DIGITAL JOURNALIST
The Rolling Stones perform at the Prudential Center in Dec. 2012. (Evan Agostini/AP)
The Rolling Stones have announced some dates for their upcoming tour and there are two SoCal shows on the list. (Up front: Neither one is Coachella 2013).
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Lighting in a Bottle 2012. (Watchara Phomicinda/Contributed Image)
UPDATE 4/4: See the Lightning in a Bottle 2013 lineup.
Looks like before we head out to the desert to see The Do LaB’s yearly installation at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, there will be some information about The Do LaB’s own festival.
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William Beckett, formerly of The Academy Is…, is playing The Wire in Upland on Friday, April 5. (Courtney Beckett/Contributed Image)
William Beckett, best known for his time as the singer of The Academy Is…and for his guest vocals on Cobra Starship’s “Bring It (Snakes on a Plane),” is headed to The Wire in Upland this weekend.
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Lee Koch is playing Temecula this week. (Nicole Koch/Contributed Photo)
Temecula has been a breeding ground for talent on major network reality competitions.
Two of the acts that appeared in musical shows are teaming up for a night of music at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater on Friday, April 5.
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Fans enjoy Coachella at dusk. (2007/File Photo)
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will be streaming sets live on YouTube again this festival season.
The channel, at http://www.youtube.com/coachella, will be presenting performances from the first weekend of the festival, April 12-14, 2013, from the Empire Polo Club in Indio.
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Scotty McCreery will headline the Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival on May 31. (2011/File Photo)
The Temecula Valley has an “American Idol” in its sights.
Scotty McCreery, winner of “American Idol” in 2011, will perform in the Friday night headlining spot at the Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival.
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Daft Punk (AP Photo)
It’s April Fools’ Day, so keep that in mind, but reader Justin Rothgeb just alerted me to a link of a video of Daft Punk on Viddy supposedly proclaiming that they’re coming to the desert.
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A hologram of Tupac Shakur was a big hit at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (AP Photo)
We are less than two weeks away from the kickoff of the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The fest is always full of surprises, most notably in 2012, it was the lifelike Tupac Shakur hologram that appeared during Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s set that stunned everyone.
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On Being Human stops by PE Live (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)
Happy Easter! Relax from the egg hunts with some great new music from On Being Human.
Check out more from On Being Human at the band’s website,Facebook and Twitter. Also, their own YouTube page, has some great video game music covers and medleys.
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Curtiss King proposed to his girlfriend on stage at Paid Dues 2013. (Contributed Image)
PAID DUES! twitter.com/EQUIPTO/status…
— EQUIPTO (@EQUIPTO) March 31, 2013
The Paid Dues independent hip-hop festival took over San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore on Saturday, March 30.
Here’s a look at some of the scenes throughout the day, including the I.E.’s own Curtiss King proposing on stage during MURS’ set. Congrats to King and his fiancee.
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