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SAN MANUEL: KISS takes acoustic show to the casino

Kiss will perform a special acoustic show at San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino in Highland. (AP Photo)

A week before Kiss will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the band will stop by San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino in Highland for a rare acoustic show.

The glam rock band, famous for its bombastic stage shows of fire, blood and catchy rock songs played by makeup-wearing men in platform boots will roll into the casino on Thursday, April 3.

Billed as “Kiss: An Acoustic Evening and Stories with Kiss,” the show will feature the band sans makeup and telling stories along with the stripped-down, full band tunes, not unlike the “MTV Unplugged” episode the band filmed nearly 20 years ago.

The show will happen two days before the home opener of the LA Kiss, a new arena football team partially owned by band members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley.

The team will be the subject of an upcoming reality show on AMC and cameras will be at the April 3 concert.

Tickets are $65-$75 and go on sale Friday, Feb. 28 at 11 a.m. via Ticketmaster or at the box office at San Manuel. You must be 21 or older to attend the show. Visit www.sanmanuel.com for more information on the show.

Kiss will be inducted into the Rock Hall with a presentation in New York on April 10, but will not perform after there was a dispute over which members would perform at the induction ceremony.

RIVERSIDE: LeAnn Rimes, James Blunt announced for the Fox

Leann Rimes performs at the Friend Movement Anti-Bullying Benefit Concert at the El Rey Theatre on Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP)

The Fox Performing Arts Center and Riverside Municipal Auditorium have announced a new batch of shows going on sale this week, including a popular singer-songwriter, a country superstar and more.

LeAnn Rimes is the biggest name in the newly announced shows.

The singer, famous for songs such as “Blue” and “How Do I Live,” will return to the Fox on Saturday, Sept. 27, for the first time since she played the venue in 2012. Tickets are $35.50-$68.50, before fees.

British singer-songwriter James Blunt will make his Fox debut on Sunday, May 18. Tickets are $31-$55.50, before fees.

You know him from the monster hit “You’re Beautiful,” which will now be stuck in your head the rest of the day. The show replaces the Trace Adkins show scheduled for that same day, which has been postponed.

Another show headed to the Fox features the Midtown Men, a harmony group of actors from the hit musical “Jersey Boys.” They will perform on Friday, April 11.

The Midtown Men are Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard and J. Robert Spencer, who created the roles of three of the Four Seasons in “Jersey Boys,” and Michael Longoria, who joined the Broadway cast later as Frankie Valli. Tickets are $28.50-$53.50, before fees.

Also, rapper YG has been booked for the Riverside Municipal Auditorium on Thursday, May 22, with DJ mustard for the “My Krazy Life” tour. The show is open to guests 18 and older and tickets are $23-$33, before fees.

Tickets for all of the shows go on sale to the public at noon on Friday, Feb. 28, with various pre-sales starting earlier.

You can pick them up online at www.livenation.com or with fewer fees at the box office of the Fox Performing Arts Center at 3801 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside.

The box office is open weekdays noon to 6 and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on show days until show time. You can also call the box office at 951-779-9800.

Visit www.foxriversidelive.com for more information.

Staff Writer Fielding Buck contributed to this report.

RIVERSIDE: Luicidal and Sick Sense to play Mission Tobacco Lounge

Luicidal will perform at Mission Tobacco Lounge in Riverside this weekend. (Contributed Image)

Luicidal, which features members of the original lineup of Suicidal Tendencies and the Inland’s own Sick Sense, will perform at Mission Tobacco Lounge on Saturday, Feb. 22.

The band will perform originals and some of the classic Suicidal Tendencies catalog.

Singer Mando Ochoa will be on stage twice during the evening, first with Sick Sense and then with Luicidal.

The Cheated and Pull Punch N Pray will also perform.

9 p.m. Saturday, Mission Tobacco Lounge, 3630 University Ave., Riverside, $8 before 10 p.m., $10 after, 21 and older only.

Visit www.facebook.com/luicidal1 for more information.

