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Hemet High grad Jessy J will perform a free show at Morongo this weekend. (Contributed Image)
Hemet High grad Jessy J brings her saxophone and some smooth grooves to Morongo Casino, Resort and Spa this weekend. It’s part of 94.7 FM’s “Smooth Sundays” series at the casino.
The show is free, but you must get tickets by calling 323-930-5521 or going online to 947thewave.cbslocal.com
5 p.m. Sunday, Morongo Casino, Resort and Spa, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon. 21 and older only.
DJ Alf Alpha will perform at Splash House in Palm Springs this weekend (2014/File Photo)
Splash House returns for a second year of electronic music and poolside shindigs this weekend in Palm Springs.
From Friday through Sunday, Hacienda Beach Club, the Hard Rock Hotel and The Saguaro hotel in Palm Springs will play host to dozens of electronic artists.
A general admission pass nets you access to the three pools and a free shuttle to take you between the venues. The pass also gets you after party action on Friday and Saturday.
The Saguaro’s lineup will specialize in deep house and nu disco; Hard Rock will get big name DJ sets, deep house and indie dance and Hacienda will have “deep and techy beats with a touch of future bass and instrumental hip-hop,” according to the event’s website.
Among the notable performers are DJ sets by Moby, Poolside, Tycho, AC Slater, Alf Alpha and Purity Ring.
Three-day passes are $103 and available via splashhouse.com. You must be 21 or older to attend.
Cherub is coming to the Riverside Municipal Auditorium in October. (Sami Drasin/Courtesy of Cherub)
Fresh off KROQ’s Weenie Roast, Cherub is headed to the Riverside Municipal Auditorium this fall.
Why you know them: The earworm “Doses & Mimosas” is poised to be the jam of the summer even though it actually came out a couple of years ago.
The synth-tastic duo will perform at the Muni on Oct. 16 with Ghost Beach and Gibbz.
Tickets go on sale Friday, June 13, at 10 a.m. and are $17 before fees. You can pick them up over at livenation.com or the Fox Performing Arts Center Box Office.
Here’s a totally random acoustic version of “Doses & Mimosas” for your listening pleasure.
Slash will perform at Pechanga Resort and Casino. (Courtesy of Pechanga)
The number of iconic guitarists since 1985 can be counted on one hand. Slash is one of them.
The top hat-wearing guitarist, originally known for his work with Guns N’ Roses and later with supergroup Velvet Revolver, will perform with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators at Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula on Saturday, Aug. 9.
Kenendy, who also sings for Alter Bridge, has collaborated with Slash for years, including on upcoming record “World on Fire,” which will be released in September.
Tickets are $69, $79, $89 and $99 and go on sale at 3 p.m. Friday, June 13. You can pick them up at the Pechanga Box Office, by calling 877-711-2946 or online at www.Pechanga.com/Entertainment.
Social Distortion performs on the Coachella Stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, Calif., on Sunday, April 14, 2013. (File Photo)
File this one under “Big Darn Deal.”
Riverside just got infinitely cooler with the announcement that Social Distortion will perform at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium on Friday, Sept. 26.
The Orange County punk band, whose sonic chestnuts include “Story of My Life,” “Mommy’s Little Monster” and “Ball and Chain,” is a SoCal favorite.
Tickets are $35 before fees and go on sale Friday, June 13 at 10 a.m. with a few pre-sales starting earlier. You can pick up tickets at livenation.com or at the Fox Performing arts Center’s box office.
For those of you keeping score at home, that means we’ll have three notable rock/alternative shows in a row at the Muni. Bookending Social D is metal band Amon Amarth on Sept. 25 and Fitz and the Tantrums will perform Sept. 27.
Eric Church performs on the Mane Stage on Friday, April 25, 2014, at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival. (Charlotte Bray/Freelance Photographer)
The ninth edition of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival will take place Friday, April 24 through Sunday, April 26, 2015 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, festival producer Goldenvoice announced Monday.
And for the first time, Stagecoach is doing a pre-sale for its fans, similar to what the promoter does for the popular Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. A limited number of passes will go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 12 through stagecoachfestival.com. The pre-sale ends Friday, June 20 at 6 p.m., or while supplies last.
