13A 5663 Balboa Ave #388 San Diego 92111 619-621-6712

29 Died P.O. Box 4554, Thousand Oaks, 91359 David Ciemny David Stuwater Kevin Muchall Best Industrial Band

96 Decibel Freaks 310-402-2261

99th Fuck You

Abusement Park 213-462-4382

Achilles Heel 13928 Beaver St Sylmar 91342 818-361-3338 818-367-4622 818-361-3338

Afro-D-Ziak 310-988-8587

Alchemist 1543 19th St #1 Santa Monica 90404 310-541-6050 310-828-5232 310-558-4273 Balancing complexity and simplicity with melodic hooks and grooves. Seeks label interest

Almighty Ultrasound David Loring Britt Wilson Mark Jernon

Ambush 10938 Magnolia Blvd #142 N. Hollywood 91602 818-508-1205 Metal-Hard Rock

American Gothic C/o DRZ Entertainment Group P.O. Box 2114 Hollywood 90078-2114 213-461-8963 American Gothic is a representation of a time, not a musical descriptive. Hear their interpretation of sound on their debut EP release CD "Apocalyptorum". Nominee for best Orange County Band.

Anomie 805-298-7478

Apryl 6823 Vallmont St 818-352-2373 Acoustic Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Janis Joplin style.

Aquabats Booking: Troy Davis 714-454-2146 Shawn: 714-255-9833 800-797-4078

Atomic Boy

Back In Black Tribute To AC/DC Shawn Crosby 818-842-4747 Johnny Mike Marshall

Bad Lukk 818-881-0460

Basse 213-960-7730

Big Ass Rats (213) 661-0218

Billion Dollar Babies 213-268-9275 Tribute to Alice Cooper. Winner of the '96 Rock City News Award for "Best Stage Show!"

Black Lurxx 7825 Melrose Ave., Box 117 Los Angeles 90046 213-960-1034 213-254-5855 Formed 1995 in London, England by "Pretty Boy" Izzy & Syff. Now based in Hollywood. So far categorized as metal, gothic, punk, glam, rock. Released 4-song demo, "Tunes From The Gypsy Swamp"-Sold Out! CD release "Give It To The Sea" this spring. Izzy-guitar/vocals, Syff-bass, Mike-drums.

Black Widow 3562 Mentone Ave #4 L. A. 90034 310-839-1798 Outrageous Rock!

Blindside P.O. Box 10875 Burbank 91510 818-907-6967

Bliss (213) 851-1680

Blood And Bullets 213-688-6195

Blowin' Smoke Rhythm & Blues Band 818-881-9888 800-664-6555

Blues Underground 310-659-6350

Bobsled Ilka: 213-667-1344 Jula Bell Mia Ferraro Patricia Klein

Boetto 72-603 Hedgehog St Palm Desert 92260 619-340-6696

Bozaque 213-960-7730

Buck O Nine Scott Kennerly Craig Yarnold Antony Curry

Buddha Heads RCA, Alan, 818-954-9601 Allen Mirikitani 818-954-9601 Bobby Shneck Lee Spath Best Blues Band

Caress Of Steel 818-830-0626 tribute to Rush

Carrie James Band 818-342-5343

Catch, The 11405 Firestone Blvd #E Norwalk 90650 310-934-1918 pager

Cause For Concern 3263 Stewart Ave L. A. 90066 310-391-3340 All original female rock n' roll band with an alternative edge.

Chicago Beef/w/Diehl-n-Jones 213-951-3668

Civil Rite 213-960-7730

Cloud Nine P.O. Box 226 Hollywood 90078 213-960-2010 Psychedelic, Acoustic, and Electric rock!

Coal Chamber Roadrunner Records 212-219-0077

Code 714-891-7857 CODE is a four piece outfit from Orange County into solid song writing without formulas. CODE combines several genres with heavy tendencies, groove, dynamics and emotion.

