Sunday night, a group of ‘60s pop stars gathered to support one of their own, doing so as only they could: Performing their hits. Among those singing those all-time hits in the cozy little 150-seat ...

Dethklok was created for the Adult Swim show Metalocalypse, which is now canceled, but the band lives on. For October, Two Minutes to Late Night, which features punk and metal musicians jamming ...

Two decades after that beloved SoCal alt rock band Oingo Boingo broke up, Johnny Vatos’ Oingo Boingo Dance Party is gaining a significant fan base. Vatos’ Boingo Dance Party, which features six ...

Singer Rob Elfaizy, who has a remarkable likeness to Oingo Boingo founder Danny Elfman, launched his eight-member Oingo tribute act Dead Man’s Party in 2001. Escondido saxman Bruce Zimmerman (Skanic, ...

It’s funny how life works out sometimes. As a kid, I loved my music icons. As a teenager, I loved bands like Led Zeppelin, Boston, AC/DC, Earth, Wind & Fire, Rick James and Prince. I know, it’s an odd ...

On Halloween night 1996, popular L.A. alt rockers Oingo Boingo, led by the often quirky Danny Elfman, rode off into the sunset with a gig at the Universal Amphitheatre, more than two decades after ...

Two different Dead Man’s Parties will play locally just before Halloween. Tickets will go on sale soon for “Johnny Vatos’s Dead Man’s Party featuring former members of Oingo Boingo” October 23 at ...

The rockstar-turned-"Dark Shadows" composer tells fanatics what he has in common with Johnny Depp, what he misses about Oingo Boingo and the dynamics of his relationship with director Tim Burton. By ...

Fans of today’s best horror and sci-fi know the name Bear McCreary; the composer has built up an enviable resume working on popular shows like The Walking Dead and Battlestar Galactica and recent ...

On Halloween night 1996, popular L.A. alt rockers Oingo Boingo, led by the often quirky Danny Elfman, rode off into the sunset with a gig at the Universal Amphitheatre, more than two decades after ...