The “battle of the bands” concept wasn’t invented during the 1960s, when hundreds of teen bands began springing up in suburban garages in the wake of the rise of surf music and, a bit later, the Beatles-led British Invasion. But the shifts in pop music tastes definitely sparked a renaissance in the band contests. PopContinue reading “Battles of the bands thrived in the South Bay during the 1960s garage band era”
Sam Gnerre looks at the way we were in the South Bay