Counterfeit Halo 818-380-7108 All original Rock

Cradle Of Thorns XXX Records Purdy Spackle Kris Kohls Ruman

Crashride 9619 Haledon Ave Downey 90240 310-861-7578 Bitch'n alternative

Creepazoid 310-836-4113 Hardcore Sludge

D.F.R. (310) 633-9980

D.J. Ashba 818-705-8371

D.Z. Stanz 5140 Colfax #5 N. Hollywood 91601 818-508-5910 Roadtooth Recording Artist D.Z. Stanz just completed 2nd album entitled "Whiskey, Coffee, Nuts And Other Assorted Melodies." Record Release Party March 15 at the Troubadour. One of the finest rock bands in America. Contact Roadtooth Records, 5140 Colfax, Suite 5, N. Hollywood, Ca 91601 (818) 508-5910.

Damaged Ego 761 Swarthmore Pacific Palisades 90272 310-217-7509

Dark Room 213-466-8176

Darling Died Suicide P.O. Box 461497 Hollywood 90046-1497 213-637-8970

Dashboard Prophets

Dead Girl (213) 860-6599

Deadbirds 213-654-1766

Death Kamp Skinny 213-969-0610 H

Deathbred 310-477-5168

Degree 13 310-289-4426

Demolition Pit Rob Nigto Raul Nieto Will Shelly Best Heavy Metal Band, Best Mosh Band

Dezire 19416 Empty Saddle Rd. Walnut 91789 310-203-1345 714-572-2720 High-energy, in your face hard rock!!

Diamond Dogs Lizzy Borden 818-765-4886 Best Glam Band

Discord 818-708-8906

Dogpark Stanlee Sarto 213-665-2003 Daniel Hancock

Drown Lauren Boquette 714-969-2178 Duke Decter Joe Bishara

Dying Breed (310) 372-1151

Dynamo Hum 322 Ogle St. #E Costa Mesa 92627 714-650-8909 Doug Dynamo Hum Since the debut of their self-titled first CD, a little over a year ago, Dynamo Hum have become a fixture in the LA music scene. The band was recently featured on fm101.9's (KSCA) Local Spotlight show. Their punkish-psychedelic style is artsy and quirky, ranging from hard and jagged to sweet and melodicÑ whatever it takes to underscore their personal, introspective lyrics. The guitar-based quintet consists of lead singer, Jennifer Hung, as well as Michael Grodsky on lead guitar, Jeff Jones on bass, Doug Metzgar on drums, and Scott Zeidel on rhythm guitar. Dynamo Hum is currently back in the studio working on their second CD. Web Site Address and link: www.kspace.com/dynamo e-mail address: swz@earthlink.net Contact Telephone #: Doug (714) 650-8909

Ellie May's Biscuits 818-985-5778

ERB 818-763-5411 ERB is definitely a band that will help to save the hardcore rock generation. ERB hits the audience with a powerful stage presence full of heavy & angry riffs, yet seems to catch you with unforgettable melodies, raging tempo changes & a tight groove that shows the charisma felt between the band!

Farmers Vida Bill Bowman

Finn Mac Cool Swan, Soundman, 818-596-1414 Peter McGowan 818-596-1414 Swan Montgomery Mark Griskey

Flesh For Eve Barbara Baker Mgmt. 8267 West 4th St L. A. 90048 213-852-1172 Starved for a different kind of music? Watch out for Flesh For Eve - featuring Evelyne Bennu and guitarist Trey Brinkley. They write pop songs with a Gothic/industrial influence and Bennu's expressive three and a half octave range adds a unique dimension to the hypnotic rhythm sections and unearthly chord changes created by Trey Brinkley's guitar. Bennu delivers her music in a hip, sexy and often humorous lyrical style combined with a demanding musical sensitivity - so, check it out at the local Rock City News demo line. It's in the Top Ten.

Fu Man Chu Katheren: 213-937-1727, 415-565-0452 Scott Hill Eddie Glass Ruben Romano

Funnel 247 N. Brand Blvd #553 Glendale 91203 818-281-3443

Getting Red 818-382-4788

Gnashing Of Teeth 310-807-4286

Grill 310 W. Philadelphia Ontario 91762 909-988-0018

Grind Nation C/0 DRZ Entertainment Group P.O. Box 2114 Hollywood 90078-2114 213-461-8963 Grind Nation brings back to the LA music scene what it is known for, producing the best music in the industry. Voted as one of the top 100 unsigned bands in Los Angeles & carrying away best production at the 1996 LA Music Awards, Grind Nation takes alternative melodic power pop punk to another level. The question isn't when, the question is with who, the battle has just begun. Keep your eyes & ears out for this one!

