The Ex-Gentlemen Tonight @ Jaunitas!

The Ex-Gentelmen go on around 8:30…check ‘em out. This is an all ages show. Here’s the address for Juanitas: 
5930 York Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90042
Tel. 323-254-4200
AFG Must Rock!
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Raw Power: The Swagger Sticks LIVE Tonight!

 
 
 

The Swagger Sticks will be back in action tonight playing a FREE show at Club Trip in Santa Monica. We’re playing with four other bands and it should be one hell of a night.

I’ll have a different rhythm section backing me up since bassist Matt Morales is on the road doing comedy and drummer Simon Hancock had a prior committment.
I had a [...]

Night Stalkin’ With Kid Congo’s “Dracula Boots”

I picked up the latest record from Kid Congo Powers & The Pink Monkey Birds after reading an LA Weekly article a few weeks back about the eclectic roster on In The Red Records. I also heard Mike Watt talking about him on the Watt From Pedro Radio Show…I didn’t know that “The Kid” aka Brian Tristan had at one point played guitar with The [...]

CD Review: Rancid’s “Let The Dominoes Fall”

No fucking way. Jamming this record is romp through some of best punk-hardcore-ska of the decade, with the occasional nod to The Clash and the dub scene of 1970’s London, but in the end this is an original, updated version of the former.
My favorite song, “You Want It, You Got it,” is the 16th track [...]

Pu$$y Cow 4th Anniversary Show @ Jaunita’s

Pu$$y Cow, LA’s amiable cowpunk rockers, played their 4th anniversary show last night at Juanita’s in Highland Park. Emceed by Rob Z, The crowd was wasted by 11pm and the room had the distinct aroma of beer and sweat, which is how a real rock show is supposed to smell.
They blasted through their set so [...]

The Swagger Sticks Video Madness (Part 1 – The Crew)

We kicked off the second day of shooting for The Swagger Sticks video this past Sunday for ”She Wants Everything.” We filmed the bizzaro-world audition sequence, which ended up being like a punk rock version Pee Wee’s Big Top Adventure.
Though the band wasn’t being filmed during this sequence, we still had twelve actors and four crew members [...]

Rancid’s New CD & Punk Rock Tour

Hey all you punk rockas! Here’s an update from the Rancid Myspace blog regarding the punk rock legends upcoming record and 2009 tour…
2009 is sure to be an exciting year for Rancid. Our good friend and producer Brett Gurewitz has finished mixing our new record set to release around spring of this year. We’ve all been working [...]

The Swagger Sticks “Mix It Up”

Here’s a quick studio update from The Swagger Sticks regarding our debut EP, “Stick it!” which is scheduled for release March 1st:
Today I spoke with my producer/engineer, Jeff Lewis. I’ll be back at Moonlight Studios Monday, January 12th, to polish up some vocal tracks and finish mixing the three songs we tracked drums for last week: “CCTV”, “Here Comes The Cougar” and [...]

Drum Roll Please

Ok! I’m getting ready to do a drum session later this week with my new band, The Swagger Sticks.  Up to this point I’ve recorded all my drums on Reason using Protools but I’m finally to the point where it’s time for some live drums. A buddy of mine, Simon Hancock, is an incredibly talented drummer [...]