| The Dick Dale Site is a place where you can finally realize your potential and become a full-fledged DickHead. Raise up your glass to good king Richard, the King of Surf Guitar, a man whose sound and style continue to define Genuine SoCal, no imitators necessary or welcome. Dick just gets off on Minuteman. |
| The Chris Gaffney Site is the cyberspace home of the coolest vato in Orange County, and on some days, in all of SoCal. When fronting the Cold Hard Facts, a kind-hearted, mean-spirited monster throwback talent is what he is. With ace guitarist Danny Ott never more than a half-beat away, his live shows are must-see killer events. Do something for yourself and check him out on Cowboys to Girls and Hello Mama. And Red, White and Blues. And I do mean monster. |
| The Dave Alvin Site gives it all up about the pride of Downey. Ex-Blaster, Knitter, X'ster (we'll stop here) Dave drops in and answers questions himself periodically. The very best place to keep up with the prodigious output of one of the true Renassaince men of music. Frontman, sideman, songwriter, author, producer - Dave's got it all going on, including a recent Grammy on the hearth for Public Domain. |
| The Hellecasters Site is the place to keep track of gypsy-guitar god John Jorgenson, lead psycho-artisan of the Hellecasters. John is one of those talents that holds up under close examination. The harder you look, the more carefully you listen, the better you will understand the enormous talent and feeling that John brings to his music. Last we heard, he had migrated towards Nashville and was running around the chicken circuit with Rodney Crowell. |
| Private Island Studios Michael McDonald is the ears and dial-twister behind Haymaker, and also did all the work on Stan's Bierce in L.A. CD's, L.A. River and Vale of Tears. You can go to this website and learn about all the famous people he has worked with, but it's the infamous that most impress. Like, Doug Sahm (rest his crazy soul)and the Hellecasters (what could be better, what?). Michael can make your music sound as good as this glamour shot makes him look. We're talking here about Vast Improvement. |