festivals: Who's Getting Rich, Who's Going Broke?

By Chris Parker It's as though the sad, lamentable death of recorded music was accompanied by a kick-ass wake. Sure, label executives have had to sell their fancy homes and put their kids in public schools, but the rest of us have been feasting on a musical smorgasbord. Nothing better exemplifies ... More >>

The Best Concerts to See in L.A. This Weekend

Friday, April 13 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival EMPIRE POLO CLUB Although it's unlikely that the Rolling Stones and their sprawling entourage will descend on this sun-baked music festival for a surprise set, as was rumored earlier this year, there are still many intriguing storylines scatte ... More >>

Music Picks: Coachella, Merle Haggard, Spiritualized

Bruce Springsteen - Honda Center - December 4, 2012

Bruce Springsteen Honda Center December 4, 2012 Having castigated myself during presidential season for missing Bruce Springsteen's show at the Sports Arena in April, I resolved to see him this time around, Orange County traffic be damned. Because the Greatest Rock and Roll Show One Will Ever Exp ... More >>

Snarl For the Camera!

Top 20 Greatest L.A. Punk Albums of All Time: 20-11

*Top 20 Worst Bands Ever: The Complete List *Top 20 Musicians of All Time, in Any Genre: The Complete List *Top 20 Sexiest Female Musicians of All Time: The Complete List *Top 20 Sexiest Male Musicians of All Time: The Complete List The history of Los Angeles punk is largely composed of a series ... More >>

GV30: Black Flag, Descendents, The Vandals - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium - 12-18-2011

Javier CabralKeith Morris and Chuck Dukowski of Black Flag​See also: *Reviewed: GV30 Night One, featuring Social Distortion, X, Adolescents, 12-16-2011 *Tons Of Punk Videos Were Yanked Off YouTube: Here's What Happened *Milo Aukerman Interview: The Descendents Attempt To Clone Themselves Las ... More >>

GV30: Social Distortion, X, Adolescents - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium - 12-16-2011

Javier CabralMike Ness, still a bad ass.​See also: *GV30: An Epic Interview With Social Distortion's Mike Ness *Goldenvoice: The Hazy Punk Rock Early Days. Founder Gary Tovar recalls the unlikely beginnings of the influential concert production company For the celebration of Goldenvoice's 30 ... More >>

GV30: An Epic Interview With Social Distortion's Mike Ness

​See also: Goldenvoice: The Hazy Punk Rock Early Days. Founder Gary Tovar recalls the unlikely beginnings of the influential concert production company Thirty years in, Social Distortion are as vital and voracious as ever. Their shows continue to sell out, and their material still speaks to p ... More >>

Goldenvoice: The Hazy Punk Rock Early Days

Founder Gary Tovar recalls the unlikely beginnings of the influential concert production company

Music Picks: The Descendents, Stones Throw 15th Anniversary Show,, Princess Pangolin, Brian Setzer

Also, Guns N' Roses, Weingart, Stevie Wonder's House Full of Toys, and others

Excerpt From Duff McKagan's New Memoir, Part I: Guns N' Roses Finds Their Identity, Somewhere Between Metal And "Cow-Punk"

See also: Excerpt From Duff McKagan's New Memoir, Part II: "People would throw cigarettes at us and spit on us." In It's So Easy: And Other Lies, Duff McKagan recounts GnR's rise to fame as well as his descent into addiction. Read more from Duff on our sister blog Reverb, where he is a weekly colum ... More >>

L.A. Punk Rock History Class Is Now in Session

Six L.A. Neighborhoods With the Most Distinctive Fashion Styles

Jason Levesque​ How we dress can send messages not only about who we are and what we like but also where we're from. There is no singular "L.A. look," and Silver Lake isn't all beards and ironic T-shirts, either. Still, there are certain aesthetics -- in the form of everything from accessorie ... More >>

Page Two: Gypsy Revivalism Is Not All Washed Up

Music Picks: Iannis Xenakis Now and Tomorrow, Ozzy Osbourne, War Tapes, Liz Pappademas

