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This Thursday: Alice Bag Band with The Groans, Cosmic Kitten and DJ Dia in Long Beach!

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Judy Ornelas Sisneros

The Alice Bag Band performs this Thursday, May 11, at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach, a rare appearance since Alice’s departure from Los Angeles in 2021, and her only So. Cal show. The line-up includes several other area favs including … Continue reading →

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Tito Jackson Headlines Upcoming Long Beach New Blues Festival

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Ed Simon

Tito Jackson and his band are coming to Long Beach, to headline the Long Beach New Blues Festival on Saturday, November 13. The event will be held at a new location, the beautiful Shoreline Aquatic Park, on the water in … Continue reading →

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Make The Blues Clubs Rounds In Long Beach (Virtually) On NYE

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Ed Simon

Spend your NYE in Long Beach making the rounds of all the blues clubs, hearing all the hot local bands and with no need for Uber/Lyft or a limo as the Long Beach Blues Society presents a lockdown streamed concert … Continue reading →

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Vanessa Collier Brings her ‘Honey Up’ Tour to LA: Amazing Blues and More

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Ed Simon

Vanessa Collier makes her first California appearances this week when she hits a triumvirate of local clubs. In support of the release of her latest album Honey Up, Vanessa will be performing at Big Mama’s Rib Shack on Saturday, June … Continue reading →

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Coming to Your Town, They’ll Help You Party It Down: Canadian Band Danko Jones Plays the Whisky (& Elsewhere) with Nashville Pussy & Prima Donna

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Ted Kane

How do you like your rock and roll? If you answered “Hard and Dirty,” you will want to check out one of the shows Danko Jones, Nashville Pussy and Prima Donna are playing around southern California in the next week. … Continue reading →

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watt’s picture of the week – sunday, january 20, 2019

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Mike Watt

making headway: both old (starboard) and new (port) versions of the gerald desmond bridge that connects terminal island w/long beach, spanning the back channel. I shot this from where the tree d boon jumped down on me from back when … Continue reading →

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Kick Back with ‘Music Tastes Good’ Festival

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Genesia Ting

This past weekend, the Music Tastes Good festival brought the house down in sunny Long Beach, California.  As the third year iteration of the festival, Music Tastes Good has gotten the experience down to a T, with amazing food, an … Continue reading →

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Stone Stanley’s Mudstomp Tapes Tour Brings Blues And Americana to High Desert And Long Beach

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Ed Simon

Stone Stanley is the musical creation of singer/songwriter Jason Robert. In Stone Stanley, Jason Robert explores rock, country, Americana and folk and how they are all based upon a bedrock of the blues. Calling this style Mudstomp Blues, Stone Stanley is … Continue reading →

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Blue Whale Season is Upon Us: Let’s Frolic in the Ocean!

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Billy Bennight

As I’ve reported in years past it’s Blue Whale season once again and the Aquarium of the Pacific is teaming up with Harbor Breeze Cruises to explore the area outside of The Port of Long Beach near the beautiful Point … Continue reading →

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Oakland Duo Grex in Silver Lake Tonight, Long Beach Friday

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Ted Kane

Grex, a two-piece band from Oakland, bring their idiosyncratic blend of indie-psychedelia to L.A. for two shows this week. A husband and wife duo made up of guitarist Karl Evangelista and keyboardist Rei Scampavia (both of whom double on percussion), … Continue reading →

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