Syd Straw has a few things to get off of her chest. Her shows are filled with feisty, intense songs and hilarious anecdotes. She always travels with her constant companion, the adorable dog, Henry. He usually ends up on stage at some point in an attempt to steal the show. The last time she played at McCabe's, a member of the audience asked her to marry him. She also somehow ended up with a $20......

As a passionate traveler, I'm often struck by signs. Signs that you pass on the road, signs to motels, barber shops, gas stations, liquor stores and churches. This one was taken in a suburb of Pittsburgh, PA and I think it says it all. Some might say life (and love Pat Benatar we know) is a battlefield, but what if it didn't have to be. If people were just a little bit nicer and......

Morrissey @ Palladium Annie Lennox @ Wilshire Theatre Pat Benatar @ Cerritos Center Rogue Wave @ El Rey Beirut @ Avalon The Tragically Hip @ House of Blues Bela Fleck & The Flecktones @ Henry Fonda Matt the Electrician, The Sheers, The Active Set @ Silverlake Lounge The Avengers, Pansy Division, The Red Hearts @ Spaceland Ozma, New Year's Day, Satisfaction, Ari Shine @ Knitting Factory The Gray Kid, Sam Sparro, Team Facelift, Daniel......

Concert tickets that go on sale Saturday morning: Wolfmother @ Grove of Anaheim, 5/9 Bad Religion / Tiger Army / the Briggs @ Santa Monica Civic, 4/6 Joshua Radin @ El Rey Theatre, 4/21 The National @ El Rey Theatre, 6/26 moe. @ House of Blues Hollywood, 4/15 Mutemath @ House of Blues Hollywood, 4/25 Pat Benatar @ House of Blues Anaheim, 7/12 And don't forget Monday morning Police tickets go on sale for......

So the girls hit the American Idol stage last night, and they proved once again that they can sing so much better than the boys this season. So the question on our minds this morning is whether co-front-runner Melinda Doolittle (heads and shoulders above the pack with LaKisha Jones) is just frontin. Can she really be that meek and unsure about her singing? She comes on stage like a lion and leaves like a......

1843 - Frank James, American outlaw (d. 1915) 1836 - Charles Ingalls, father of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1902) 1865 - Mary Ingalls, elder sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1928) 1924 - Max Roach, American drummer and composer 1939 - Sal Mineo, American actor (d. 1976) 1942 - Walter Hill, American film director 1943 - Jim Croce, American singer (d. 1973) 1945 - Rod Stewart, English singer 1948 - Donald Fagen, American keyboardist 1949......

The Donnas, Kinky, Rooney, Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs, John Doe, Johnette Napolitano, Agent Orange, Josie Cotton, many others @ Bergamot Station Cyndi Lauper @ The Canyon Bones @ Lava Lounge King of Beats @ Roxy Dragon Fire @ Mr. T's Bowl Suicide Holiday @ Viper Room Pat Benatar @ Pomona Fairplex Bloody Hollies, Black Furies @ Alex's Bar Ariel Pink, Holy Shit, Supercreep @ Little Pedro's Tommy James, Eric Burdon, The Grass Roots,......

For some reason there are hella shows happening tonight so lets get right to it Taking Back Sunday, Angels & Airwaves, The Subways @ Long Beach Arena Steely Dan, Michael McDonald @ Verizon Wireless Pat Benatar @ Grove of Anaheim Sally Kellerman @ Genghis Cohen The Church @ Henry Fonda Johnette Napolitano @ Hotel Cafe Warlords of Rock & Roll Thunder & Lightning @ Mr. T's Bowl PM Dawn @ Malibu Inn Pop Levi......

Short and simple: 1986. Kansas sweetheart comes to Sunset Strip with dreams of making it big. Lands classic waitress job at famous Sunset Strip music venue – Rock of Ages. Meets typical bartender: cute, humble, coy, wants to be a rock star. Let the philandering begin. Enter superstar Stacee Jaxx (Chris Hardwick of MTV’s Singled Out, also an ex KROQ DJ) who woos the cute girls, and eventually our sweetheart waitress. Enter evil German......