CALIFORNIA ROCK NEWS

photos by Alex Kluft The Roxy celebrated 50 years with various events including a Proclamation from…

SONOR Expands All New Kompressor Series Snare Drum SeriesFollowing the successful launch of the Kompressor Snare…

ENGL Amplification launches the ENGL E670FE Special Edition Founders Edition: the ultimate high gain amplifierENGL Amplification,…

Purdue Polytechnic Institute’s Mechanical Engineering Technology Program Partners with Gibson Pioneering Alliance in Experiential Learningto Create Expert…

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photos by Manny Dominguez

THE FESTIVAL’S GUITAR CENTER VILLAGE OPENS EARLY AT 9 A.M. PDT AND FEATURES MAJOR GUITAR/GEAR EXHIBITORS…

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Zebra Announce Second Leg of 2023 Tour Due to Overwhelming Demand (New York, NY) – 40…

Spector Spector Expands Its Popular NS Ethos & NS Dimension Lines with the HP Series With…

Ann Wilson of Heart to Headline Women Who Rock™ 6th Annual Benefit Concert, Presented by Gibson…

DEKO ENTERTAINMENT TEAMS UP TO DISTRIBUTE CANADIAN LABEL MUSIC IN MOTION ENT. WORLDWIDE. FIRST RELEASE IS…

During rehearsals in New York Brian, Michael & Doug were jamming on ‘Slide It In’ and…

TREVOR RABIN LAUNCHES ‘BIG MISTAKES;’ DEBUT SINGLE FROM ‘RIO,’ HIS FIRST NEW VOCAL-LED SOLO ALBUM IN…

GLENN HUGHES TO CO-HEADLINE U.S. TOUR WITH YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/ PERFORM CLASSIC HITS FROM THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF DEEP PURPLE’S LEGENDARY…

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This is Stephanie and Scott Raley from Sacramento. She made this tapestry and it has been…

Trevor Rabin signs to InsideOutMusic for the release of ‘Rio’; his first vocal-led solo album in over…

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Tour: Family & Friends Tour 2023 photos by Alex Kluft Edit this setlist | More Al Jardine…

BMG ANNOUNCE HEADCAT VINYL AND CD RELEASES  OF ‘WALK THE WALK…TALK THE TALK/LIVE IN BERLIN/DREAMCATCHER’  AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 15TH,…

Photos and review by Alex Kluft Alex Kluft Photography Tori Amos played the Greek Theatre in…

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Alex Kluft The Happy Together Tour returned last year after a three year hiatus from the…

Epiphone: Alex Lifeson Les Paul Custom Axcess Available Worldwide on Epiphone.com RUSH Lead Guitarist and Rock ‘n’…

Guitar Center Announces an Exclusive Sweepstakes Opportunity for Two Grand Prize Winners to Attend Eric Clapton’s Crossroads…

THE BEAR TO RELEASE MUSIC VIDEO FOR “STRANGE CURRENCIES (REMIX)”WATCH HERE  R.E.M.’s music is featured prominently…

THE WORLD’S LARGEST CORNHOLE FESTIVAL ADDS CLASSIC CAR SHOW  The Throw Down Takes Over the Ventura Co. Fairgrounds from August…

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Alex Kluft Legendary 80’s Christian Metal band Stryper played a sold out show at the Whisky…

The Guess Who is the legendary Canadian band that enjoyed chart-topping hits in the late 60s…

Updated USA NS basses combine the most popular elements of Spector’s Brooklyn, Kramer, and modern Woodstock…

FENDER HONORS SHREDDER JOHN 5 WITH LIMITED EDITION SIGNATURE TELECASTER®+ ACCESSORIES COLLECTION CAPTURING GUITARIST’S BOLD AND INVENTIVE STYLE…

Dave Koltai, known in the music industry as the sound designer for Pigtronix and Supro, now…

Ten years ago The Dead Daisies burst onto the music scene with a mission to gather…

LINUS ENTERTAINMENT SET TO RELEASE “GORDON LIGHTFOOT – AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL,” THE REVERED SONGWRITER’S FINAL…

