At a time when rock 'n' roll threatened to implode in a sea of synthesizers and subgenres, the Blasters came along as a rowdy reminder that there was still no substitute for the power of a solid ...

A half-century ago, the power of rhythm and blues music was revealed to Phil Alvin by a family member who drove a car painted in flames. In the years that followed, Alvin, a California native, would ...

X, Los Lobos and the Blasters Have a Reunion: Due to its close proximity to the OC Fair, getting into the Pacific Amphitheatre can be a trial. Masses of traffic from the freeway, and then a Crystal ...