Ground Phil Sousan

Guttersluts 213-427-8027

Hair Of The Dog 1223 Wilshire Blvd #804 Santa Monica 90403 310-581-9909 Hard Rock

Holly 818-760-0878 http://www.pacificnet.net/~holly11111

Honeyhouse

Human Waste Project 818-560-5670 Signed with Hollywood Records

Hutchinsons, The 213-665-9314 Roggie World Prod.

Hyperchild P.O. Box 7347 Fullerton 92834 213-312-4343 Dark Modern Power Metal, Electric Blues, & 70's Hard Rock with a Stephen King meets Alfred Hitchcock view of reality.

Hyppii Jett 714-223-3980

I Found God C/o Outcast Records 7095 Hollywood Blvd #394 Hollywood 90028 www.cyber-rock.com/ifoundgod

I Hate Lucy 818-781-7543

I4ni 818-503-3896 310-843-4252

Ice Kooler & The Alter Boys 818-382-4509

Idiots Blocking Traffic 310-540-6542

Imperial Butt Wizards 213-679-5835

Incision 714-545-4715

Infinity 506 1/2 N. Spaulding Ave L. A. 90026 213-782-8123 Infinity is a Journey tribute band that must be seen and heard to be believed!

Inner Addiction 7442 Balcom Reseda 91335 818-996-0927 Five angry pissed off power groovin' mother fuckers ready to kick your ass!

Interstate Blues Jamie Purpora 818-840-0551 Roger Brown Erik Sabo Best Blues Band

Intox 310-445-1151

Jay Chino 805-584-3276

Jettison Eddy 818-996-0053

Jewel Thieves 310-542-8811

Judge Jackson 8068 Laurel Canyon Blvd N. Hollywood 91605 213-968-0964 A Must See!!! For upcoming shows see ad this issue!

Justice Parker Michael Svoboda 818-345-3157 Greg Bonbier Paul Montgomery Best Drummer, Best Valley Band

Justifiable Homicide 213-464-6039

Kill Van Kull 2118 Wilshire Blvd #1069 Santa Monica 90403 213-957-4994 310-828-2230 Some call it heavy, others refer to is as metal. Whatever you call it, Kill Van Kull's dark sinister style must be called novel, powerful, and distinct. Imagine putting Black Sabbath, Rush, Dream Theater, Megadeth, and King Crimson in a blender: you'd get KVK. Rick Steel on drums, Felix "Catman" Nunez on bass, Keith Lynch on guitar, and Vaughn on vocals, this L.A. based band is bringing back a new definition to the term "Heavy Metal"

Killerrif.com./ 9168 Arcadia Ave Gabriel 91775 818-799-6805 Rock with a PC

Killing Floor 818-315-9856

KillrRif@ix.netcom.com 818-286-2951 Hard Rock with a PC

Kluster P.O. Box 1725 L. A. 90078 818-506-7375

Krakwurx 1617 N. Fuller #211 L. A. 90048 213-850-6221 Todd allen

Lab Animals P.O. Box 1863 Manhatten Beach 90267 310-535-3747

Liquid Planet 818-841-4515 Michelle Black

Longnecks Kim Nail 213-460-6944 Luke Story Howard Teman Best Female Vocals

Love Revival, The 818-569-5658

Manhole Noise Records

Manhole Tairrie B. 213-665-6371 Scott Veda Rico Villasenor

Marino Soundwaves P. O. Box 25274 L. A. 90025 310-477-9799 Marino Soundwaves, Best Blues Band--Rock City News Awards, Marino-Best Guitarist Nominee--LA Music Awards. "Marino's ethereal, overtly emotional guitar-playing displays the capacity to uplift and touch the soul."

