Long Beach rapper Dezzie Gee is having his moment
The North Long Beach rapper’s career hit a new peak over the last two months following the release of his album, “The Corner Store.”
Bixby Knolls singer-songwriter Sabrina Carmen releases dream-pop single ‘Dreaming Wide Awake’
The near four-minute single is a lush dream-pop track draped with ambient, atmospheric soundscapes.
Swifties rejoice: Fingerprints has signed copies of Taylor Swift’s ‘evermore’
For the second time in less than a year, Taylor Swift sent signed copies of one of her albums to indie record stores across the county, including Long Beach’s very own Fingerprints.
Long Beach teen wins award and $5K in rigorous SoCal music competition
In addition to a $5,000 scholarship Lopez gets to pocket, the 18-year-old saxophone player will play during the center’s annual Grand Finale Virtual Performance, hosted by Josh Groban.
Snoop Dogg in director’s seat for Long Beach artist HeyDeon’s upcoming music video
It’s not uncommon for Deon to work with Snoop on creative projects. After all, Deon was an opener for the rap icon’s set at the Once Upon a Time at the LBC music festival in 2019.
‘Music is my high’: With live shows canceled, indie booker starts 7” record label
Jon and Julia Halperin did not want to be a traditional record label, so each of his 7” releases is strictly limited to 200 copies on two colorways, 100 of each, and the artists have complete control of the release.
‘Never Late than Better’ chronicles Wesley David’s salvation
The title’s play on words emphasizes that it’s better to achieve later, than never at all.
Jack White is auctioning off Ikey Owens’ keyboard as part of his online ‘Garage Sale’
Owens used a Yamaha PSR-E233 keyboard as a dressing room practice keyboard during Jack White’s Lazaretto tour in 2014.
Taylor Swift sent signed copies of her new album ‘Folklore’ to Fingerprints in Long Beach
“It’s a pretty smart way to get us talking about her new record, we usually feel pretty left out on something this big.”
VIDEO: HeyDeon speaks on the journey of finding oneself while reaching new heights
Deon played basketball at Poly High before donning the stage name of HeyDeon and dabbling in music production. His musical ambitions began in 2014 while messing around with friends, making beats, and tossing in vocals over the melodies.