RIVERSIDE: Inertia plays local shows to raise money for tour

Inertia will perform two shows in the Inland region this weekend. (Contributed Image)

Inertia will perform two shows in the Inland region this weekend. (Contributed Image)

Inland rock band Inertia, which released an EP in 2013, is getting ready to hit the road, but before heading out to Hawaii and up the West Coast, has a few local gigs on the books.

The Riverside band is playing Mill Creek Cattle Co. in Mentone on Friday, April 11 and will have a show at Mission Tobacco Lounge in Riverside on Saturday, April 12 to raise funds for the tour, which includes a date with Eve 6 in Hawaii in May and a show with Lit in Oregon in June.

9 p.m. Friday, Mill Creek Cattle Co., 1874 Mentone Blvd., Mentone, free.

8:30 p.m. Saturday, Mission Tobacco Lounge, 3630 University Ave., Riverside, $7, 21 and older only.

Visit www.reverbnation.com/thebandInertia and www.facebook.com/thebandinertia for more on the band.