L.A. Bands: Rock City News: Local Band Issue: Spring '99
13 Kats . . .213-680-1637 . . . .
13a . . . .619-621-6712 . . . .
29 Died . . . .818-787-4065 . . . .
Aardvark .PO Box 495 .Canoga Park .91305 .818-884-4384 . . . .
Absolutely Free . . . .818-883-5378 . . . .
Angeles . . . .818-845-1413 .Bryan home .805-286-9481 . .
Ashbylicious . . . .310-289-3349 . . . .
Assholes, The .WWW.THEASSHOLES.NET . . .213-470-7087 . . . .
Atomic Punks . . . .818-985-8995 .Ralph .818-890-5762 . .
Bad Medicine . . . .626-332-0405 . . . .
Beatlestone . . . .818-901-1099 . . . .
Birdman & Co. . . . .818-349-2918 . . . .
Bitch . . . .818-763-0553 . . . .
Black Crown . . . .310-353-2498 . . . .
Black Horse Rising . . . .323-874-1034 . . . .
Black Sheep . . . .818-509-9588 . . . .
Blizzard Of Ozz .Email: Blizzozz@aol.com . . .323-931-2336 . . . .Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne & Randy Rhoads
Blotter . . . .818-228-9048 . . . .
Blue Moon Fever . . . .818-404-3444 . . . .Rock and Blues mixed in a soulful stew. Fronted by Mia Dunn (Dox Haux Mob, Vagabonds), drummer Lionel Barton (Flesh N Blood), bassist Jorg Schroeder (Phil Brown), killer blues guitarist Mick Schorn and keyboardist Richard Klein (Stevie Ray Vaughan, James Brown). Originals or 3 set covers.
Carrie James Band . . . .818-342-5343 . . . ."Joplin styled hard rockin' blues...CJB is excellent at what they do & what is ripping the music right through your heart." Music Connection
Debut CD "Midnight Road" is now available at Tower Records on Sunset. For more info on the band & upcoming shows call the hotline.
Cause For Concern .KAD993@aol.com . . .(714) 526-1402 .Leslie . . .
Chapter 23 .ROYALHEINY@aol.com . . .213-920-0581 . .562-667-9199 . .Chapter 23 - Man, if ya'll don't know... You best find out quick like!!!
Charlie "D" & Co. . . . .818-920-0384 . . . .
Chigger Redd .Roadtooth Records
7095 Hollywood Blvd. #1113 .Hollywood .90028 .818-327-6797 . . . .The band Chigger Redd (formerly Skillet) has just completed their debut CD to be released March 15th on the independent label RoadTooth Records. The self titled CD was produced by Travis Dickerson (X, L7, The Blasters) and Chigger Redd. The band consists of Michael Stansberry (RCN winner Best Guitar Player), brother and bassist Chris Stansberry and Leo Cuevas on drums. These boys are geared to cross the millennium bridge bringing with them a unique blend of whiskey drenched, heavy,southern boogie rock.
Email: www.chigger2redd@earthlink.net
Chocolate Covered World . . . .310-207-0086 .robert . . .
Choking Ghost . . . .818-734-9338 . . . .
Chris Bell & 100% Blues . . . .818-753-5929 . . . .
Clamp . . . .310-288-1551 . . . .
Cleaner . . . .213-368-6169 . . . .
Code .1677 Avenida Selva .Fullerton .92833 .714-525-6944 . .714-879-4498 . .
Counterfeit Halo . . . .818-380-7108 . . . .
Cowboy Surfer . . . .805-684-6007 . . . .
Craze . . . .310-854-2028 . . . .
Crazy Cat George .PO Box 480471 .L. A. .90048 .323-951-7069 . . . .Crazy Cat George heat up a room with white-hot intensity and pull it down to earth with cool-blue integrity. Their messages are fresh, clever, sometimes tacky, sometimes sensible, soulful and mostly feminine-perspective that cut to the core, creating a unique commentary and musical personal diary. Be ready to laugh. Be ready to savor. Be ready for chills. Crazy Cat George's shows aren't just performances, they're events.
www.crazycatgeorge.com
Creepazoid . . . .323-436-0013 . . . .This SUMMER, Terror won't be taking a vacation...
The Return of CREEPAZOID!
Creeper .PO Box 5251 .Venice .90296 .310-712-1333 . .www.creeper.net . .
Cutthroat . . . .818-754-4767 . . . .
Dave Robyn Band . . . .310-541-8493 . . . .
Dead Girl .PO Box 3187 .Hollywood .90078 .213-960-1666 . . . .http://members.aol.com/nelekele/deadgirl.html
Dead Lazlo's Place . . . .818-352-7913 . . . .
Deep Down . . . .818-777-2847 .brandon . . .
Dementia 13 .1746 N. Orange Dr. Suite 607 .Hollywood .90028 .213-874-1346 . . . .
