Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Platinum-selling Santa Barbara, Calif. rockers Dishwalla — best known for their 1995 smash hit “Counting Blue Cars — are poised to ...

In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

They gave themselves a unique but confounding band name. And they refused to title their lead single after the refrain, choosing instead to use a phrase that pops up in one of the verses. It’s not ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Local musician George Pendergast of Dishwalla and The Pen 15 Club jams out with the morning news and talks about his Rockshop Academy and what it's offering for kids this ...

J.R. Richards is no stranger to success. As lead singer of the ’90s alternative Santa Barbara rock band Dishwalla, Richards wrote “Counting Blue Cars,” which won the Billboard Award for Best Rock Song ...

Dishwalla, April 14, The Canyon. Jeff Bridges, April 15, The Canyon. Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, April 20, The Canyon. Richie Kotzen, April 21, The Canyon. Leigh ...

The release of Dishwalla’s third album Opaline, their first since 1998’s And You Think You Know What Life’s About, this week marks more than just a comeback for the band. It is the first time a new ...

Boston Alternative rock band Guster, whose last two albums have topped the Indie chart and whose recent single “Overexcited” recently broke the Top 10 on Billboard’s Adult Alternative chart, will play ...

Five months ago, Scot Alexander was the bass player for Dishwalla, a pop-rock band that has toured the world and sold more than a million albums. Right now, he's standing alone behind the counter at ...

Modern rock act Dishwalla will release "Opaline," its first album in four years, April 23 on Los Angeles-based Immergent Records. The set's first single, "Somewhere in the Middle," will hit U.S… By ...

Having your debut album sell platinum can be both a blessing and a curse. Just ask Hootie and the Blowfish. Or Quiet Riot. Or Men at Work. Or Ace of Base. Or Dishwalla. In 1996, the Santa Barbara, ...