Worthitpurchase- Sideways
This song is from LA band Worthitpurchase‘s upcoming self-titled album, releasing 10/3/25. To celebrate the release of the new album, the band is playing at Non Plus Ultra in Los Angeles on Thursday 10/2, with Le Pain and Quad Super Six.
Truman Sinclair- Bloodline
This song by LA musician Truman Sinclair is from his 2025 debut album, American Recordings.
He is opening for Runnner at Lodge Room in Los Angeles on Thursday 9/25/25.
MIEN- Empty Sun
This song is from MIEN‘s recently released album MIIEN. The video was created by band member John Mark Lapham.
The band is playing at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles on Thursday, 9/18/25, with Monde UFO and Al Lover.
Small Forward- I Only Feel Love When It’s Missing
This song is from Small Forward‘s 2025 album, Crush.
They are playing at Zebulon in Los Angeles on Wednesday, 9/10/25, with Sharon Silva and Finnish Postcard.
Fat Dog- Peace Song
This song by London band Fat Dog was released as a single in November of last year.
They are playing at Lodge Room in Los Angeles on Thursday, 9/4/25, with Acid Tongue and Godly The Ruler.
Trestles- The Beach Betrayed Me
Every month I listen to the majority of bands and musicians who are playing in Los Angeles and select some for a monthly playlist. It includes a variety of genres and usually newer work by the artist.
This month includes the song above by Santa Cruz band, Trestles, from 2025’s Postcard EP.
Below are July’s selections-
Buckets- Slipping
Los Angeles based band Buckets released this single in June of this year.
They are playing on Sunday, 8/24/25, at The Bamboo Club in Long Beach- part of the free two day music festival Happy Sundays. (RSVP here).
Host Family- Rodeo
This song was recently released on Host Family‘s 2025 EP, Extended Play.
They are playing at Dada Echo Park this Saturday, 8/16/25, as part of the annual FREE festival Echo Park Rising. The festival includes numerous venues and a TON of bands.
Chalk Talk- Time Again
This song is from Chalk Talk‘s recently released album, Sun Lies Heavy. The band is playing at The Echo in Los Angeles with Charlie Havenick on Thursday, 8/7/25.
Black Sabbath- War Pigs
Ozzy Osbourne passed away last week at the age of 76. The Birmingham musician started as a singer in the English rock band Black Sabbath.
After leaving the band in 1979, he began his successful solo career with manager, and later wife, Sharon. In the 1990s he and Sharon started the very successful music festival Ozzfest, which included a Black Sabbath reunion. The yearly festival continued until 2010.
Along with his distinctive singing voice, he would also become notorious for his wild antics- including biting the heads off doves (at a record company meeting) and a bat at a concert (that may, or may not have been alive). The drug and alcohol fueled stories from his tour with Mötley Crüe in 1984 also added to his reputation.
From 2002-5 he joined his wife and two of his children for the popular family reality show, The Osbournes. He also continued making new music throughout the years, toured, and played reunion tours off and on with Black Sabbath- most recently only a few weeks before his death.
While it was sad to hear of his passing, he lived an incredible life.