Also, Savage Republic, Tanya Morgan, the Church, the Fling and others

Music Picks: Physical Forms, Kimya Dawson, Madame Recamier, Young Hunting

Also, Lizz Wright, Wanda Jackson, Iron and Wine, Wallpaper. and others

Top Ten LA Musician Mansions For Sale (Sorry Millionaires: Jack Black Just Snapped Flea's Los Feliz Pad)

Jack Black Buys Flea's House More Musicians Insane Mansions For Sale

Music Picks: The Hangmen, Brother Ali, Tommy Rock-A-Shacka, Weezer

Also, Hellride, Bonobo, New Kingdom and others

Interview: Beloved DJ Joe Sib On Growing Up Punk Rock in LA

Joe Sib, unplugged​Joe Sib -- Side One Dummy Records co-owner, former Wax frontman and former Indie 103.1 DJ (he currently hosts Complete Control on Star 98.7) -- gets nostalgic in his one-man show, California Calling: Growing Up Punk Rock, which he's been touring for a year and performs at th ... More >>

BOOSLER & HYNDE -- TOGETHER AT LAST!

Music Picks: Dr. John, Herbie Hancock, Sunset Strip Music Festival

Also, Funkfest, Chromeo, Slayer and others

Flyer of the Week: Sarcastic and Rong

Okay, the flyer itself ain't the best -- competing fonts, a non-sequitur collection of LAX, an astronaut and a zebra standing on the moon, faux-thrown-together vibe -- but the intent and the message more than make up for the design deficiencies. To wit: Rong Music, which has been releasing some of ... More >>

LA LA: Weiss' Top 10 Local Albums of 2008

How last month of me....However, since I sleep on the hometown scene all-too-frequently, consider this mild penance. 10. Dengue Fever-Venus on Earth (M80) Dreamy and druggy psychedelia built on a bedrock worship of 60s Cambodian pop, and the ethereal buoyancy of Chom Nmol's voice. Adorned w ... More >>

Music for the Depression: Motorhead, Now More Than Ever

This press release arrived in our inbox and elicited expressions of disappointment among our staff: 2009 MUSINK TATTOO AND MUSIC TOUR CANCELEDMUSINK producers have announced that the 2009 tattoo and music tour hasbeen canceled due to the current economic climate.  The U.S. tour wasscheduled ... More >>

In Her Madgesty's Court

Also, Paper's trail and Punk Rock Karaoke

Rock Picks: Meat Beat Manifesto, Jay-Z, Eels

Plus other music shows for April 10-17

Music Picks: Black Heart Procession, Vandelles, Minnie Driver, Ronnie Mack

For the week of Jan. 11 - 17

Rock Picks: RZA, Etta James, Zola Moon, Tori Amos, The Monolators

For the week of December 14 - 20

Rock Picks: John Fogerty, Band of Horses, Eek-a-Mouse, Gram Rabbit

For the week of November 23 - 29

Coming Up

Every week or so, we'll update a list on concerts announced, shows going on sale, and other things happening soon that you may want to know about. James Blunt - Wiltern, Feb. 7 with Sara Bareilles. Tickets go on sale Saturday Cave Singers - Echoplex, Dec. 3 Circle Jerks - Henry Fonda, Jan 4. On ... More >>

Rock Picks: Detroit Cobras, Gore Gore Girls, MF Doom, Squeeze

For the week of August 9 – 16

Hot off the Grill

And CHOLO a go-go

Queen Week

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Rock Docs Are Go! Rockumentary Recommendations

As CDs wither, the low-budget rockumentary is born again

Music Picks

For March 3 - 9

Rock & Pop Listings

For Feb 17 - 23

Screen and Be Seen

Rock and Pop Listings

Clubs Other Rock & Pop Events

So Alive

With their debut, the Living Things pose the question: Is the world ready for political glitter?

Nightranger

Sexy Mother Folker

11 questions in 15 minutes with Paul Westerberg

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