Long Beach bassist Thomas Mello was fatally shot by a robber while helping his friends pack their instruments.

Thomas Mello was a well-known bass player in the Long Beach music scene. Police today confirmed his killing stemmed from an attempted robbery in Alamitos Beach.

Kids are taking over a famed punk bar and music venue in Long Beach and they’ll be taking music fans back in time to the heyday of Gen X music during a free concert that’ll could feel like a ...