Past Stories
The Beard of Zeus
Members: Russell Chase (vocals), Adam Harnetiaux (guitar), Jason Grasso (bass), Tim Kneezle (drums).
Cities of Origin: Rancho Cucamonga, Rialto and Riverside.
Kindred Spirits: Foxy Shazam, AFI, Queen, The Mars Volta, The Red Ho...
Chixie Dixx
MEMBERS:
Stevie Dixx (vocals); Stikki LoHand (drums); Jizzy Borden (guitar); Taylor Stiff (bass).
CITIES OR ORIGIN:
Hesperia, Corona, Riverside, Upland.
KINDRED SPIRITS:
“Chixx are our number one influence. We’re a...
Born Punk, Die Punk
Photo by Daniel Pitout
For Seth Bogart, there was no question he would be in a band like Hunx and His Punx
There are many reasons why a young man in this modern era would decide to be the lead…
The Shape of the Earth
MEMBERS:
Gavin Bascom (vocals, guitar, piano); Kevin Hull (guitar, backup vocals); Chris Petty (bass, backup vocals); Mark Sabens (guitar, keyboard); Dallas Ryan (drums).
CITIES OF ORIGIN:
Redlands, Costa Mesa.
KINDRED SPIRITS:...
California Born and Raised
Photo by Jason Thrasher
For local artist David Lowery a show in the desert is like coming home
David Lowery is a successful performer who is very familiar with the business of making music and the fame and fortune that…
60 East
MEMBERS:
60 East (vocalist).
CITY OF ORIGIN:
Ontario/Chino.
KINDRED SPIRITS:
“One of my best friends Paul ‘SpaceGhost’ McAdams (R.I.P.), my older brother Dim Mak, my father (R.I.P.), life and my team,” says 60 E...
909 and 951 Love
Curtiss King
Noa James brings music and fashion to the IE
The IE don’t get much corporate love, so Noa James and some his friends in the 909 and 951 one are doing it for themselves.
A well-regarded underground rapper…
This Ain’t No Throwback
Photo by Tina Tyrell
Twin Shadow is a culmination of George Lewis Jr.’s many influences
George Lewis Jr. might look like Hall and Oates’ lovechild, sing with Morrissey’s hypnotic baritone and play synth-loving pop as if ...
ZenToniC
MEMBERS:
Danny (lead vocals, rhythm, lead guitar); Reuben Cordova (bass, backing vocals); Timothy Hite (lead, rhythm guitar); KeNNyLo (percussion).
CITY OF ORIGIN:
Pomona, San Bernardino.
KINDRED SPIRITS:
“We’re ...
Molly Vamp
MEMBERS:
Molly Vamp (guitar, lead vocals); Angie aka Willow (drums).
CITY OF ORIGIN:
Pomona.
KINDRED SPIRITS:
Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Scorpions, Kiss, Dio, Helloween, Runningwild, Dokken, Ozzy Osbourne/Sabbath, Thin Lizzy, M...
It’s Where the Heart Is
Heartless Bastards’ Erika Wennerstrom finds her way back home
Arrow, the latest album from roots rockers Heartless Bastards, starts off with a punch to the gut so beautiful, it’s completely welcome. Opener “Marathon” is...
The New Varsity
MEMBERS:
Kyle Feyk-Miney (lead vocals, rhythm guitar); Eric Putnam (lead guitar, backing vocals); Frederick Thomas (bass, backing vocals); Taz Reeves (drums).
CITY OF ORIGIN:
Claremont, Rancho Cucamonga.
KINDRED SPIRITS:
“...
From the Heart Not the Head
There’s no doubt about it, Saint Maybe is young but talented
Falling off the edge of a cliff is rarely ever a good thing. But in the case of Oliver Ray, you could say that painfully traversing down a Guatemalan…
Head Transfer Process
MEMBERS:
Bryant Crawford (guitar); Jeremy Jimison (guitar, vocals); Chris O’Rourke (bass, vocals); Pat Lujan (drums); Martin DeBourge (vocals).
