While we're surveying the L.A. bands of the 1980s, let's mention Fullerton's own Social Distortion. Mike Ness has stayed around Orange County, and is currently selling his home - a classic 1931 Italian Renaissance Revival in the historic Floral Park area of Santa Ana....
Donna and I went to Cal State Fullerton in the early-1980s, and I was involved with booking bands to play free shows during the day (X, Rank and File, Robbie Krieger, The Red Devils, etc.) and ticketed shows a couple of times per year. I was the director during the...
The Showtime documentary on the Go-Gos is really good, especially if you spent any time in Los Angeles in the early 80s. They went from just another punk band to international superstars overnight. Formed in Los Angeles in 1978, the Go-Go's initially consisted of...
Great set of good 'ol boy music! https://www.facebook.com/theejohndoe/videos/3418815338150277/
Back in the 1980s, you could count on The Blasters, Los Lobos, X, and The Beat Farmers playing at least a couple of live shows around Southern California every year. But as time went on, there were some of us who couldn't tell the difference between Phil and Dave...
Those Dangerous Gentlemen, the James Harman Band, toured frequently around Southern California in the 1980s - he played a couple of gigs at CSUF that were incredible. Remember when I got this live clip at the BUT, he commented on the YouTube?
For Natalie:
I had this on an 8-track!
Buddy Guy is 83 years old and has L.A. tour dates scheduled for September, 2021!
Get on your feet and move around a little....
