Los Angeles has been the musical birthplace of such iconic and varied acts as The Doors, X,balloons N' Roses, NWA, Van Halen, The Eagles, Jane's Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Pat Smear, an L.A. native whose band The Germs were pioneers of the city's punk scene, visit legendary KROQ DJ Rodney Bingenheimer, owner of a 1970s Sunset Strip club that became ground zero of the U.S. glitter rock scene and a stomping ground for the likes of Iggy Pop and The Runaways, Joan Jett's first band. Dave and the Foos then head to the desert to record with Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh at Rancho de la Luna, an iconoclastic studio in Joshua Tree, where co-founder David Catching and Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme reminisce about the 1990s Palm Desert underground.

Sonic Highways Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Chicago
• s01e02 - Washington, D.C.
• s01e03 - Nashville
• s01e04 - Austin
• s01e05 - Los Angeles
• s01e06 - New Orleans
• s01e07 - Seattle
• s01e08 - New York City

Sonic Highways Show Summary

Foo Fighters founder Dave Grohl directs the series, which taps into the musical heritage and cultural fabric of eight cities: Chicago, Austin, Nashville, Los Angeles, Seattle, New Orleans, Washington D.C. and New York. The band based themselves at a legendary recording studio integral to the unique history and character of each location.

One song was recorded in each city, and every track features local legends. Even the lyrics were developed in an experimental, unprecedented way: Grohl held off on writing them until the last day of each session, letting himself be inspired by the experiences, interviews and personalities that became part of the process.