Dezire . . . .310-226-6128 . . . .
Doppelganger . . . .213-464-7007 . . . .
Draggs, The .C/o Helen Yu
1901 Avenue Of The Stars 20th Floor .L. A. .90067 .310-757-DRAG . . . .Nitro burning pop punk rock that gives fans a burning buzz and yearn for their energy exploding live shows from the world tour members. The Draggs have a mastery of conveying kids/adults alike up off their seats pogoing and singing along with their 21st Century written songs.
Dream Police . . . .626-332-8922 . . . .
Drunk N' Stupid . . . .714-964-9655 . . . .
Dynamo Hum . . . .714-434-0360 . . . .
Electrichead . . . .818-753-7791 . . . .
Ellie Mae's Biscuits . . . .818-352-6019 . . . .
Epoxy Glow . . . .213-673-0137 . . . .
Exploiting Eve . . . .213-694-0142 . . . .
Eyeball . . . .310-643-7402 . . . .
Female Chauvinist Pigs . . . .310-831-2487 . . . .
Fly Brown Dragons . . . .310-854-2075 . . . .
Freak Magnet . . . .818-623-0139 . .213-466-2521 . .
Glamazon .PO Box 420614 .San Francisco .94142 .415-346-8157 . . . .
Glass Packed Maggie . . . .818-885-7030 . . . .
Glyph . . . .818-846-6103 . . . .
Groove Foundation . . . .310-358-6474 . . . .
Grumbletummy . . . .818-881-8766 . . . .
Headless Eyes . . . .818-834-8179 . . . .
Helarage .PO Box 5524 .Vta .93005-0524 .805-642-0847 . .805-648-3141 .805-374-8267 .Powered by Craig Stearns (guitar/vocals), Kenny D Forth (Percussions), Joe Queen (bass/vocals). Winner "Best Metal Band"!!! RCN. Contact Helarage for tickets bookings and upcoming shows at above phone numbers and HELARAGE @AOL.COM.
Human Drama . . . .310-456-6343 . . . .
Hyppii Jett .PO Box 2928 .Costa Mesa .92628 .714-223-3980 . . . .Hyppii Jett's high & going strong, with the newest addition to their empire being their Roxy billboard. They are preparing to tour this summer & are showcasing throughout the year in support of their latest recording, "Welcome to the U.S.A."
(3/19 @ Whisky)
cosu@juno.com
I Found God . . . .213-876-7228 . . . .
Inner Adiction . . . .818-996-0927 . . . .
Jewel Thieves . . . .310-824-2777 . . . .
Johnny Best & The Fabulous F's . . . .310-209-1762 . . . .
Judge Jackson .8068 Laurel Canyon Blvd. .N. Hollywood .91605 .213-968-0964 . .818-501-2753 . .A Must See!!! For upcoming shows see ad this issue!
KillrRif .KillrRif@ix.netcom.com . . . . . . .
Kush . . . .818-340-5064 . . . .
LA Dulls . . . .818-549-9039 . . . .
Legendary Wrong People . . . .213-466-9570 . . . .
LIMITPOINT . . . .626-212-7243 . . . .
Liquid Planet . . . .818-782-2005 . . . .
Little Sister . . . .818-953-3528 . . . .
Livid . . . .714-967-7500 . . . .
Lizard Tongues .Web: Http://members.aol.com/lizardmail . . .818-569-5480 . . . .Straight forward rock ala Stones or Replacements. For a free cassette, leave name and address on band hotline.
email: Lizardmail@aol.com
Lovechild . . . .310-854-2075 . . . .
Luminous .PO Box 570046 .Tarzana .91357 .818-877-5409 . . . .Luminous is a melodic rock band with progressive influences. Music ranges from soft moody acoustic themes to hard driving progressive rock. Their last CD "Next Autumn" was featured on KLOS. The band has just completed their new CD called "Glow From A Peridot" and will be released at their up coming show at The Coconut Teaszer, April 11th. Contact the band and hear samples of both CDs at www.musicla.com/luminous or voice mail (818) 877-5409, info line at (818) 623-8265.
Lunatics On Parole . . . .213-883-1688 . . . .
Madareus . . . .213-467-6876 . .818-328-ROCK .310-664-9245 .
Mark Allen Band . . . .818-907-3151 . . . .
Melt . . . .323-661-5754 . . . .
Metermaids, The . . . .310-719-4990 . . . .
Mindflower .Www.mindflower.com . . .323-660-1633 . . . .
Miss Tress . . . .213-368-4731 . . . .
Mistakes, The .PO Box 370152 .Reseda .91337-0152 .818-377-5103 . . . .Hollywood's #1 pspycho-punk-glamour-freaks, soon to be world famous international noize terrorists!!! Debut CD "Angry Youth" available now for $10. Coming soon, new EP "Dressed For Suckcess"!!! Appearing live, Fri., March 27 @ The Chorus Cafe, 237 N. Vermont Ave., LA.
email: angryyouth@worldnet.att.net.
