Category: Alternative Rock

Leonid and Friends Arrive in America

The ROCK JUSTICE AWARDS™ is thrilled to announce that Leonid and Friends, a remarkable 11-piece miracle band from Moscow has arrived in America for their SOLD OUT Debut American Concerts on January 11, 12, and 13 at the legendary Village Studios in L.A. In just three short years, Leonid and Friends has blown the minds […]

Dave Grohl’s Backbeat BBQ Headlines L.A. Food Bank Fundraiser

Frontman of The Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl,  joined celebrity chefs Bruce Kalman, Duff Goldman, Antonia Lofaso and many more for a pre-Christmas food-and-music event benefiting the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. By the time the first guests walked into the Eat, Drink and Support benefit at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, Dave Grohl had been […]

The Vaticants Perform Rock Music with “WONDERNUSH” Nushin Nataneli

The Vaticants announce the long-awaited and highly anticipated release of their first studio album, Church of Denial and Video Premiere of the cutting-edge title cut music video on January 5th, 2019 at The Federal in North Hollywood, CA. Attendees will be treated to a special live performance by The Vaticants and the amazing Opera Singer […]

The Foo Fighters were Joined by one of their Kiddos

On Saturday, December 22nd, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins’ 11-year-old son, Oliver Shane Hawkins, sat in on drums during his dad’s Chevy Metal gig in Los Angeles. The father and son were joined at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank by Dave Grohl on guitar for a cover of the Rolling Stones classic “Miss You.” […]

Montebello Rockfest is not dead

Outaouais Rock, the organization that operated the Montebello Rockfest, has distributed a news release indicating that it has filed for bankruptcy as of today. Following this announcement, the founder of the festival and former minority partner of Outaouais Rock, Alex Martel, has published a statement indicating his intention to continue the festival. The statement reads: […]

Wrecking Crew Bassist Joe Osborn Passed Away at 81

Joe Osborn, the legendary bass player for the studio supergroup known as the “Wrecking Crew,” has died at age 81. The director of a 2008 documentary about the group confirmed the news on Saturday (Dec. 15) in a Facebook post about the Los Angeles-based group of session musicians who played on a string of indelible […]

SiriusXM Presents Live Concert Lineup on New Year’s Eve

SiriusXM announced today that it will broadcast exclusive concerts, DJ sets, and special performances live on New Year’s Eve. SiriusXM’s New Year’s Eve Live Concert Lineup Includes: Post Malone at Barclays Center – airing on SiriusXM’s Hip Hop Nation Phish at Madison Square Garden – airing live on SiriusXM’s Phish Radio Lynyrd Skynyrd at WinStar […]

St. Vincent On Her 2019 Plans

St. Vincent is always creating in one way or another, which is why she’s, in her words, never satisfied. She picked up DJing in June and spun her first live set by September; reimagined her 2017 knockout MASSEDUCTION as a stripped down, piano-driven album called MassEducation this October; started producing for other artists as a […]

System Of A Down’s Shavo Odadjian Plays ‘Toxicity’ at Son’s Preschool Class

System of a Down’s Shavo Odadjian is teaching the youth the ways of metal. The bassist visited his son’s preschool class on Friday, December 14th, to perform a bit of the rock group’s 2001 hit “Toxicity.” The musician opted for an acoustic guitar while his son jammed along with an electric one next to him. Odadjian […]

Smashing Pumpkins Bring Gloomy Holiday Cheer to ‘Jimmy Kimmel’

Tuesday night, December 11th, the Smashing Pumpkins played Jimmy Kimmel Live, performing  “Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)” and “Knights of Malta” from their recent Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. The band opened their mini-set with “Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts),” with frontman Billy Corgan donning a red coat over his silver […]