Freedom Fry, composed of members Marie Seyrat and Bruce Driscoll, is a French and American duo based out of Los Angeles. Despite neither being Los Angeles natives (with Seyrat Parisian-born and Driscoll hailing from Michigan), the pair weaves a dreamy California sound into their music, straddling the lines between indie-pop, alternative, folk and Americana. The band’s debut album, Classic, is set for release on June 1. A music video for their leading single, “Classic,” debuted last month, and ca

The Vans Warped Tour is coming to an end this summer, 24 years after it’s inception, embarking on its final cross-country run from June 21 – August 5. Female-fronted ska-punk band Save Ferris played the Vans Warped Tour in its earlier years — back when it was a 2-stage punk, ska and skateboard fest. Returning 17 years later, Save Ferris played the 2017 tour with a new lineup including new drummer, Brad Dickert. tHeARTofla caught up with singer Monique Powell and drummer/music director Brad Dicke...

Strung Out took time out of their extensive North American tour with Pennywise to play Musink 2018 on a grey and rainy day in Orange County, CA. The first leg of the tour, which featured majority Canadian dates, ended on the 23rd but will continue up again in late May. We sat down with Strung Out bassist, Chris Aiken, and drummer, RJ Shankle, to talk about their time so far in Canada. The band’s new acoustic EP, titled Black Out the Sky is out May 11. CA: So, we’re actually on tour with Pennywi...

Before their set at Musink 2018 Day 1, tHeARTofla chatted with Dan Root, current guitarist for legendary SoCal punk band, The Adolescents. Dan has been playing guitar with the band since 2011. The Adolescents new record, Crop Duster is out July 7, 2018. So, you guys just announced your new record, Crop Duster. Can you tell us a little bit about what drove the writing of this new record? D: Well, other than the album cover, it’s not totally on the nose. But there’s a lot going on in politics no...

With the rerelease of WILT, Hungover reminds 2018 of earlier pop-punk roots — but not in a way that one might expect. Rather than pulling from a 90s sound, the EP is reminiscent of 2004-2006 era emo pop-punk. The vocals and melodies on the new tracks “Three’s Company” and “Exit – Stage Left” are especially comparable to the classic A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out Panic! At The Disco — back when they had a sharper punk sounding edge. The melismatic, sweeping vocal style paired with swishing disco-y d

On November 17, Selene Vigil, formerly of the Seattle band of 90s fame, Seven Year Bitch, released her second solo record, Tough Dance. The LP is the first new release from the grunge-punk singer/songwriter since her 2010 record, That Was Then. Vigil, who is now based in Los Angeles, co-wrote Tough Dance with her longtime friend, Ben London (Alcohol Funnycar, STAG.). The record features guitarist Ryan Leyva (Brent Amaker & the Rodeo, Full Toilet), bassist Drew Church (Mark Lanegan, Jeremy Enigk)

On Tuesday, September 12, KCSN, based out of Cal State Northridge in the SFV, joined airwaves with KSBR, based out of Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, to create The New 88.5FM. The expanded station will now serve a potential audience of 11.5 million. Stephanie Meade from tHeARTofla asked KCSN Music Director, Sky Daniels, about the challenges of bringing the two stations together, and discussed what new programming and projects are on the horizon. SM: What are some of the challenges you have

We reached out to Jonathan Parfrey, the Executive Director for Climate Day LA. The event, which takes place on Tuesday, June 27th will include forums about climate change, headed by politicians and activists, as well as musical performances and DJ sets. Q: How did the idea to bring music and climate change activism together initially form? A: I attended Survival Sunday at the Hollywood Bowl in 1980 — and it changed my life. It was not only a great concert but had a core message. Back then, mus