Blair Gun, a fast-paced post-punk band from San Diego, is organizing a festival for up-and-coming bands at the Happy Battle Surf Shop this weekend. (Photo courtesy of Blair Gun) Happy Battle does more ...

La Izquierda Surf & Music Festival returns from Friday May 2 to Saturday May 3. Credit: Photo by Justin Anderson & Brian Kuhn This weekend, people will descend upon the small and funky Island of ...

Surf’s up in Long Beach this summer, and you don’t even have to get in the water to catch the beach vibes thanks to the return of the Surf Guitar 101 Festival and Weekender. “It is definitely going to ...

It was an unforgettable day of music on April 1, 1995 for musician John Blair and Grammy-winning producer Mark Linett. They were at a packed show at the iconic Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, a ...

The “battle of the bands” concept wasn’t invented during the 1960s, when hundreds of teen bands began springing up in suburban garages in the wake of the rise of surf music and, a bit later, the ...