CORONA: Lynch Mob to perform at M15 Saturday

George Lynch and LynCh Mob will perform at M15 in Corona on Saturday, Feb. 22. (Contributed Image)

One of the greatest guitar heroes of the 1980s, George Lynch, will stop by M15 in Corona this weekend with his band Lynch Mob.

Lynch was behind the riffs in the hits from the band Dokken.

His newest group, KXM, also features Doug Pinnick of King’s X (who will be at M15 on March 1) and Ray Luzier of Korn.

The current incarnation of Lynch Mob includes Lit bassist Kevin Baldes, too.

Other upcoming shows include Alien Ant Farm on Feb. 28, Puddle of Mudd on March 8, Mike Tramp of White Lion on March 20, The Outlaws on March 28, Tierra on March 29 and Anna Nalick on April 19.

Tickets for Lynch Mob are $20 if you buy them at the door but are also available via Ticketmaster for an additional fee.

7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, M15, 9022 Pulsar Court, Suite H, Corona, 951-200-4465.

RIVERSIDE: Fox adds second Jason Mraz show

Jason Mraz has added a second acoustic show at the Fox in Riverside. (Contributed Image)

Before the tickets were even on sale to the general public for Jason Mraz’s March 27th show at the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, they were nearly sold out.

Fewer than 100 tickets remained Wednesday afternoon after pre-sales for fan club members and others.

The singer-songwriter, who came up on the coffeehouse circuit in San Diego, has added a second show at the venue for Tuesday, March 25. You know him for hits such as “I’m Yours” and “The Remedy.”

Tickets for the March 25 show go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday at www.livenation.com. The tickets are priced at $63.50-$85.50 before fees.

You can also pick up tickets with fewer fees at the Fox Performing Arts Center Box Office at 3801 Mission Inn Ave. in Riverside, but the box office will not be open until noon on Friday. Call 951-779-9800 for more information and visit www.foxriversidelive.com for more information.

MUSIC: Neon Trees to visit SoCal in June

Neon Trees will perform at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on June 14. (AP)

Neon Trees will celebrate the April 22 release of new album “Pop Psychology” with a headlining tour that heads to Los Angeles on June 14.

The band, whose singer Tyler Glenn and guitarist Chris Allen hail from Murrieta, will perform at The Wiltern for the only Southern California date announced at this point.

Smallpool and Nightmare & the Cat will open the show.

The band’s latest single, the new wave influenced “Sleeping With a Friend,” has been getting airplay on local radio stations and the group has already performed it on a number of late night talk shows.

Tickets for the June show go on sale at www.livenation.com at 10 a.m. Friday and are priced at $20-$25, before fees.

COACHELLA 2014: Catch these festival acts around SoCal

Bummed that you didn’t get tickets for the 2014 Coachella Valley music and Arts Festival in the hours before they sold out?

Don’t fear, Localchella is back. Goldenvoice has announced more shows for the bands playing the festival. Now that GV is booking The Roxy in West Hollywood, too, there’s another venue in the mix.

Click on the image below to see the photo in a larger size.

Check out the bands playing Localchella. (Goldenvoice/Contributed Image)

Of note: There’s a “Special Guest” at the Pomona Fox on Thursday, April 10. I’m wondering if we might see The Replacements or Neutral Milk Hotel, the two biggest names I think are missing from this lineup.

I’m excited for Afghan Whigs and Brody Dalle at Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown on April 10 and Haim at the Pomona Fox on April 16.

Tickets for the various shows go on sale starting Friday, Feb. 21 and also on Feb. 28 and March 7.

Visit www.goldenvoice.com for more information.

MUSIC: Devo guitarist Bob Casale dies at 61

rom left DEVO's Bob Casale, Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh perform at San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino Thursday in Highland, CA. August 4, 2011. Bob Casale died on Feb. 17, 2014. (2011/File Photo)

From left, DEVO’s Bob Casale, Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh perform at San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino Thursday in Highland, CA. August 4, 2011. Bob Casale died on Feb. 17, 2014. (2011/File Photo)

Bob Casale, guitarist and one of the original members of new wave pioneers Devo, has died. He was 61.

