Matt King

1 week ago | cvindependent.com | Matt King

A new, sparkly glam-rock band has emerged out of the high desert—spearheaded by the leader of a horror-themed heavy-metal band. Dagamoor is the latest musical concoction from Bryce Wayt, aka Spooky Von Amduat of SPELLGRINDER. Acoustic guitars, crunchy solos, nasally vocal tones and mystical, nonsensical lyrics craft a glam-honoring sound.

1 week ago | einnews.com | Matt King

Veteran-Owned Edoc Service, Inc. Earns NVBDC Certification & Expands Digital Compliance Tools with Scriptus and ePoster Edoc Service Veteran Owned Business Edoc Service, Inc. now a NVBDC-certified veteran-owned business by the National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC).

2 weeks ago | renonr.com | Matt King

The band EVERGLADE concocts intense metalcore. With abrasive guitar tones, silky smooth lead lines, deep bass and frenzied drumming, the band has crafted a powerhouse instrumental base to support a dynamic vocal tradeoff between guttural hardcore screams and melodic pop hooks. EVERGLADE, thanks to this mix, moves listeners both physically and emotionally. Jonny Finic handles guitar and vocal duties for the band. What was the first concert you attended?

2 weeks ago | cvindependent.com | Matt King

The immediate success of a brand-new local band proves the desert has an obsession for sick riffs and breakdowns. Built to Break, one of the Coachella Valley’s newest hardcore bands, played their first show in December 2024, and in the months since, the band has become beloved by the 760. The group performed a handful of shows before releasing CVHC DEMO ’25 on April 24—and at Built to Break’s release show, many fans of the desert’s hardcore music scene were shouting and moshing along.

2 weeks ago | cvindependent.com | Matt King

Pearl Charles is Joshua Tree’s latest folk-pop sensation. Her expansive sound stretches across moments of spacey and bubbly Grateful Dead-esque jams (“Step Too Far”), funktastic ’70s disco (“Only for Tonight”) and heart-wrenching acoustic ballads (“Just What It Is”). The high desert phenom’s expressive musical style keeps people coming back for more. The country-disco songstress is set to perform at Pappy and Harriet’s at 9:30 p.m., Saturday, June 28.