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Jackson 5 (AP Photo)
I think we all need a little happiness today and what better way to do that than listening to the Jackson 5?
Since Santa Claus is coming to town tomorrow night, I think it’s only appropriate that we play his theme song.
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Castle Pines (Jacob Foust/Contributed Photo)
On Friday, I started revealing my Local Favorites of 2012. If you want to see who I’ve reveal so far (all in random order, I don’t do rankings), click on the Local Favorites link.
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Suicide Silence has set up a memorial fund for the daughter of late singer Mitch Lucker. (Suicide Silence/Contributed Image)
On Dec. 21, the metal community paid tribute to Suicide Silence’s Mitch Lucker at the Fox Theater in Pomona.
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Knock-Out
(PHOTO: JUDD IRISH BRADLEY)
It’s the end of the year and there’s been so much great music that it took me a while to figure out my favorite Inland releases. I’ll be posting two per day over the next week or soHere’s a link to everyone who made the list so far. You can see the full list, plus the more than honorable mentions in the Dec. 28 edition of The Press-Enterprise in the Guide section.
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Tom Petty plays the Super Bowl in 2008. (AP Photo)
Tom Petty rocks. Tom Petty at Christmas is even better.
I first heard “Christmas All Over” on “A Very Special Christmas 2,” and was pulled in by its drum intro.
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Riverside’s Walter Cabal. (David Mendoza III/Contributed Image)
I’m revealing my favorite local releases of 2012 here at the blog. Here’s a link to everyone who made the list so far. I’ll be revealing two artists each day. You can see the full list, plus the more than honorable mentions in the Dec. 28 edition of The Press-Enterprise in the Guide section.
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The Tic Tocs are playing a cystic fibrosis benefit in San Bernardino. (Daniel Bach/Contributed Photo)
Stinger’s in San Bernardino will be the site of a benefit to raise money and awareness to fight cystic fibrosis on Friday, Dec. 28.
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Winston and the Telescreen
If we’ve ever spoken or you’re a regular reader of the Audio File, you know I’m passionate about local music. I really believe we have some incredible talent here in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties and 2012 produced some of the best music I’ve heard since I moved here six years ago.
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The Waitresses crafted the greatest Christmas song ever. (Polygram Records)
Today’s Audio Files might be my favorite of the year–it’s time to shine a spotlight on The Waitresses, the new wave delight that is responsible for the best Christmas song ever.
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DJ Juice from Morefire Mondays, shown here at Coachella 2012, is aboard the S.S. Coachella. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)
Even though the S.S. Coachella is thousands of miles away form the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, the spirit of the Inland music was strong as artists like Alf Alpha, Gabe Real, Juice, Jimbo Jenkins and Mantastique provided the soundtrack on the high seas.
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