DIGITAL JOURNALIST
Richard Marx has the best Twitter ever. (Contributed Image)
If you didn’t see my admission of being a Wham! aficionado yesterday, I’m spending part of this month using Audio Files to highlight my favorite holiday (yes, not just Christmas) songs.
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Wham! The other outtakes from the “Last Christmas” single are even more disturbing. (Contributed Image)
Happy Dec. 1. I love Wham! I own “Make It Big” on cassette and CD. I once forced my friend to dress up like George Michael from the “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” video for a Halloween video for PE.com. (Yes, I played the part of Andrew Ridgeley. And we had “Choose Life” shirts that I made.)
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Alien Ant Farm will have a special show in Riverside for the holidays. (Contributed Image)
On Saturday, Dec. 8, Alien Ant Farm will join the Riverside City College Studio Orchestra at the Landis Performing Arts Center for “Here Comes SANTa,” a mix of Alien Ant Farm classics and holiday music.
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RAWArtists invade Pomona on Thursday, Dec. 6.
Fontana’s Anterluz is one of the musical artists on the show. Evan Palmer, Lost Frontiers, DJ Lady P and Zephyris are the musical artists on the bill.
There will also be visual artists and fashion designers showing off their work.
7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, Luna Lounge and Nightclub, 3220 W. Temple Ave., Pomona, $10 in advance, $15 at the door, 21 and up only.
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Metalcore band Suicide Silence will honor late singer Mitch Lucker with a tribute concert in Pomona on Dec. 21. (2011/File Photo)
Suicide Silence made a special appearance at California Metalfest VI in San Bernardino on Saturday, Nov. 24 to honor the memory of late singer Mitch Lucker, who died Nov. 1 after a Halloween motorcycle accident in Huntington Beach.
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The Paper Crowns recently released the album “See You Tonight.” (Mod Photography/Contributed Image)
Let’s settle into this rainy Friday evening with some incredibly talented local musicians.
Nicole Pond and Spiro Nicolopoulos are the crux of The Paper Crowns, a folk-inspired combo whose songs range from bluesy to rootsy Americana to rock. Both are incredibly talented as songwriters (you might remember Nicolopoulos from the dearly departed Rolling Reunion) and they recently put out their album “See You Tonight.”
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FROM TEMECULA- West Coast Performing Arts and Cruisin Oldies Concerts proudly present The Swing Dolls: USO Tour! From ABBA to Swing An Evening of Comedy, Dance and Music starring The Swing Dolls With Special Guest Comedy Juggler Bryson Lang
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Bjork entertains the crowd during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio. (2007/File Photo)
The very first Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival I covered back in 2007 had an eclectic mix of headliners–the newly reunited Rage Against the Machine, arena staples Red Hot Chili Peppers and the mistress of eccentricity, Bjork.
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La Vice has released its music video.
2012 continues to blow my mind when it comes to local music.
La Vice, which isn’t exactly local but features Riverside native Chris Qualls (of Electric Valentine, A Kiss Could Be Deadly) released its debut EP earlier in November.
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FROM PALM SPRINGS- Legendary Emmy