Casale’s brother Gerald, a founding member of Devo, posted the news that his brother died on Feb. 17 of heart failure on the band’s website.

“As an original member of Devo, Bob Casale was there in the trenches with me from the beginning.
He was my level-headed brother, a solid performer and talented audio engineer, always giving more than he got.
He was excited about the possibility of Mark Mothersbaugh allowing Devo to play shows again.
His sudden death from conditions that lead to heart failure came as a total shock to us all.”

Devo, which started as a performance art project at Kent State University in the 1970s, landed a record deal and became one of the icons of the new wave movement.

Devo’s visual side played well to the then-emerging MTV in the early 1980s, with the hit “Whip It,” complete with a video featuring the band members wearing the red plastic flowerpot hats that became synonymous with their image.

In August of 1980, the band played was scheduled to play two shows in Riverside at Raincross Square, but after technical difficulties, the second show was canceled and a riot ensued. The band later came back to play the second show.

In 2010 Devo released the album “Something for Everybody” and later went on tours and played at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino.

Visit www.clubdevo.com for more information on the band.

RIVERSIDE: Jason Mraz brings special acoustic show to the Fox (updated)

Jason Mraz will bring his special acoustic tour to the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside on March 27. (Eric Morgensen/Contributed Image)

UPDATE 2/19: The Fox has added a second Jason Mraz show.

The Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside has snagged a special acoustic appearance from Jason Mraz for its calendar.

The radio-friendly singer-songwriter, known for his catchy pop rock hits such as “I’m Yours,” “The Remedy” and “You and I Both,” is doing a special run of West Coast tour dates.

He’s only performing eight shows and the lone Southern California gig is at the Fox on March 27.

Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 21 at noon, with an artist fan club and a Citi pre-sale happening on Wednesday and Thursday. The tickets are $63.50-$85.50, before fees.

You can pick them up online at www.livenation.com or at the box office of the Fox Performing Arts Center at 3801 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside.

The box office is open weekdays noon to 6 and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on show days until show time. You can also call the box office at 951-779-9800.

The Fox and the Muni also announced more shows earlier this week, including Larry the Cable Guy and Tech N9ne.

Visit www.foxriversidelive.com for more information.

SAN BERNARDINO: Mayhem Festival will return to San Manuel Amphitheater

The crowd listens to Straight Line Stitch perform on the Extreme Stage during the Mayhem Festival at the San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore. (2011/File Photo)

Heavy metal fans rejoice–the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival will kick off its annual run in Devore once again.

This year, the tour will hit 24 venues, beginning with San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore on July 5.

The lineup of artists won’t be announced until March 31, but organizers have said that this year’s festival will include four stages of music and 19 bands. There will also be a freestyle Motocross and a Motorsports exhibition area.

Tickets will go on sale on Saturday, April 5.

Visit www.rockstarmayhemfest.com for more information.

The full tour itinerary is below.
2014 ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL:
7/5 San Bernardino, CA @ San Manuel Amphitheatre
7/6 Mountain View, CA (San Francisco) @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
7/8 Auburn, WA (Seattle) @ White River Amphitheater
7/11 Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion
7/12 Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheatre
7/13 Denver, CO @ Venue TBA
7/15 Kansas City, KS @ Sandstone
7/16 St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/17 Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theater
7/19 Indianapolis, IN @ Kilpsch Music Center
7/20 Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
7/23 Saratoga, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
7/24 Mansfield, MA (Boston) @ Xfinity Center
7/26 Burgettstown, PA (Pittsburgh) @ First Niagara Pavilion
7/27 Hartford, CT @ Xfinity Theatre
7/29 Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake
7/30 Wantagh, NY @ Nikon Theater at Jones Beach
8/1 Scranton, PA @ The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
8/2 Camden, NJ (Philadelphia, PA) @ Susquehanna Bank Center
8/3 Washington, DC @ Jiffy Lube Live
8/5 Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
8/7 Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheater
8/9 Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion
8/10 The Woodlands, TX (Houston) @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion