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California Rocker Receives Four Finalist Nods from LA Press Club
California Rocker, a website and fanzine that covers music in Southern California, received four finalist nods from the LA Press Club 2017.
HOLLYWOOD - CaliforniaRocker.com, a music entertainment website and fanzine published by Donna Balancia, received four National Arts and Entertainment Journalism finalist designations, it was announced today by The Los Angeles Press Club.
The finalist selections all came in the area of photography; three were in Action Photography and one finalist selection was in the Photo Essay category.
"Our work reflects our commitment to the highest quality of music journalism," said CaliforniaRocker.com publisher Donna Balancia. "Our independent website and fanzine strive to give up-and-coming as well as established musicians a voice amid the coporate clutter."
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'On Tour With The Hollywood Vampires' by Suzanne Allison Witkin
CaliforniaRocker.com, which first published in 2014, dominated the photography categories, with photographer Suzanne Allison Witkin scoring a finalist nod for her Photo Essay called "On Tour With The Hollywood Vampires." The remarkable project includes a tour diary with exclusive, behind-the-scenes photos of Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, Joe Perry and all of The Hollywood Vampires.
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala of At The Drive-In Leaps During Hollywood Palladium Show
CaliforniaRocker.com also scored a record three finalist designations in the Action Photo category. The photos, taken by Donna Balancia, captured Fishbone's "Flyin' Jay" Armant launching himself into the audience at The Roxy Theatre, Cedric Bixler-Zavala of the band At The Drive-In leaping into the air at The Hollywood Palladium, and the 80-year-old Dick Dale, "King of the Surf Guitar," revving up the Whisky A Go-Go audience with his upbeat music.
LA Press Club 2017 National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards
"We are honored to be selected as finalists for the National Arts and Entertainment Awards," Donna Balancia said. "The Los Angeles Press Club strives to keep journalism alive. We too not only support independent journalism but through our stories and images we help musicians at a time when the music business is changing.
"CaliforniaRocker.com has the best reviewers, writers and photographers in the music world working together with us, and we are delighted and grateful for the finalist designations."
The LA Press Club holds its National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards gala on Sunday, Dec. 4. For more information visit the Los Angeles Press Club website.
