DIGITAL JOURNALIST
Faimkills just released the new EP “Tasty Waves.” (Contributed Image)
San Bernardino rapper Faimkills is celebrating the release of his new EP “Tasty Waves” with a performance at It’s The Common Ground Sunday, Aug. 18 at The Vibe in Riverside.
Spirit Fangs, Arielle Devine, Zentonic and Stoney are also performing.
9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, The Vibe, 1803 University Ave., Riverside, $5 before 10:30 p.m., 18 and older only.
Visit www.facebook.com/OfficialFaimkills for more information.
Nikki Sixx will appear at a NAPA Auto Parts store in Ontario on Friday, Aug. 16. (2007/AP Photo)
Today in the “I Can’t Make This Stuff Up” file we have Nikki Sixx, of Motley Crue fame, headed to Ontario on Friday, Aug. 16.
That part isn’t so unbelievable–Sixx and the Crue have been frequent visitors to the Inland Empire over the years. The part where it gets weird is that the appearance is to celebrate the grand opening of a NAPA Auto Parts store in Ontario. Sixx and Kerri Kasem, who co-hosts his “Sixx Sense” will appear at the store. (NAPA is one of the sponsors of the show).
Then, when you think it can’t get weirder, it does–Blue October, which had a radio hit with “Hate Me,” will perform an acoustic set at the store.
The appearance is free, but if you shell out $20 in auto parts at the store, you could get two wristbands to meet and get your photo with Kasem and Sixx while supplies last. Just think, for the price of an air filter or a couple of quarts of motor oil you can meet the man responsible for “Shout at the Devil.”
Call the store at 951-360-0192 for more information.
4-6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, NAPA Auto Parts, 2191 Burgundy Place, Ontario, free.
I’m pretty sure the Crue’s “Kickstart My Heart” is appropriate video for this post. You’re welcome.
Late Night Revival (Contributed Image)
Riverside’s Late Night Revival has a big show at The Glass House on Saturday, Aug. 17 supporting the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.
Late Night Revival released one of my favorite local records of 2012. It’s radio-friendly pop-rock worth a listen.
7 p.m. Saturday, The Glass House, 200 W. Second St., Pomona, $12 in advance, all ages.
Visit Late Night Revival on Facebook for more information.
Check out the band’s video for “Angel & Me.”
City of Thieves, a Corona band, was among four groups that played Friday, March 22, at Coronas Fender Center for the Performing Arts Live at the Rhythm Lounge. (Katie Reed/Contributed Image)
With the sale of the Fender Center for the Performing Arts to the City of Corona, there may be one less venue around (FYI, the Kids Rock Free Program will still be in the building for a year and will continue in a new location).
But there is at least one more local show happening at the Rhythm Lounge.
Corona bands Castle Pines and City of Thieves will perform as well as Los Angeles-based bands Nature By Numbers and Perceptionist.
7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, Rhythm Lounge at the Fender Center for the Performing Arts, 365 N. Main St., Corona, $5, 18 and older only.
Here’s Castle Pines talking a little bit about what they do in an interview on PE Live. Let the video keep playing to watch the performances, too. (We release new PE Live videos every week).
Lara Landon (Contributed Image)
Riverside native Lara Landon, a Christian artist who is now based in Nashville, Tenn., is offering up a free download each day until she kicks off her new album project launch and video release on Sept. 4.
The songs are from her previous albums, including 2009’s “Beloved” and 2012’s “Overcome.”
Landon has a powerful voice and has been growing her fan base through touring.
You can download the free singles daily at http://noisetrade.com/laralandon.
Here’s the video for her song “The River.”
ColeSlaw performs on the patio at the Hangar 24 Tasting Room in Redlands. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)
ColeSlaw isn’t just a picnic treat. The Inland-based duo features two of the most talented musicians in the area (Chad Villarreal and Matt Coleman) and really fun music that spans multiple genres and has a fun, free energy on the stage.
We recently caught up with ColeSlaw at Hangar 24 and filmed a recent performance. Watch “Potion” below and catch the interview and the other performances by just letting the video play.
You can see a total of 75 videos from Inland musicians at the PE Live home at http://x.pe.com/PE_Live.
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You can also see ColeSlaw live tonight, Saturday, Aug. 10 at The Vault in Redlands and Sunday, Aug. 11 at Killarney’s in Riverside.
We’ll be filming a future PE Live at Hangar 24 on Wednesday, Aug. 14 with The Great Late, who I just wrote about in this week’s Audio File.
ColeSlaw performs at Hangar 24 in Redlands. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)
With this addition of ColeSlaw to the PE Live playlist, we’re up to 75 videos of music and interviews from Inland Empire artists.
ColeSlaw is made up of two incredibly talented musicians, Chad Villarreal and Matt Coleman, and I’m thrilled to feature them on PE Live. Matt was actually one of the first artists to come in the studio when we first did the show five years ago.
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We recently caught up with the pair at the Hangar 24 Brewery Tasting Room in Redlands. Here’s one of the performances, “Come and Go.” If you let the video keep playing, the interview and other performances will appear.