Mark Allen Band 818-907-3151

Master Peace 491 Concha Altadena 91001 818-797-2773 818-972-9076

Mastermind 310-379-8779

Media Blitz 213-726-2433

Mi Diablo 310-225-3377

Mike Keneally & Beer For Dolphins 619-448-3062

Mind Heavy Mustard New Noise Records release: "Chemicals, Cigarettes, and L.A. Women"

Mother Mercy 714-284-5650

Mother Spirit 213-205-0207

Mudpie 310-553-1235

Native Tongue 818-771-5474

Never Met Nugent 7095 Hollywood Blvd #506 Hollywood 90028 213-883-0851 310-204-6283

No 9 818-708-8024

Norman 818-754-5704 The area's heaviest original rock band. Currently seeking mgmt, representation & backing.

Nowhere Near 818-798-6942

Operation Queensryche Andy 805-251-6531 Best Tribute Band

Opus Fluke 213-384-0997 Tyler 213-850-6616

P.O.L. 213-874-3827

Pandora's Puppets 24334 Janel Ave Newhall 91321 805-254-5107

Pandora's Toys Best Tribute Band

Penny Dreadfuls 818-791-3978

Perry 213-464-0316 x810

Pet 213-461-6118

Phantom Blue 8033 Sunset Blvd #174 Hollywood 90046 562-984-8414 Phantom Blue the all-woman Heavy-Metal/Hard-Rock Group featuring Gigi Hangach (Vocals), Karen Kreutzer (Guitar), Linda McDonald (Drums), Samantha Jones (Bass), Josephine (Guitar), respectively, were on hand at the Roxy theatre Tuesday, October 8, 1996 for the 6th Annual "Los Angeles Music Awards." Phantom Blue walked away with awards for the "BEST VIDEO" and "BEST ALBUM COVER ART AND DESIGN" for their CD/Comic Book release "PRIME CUTS AND GLAZED DONUTS" to a capacity crowd at the Roxy enjoying the awards ceremony. Accepting their awards the band thanked their fans and industry folks and then proceeded to celebrate by producing a six-pack of Budweiser Beer from the podium for a quick toast before presenting Lita Ford with a "Life-Time Achievement Award." The band also took the opportunity to plug their up-coming soon-to-be-released Live CD "CAUGHT" and their follow-up Comic Book "PHANTOM BLUE 11 CAPTURED LIVE" along with a new Live video tape with interviews and Live concert footage stateside and abroad. Contact: Neal Wasserheim at (213) 654-5431 for further updates or assistance in obtaining promo items, bio and photos or arranging interviews.

Piss Ant 213-549-5309 Vox: Jo C, Bass: Randy, Guitar: Dave, Drums: Jonie Hell

Prime Evil Bob Montano 310-390-7851 Ian Michaels Al Mead Best Stage Show

Procedure 769 P. O. Box 7000-352 Redondo Beach 90277 310-378-4306 310-370-5579 Chris Benson: Voice/Keys/ Guitar/Prog - Hector Farfan: Voice/ Guitar/ Prog - Mark Smith: Bass. South Bay band formed in 1989. A neo-industrial guitar driven computer core. Voted one of the top 5 industrial bands in L.A. by Rock CIty News. E Mail: p769@ix.netcom.com Web: www.netcom.com/~p769

Public Nuisance 818-366-5432 818-784-4034

Push Comes To Shove 27949 Tyler Ln #350 805-250-1838 818-842-6121

Puzzle Gut Lance Bulen Pat Fontaine Joe Shapiro Best Guitarist, Best Male Vocalist

Raging Honkies 818-762-1195 Lon Cohen

Rain Or Shine 818-701-1017 818-848-8853

Rainbow's End Katheryn Grimm 213-464-5840 Randy Wilde Nir Nakav

Reactor 310-652-8755 Heavy Metal/Hard rock

Rebel Rebel 909-875-9521

Rebuilt V8 P.O. Box 6787 Burbank 91510 818-599-6086

Reel Big Fish

Regulators Ron Farrell 310-366-7432 Randy Smith Chris Turbis Best South Bay Band

Remedy Jar 805-526-6572

Resistant Militia Anthony Escobar 310-548-0235 Brad Anderson Katina Cuevas

Retribution 20216 Roscoe Blvd #11 Winnetka 91306 818-342-7703

Revlon Red 310-838-0632

Ritual Piston P.O. Box 931166 L. A. 90093 818-997-1949 213-208-1337

Rosemary's Billygoat 213-427-8182

Rotten Rod & The Warheads 12008 Sycamore Norwalk 90651-0289 310-864-2313 Smells like mustard gas.

