Email Author CHRIS ZIEGLER

2012 Stories by CHRIS ZIEGLER

• Spike & Mike’s Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2012

  published May 17, 2012

  Dating back to the heady—or should we say “head”-y, and then pretend like we just inhaled deeply?—days of ‘70s... More >>

• Devo

  published May 10, 2012

  Behold Devo, kings of rock—or maybe just kings of this rock called Earth that we all happen to live on, lauded for their proto-posto-punko... More >>

• Portugal. The Man

  published May 3, 2012

  Big things for Alaska-by-way-of-sleeping-five-per-minivan-in-Portland band Portugal. The Man, who recently signed to the same label as Led... More >>

• Audacity Gets Wiser

  published April 26, 2012

  Orange County already had the Adolescents, but when they got Audacity, they got the prepubescents—larval punks who started in second... More >>

• 5th Annual Punk Rock Picnic

  published April 26, 2012

  Behold the holiday in the sun come to life—dozens of punk bands pushing genre prefixes like “old school” and... More >>

• Mark Sultan

  published April 26, 2012

  If there was a rock ‘n’ roll song in the last ten or so years that sounded pretty much perfect from the first note—whether it... More >>

• Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

  published April 19, 2012

  Not sure if “bathe,” “wallow” or “gorge” is the appropriate method of experience for weaponized-comedy duo Tim... More >>

• Let 'Em Riot!

  published April 19, 2012

  Alan Oakes is Let Em Riot, the man-machine synth-pop band that’s just sticky with fearless ‘80s references—Flock of Seagulls,... More >>

• tUnE-yArDs Are Chaos in a Box

  published April 12, 2012

  As the loopy mastermind behind the ferociously acclaimed band tUnE-yArDs, singer/percussionist/ukelele innovator Merrill Garbus is used to... More >>

• DIY Market Swap

  published April 12, 2012

  Sometimes, you just need more records than any one single record store can provide—it’s the only way to make the hunger go away. And... More >>

• Bon Iver

  published April 12, 2012

  If there is a single trigger word to make a certain segment of a certain music-liking population hit “BUY” and roll over into a... More >>

• 'Human Hostilities' Opening Reception

  published April 5, 2012

  Hibbleton Gallery is one of Fullerton’s notable little artspaces, winning Best Gallery from this very paper a few years back and hosting the... More >>

• Arctic Monkeys

  published April 5, 2012

  Coachella secret side-shows at the Glass House are one of the best things about being within local distance to Pomona, and seeing the Pixies and... More >>

• Cults

  published March 29, 2012

  The general word is that outta-nowhere indie It band Cults sound like a ‘60s girl group—and for once, the general word is correct. The... More >>

• Backseat Bingo

  published March 22, 2012

  Backseat Bingo are a band who know what they want and know how to get it—specifically, funding to finish their recent “Yes! Yes! My... More >>

• The Flytraps Can Afford Their Rock & Roll Lifestyle

  published March 15, 2012

  The Flytraps have a contingency plan for just about anything, it seems. If someone were to end up in an insane asylum, for instance, the band... More >>

• Them Jeans

  published March 15, 2012

  Way back when Dim Mak was putting out Miracle Chosuke records, Steve Aoki, Franki Chan and Jason Stewart took the slo-mo Tuesday nights at... More >>

• PBR Art Show and Party

  published March 15, 2012

  Pabst may not be the drink of the gods, but it’s definitely the drink of the trogs, and our sympathies always point to the underground... More >>

• Wanda Jackson, the Growler

  published March 8, 2012

  Before we talk about Wanda Jackson, let's first speak of Nick Tosches, one of the greatest rock & roll scholars (and stylists) music writing... More >>

• Gungor

  published March 8, 2012

  Gungor is Michael Gungor and family, spiritual and otherwise, unfurling the kind of overpowering anthemic pop (with which the Arcade Fire won over... More >>

• Blitzen Trapper

  published March 8, 2012

  Blitzen Trapper play a kind of revved-down, heart-on-your-flannel country rock like the Band, Townes Van Zandt or Wilco—musicians who wanted... More >>

• Drunk Punk Thursdays

  published March 1, 2012

  More beer? It’s not just a Fear record, it’s a way of life—and it’s gonna be dripping into a thick puddle at your feet... More >>

• Micah Brown

  published March 1, 2012

  Guitarist and singer Micah Brown does have a bit of Jack Johnson’s surfer-friendly, laid-back, roots-y style, but he can also fire off a... More >>

• The Lions

  published February 23, 2012

  The Lions are pretty much Southern California’s go-to band for classic Studio One-style roots, dub, and reggae, thanks to a roster full of... More >>

• Ra Ra Riot

  published February 23, 2012

  “This is not a goodbye,” explained Ra Ra Riot’s cornerstone cellist and singer Rebecca Lawn barely a week ago, but she’ll... More >>