Category: USD Radio

By Tom Roth USD Radio’s Tom Roth spoke with Boston pop artist Rachel Platten prior to her Jan. 13 show at San Diego’s House of Blues. From Homer’s Iliad to 100,000 screaming Caribbean fans, Platten shared her influences and even spilled the beans on why her friends make fun of […]

By Tom Roth Senioritis Dylan Owen Independent/unsigned 2010 In the entertainment business, the only thing more valuable than cold, hard cash are LKP’s. Not everyone earns them and LKP’s typically expire sometime between 13 and 19 but sometimes last longer for athletes. Some entertainers are adept at making the most […]

By Mackenzie Gilchrist STS9 Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium 1/13 & 1/14 Chicago, IL @ Congress Theater 1/20 & 1/21 We have all heard about the hype surrounding the supposed cataclysmic changes coming for the planet in 2012. Some have predicted an apocalypse and others simply a new era for […]

By Sean Sales The DA Kava Lounge December 17, 2011 Tin Can Ale House December 18, 2011 This indie new-wave band coming from the deserts of west Texas call themselves The DA. The five-piece band just released their debut album, You Kids! – a fun and danceable album with a […]

By Sarah Jorgensen El Camino The Black Keys Nonesuch Records Released December 6, 2011   In recent years, The Black Keys have soared to near-mainstream popularity after their last album Brothers – they even played the main stage at Coachella this past April and at Outside Lands in August. Now, […]

  By Mackenzie Gilchrist   The USD community has recently been infiltrated by a vivacious and talented singer/songwriter by the name of Teresa Gunn, and she has some big plans for us!  Along with writing, performing and producing music for the last 30 years, Teresa is the founder of a […]

USD Radio’s Tom “Wonderboy” Roth recently spoke with Paul Meany, front man of New Orleans rock group MUTEMATH to discuss the band’s most recent album, upcoming tour, and what drummer Darren King carries around in his little black bag. Tom Roth: In March 2008, you told The Orange County Register […]

  By Mackenzie Gilchrist and Marisa Marlowe Lotus El Rey Theatre (L.A.) & Belly Up Tavern (Solana Beach) November 18 & 19, 2011 Lotus played this past Friday night at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach and we think we can speak for all who were in attendance when […]