Casey Crescenzo will perform at The Barn at UC Riverside on Wednesday, April 30. (2012/File Photo)
The Barn at UC Riverside has one more series of concerts on tap before the school year ends and there are some big names coming out.
Kicking off the series is the debut of the UCR Barn Fest on Wednesday, April 23. Headlining the night is Inland band Quitapenas, which fuses Latin, tropical and Afro beats in its music.
Also on the bill are Gypsies & Judges and Seaside Audio. The show is free for UCR students and staff (you must bring your UCR ID to get into the show for free) and $5 for everyone else.
Then, on Wednesday, April 30, The Barn will host a really big show. Casey Crescenzo, a former Canyon Lake resident and leader of The Dear Hunter, will perform at the venue. Opening for him will be Naive Thieves, Riverside’s own indie rockers who signed with Crescenzo’s brand new label, Cave & Canary Goods.
The show follows the release of Naive Thieves’ new full-length album, “Vamonos,” on April 29. Crescenzo produced and mixed the album.
That show is $5 for UCR students and staff in advance and $12 for the general public.
Hip-hop group Step Brothers, featuring Evidence and Alchemist, will perform at The Barn on Wednesday, May 7. Tickets are $5 for students and staff in advance and $20 for the public.
On May 14, White Arrows and Say Say will perform. Tickets are $5 for students and staff in advance and $12 for the public.
The series wraps with the popular KUCR Comedy Apocalypse show. Tickets are $5 for students and staff in advance and $12 for the public.
You can pick up tickets at the UCR Theater Ticket Office from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., by calling 951-827-4331, via Ticketmaster or at the door.
Parking for the show is an additional $5, payable on site in cash, at Lot 6.
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