Three-day general admission passes are $249 each and the reserved seating and standing pit passes are $799 each. The prices include fees. Children 10 and younger get free general admission into the festival.
RV camping passes will also be included in the advance sale, but if you are applying to camp for the first time, applications will not be accepted until the official lineup is released, which usually happens in the fall. RV camping prices are $550 for dry camping and $850-$950 for camping with electrical hookups.
For the advance sale, purchasers can opt to pay in full or go for a payment plan that requires 20 percent down and then five other payments.
The sold-out 2014 festival had an attendance of 63,000 and featured headlining sets from Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and Eric Church. Other notable performances included Hunter Hayes, Lee Brice and Trampled By Turtles.
Who do you want to see play Stagecoach 2015? Let us know in the comments below.
Paul Collins will perform in Upland on June 12. (Courtesy of Paul Collins)
The Paul Collins Beat (not to be confused with the English Beat), is coming to Upland on Thursday night.
Collins is known for his solo work as well as being part of the Nerves.
The show also features Casey Jones and the Railsplitters, Voyage of the Beagle and No Small Children.
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Second Avenue Saloon, 271 N. Second Ave., Upland, $8 in advance, $10 at the door, 21 and older only.
And now, one of the best songs from The Beat, “Rock ‘N’ Roll Girl.”
Ironklad will perform in Banning. (Courtesy of Ironklad)
Inland metal band Ironklad is one of more than a dozen local artists to rock out at Boondocks Tavern in Banning.
Ironklad, formed in 2008, has shared the stage with acts including Korn and Otep.
Remember to stretch first and headbang in moderation.
The free show also includes Exhaust, Berdoo, Angstrom, Army of Darkness, Deceive the Dead, Chemical Warfare Band, Trip to the Morgue, Heavy Justice , DAEMOS, GrimWolf, Contortion and He is Messiah.
4 p.m. Friday, June 7, Boondocks Tavern, 4296 W. Ramsey St., Banning, free, 21 and older only.
Visit facebook.com/IRONKLAD08 for more information.
Fitz and the Tantrums will perform at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium in September. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 6. (Vanessa Franko/Staff)
The Riverside Municipal Auditorium will have something on tap for rock fans this summer when The Cult, they of “Fire Woman” and “She Sells Sanctuary” fame, perform on Saturday, July 26.
Tickets are $30, before fees, and go on sale Friday, June 6 at 10 a.m. The band recently played the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April.
Another previous Coachella group, and more recently the headliner of Palm Springs block party Tachevah, Fitz and the Tantrums, will also be at the venue. The band, which has had big time radio hits with “The Walker” and “Out of My League,” will be at the Muni on Saturday, Sept. 27. Tickets are $25, plus fees, and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.
And if you love metal, Amon Amarth, who brought a really sweet Viking ship to the Mayhem Festival at San Manuel Amphitheater last summer, will also be at the Muni with Sabaton and Skeletonwitch on Thursday, Sept. 25. Those tickets are $25 and $35, before fees, and are already on sale.
Meanwhile, down the street at the Fox Performing Arts Center, “Last Comic Standing” comes to town on Friday, Sept. 19. Tickets are $25-$40, before fees, and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, June 6.
Also, Argentine duo Pimpinela will perform at the Fox on Saturday, Aug. 16. Tickets are $35-$65 and will be on sale at noon on Friday.
A new local music series will run at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium on the first Thursday of every month. (File Photo/2014)
Inland musician and promoter Patrick Maloney has been giving local music a lot of love at the open mic nights he hosts at the Preview Bar at the Fox Performing Arts Center.
Now, Maloney is also going to add more music to the calendar. He will be hosting live, local music at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium on the first Thursday of each month, the same day as Riverside’s monthly Arts Walk. The show will feature DJs outside and live music inside at a stage downstairs in the auditorium.
The installment on Thursday will include Charlie Moon, Michael Soy, Chris Cruz, Anthony Duran and more.
7 p.m. Thursday, Riverside Municipal Auditorium, 3485 Mission Inn Ave., $5, 18 and older only.