Rude Awakening 1973 Cheremoya Ave Hollywood 90068 213-994-RUDE "Brutally intense madness from Hollywood's finest"

Rust And The Superheroes 818-760-1787 213-931-7215

Save Ferris Brian 714-563-4793

Sax "N" Friends 10510 Western #A Downey 90241 Jump blues

Scrape 310-838-4575 Progerssive heavy thrash for the 90's. Playing The Rock March 7th.

Screwtape Rick Byrd 818-895-0949 Dam Johnson Gary Lumiti

Sea Breeze Jazz 818-339-6371

Seamonkeys 4573 Willis Ave #306 Sherman Oaks 91403 213-980-7979

Sepsism 805-286-1033 Grindcore for California's brutally sick!

Sheena Metal's Beer Bong 818-785-7144

Shiloh 1643 N. Martel #11 L. A. 90046 818-506-5561 L.A.'s Best Rock! T-shirts & tapes available.

Skeletones Aba: 310-788-2666, Tahoe: 916-577-6735 Jonas Cabrera Garth Schultz Kip Wirtzfeld

Slack Babbath Kevin Roentgen Tim Propersi Scotty Slam

Sloth Www.rhythmnet.com/bands/showcases/sloth 310-379-3446 CD & videos available. Cross between VH/ AC-DC/ Soundgarden. "Sound like they got high & they can't get down!" Contact: Anthony Mendes 310-379-3446

Smart Brown Hand Bag 3101 Exposition L. A. 90018 213-290-6162

Snake Like Charm 5632 Van Nuys, Van Nuys 91401 805-251-3162 Groove oriented mood music for the 21st century . . . or whatever. Dare we say . . . rock. CD available . . . Email us at: Snaklkchrm@aol.com

Snap Her 213-960-7604

Snot Nova: NIck Adler/Shawn Heny/213-659-1593 Lynn Strait 805-965-7448 John Fahnestock Mike Doling

Soul 818-772-7831

Soul Finger 295-9450

Soul Shaker Barry Unphlet 310-372-6368 Best Funk Boogie Band

Soul Sign 213-288-1101 With soulful rock 'n' roll in the alley of Led Zeppelin, Mr. Big, Queensryche & Alice In Chains, this smokin' quartet will set their mark by hitting the road for a U.S. tour at the end of '97. Playing near you? or to get the CD call (213) 288-1101.

Soulfood 818-994-4849 Bruce MOnical Rock & Soul

Spiders & Snakes P.O. Box 6245 Beverly Hills 90212 310-274-4050 "Oddities & Glitter Years," on Sansei Records

Stanford Prison Experiment Josh Mills: 850-0254

Steiger 213-851-8885 Instra-METAL is here!!! Heavy & groovin with melodies galore!! Check out Ken Steiger's newest hard-hitting guitar instrumental release on CD & tape at http://www.primenet.com/~kguitar or call LA 213-851-8885.

Stem 818-346-7454 818-346-4053

Stepford Girlfriend 213-661-1826

Sticky Fingers 213-878-6949 The look, the sound, the magic - experience firsthand the excitement of a Stones concert circa 1972 in an amazing tribute to the greatest rock & roll band in the world. E mail: STKFINGERS@AOL.COM

Stone 818-244-8620

STS Hardcore rock

Suction 714-969-8600 Winner of RCN's "Best Orange County Band" award. Hardcore.

