Category Archives: Music

Country music singer Toby Keith will return to San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore in May. (2012/File Photo)

Country star Toby Keith will return to San Manuel Amphitheater this spring.

Keith will perform at the outdoor Devore venue on Friday, May 30. Colt Ford and Krystal Keith, Keith’s daughter, will open the show.

Tickets are $15.75-$70.75, before fees, and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, March 7 at www.livenation.com.

Childish Gambino (Contributed Image)

The Heat Festival, an annual concert with big names in music held on campus at the University of California, Riverside, has been canceled due to the weather.

University officials had made changes to the event, which features multiple stages across the campus, to accommodate light to moderate rain, but the forecast severe weather that could include lightning, and high winds and heavy, sustained rain, forced the cancellation.

Rapper Childish Gambino, French house music producer Madeon, rockers The Neighbourhood and Portugal. The Man, singer Ciara, and Canadian electronic duo Dzeko and Torres were scheduled to perform at the popular festival.

University officials said the concert would not be rescheduled and that ticket buyers would receive refunds within a few days. Those who purchased tickets online would be contacted via their purchasing email address.

Black Bear and the Cheyenne Autumn Band will perform at Back to the Grind in Riverside. (Brooke Ashleigh/Contributed Image)

Corona’s Black Bear and the Cheyenne Autumn Band released a new album, “Rollin’ Train,” a few months ago, but the holidays and other commitments led to the release not getting a true celebration.

The Americana group will perform music from the new album at a show at Back to the Grind in Riverside on Saturday, March 1.

It’s the first album featuring the full group. A previous recording, ”Trans-Mountaineer,” was done as a solo project by Johnny Miller, aka Black Bear, after taking commercial music classes.

7 p.m. Saturday, March 1, Back to the Grind, 3575 University Ave., Riverside, all ages.

Visit www.bbcab.org and www.facebook.com/bbcabmusic for more information on the band.

Here’s a clip of Black Bear performing the song “Rollin’ Train” for PE Live last year.

Riverside musician Orlando Sims died Friday, Feb. 21 after a decade-long battle with cancer. (Contributed Image)

Riverside musician Orlando “Lanny” Sims, who traveled beyond the Inland music scene to perform around the world, died on Feb. 21 after a decade-long battle with cancer. He was 58.

Mr. Sims, who was born in Riverside, played bass and sang in the alternative rock band Chalk FarM, which was featured in the film “Coyote Ugly.”

He grew up inspired by AM radio, the music of the Southern Baptist Church, records and his great grandfather, who was a blues musician from the south.

After he saw Jimi Hendrix perform live, Mr. Sims performed all over town with local bands until he enlisted in the Air Force when he was 18. While he was in the service, the played with his friends he was stationed with until he returned to Riverside.

Upon his return, he became part of the local bands Rampage, Ice, Stranger, Taboo Zoo and Money, which went on to inspire dozens of local musicians.

Mr. Sims eventually moved to Hollywood and he performed with artists including Jermaine Stewart, Debby Holiday and Ian Astbury of The Cult.

He then joined forces with Michael Duff and they formed Chalk FarM, which went on to open for artists as diverse as Joe Walsh and Seal.

Musicians in the Inland area and beyond shared memories about Sims’ and praised his music on social media.

“Heaven just came into some bad… bass grooves,” Vintage Trouble singer Ty Taylor of Vintage Trouble wrote on Facebook.

Musician Jay Nash posted “So very sad to hear about the passing of Orlando Sims. Such a bright, generous and talented soul” on Twitter.

Mr. Sims is survived by his wife, Colleen, and his children Julian, Izzy and Rosalie. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations for his children to continue music lessons in his memory.

Visit www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/z524 for more information.

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