There’s a pleasurable stench coming from the Indio area and it’s not the ‘funk’ you’re thinking of. What The Funk (Hip Funk All Stars) is a band that plays funky feeling music with a wide variety of genres including old school and hip-hop. Gabe Perez or Big Boss, as he...
The blues is the name bestowed upon the music genre that began in the southern United States from combining elements of jazz, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll. The Bone Thumpers are a newly formed Coachella Valley band keeping the old blues sound alive by channeling the...
by Noe Gutierrez Randy Caserta is a guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer from Palm Desert. His most recent release, Long Stories Short, is soon to be released. In describing the album, Caserta attests, “It’s an album that's a heavy, melodic, high energy rock ‘n’...
By Lisa Morgan For the first time in my writing career I wished I was interviewing on radio or television so my audience could get to see, know and love for themselves these guys who collectively call themselves Spankshaft. Words fail to completely describe how entertaining...
Brandon Ray Henderson resides just several blocks from The Hood Bar & Pizza by design. Henderson is the Live Entertainment Manager and Booking Agent for The Hood. After facilitating approximately 170 consecutive shows since he took over the gig in December 2011, Henderson...
Pronounced, Ma-cheen, Spanglish slang meaning ‘supremely excellent’, the band Machin’ deliver a switch-hitting approach to their music by performing songs in English and in Spanish that truly lift you up. The Sound The band members describe their sound as “Spanglish...
By Lisa Morgan Everybody loves music, but few are cut out to be the vessel to provide this magically universal gift. Fewer still are willing to make the sacrifices to focus on their craft such as leaving the proverbial “day job” behind in order to channel and fine tune...
by Noe Gutierrez “We’re the Pedestrians!” is the declaration of this band, based out of Indio, in one of their more popular songs. It’s this self-confidence in the group that has allowed them to maintain their relevance for some 20 years now. For the sake of their...
By Lisa Morgan If you have seen enough live music, you begin to recognize those who are born to perform. The music they make appears effortless, natural and unstrained, as if they were born producing their craft. To them, the endless hours of their lives honing their craft is...
By Lisa Morgan There are few women on stage that can capture your attention like Kymm Galvan. Visually striking, this tall, statuesque red head has the ability to command a stage and deliver 70’s and 80’s rock and roll unlike any other among our deep well of talented...