Mother Mercy .PO Box 2700
#754 .Huntington Beach .92647 .949-224-3199 . . . .Mother Mercy (RJ Blaze, vocals, Seann Scott, drums, Randall Justice, bass, Damien Winter, guitars) are the self proclaimed deliverers of "Metal For The Next Millennium." They are currently blasting their own brand of High-Velocity sleaze throughout the So-Cal club scene. Debut CD available.
Mother Spirit . . . .213-205-0207 . . . .
Mountaniol, Arthur .Http://www.j-birdrecords.com . . .323-462-5534 . . . .You're probably sick of stupid, amateur rock & famous pros whose brains & feelings have dried up by now, right? Check this out! Criminal R'n'R, Swing, HR, Avant-garde, etc. refreshment from The New Master!!! It's when knowledge comes along with virtuosity and talent from God. Debut CD available on J-Bird Records.
Mr. Crowley . . . .310-203-2623 . . . .
My-T-Mo .23130 Valerio St. .West Hills .91307 .818-887-4906 . .818-990-4344 . .A modern day female fronting an old school male powerhouse with no reason to be!!
Mygrain . . . .818-783-6700 . .818-379-9863 . .
Natural Selection .11632 Mayfield Ave. #4 .L. A. .90049 .310-820-2755 . .310-236-3204 . .
Near Death Experience . . . .213-463-7058 . . .213-920-1167 .
Noodle Muffin . . . .310-445-6453 . . . .
Norman .1534 N. Moorpark Rd.
#349 .Thousand Oaks .91360 .818-754-5704 . .805-551-8755 . .Insanely, aggressive, heavy, loud, In Your Face Quartet from Hell. Check us out on the web: WWW.MP3.COM under section "Heavy Metal."
Email: Darktriib@aol.com
Nowhere Near .M.G. Productions
PO Box 334 .Hollywood .90078 .626-450-0052 . .213-683-9100 x3637 . .Type of music: Rock. Nowhere Near is based out of the Pasadena area & has been together for two and a half years. The band is currently busy promoting the release of their new self-titled CD with select shows around the Los Angeles and Southern California areas. Check out their website for current band information, available merchandise & show updates. The band's powerful live show has made Nowhere Near a favorite among a growing number of fans. Their solid, well crafted songs that range from driving to melodic have made Nowhere Near one of the top must see bands in L.A.!!!!
Website: http://home.earthlink.net/~jimjam
NYC . . . .818-503-5571 . . . .
Peppermint Creeps . . . .323-512-7135 .Traci Michaels . . .
Pevler, Randy .Leg Burn Recordings
11720 Magnolia Blvd. .No. Hollywood .91607 .818-508-6829 . .Email: randsong@aol.com . .Type of Music: guitar driven instrumentals. Well crafted songs ranging from melodic hard rock to passionate acoustics. Real music that doesn't cater to the flavor of the month. Randy is currrently promoting his new CD "Inside Looking Out" as well as his first two "Back When I Was Sane" and "Glasshammer."
Web site: www.randsong.com
Phantom Blue .8033 Sunset Blvd.
#174 .Hollywood .90046 .562-984-8414 . . . .
Phantom Blue .8033 Sunset Blvd #174 .Hollywood .90046 .562-984-8414 . . . .Phantom Blue, the all girl heavy metal/hard rock group of the 90's is blasting it's way into the next millenium. They are built to perform, and with the great new vocals and years of solid groove, these girls will rock your world!
Contact DRZ Entertainment at 562-984-8414
Check them out Live at the Gig, W.L.A., Sat, Mar 20th
Phil Holden & The High Rangers . . . .310-798-5461 . . . .
Phil Lewis Band . . . .213-656-3115 .Phil . . .
Piss Ant . . . .323-549-5309 . . . .
Psychotic Thrust .134 Roosevelt .Irvine .92620 .818-998-8272 . .714-825-4994 . .
Push Comes 11 Shove .13691 Gavina Ave.
Suite 415 .Sylmar .91342 .805-250-1838 . . . .Push Comes 11 Shove is currently busy promoting the release of their new CD titled "Deal With It," which is selling well beyond the band's expectations. Their songs are very well crafted and range from driving to melodic with strong guitars, awesome vocal harmonies and powerful back up vocals. The band's live show is a favorite among a growing number of fans. Check out their cool website at www.amss.com/push.
Ratt N Roll . . . .818-795-1259 .Hotline . . .
Reactor .1147 N. Clark St.
#104 .W. Hollywood .90069 .310-652-8755 . .818-709-5751 .818-753-8963 .