Suicide Alley 213-637-8970

Superfly Connection 213-243-2088

Supernova

Supersonic Love Machine 213-850-1476

Swamp Boogie Queen 310-271-8001 David Mgr

Tattoo Rodeo Michael Lord 818-569-3059 Dennis Churchil-Dries Rick Chaddock

Terrell 338 N. Foothill Rd Beverly Hills 90210 310-288-2467 Cindy Greer

Texas Terri's Baby Bird 213-467-5801

The All Living 310-640-8257

The Bogus Toms 818-702-6223

The Crue Motley Crue Tribute Dusty 818-763-2421 Danny Paige

The Extinct Natalie 818-607-1962

The Fancy Lads 213-463-5460

The Groovy Rednecks 213-465-6233

The High Lonesome (818) 764-8213

The Homewreckers 213-934-2005

The Leftovers 818-345-9204

The Mad Ants 310-572-6503 Joel Justin 213-650-1996

The Mentors El Duce

The Regulators 12841 Hawthorne Blvd #62 Hawthorne 90250 310-366-7432 Playing honky tonk, blues-infused, good-time boogie tunes kickstarted by lotsa kickin' guitars, The Regulators have a southern sound in the ZZ Top/Lynyrd Skynyrd/.38 Special vein. To hear for yourself, send check/m.o. for $10 payable to T.R.C., 12841 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 62, Hawthorne, CA 90250.

The Vision 213-871-6889 Music style: Metal, industrial, tribal. Seeking new drummer.

Thread Cutters 310-372-6368

Tiger Bay 310-397-8830

Torie Tyson 310-558-6608

Tories 213-660-2553

Tories Mgr: Dave 213-660-2553 Steve Bertrand James Duffee Brent Klott

Treason BCM Entertainment / Bernie Corrigan 310-379-6887 213-550-8023

Trip The Planet Playground Records 4903 Morena Blvd., Suite 1205 San Diego 92117 619-274-8070 Featuring songs filled with heavy guitar riffs, innovative sounds & melodic (sometimes hypnotic) vocals, this group offers a distinct alternative to the grunt, scream & shout method of today's heaviest rock bands.

Ultraviolet Eye 213-960-1085

Unit F 4360 Campus Dr. #A-1 Newport Beach 92660 714-757-0931 714-638-3464 Prehistoric psycho-grunge-alt punk in the finest O.C. surf garage tradition with a shot of old school melody 'cause it feels right, what did you expect? 4 song demo, 13 song cassette available, plus tee's & stickers...Let the loathing begin...

Unstoppable 213-876-1904

Vagrant Tim 310-494-7919

Vengence Brothers 12940 Burbank Blvd #7 Van Nuys 91401 818-782-6212

Vicious Reasoning 1769 N. Orange Dr. #30 Hollywood 90028 213-845-9546

Vida

Vision 2059 Laurel Cyn L. A. 90046 213-715-5787

Wanted 505 S. Beverly Drive #632 Beverly Hills 90212 310-474-3294 310-474-2711

War Crime 16711 Blanton St. #2 Huntington Beach 92649 714-840-8730

Warcry 818-718-2677

Wardance 602-482-2354

Warrior Jim Warino - 310-807-4286 Micky Perez 818-908-3432 Perry McCarty Joe Floyd

Wick's End 23023 Via Pimiento Mission Viejo 92691 714-855-3752 Hard modern rock for the 90's. Kick ass non-stop high energy

Wild Child Dave Brock

Willow Wisp Toe Knee 818-901-6432 Air Ick Glad Most Psychotic Band, Best Stage Show

Wind Of Change 818-897-5811

Wired 714-586-3873

Wolverine 4451 Murrietta #25 Sherman Oaks 91423 818-783-6844

Wooden Amusement Park 805-532-8659

World In Pain A.J. Cayalicre Vince Dennis Jeff Mohr

X-Members Bobbi Lee. Mgmt: 213-651-0275 Fax: 213-651-0465 Gabby Ray Bones Rodriguez Dash Turso

Young Art 213-891-4837

Your God Rules 627 N. Rossmore Ave #412 L. A. 90004 213-467-8803 213-467-8671

Zeros (310) 285-8772 Sammy