Long Beach singer-guitarist Korey Dane was only 25 when he basically went right from the skate park into the recording studio to put together his Youngblood album with producer Tony Berg (Public Image Ltd., the Replacements), impressing many with his Dylanesque storytelling and gravelly Leonard Cohen-ish voice. His mixed heritage (Caucasian, Japanese, and American Indian) frequently played a role in the production, including the title of the album, which is his own Cherokee last name. Also at play was his interest in social causes, making for a folksy musical mix clearly formulated in the style of vintage Neil Young and, of course, Dylan.

Dane’s followup, Chamber Girls, was recorded in the midst of a management change and a relationship breakup, and the result sounds more inspired by classic Bruce Springsteen and George Thorogood, with an arena-rock sheen but still with the personable presentation of a guitar troubadour rather than the pretense of an emerging rock star. Said to have been recorded in North Hollywood over an intensive 96-hour stretch and mostly self-produced (other than Berg again pitching in on one track), Chamber Girls shows so much growth and maturity from his first effort that it’s as if the Beatles went straight from “She Loves You” to “Penny Lane,” so it’ll be a treat to see him performing those tunes live at Soda Bar. Opening act Gold Star features L.A. native Marlon Rabenreither, who describes his music as “guitar-noir Americana.”