Editorial

TOGETHER PANGEA Kick Off 'How To Dye' Tour at Alex’s Bar with THE PARANOYDS and NO WIN

Thursday night LA’s Together Pangea pulled up to Alex’s Bar in Long Beach, CA for the first stop on their ‘How To Dye 2022’ Tour with The Paranoyds and No Win - it was sold-out and sweaty, just how it should be.

Live, Feature, EventsJames DuranJanuary 15, 2022together pangea, the paranoyds, no win, alexs bar, long beach, long beach music scene, long beach music, james duran, james alan duran, beinabandordie, be in a band or die

San Francisco Punks Goof Organize Chinese Resturant Rager with The Witless, Surprise Privilege, Bull Goose Randall

San Francisco punks showed the fuck out for a sold out DIY rager in the back of a Chinese restaurant in SF’s Chinatown this past week. The show, organized by Goof frontman Ahmed Amer, featured Bay Area punk bands Surprise Privilege, Goof, The Witless, and Local Bylaws.

Live, Feature, EventsJames DuranDecember 24, 2021local bylaws, the witless, christina cerza, be in a band or die, surprise privilege, goof

Mister Amiss Debuts First EP 'Nominal' with Release Show at The Love Song Bar

Mister Amiss, the solo-project of Gavin McDonald recently shared it’s first addition to the musical world in the form of a heartfelt, carefully crafted EP titled Nominal, we made it out to the intimate record release show + asked the important questions.

Events, Interview, RecordsJames DuranDecember 21, 2021mister amiss, be in band or die, james duran, the love song bar, mimi sandoe, pretty but wicked

Mike Krol’s Christmas Spectacular Makes a Comeback at Highland Park Ebell

After two years of COVID living, LA-based garage rock favorite Mike Krol brought back his annual Sid the Cat Christmas show with support from Oakland shredders Shutups - check out our photos from the hot gig

Events, Feature, LiveJames DuranDecember 15, 2021mike krol, shutups, sophie prettyman beauchamp, highland park ebell club, beinbandordie, be in a band or die

Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra Celebrate 'Overwhelmed and Underdressed' at The Constellation Room

Last night we made it out to The Constellation Room to catch Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra as they celebrated 10 years of their LP Overwhelmed and Underdressed with support from Sad Park and Suzie True. It was packed, loud, and a lot of fucking fun.

Live, Feature, EventsJames DuranDecember 10, 2021walter mitty, walter etc, walteretc, suzie true, constellation room, the constellation room

Warm Clothing Drive at The Love Song Bar with Ariel Beesley, MACKandgold, and Alexa Van

Last night we made it out to The Love Song Bar in Los Angeles, CA to catch intimate, stripped down sets by Ariel Beesley, MACKandgold, and Alexa Van for community-based mutual aid organization FEED THE STREETS warm clothing drive.

Live, Feature, EventsJames DuranDecember 8, 2021james duran, james alan duran, beinabandordie, be in a band or die, mackandgold, ariel beesley, alexa van, pretty but wicked

Chad's Home Fest Recap at The Glass House with Together Pangea + Friends

A week ago (and some change) we made it out to The Glass House in Pamona, CA to catch legendary Together Pangea as they headlined the sold-out Chad’s Home Fest. Featuring The Paranoyds, Reckling, Sad Park, and Death Lens the lineup was an absolute banger for anyone that likes to fucking rock.

Live, Feature, EventsJames DuranNovember 30, 2021chads home, chads home fest, together pangea, the paranoyds, the glass house, the glass house pamona, sad park, death lens, reckling, kelsey reckling, james duran, james alan duran, beinabandordie, be in a band or die

Friday Night at Zebulon with The Schizophonics, Slaughterhouse, and Cheap Tissue

We kicked off this weekend by spending Friday night at Zebulon in Los Angeles, CA to catch San Diego super-stars The Schizophonics along with Slaughterhouse and Cheap Tissue.

Live, Feature, EventsJames DuranNovember 20, 2021james duran, be in a band or die, beinabandordie, slaughterhouse, slaughterhouse pedro, the schizophonics, cheap tissue

Faux Real + Cumgirl8 Pack The Monty Bar with Dove Armitage and Reckling

This weekend we made it out to The Monty Bar in Los Angeles, CA to catch Faux Real, blessing our ears all the way from London and Cumgirl8, blessing us all the way from NYC.

Live, Feature, EventsJames DuranNovember 14, 2021faux real, cumgirl8, dove armitage, reckling, kelsey reckling, james duran, james alan duran, pretty but wicked, pbw, pretty but wicked presents, beinabandordie, be in a band or die

Kamikaze Palm Tree with J.R.C.G, Moonily, and Oog Bogo at The Echo

Saturday night we made it out to The Echo to catch Kamikaze Palm Tree, J.R.C.G., Moonily and Oog Bogo - it was amazing, obviously.

Live, Events, RecordsJames DuranNovember 10, 2021frank mojica, be in a band or die, pretty but wicked, the echo, oog bogo, jrcg, jrcg band, moonily, kamikaze palm tree

Foxx Bodies Celebrate 'Vixen' Release with Suzie True and Lando Chill

Last week LA’s Foxx Bodies celebrated the release of their latest LP Vixen - the band celebrated the beautiful new record with a packed gig at Resident in the Los Angeles Arts District featuring Suzie True and Lando Chill.

Live, Events, RecordsJames DuranNovember 10, 2021suzie true, lando chill, foxx bodies, vicen, vixen, vixen foxx bodies, kill rock stars, resident, resident dtla, beinabandordie, be in a band or die, biabod, james duran

Celebrating Halloween at The Echo with Bonavega

We fired up the V8 last night and busted our way to The Echo to celebrate Halloween with Bonavega - it was packed wall to wall, nearly everyone had some sort of costume on, fireworks filled in the sound between music, Halloween is BACK.

Live, Feature, EventsJames DuranNovember 1, 2021bonavega, niis, the echo, the echoplex, halloween, bonavega halloween

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