Always a treat to see Danny Harvey and Annie Marie Lewis perform each year a the Prestige Guitars booth! No line was too long to wait in to meet guitar goddess Lita Ford and Jerry Cantrell. The holy … Read More Dert
Author: Dawn Laureen
New Elvis at The Griffin Bar
Atwater, CA 11.11.19

Bummed that I missed Princess Frank who always puts on a raging show. But in time for New Elvis’ show that started out with orchestrated instrumental notes blended to create a total eargasm! Kaitlin Weichsel totally … Read More Dert
Red Gold Green & Blue

A great listen out of Zak Starkey and Sharna “Sshh” Liguz‘s new label Trojan Jamaica. First release Red Gold Green & Blue is a compilation that features tracks with twists of reggae. “I Put a Spell … Read More Dert
L.A. Derby Dolls!
For those who couldn’t make it to the Derby Dolls game – well – it was a blast and the Trust Fund Babies won that nite. There were some spin outs on the rink and a few bruises and scars…and … Read More Dert
Sunset Junction Shinanigans
Penelope Houston And Juliette Lewis Photo By Dawn Laureen John Doe And Exene Of X – Need We Say More? Jon Doe, Bob Forrest, Flea Photo By Dawn Laureen Billy Zoom And John Doe Of X Photos By Dawn Laureen
Sky Saxon & The Seeds w/ Spindrift at Spaceland

Spindrift (bandmembers include some of the infamous Brian Jonestown Massacre players) set the very dimly lit stage on fire with cool spagetti western instrumentals. Toward the end of their set, they banged out the classic song “I’m Tripping on … Read More Dert
Avengers and Leaving Trains – Tear Up The Stage At Spaceland!


Rancid at House of Blues
Review: Markey Ramone at The Knitting Factory

Surviving Ramone bandmember, Markey Ramone, gave an intimate slide presentation recently at the Los Angeles Knitting Factory. The crowd was served up images of Markey from his “baby” days on up to the Ramone days. The presentation started out … Read More Dert
Movies: Puddlejumper
Maui – Day 3
It’s Saturday morning. I woke up again around 9am. The humidity and the heat is stronger that I would have thought for Hawaii. It makes you wake up early, even if parties kept you up until … Read More Dert