CITIES OF ORIGIN:
San Bernardino, Riverside, Hesperia, Yucaipa.
KINDRED SPIRI...
Kismet Connections
Davey Warsop of Suedehead networks his way to the top
Davey Warsop believes in fate. The British bandleader who heads up mod/R&B revivalists Suedehead, named for a ’70s sect of mods who favored Northern Soul and dogtooth ...
Seville Street Blues
MEMBERS:
David Vermillion (lead guitar, vocals, song writer); George Manning (bass); Laura Parmenter (vocals, song writer, lyricist); Rick Johnson (percussion).
CITIES OF ORIGIN:
San Bernardino, Los Angeles, La Habra and Ponc...
Tree of Life
The Lunar Atlantic is all about the things that happen to you before you die
Austin White, vocalist and rhythm guitarist for The Lunar Atlantic, met drummer Elias Texel in the second grade, but it wasn’t until shortly after h...
Teleplay
MEMBERS:
John Loera (guitar, vocals); Josue Mendoza (lead guitar); Juan Carlos Virgen Jr. (drums, vocals) Daniel Garcia (bass, vocals).
CITY OF ORIGIN:
Rialto.
KINDRED SPIRITS:
The Beatles, The Smiths and Elliot Smith. “I...
Turnin‘ Up The Desert Heat
Photo by Jim Goodrich
Beachwood Sparks brings its indie roots to Pappy and Harriet’s
In the late 1960s and early ’70s, Gram Parsons famously married what was then traditional, straight-forward Buck Owens-style country musi...
ReFresh Your Body and Mind…
Graphic Design by Jacob Eldred
Four years of beats from around the world and art from around the corner
Music, food, art and good vibes from all around; that is the feeling that embraces you at the Pomona Art Walk…
Psychedelic Milk
MEMBERS:
Chasen “Chase” Landry (frontman); Taylor Ruthford (guitar); Russell Rosenwirth (bass); Gary Humphrey (drums); Brian “Saud” Saude (guitar).
PLACE OF ORIGIN:
High Desert.
KINDRED SPIRITS:
Drugs, sex and rock...
“An Evening” With Katy Goodman
Photo by Magda Wosinska
La Sera’s as legit as it gets
Katy Goodman’s solo project, La Sera, was something of an accident. The redheaded bassist for Brooklyn-based trio Vivian Girls hadn’t ever spent much time writing her...
Shamble Ave
MEMBERS:
Frank Soto (vocals, rhythm guitar); Pearson Federico (bass); Steven Boatman (drums, percussion); Alexander Ronquillo (lead guitar).
CITY OF ORIGIN:
Riverside.
KINDRED SPIRITS:
Django Reinhardt, Pink Floyd, Led Zepp...
Give Me Five
Tijuana Panthers | Photo by Jaime Shaheen
Ace Hotel teams up with Origami Vinyl for three days of summer bliss
It’s a sweltering hot day, and you’re torn: Should you spend a lazy day lounging poolside, or hitting up stores...
The Devil in the Details
Photo by Matthew Rodgers
Anthrax would love to thrash and burn—Mitt Romney!
Twenty-one years ago, Anthrax joined Slayer and Megadeth on the epic Clash of the Titans tour, an arena-filling thrash metal fest that certainly cla...
AFTRDRK
MEMBER:
AFTRDRK (vocalist, mixer); Often accompanied by DJ Ethos. “As far as instruments go, I play the human mind and vocal chords, the MPC 2000XL and keys, but mostly in a studio setting while producing,” says AFTRDRK....
Keepin‘ It Indie
Deborah Iyall plans on selling out—venues that is
Deborah Iyall describes her own music with all the appropriate adjectives. “Poetic. Passionate. Danceable. Personal. Fearless. I’m influenced by new wave and punk . . . bu...
Mother Funker
Photo by Will Thoren
After decades of decadence, George Clinton is ready to get his groove on again
The story of George Clinton’s Parliament and Funkadelic is populated with larger-than-life personalities, epicbattles with d...
