The Raveonettes create harmonic goodness and teeth rattling feedback.

This show almost got passed us, but we previously mentioned that The Raveonettes are going to be in town for shows at The Glass House on Wednesday, May 4th and then followed by two shows at the Troubadour on Thursday, May 5th and Friday, May 6th. But for those fans a little farther down south, a third show will take place at Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach on Sunday, May 8th. Each show will feature Tamaryn as the evenings opening act. Tickets for all shows are available now through Ticketfly . [...]

If you like music and you live near LA or Orange County, June is a good month for you. Even if you don't live around here (and I must admit, I am a bit jealous if you don't), then fret not… check out a few bands you may not have heard of before, and see if they're stopping in your area. Want free mp3's of each of these songs? Then join the newsletter , and I'll send you a link. Hooray. Laura Jansen [...]

Never heard of Meiko, Emily Wells, or Laura Jansen? Well you've probably heard their songs. All three are the darlings of network TV lately. Meiko has been featured on numerous Grey's Anatomy episodes, while Jansen's song "Soujah" was placed in MTV's Newport Harbor (and don't give me the "I don't watch reality shows about rich teenyboppers. You do. Don't lie.) I saw these three two nights ago at Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach. It was a great cap to the weekend. Laura played first. The girl is fun to [...]

Fine, I admit it: I had a lot of fun at the Rascal Flatts show. Of course, it had a lot to do with the company I kept (don't let that get to your head, Mark), and the highly entertaining opening act. Would I ever spend half as much money on tickets to a country show as I plan to spend on U2? No. But the cowboys put on a good show, there were enough rednecks for me to laugh at, and I was able to [...]