West Coast gangsta rap seems to be making a comeback after Snoop Dogg, staying true to his Long Beach roots, brought together local hip-hop artists to collaborate on the mixtape “Beach City.” “This is some groovy sh-t right here…all coming together for one cause: making that good music, keeping it[Read More…]
Music
This category shouldn’t be confused with performing arts. Articles in the music category are more contemporary music, focusing more on contemporary bands and solo artists. This category will also be a home for album reviews.
‘Strangest Things’ makes sweet music
It’s said the bedroom is where the magic happens. It’s a refuge that is at once intimate yet isolated… A place of otherness… A heterotopia. Door closed, away from judgment, daydreaming, self-reflection and imagination are free to flourish, blurring the borders between headspace and meatspace. [sidebar title=”” align=”right” background=”on” border=”all”[Read More…]
Long Beach local musician BREATHERRR is releasing his first music video on Halloween
Musician Michael Espinach, who goes by the stagename BREATHERRR, is a California State University, Long Beach alumnus who is making ripples in Long Beach’s psychedelic music scene. The Daily 49er put on their swim caps and goggles and plunged into BREATHERRR’s world for a talk about his sound, what he’s[Read More…]
Review: Toxic Boy’s ‘Troubled’
Toxic Boy’s debut album “Troubled” opens with an eponymous force of fuzz full of slacker growls that verge on the Cobain-esque. While Toxic Boy, whose real-life name is Andy Groke, may at times exude punk bravado, in his quieter moments he reveals himself to be an introspective over-thinker. Vice gripped[Read More…]
Newly renamed JR JR band reincarnates
The band JR JR are straight from the underground. Having come a long way from playing in a basement studio in Michigan back in 2009, duo Josh Epstein and Daniel Zott recently released a self-titled album, their third in four years. When the pair met in Detroit and started collaborating,[Read More…]
Music Calendar
Thursday Live after Five: The Nightmare Before Christmas on Elm Street RIOTstage DJ Polyester Stars at Night Broadway and Elm Avenue Long Beach, CA, 90831 6 p.m. All ages Free Friday Mr. Moonshine Solar bear Cold Shoulders Rebel Bite 649 E Broadway, Long Beach, CA, 90802 7p.m. All ages Free[Read More…]
Live Music Calendar
The weekend is night, good people. And you know what that means: Time to close the books and burn a rug. I know you’ve all been waiting for this calendar all week, so without further ado: Thursday: Strange Lot Platonic The War Toys Moondreamzzz Que Sera 1923 East 7th Street,[Read More…]
Live music calendar
People: I have a bone to pick. This weekend I was at an undisclosed show. I was in the pit, dead center, and the band was positively killing it. So there I was two-stepping and doing a little scuttle when I looked up at the crowd around me. To my[Read More…]
Slayer slays on “Repentless”
Name: Slayer, Album: “Repentless”, Label: Nuclear Blast, Release Date: September 11, Rating: 4/5 stars After 32 years, Slayer has continued to push the limits of thrash metal while staying true to the band’s pioneering and redefining sound of speed metal from the 80’s. Their newest album “Repentless” has been over[Read More…]
LB Folk Revival Fest: The foot-stopping barnburner returns
The Folk Revival Festival is bringing the jangle and twang to Long Beach for a third straight year. Showcasing folk, roots and bluegrass acts, the festival has grown exponentially since 2013, according to event organizer Shea Newkirk. Last year about 3,500 people showed up and this year they’re expecting a[Read More…]