The San Gabriel Valley encompasses a large part in the Northeast region of the Greater Los Angeles area.
This region played a major role in the music of Los Angeles, and California.
The San Gabriel Valley remains home to several influential performing groups, such as, Van Halen[1] and the Pasadena Symphony Orchestra.
Compared to other parts of Los Angeles, like Silver Lake (where frequent alternative Indie bands play)[2][3] and Long Beach (where many successful rap, punk, ska and reggae groups originated from),[4] rock music from the San Gabriel Valley included genres of rock music, like, glam metal, heavy metal and hard rock were especially popular between the 1970s and 1990s.