When Jon Tehel invited us over to Laura Loriga’s 1st floor apartment in East Hollywood for dinner and to film a song, I had no idea what I’d be walking away with. Or how I’d walk away feeling.

Plates of lasagna and glasses of wine with about 10 others dwindled down to about 5 or [...]

It’s tough to come up in a town full of 21+ venues when you’re underage, and Long Beach is full of younger acts. But if you haven’t heard Korey Dane’s identifiable songwriting or his incredibly calming voice, you haven’t been paying enough attention. Korey is easily one of the top singer/songwriters in Long Beach, and, [...]

It’s tough to come up in a town full of 21+ venues when you’re underage, and Long Beach is full of younger acts. But if you haven’t heard Korey Dane’s identifiable songwriting or his incredibly calming voice, you haven’t been paying enough attention. Korey is easily one of the top singer/songwriters in Long Beach, and, [...]

It’s tough to come up in a town full of 21+ venues when you’re underage, and Long Beach is full of younger acts. But if you haven’t heard Korey Dane’s identifiable songwriting or his incredibly calming voice, you haven’t been paying enough attention. Korey is easily one of the top singer/songwriters in Long Beach, and, [...]

To end the year for Anchortapes, I really wanted to record a session with The Fling. And what better way to do it than inviting a bunch of friends in the neighborhood over to participate in the session and, ultimately, get a little drunk.

So, the day before we recorded, I hit up Dustin and [...]

To end the year for Anchortapes, I really wanted to record a session with The Fling. And what better way to do it than inviting a bunch of friends in the neighborhood over to participate in the session and, ultimately, get a little drunk.

So, the day before we recorded, I hit up Dustin and [...]

When Jeff Suri asked if a laundromat off Broadway in Long Beach would be a good place to shoot a session, I basically thought “Why not?” After all, there really is no place I couldn’t really shoot. And with Jeff’s odd, yet intriguing songwriting, I couldn’t really argue that any location wasn’t perfect. With [...]

When Jeff Suri asked if a laundromat off Broadway in Long Beach would be a good place to shoot a session, I basically thought “Why not?” After all, there really is no place I couldn’t really shoot. And with Jeff’s odd, yet intriguing songwriting, I couldn’t really argue that any location wasn’t perfect. With [...]

On an early Saturday afternoon, I cruised straight down Broadway to meet up with Eugene Owens and his band Eugene & the 1914 at guitarist Michael J’s loft in downtown Long Beach. Being the first session I’ve recorded with a band I knew not a single member of (and Eugene being the brother of [...]

On an early Saturday afternoon, I cruised straight down Broadway to meet up with Eugene Owens and his band Eugene & the 1914 at guitarist Michael J’s loft in downtown Long Beach. Being the first session I’ve recorded with a band I knew not a single member of (and Eugene being the brother of [...]

On a 90-plus degree Sunday in Long Beach, I drove out to Riverside, California to meet up with Scotty Cantino and the rest of Francisco The Man!, a band who has sort of dropped off the face of Southern California lately. Pulling down Scotty’s street, the only way I knew which house was his [...]

Jessica Dobson’s hard work seems to be finally paying off. After years of performing all over Long Beach and the Los Angeles area, heads are finally turning. It’s no secret where some of the attention comes from: Last year, Jessica was asked to play lead guitar on tour with rock mogul and [...]

Jessica Dobson’s hard work seems to be finally paying off. After years of performing all over Long Beach and the Los Angeles area, heads are finally turning. It’s no secret where some of the attention comes from: Last year, Jessica was asked to play lead guitar on tour with rock mogul and [...]

Nima Kazerouni is a good dude with an enormous amount of talent. Lately, he’s been wasting no time creating his solo project So Many Wizards. With a little reverb, a good amount of distortion, and a lot of experimentation, So Many Wizards gave Nima the opportunity to create a sound no other project he’d [...]

Nima Kazerouni is a good dude with an enormous amount of talent. Lately, he’s been wasting no time creating his solo project So Many Wizards. With a little reverb, a good amount of distortion, and a lot of experimentation, So Many Wizards gave Nima the opportunity to create a sound no other project he’d worked [...]

The Fling hold a special place in our hearts. Originally from Southern California and now a large part of the Long Beach community, The Fling clear out every mid-twenties music lover’s household on any given night just to hear them play at local dingy venues in the neighborhood.

Luck came our way when we were invited [...]