DIGITAL JOURNALIST
Oingo Boingo performs at the Us Festival in 1983. (Kurt Miller/File Photo)
Did you see Black Sabbath at Cal Jam? What was the best show you ever saw at Spanky’s? Where was the first concert you ever attended in the Inland Empire?
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Matt Costa will play The Barn in Riverside on Wednesday, May 15. (Nolan Hall/Contributed Image)
The final music concert of the season at The Barn at University of California, Riverside, is happening on Wednesday, May 15.
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Smile Empty Soul will perform at Splash Kingdom Waterpark on May 17. (Contributed Image)
Want to jump on a trampoline and rock out at the same time?
You have a chance to do that on Friday, May 17 at Splash Kingdom Waterpark in Redlands.
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Slayer posted an update about the death of guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who was a Hemet resident, on the metal band’s website Thursday, May 9, which promised a celebration of Hanneman and also revealed the cause of his death on May 2.
The band posted that the cause of Hanneman’s death was alcohol-related cirrhosis and that not even Hanneman and those closest to him were aware of the severity until his final days. He was not on a liver transplant list and the band said he had been improving.
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The Paper Crowns perform in the studio for the filming of PE Live. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)
I’ve been a fan of The Paper Crowns and the band members’ previous projects for a long time. There’s a lot of love and a lot of beauty in these songs. And for our PE Live session, there was a lot of action, too
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Suicidal Tendencies will perform at the Fox Theater in Pomona on Saturday, May 11. (Contributed Image)
Some artists just ooze Southern California, whether it’s the sun-soaked folk of the canyons from The Byrds, Social Distortion’s channeling of Johnny Cash and The Clash in Orange County, or Suicidal Tendencies, which embrace the weird of Venice.
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On Being Human has released a new video for “Automation.” (Contributed Image)
On Being Human is just super rad. If you’re not listening to them, you should be. Check out their new video for “Automation,” off EP “eVe.” The whole thing was shot on GoPro cameras.
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Marty Dread will perform at the Inland Empire Reggae Festival in San Bernardino on Saturday, May 11. (Contributed Image)
The Inland Empire Reggae Festival returns for its third year at the National Orange Show Events Center in San Bernardino on Saturday, May 11. The performers include Brigadier Jerry, Fully Fullwood All Star Band, Ranking Joe, Marty Dread, Errol Bonnick, Shinehead, Dave Monaco Band with Aalon and Leroy Osbourne, Trevor English, Chappa Jan, Richie Strong, Ladee Dred, Piracy Conspiracy, Tribe-O, Living Stone, Ras Sojie and guest M.C. Junior Francis.
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Randy Houser performs during the Wagon Wheel Country Music Festival at Diamond Stadium in Lake Elsinore on Sunday, November 14, 2010. (Rodrigo Pena/Freelance Photographer)
Randy Houser is the reason we have Trace Adkins’ hit “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk.” He was one of the co-writers on the tongue-in-cheek song as well as on Justin Moore’s “Back That Thing Up.”
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Jim Lauderdale returns to Pappy & Harriet’s for Jimfest on Friday, May 10. (2009/File Photo)
Pappy and Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace has two major shows worth heading to the high desert for this weekend.
On Friday, May 10, it’s a celebration of all things Jim Lauderdale with the fourth annual Jimfest.
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