TREV LUKATHER TO RELEASE SINGLE ‘THE SOUND’on TayStorm Records/iGroove May 4, 2023 ‘The Sound’ is the first official single…

Gary MooreThe Sanctuary Years 4 CD + 5.1 mix Boxset to be released on June 23rd, 2023 On June 23rd BMG…

HAKEN LAUNCH NORTH AMERICAN TOURIN SUPPORT OF ‘FAUNA’ TODAYOne of the top modern prog bands, Haken,…

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To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of their US Festival performance and the new release on Limited Edition…

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WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS:THE RETURN OF EMERSON LAKE & PALMER 2023 SUMMER TOUR  Sole surviving member…

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ENGL Amplification, Germany’s leading manufacturer of tube electric guitar amplifiers, is celebrating its 40th anniversary in…

Jethro Tull launch video for ‘Hammer On Hammer’;new studio album ‘RökFlöte’ out April 21st Jethro Tull are set…

New VOX amPlug Brian May guitar headphone amplifier and MV50 Brian May miniature amplifier head provide…

Company Joins the ACT Entertainment Booth at NAMM for the First Time ACT Entertainment, an industry-leading…

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Photography by Shanda Golden of In the Vault with Shanda Golden Edit this setlist | More Greta…

Photography by Shanda Golden of In the Vault with Shanda Golden Edit this setlist | More Rival…

SASS JORDAN HONORS TAYLOR HAWKINS WITH RELEASE OF “HIGH ROAD EASY” FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM, LIVE IN NEW…

DEREK SHERINIAN SET TO PLAY IN JOE SATRIANI’S BAND THIS SUMMER. Keyboard virtuoso Derek Sherinian will be joining…

DEKO ENTERTAINMENT BRINGS YOU UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL IN NEW JERESEY. SPEND SOME TIME WITH YOUR…

Announcing “Music Creation 2023,” a Three-Day Conference in Los Angeles for Music Makers and Those Who…

Stellar guitarist joins lineup of honorees that include Judy Collins, Noelle Scaggs (Fitz and the Tantrums),…

The mighty ZEBRA, 40 years ago today on March 21st 1983 released their acclaimed self titled…

Alex Kluft Singer-Songwriter legend JD Souther played the Scherr Forum Theatre at the Bank of America…

Magnolia Pictures will release LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING for special one-night-only theatrical screenings on April 11, followed by…

Custom AAAAA solid KOA wood top and back side real abalone binding over ebony wood fretboard/bridge…

Alex Kluft Photography Edit this setlist | More Ace Frehley setlists

RockOutLoud.Live, The World’s First Online Virtual Music Lesson Platform, Designed by a Music Teacher for Music…

Yamaha to Unveil New Breakthrough Products at The NAMM Show The world-leading music and sound company…

Producer/Engineer/Audio Educator Warren Huart Launches Home Studio Recording, The Complete Guide Warren Huart, renowned by hundreds…

By Alex Kluft Guitar legend Eric Johnson played the Saban Theater last night in Beverly Hills,…

MOD Audio unleashes a bounty of new sounds with the launch of its new convolution reverb…

The NAMM Show, Anaheim, California – CardChords, a highly innovative learning tool that helps both guitar…

The Guess Who is a legendary Canadian band who enjoyed chart topping hits in the late…

A new nonprofit is holding its first event at the Comedy Store in Hollywood, to benefit…

Gibson:Keb’ Mo’ “3.0” 12-Fret J-45Available Worldwide on Gibson.com Gibson Custom Shop J-45 Marks Third Collaboration with…

JOHN 5 – “Strung Out” John 5 explains “This song is called “Strung Out” because I am so obsessed with…

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Trio Features Brian Ray (Paul McCartney, Etta James), Oliver Leiber (son of famed songwriter Jerry Leiber),…

The Canyon Club hosted The Foundation for Las Virgenes Schools first “Battle of the Bands” with…

ORIANTHI WITH TRACII GUNS THE CANYON CLUB AGOURA January 2023

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