Rebel Rebel . . . .909-875-9521 . . . .
Regulators .Southbound Records
12841 Hawthorne Blvd., #62 .Hawthorne .90250 .310-366-7526 . . . .The Regulators are the real deal. These wild-eyed Southern boys from Southern California play honky tonk, blues-infused, good-time boogie tunes kickstarted by harmonic layers of gut-bustin guitars. They deliver a unique blend of down home American music as exemplified on their new Southbound Records' CD "Bar & Grill."
Band members: Ron Farrell - lead vocals, Gary Jeffries - lead vocals, Johnny Barnes - lead/rhythm guitars, Johnny Travers - lead/rhythm guitars, Randy Smith - bass/backing vocals, Chuck Radek - drums, Chris Turbis - piano/B3/backing vocals.
website: www.theregulators.com
Roadhouse . . . .323-913-0572 . . . .
Rock 'N' Roll Soul . . . .323-465-7993 . .323-461-8118 fax . .Rock 'N' Roll Soul is a traditional rock'n'roll band for the future. The band plays heavy blues-based rock with an "in-your-face" attitude and a "tons-of-fun" mentality. The band's passion goes well beyond 100% and their stage performance engages the audience to have as much fun as the band does on stage.
Email: dag@loop.com
http://www.loop.com/~dag/RRS.html
Rocks . . . .323-993-7233 . . . .
RockSlyde . . . .310-793-5846 .Jeff . . .
Rotten Rod & The Warheads . . . .714-229-1503 . . . .Punk metal at it's worst.
Rover's Pinky . . . .Al Heroin .818-767-1328 . . .
Sexy Xhrist . . . .323-512-7433 .Stevie . . .
Silfeed . . . .562-806-2226 . . . .
Sisters Grim . . . .213-436-0126 .Marissa . . .
Snap Her . . . .213-960-7604 . . . .
Sonic Jungle . . . .323-993-7233 . . . .
Sour . . . .323-969-1736 . . . .
Static-X . . . .310-657-7763 . . . .
Steamroller . . . .818-845-5275 . . . .
Stevie Rachelle .PO Box 371202 .Reseda .91337 .818-569-5450 . . . .
Stone . . . .818-754-1434 . . . .
Stoney Curtis Band . . . .818-556-6771 . . . .
Stormkro . . . .818-895-3532 . . . .
Strain 999 . . . .310-391-3575 . . . .
Stratosphere . . . .213-368-4783 . . . .email: hippyrok@wavenet.com
Suicide Alley . . . .213-637-8970 . . . .
Swamp Junkie .With D.J. Ashba . . .818-734-3232 . . . .
Sweep The Sky .P O Box 4113 .Sunland .91041-4113 .818-386-5910 . . . .
Table Scraps . . . .818-759-7203 . .818-994-6256 . .
Tailkickers .P O Box 8499 .Van Nuys .91409 .818-708-8493 . . . .
Tangerine . . . .213-960-5054 . .213-850-7102 . .
Ten Cent Nickel . . . .818-547-0507 . . . .
Tequila Mockingbird & Hindu Kush .6546 Hollywood Blvd., #210 .L. A. .90028 .213-463-7058 . . . .World beat - Indian pop
Texas Terri & The Stiff Ones . . . .213-467-5801 . . . .
Thank U Drive Thru .806 Loma Dr. .Hermosa Beach .90254 .310-379-6887 . . . .
THC . . . .213-427-8534 . . . .
Tooners, The . . . .818-377-4011 . . . .
Torie Tyson .Website: Www.torietyson.com . . .323-960-5290 . . . .
Transients . . . .213-993-8680 . . . .
Union . . . .818-607-9088 .Brent Fritz . . .
Unknown Assassins . . . .562-926-3091 . . . .
Vengeance Brothers . . . .818-782-6212 . . . .
Venus Pumping . . . .310-275-6346 .Robin . . .
Vision, The . . . .323-851-0378 . . . .
War Crime .War Crime/S.R.C. Music
PO Box 16876 .Irvine .92623 .714-840-8730 . .www.warcrime.com . ."War Crime produces a pounding energetic force of music that cna strip the paint of a fleet of thanks at five miles." 2 CDs available: "No Escape" and "War Crime - Live." Currently playing clubs.
White Eagle . . . .714-739-5209 . . . .
Win Meyerson Orchestra . . . .213-599-4870 . . . .
Zak Daniels & The One Eyed Snakes . . . .310-823-7154 . . . ."It's not alternative, it's not grunge, it's not punk, it's not rap & it's not crap! Zak Daniels & The One Eyed Snakes are straight ahead, in your face, kick-ass Rock 'N' Roll! The way our listeners like it!" Sylvia Benjamin - P.D. KSFX
email: 1eye@thegrid.net
Zodiac Groove . . . .213-467-1712 . . . .
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