Like the music? See the band live this weekend.
ColeSlaw will perform at Sorrel Bistro in Temecula on Friday, Aug. 9, The Vault Martini Bar in Redlands on Saturday, Aug. 10 and Killarney’s in Riverside on Sunday, Aug. 11.
Slow Children will play The Dial in Murrieta. (Contributed Image)
The Dial in Murrieta is hosting a show with Boston punk band Opposition Rising on Wednesday, Aug. 14.
The show will also include a number of local bands, too. Riverside’s Slow Children, Sun City’s Ready Steady Go and Murrieta’s Devastation are also on the bill.
Plus, Too Much Beer will be driving up from Escondido. Of course, The Dial is an alcohol and drug free venue, so maybe it will be Too Much (Root) Beer instead.
Admission is $5 before the first band and $7 after. Also, attending a show at the venue now requires a $2 membership that lasts for six months.
8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, The Dial, 41679 Date St., Suite B, Murrieta, all ages.
Visit http://www.facebook.com/thedialcollective for more information.
Action Bronson performs at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival, Saturday, April 13, 2013. (Charlotte Bray/Freelance Photographer)
The Rock the Bells festival, which heads to San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore on Sept. 7 and 8, has announced a final round of artist additions as well as single-day tickets.
The festival, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, has added supergroup A$AP Mob (featuring A$AP Rocky, A$AP Ferg, A$AP Ant, A$AP Twelvy and A$AP Nast), Joey Bad… and Pro Era, Stalley, Young Dirty … and The Internet to all of the shows.
The San Bernardino festival dates, which are the Los Angeles area shows, will also include Trinidad James and Action Bronson.
Other performers already announced for the show include Wu-Tang Clan, Jurassic 5, Kid Cudi and more.
The festival has also announced single-day tickets. You can see the individual lineup dates for the San Bernardino show at the Rock the Bells website. Single-day tickets for San Manuel Amphitheater will be $89 each, plus fees, until Aug. 18, when the prices go up to $99 each. For VIP, tickets are listed at $189 per day. A two-day general admission pass is $165 and a two-day VIP pass is $399.
One of the other big things about this year’s Rock the Bells is the holograms that will be on stage. While the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival brought hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur back to life with Dre and Snoop back in 2012, Rock the Bells is doubling the hologram fun.
Wu-Tang Clan will be joined on stage at Rock the Bells in San Bernardino in September by an O.D.B. hologram. (2013/File Photo)
Eazy-E will be with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony on Sept. 7 and O.D.B. will join Wu-Tang Clan on Sept. 8, but at first there reports of hologram rights issues.
Rock the Bells founder Chang Weisberg said this in the press release:
Despite initial reports of problems with rights clearances, I’m very pleased to announce that the estates are both 100 percent on board. Furthermore, not only are the families on board with the virtual performances, they are actually participating with the creation of them. This ensures the authenticity and integrity of the performances. It’s a monumental moment for music and technology that Eazy’s and ODB’s children have lent their DNA to these historic performances. Their bodies, faces, and voices have been captured to help recreate their fathers’ avatars. The process has been extremely rewarding to say the least. Seeing family members honoring their fathers in such a unique way has been incredible to witness.
There’s also a really cool contest the festival is running to give a winner in every market (Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and New York) a prize that includes seeing the soundcheck for the virtual performances of O.D.B. and Eazy-E. (The winners also get a pair of two-day passes and hotel accommodations for the weekend. You can enter at www.rockthebells.net/contests.)
Visit www.rockthebells.net for more information on the festival.
Hundreds of fans camped on site at Glen Helen Regional Park to see Mumford & Sons perform at San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore on June 2, 2013. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)
Nocturnal Wonderland, an electronic dance music festival that was previously held at the National Orange Show, is moving to San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore on Saturday, Sept. 21 and the event is also offering camping.
This is the first year that camping has been offered for select concerts at the venue, which is nestled inside Glen Helen Regional Park.
The first event with camping at the amphitheater was the Mumford and Sons show in early June. The upcoming Brad Paisley performance on Aug. 24 also has a camping option.
The camping for Nocturnal Wonderland will be open Friday, Sept. 20 and closes at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22. You have the option to camp Friday and Saturday nights or just Saturday.
Camping passes are $75 for the two nights for a car/truck and $125 for an RV. The Saturday night camping pass is $50 for a car/truck and $100 for an RV. You must be at least 18 and have a ticket for the festival to camp.
Camping passes and tickets are available via Live Nation.
Here are some of the rules for camping:
There is quiet time from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Leave your drugs, weapons, fireworks, kegs, beer bongs, illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia at home.
Here’s a list of Live Nation’s recommend items for camping:
-A tent
-Clothing for all temperatures – the nights can be chilly.
-Sunscreen/sunblock.
-Your happy smiley face ready to have some fun.
There are also water slides available in the park.
Visit Insomniac’s website for more information.
This will be the second of four EDM events the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approved venue operator Live Nation to hold during the year. The first one, Beyond Wonderland, happened in March and was a success.