Category Archives: Music

Crystal Bowersox will perform at M15 in Corona. (Contributed Image)

Former “American Idol” contestant Crystal Bowersox, known for her husky voice and bluesy, soulful tunes, is headed to M15 in Corona.

Even though she was runner up to Lee DeWyze, Bowersox made history as the first “Idol” star to perform her own original music on the show.

Bowersox released her sophomore album, “All That For This,” in March 2013.

Bowersox is also doing a VIP meet and greet at the show for an additional charge.

7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, M15, 9022 Pulsar Court, Corona, 951-200-4465, $20 for general admission, additional $50 for the VIP meet-and-greet add-on. .

Visit www.m15concerts.com for more information.

Fair Struggle, a band from Sacramento, will perform at Mission Tobacco Lounge on Friday, Jan. 24. (Contributed Image)

Sayonara Tokyo’s CD release show at Mission Tobacco Lounge isn’t just a celebration of the up-and-coming band, it’s a welcome home party for a longtime member of the scene.

Fair Struggle, a Sacramento band, is coming down to the area for the NAMM convention and the group’s bassist, Miles Daniels, will return to an Inland stage for the first time since moving up north a while back.

He was part of Riverside rock band Lunch Line Jones, with singer Dan Davis.
Davis’ new project, Trapping John Doe, is also on the bill. Inertia will also perform.

It’s just a big happy Inland Empire musical family over there this weekend.
8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, Mission Tobacco Lounge, 3630 University Ave., Riverside, $5, 21 and older only.

For more on Sayonara Tokyo, visit www.sayonaratokyomusic.com and visit www.fairstruggle.com for more on Fair Struggle.

Robin Thicke will perform at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio. (AP Photo)

UPDATE 11:42 a.m.: The Riverside date has disappeared from Thicke’s website.

When Live Nation took over operations of Riverside’s  Fox Performing Arts Center at the end of 2013, the company pledged high-quality entertainment.

So far, the company has already added multi-platinum stars including Willie Nelson and Trace Adkins to the calendar, as well as  household-name comedians such as Wayne Brady and Bill Engvall and prog metal band Dream Theater.

Now the  singing star with the biggest hit of 2013 may be visiting Riverside.

Robin Thicke, he of “Blurred Lines” fame, had originally posted on his website that he will be at the venue that he would perform at the Fox on Wednesday, March 26, but by late morning on Jan. 21, the date has since disappeared.  Live Nation hasn’t posted the event on its ticketing site yet, and it’s unknown when tickets would go on sale.

However, it is confirmed that Thicke will perform at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio on Friday, March 28. Tickets for that go on sale Friday, Jan. 24 and are priced from $49 to $109.

What do you think of Live Nation’s bookings at the Fox so far? Is it a step up? Are they finding the right mix for Riverside?

Trace Adkins will perform at the Riverside Fox on May 18. (2013/File Photo)

Whether you loved him on “Celebrity Apprentice” or have an appreciation for his hit “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk,” country star Trace Adkins is headed to the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside.

He will perform at the Fox on Sunday, May 18, and tickets go on sale Friday, Jan. 24 at noon.

Adkins, who has visited area casinos and the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in recent years, recently entered a rehab program for alcohol after an incident on the “Country Cruising” cruise in the Caribbean last week.

The author and actor is best known for hits such as “You’re Gonna Miss This,” “(This Ain’t) No Thinkin’ Thing” and more.

Adkins’ appearance marks the second major country music show announced for the venue since new operator Live Nation took over. Willie Nelson will perform at the Fox on April 1.

Tickets for the show are $33.50-$76, before fees.

You can purchase them via www.livenation.com or at the box office of the Fox Performing Arts Center at 3801 Mission Inn Ave. in Riverside . The box office is open Monday through Friday noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on show days until show time. You can also call the box office at 951-779-9800.

Illnoise will perform at The Dial in Murrieta on Monday, Jan. 20. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)

Looking for something to do on a Monday night?

