Brett Callwood

It's no exaggeration to state that The Wildhearts are the best British band of the past 30 years. Eyebrows may raise at that, scoffs might be uttered, but...

Kansas City rapper producer, songwriter and co-founder of the Strange Music record label Tech N9ne is best known for the "chopper" style of rap he popularized, hence his name which refers to the TEC-9 semi-automatic handgun....

"My Favorite Album" is a weekly column in which we ask a musician exactly what the title suggests — to name their favorite album of all time. This week, it...

Former Gram Rabbit frontwoman Jesika Von Rabbit is one of this region’s great musical one-offs. She’s simultaneously pop and art, accessible and avant-garde....

"The Best Gig I Ever Saw" is a weekly column that will see us ask a musician to chat about their favorite concert thus far. This week it's Reel Big Fish vocalist Aaron Barrett, prior to his band's set at Back To the Beach this weekend....

This Saturday, the New Blues Festival takes place for the first time at Huntington Beach Sports Complex. Performers include guitarist extraordinaire Eric Sardinas, rockabilly troupe the Rhythm Shakers, and many more. Two former members of the Cadillac Tramps have a new band performing called The Verdoros, so we chatted with one of them, Brian Coakley, about it all....

Emo-tinged rock band The Used play the Back to the Beach Festival this weekend alongside the likes of Story of the Year, Anthony Green and Reel Big Fish. We spoke to bassist Jeph Howard about what we can expect......

It's such a wonderful thing when a new band pops up that is so exciting, so impossible to ignore, that not only do they stand out from the pack, they positively leap out of it and hang off of your ears. Atlanta's Starbenders did exactly that....

Norway-born, Australia-based electro-pop singer-songwriter Anna Lotterud, better known as Anna of the North, performs at the Troubadour this week, so we had a chat about what we can expect....

"My Favorite Album" is a weekly column in which we ask a musician exactly what the title suggests — to name their favorite album of all time. This week, it's Brian Peraza, singer and guitarist with Fairfield garage punks Jesus & the Dinosaurs....