A look back at the Royalistics, an Inland Empire garage band of the 1960s

During the 1960s the Inland Empire was a hotbed for garage rock bands. That music scene also showed the important role Latino groups played in the area. Although they never recorded, one of those bands, led by Robert Vasquez, was the Royalistics. During a series of interviews, Vasquez shared with me his memories about his “garage” band.