The Dial in Murrieta is hosting a schedule of music to chase away that case of the Mondays.

Temecula rapper Illnoise will perform, as well as Chuuwee, Cadillac Freeze, EPonym, Love Anwar and Apex Realm.

7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, The Dial, 41679 Date St., Suite B, Murrieta, $3 for members, $5 for non-members, all ages.

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

The biggest names in country music will visit Southland amphitheaters this year, with big tours from Toby Keith and Rascal Flatts on tap for San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore.

Keith will come to town with an as-yet-unnamed opening act on May 30 and Rascal Flatts will be joined by Sheryl Crow and Gloriana on Aug. 16.

Although tickets aren’t yet on sale for the individual shows, venue operator Live Nation has included them in the Country Megaticket promotion, which includes six other concerts at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine.

In addition to the Devore dates, the concerts scheduled for Irvine include Tim McGraw and Cassadee Pope on May 18, Lady Antebellum and David Nail on June 14, Brad Paisley with Randy Houser, Leah Turner and Charlie Worsham on July 12, Miranda Lambert on July 10, Keith Urban with Jerrod Niemann and Brett Eldredge on Sept. 5 and an artist yet to be announced on Sept. 26.

The premium reserved ticket package is $900, before fees, and includes one reserved seat in the orchestra section for each show, access to the Country Megaticket Lounge and preferred parking.

The gold reserved tier is $750, before fees, and includes one reserved ticket in the loge section for each concert and preferred parking.

There is also a lawn seat package, priced at $225 before fees, which includes one general admission lawn ticket for all of the shows and general parking.

The ticket packages will be available through March 8 via www.megaticket.com and by phone at 800-745-3000.

The English Beat is headed to Romano’s Concert Lounge in Riverside. (Bryan Kremkau/Contributed Image)

Romano’s Concert Lounge loves The English Beat and frontman Dave Wakeling loves the Riverside venue, too.
The ska band, famous for songs such as “Mirror in the Bathroom” and “Save It For Later,” returns to the local spot for a concert on Saturday, Jan. 18.

8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, Romano’s Concert Lounge, 5225 Canyon Crest Drive, Riverside, 951-781-7662, $22.50, 21 and older only.

Visit www.theconcertlounge.com for more information

Johnny Richter will perform at Mission Tobacco Lounge in Riverside on Friday, Jan. 17. (Contributed Image)

After more than a decade of being an MC for Orange County’s Kottonmouth Kings, Johnny Richter has set forth to rule his own kingdom as a solo artist.

Richter started crafting some rhymes for what would become his new solo release, “FreeKING Out,” and he’s bringing it to Mission Tobacco lounge in Riverside on Friday, Jan. 17.

The EP is full of his real-life experiences, not all of them pretty.

Supporting him will be Mira Loma’s West of Mainstream and Redlands-based favorites 100 Proof.

9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, Mission Tobacco Lounge, 3630 University Ave., Riverside, $10, 21 and older only.

Visit www.facebook.com/therealrichter for more information.

Julieta Venegas will perform at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium on April 18. (AP Photo)

Live Nation has announced the first artist to be booked for the Riverside Municipal Auditorium when concert promoter takes over the venue this spring.

Pop-rock singer Julieta Venegas will perform in Riverside at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium on Friday, April 18.

Live Nation, which took control of the Fox Performing Arts Center in December, will operate the Muni after the renovated Riverside Convention Center reopens in March. (The Muni has been filling in for the Convention Center.)

Venegas, who sings in Spanish, has performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in the past.  She’s also taken home multiple Latin Grammys as well as the Best Latin Pop Album for “Limon y Sal”  at the 2007 Grammy Awards.

She released her latest album, “Los Momentos,” in 2013.

Tickets are $33, before fees, and go on sale at noon on Friday, Jan. 17.  You can purchase them via www.livenation.com or at the box office of the Fox Performing Arts Center at 3801 Mission Inn Ave. in Riverside . The box office is open Monday through Friday noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on show days until show time.   You can also call the box office at 951-779-9800.