Category Archives: Music

RIVERSIDE: Celebrate record collecting on Saturday

The Inland Empire Record Collective will be hosting events on Saturday, Nov. 16. (AP Photo)

Back in the day before everyone listened to music on their phones, before there were iPods, or even the Discman or Walkman, there was vinyl.

Thankfully, the warm, rich tones are still around (and even thriving) and the Inland Empire Record Collective is celebrating the wax platters this weekend in downtown Riverside.

The party is happening from 10 a.m. until sundown on Saturday, Nov. 16 in parking lot 16 behind Worthington’s Tavern, Back to the Grind and D-Dogs in Riverside.

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There will be record vendors selling vinyl of all kinds and live music and DJs, including main stage sets from Juice Won, Redbeef, Fn1, Mando the DJ, Mano, McGutter, DJ Inform and FunkFreaks.

Inside Worthington’s, there will be open turntables from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a whole bunch of other performers.

There’s also an after party inside Workthington’s with The Egyptian Lover and others.

Inland Empire Record Collective event, 10 a.m.-sundown, Saturday, Nov. 16, parking lot 16 behind Worthington’s Tavern and Back to the Grind, off Orange between Mission Inn and Uninversity Avenues, Riverside, free.

The Egyptian Lover, 8 p.m. Saturday, Worthington’s Tavern, 3587 University Ave., Riverside, 21 and older only, $10 before 10 p.m. , $15 after 10 p.m.

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

HEMET: Casey Abrams, Lee Rocker head to Historic Hemet Theater

Casey Abrams will perform in Hemet on Nov. 16. (Fielding Buck/Staff Photographer)

Two prominent bassists will be making their way to the Historic Hemet Theater in the coming weeks.

On Saturday, Nov. 16, Idyllwild’s musical icon and former “American Idol” contestant Casey Abrams is playing at the venue, where he had a evry successful show a few months back.

On Dec. 7 Lee Rocker, of the Stray Cats, will perform at the venue.

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There are two tiers of tickets available for the shows. The VIP ticket is $45,before fees, and gets you a reserved seat, a meet and greet and one drink ticket. You also get to enter the show an hour earlier.

The general admission tickets are $25 each, before fees.

You can pick them up online at www.goldencrownproductions.com. Both ticket types will be upped by $10 if you purchase at the door on the day of the show.

6 p.m. for VIP, 7 p.m. for general admission, Saturday, Nov. 16, Historic Hemet Theater, 216 E. Florida Ave. , Hemet, 951-658-2411.

RIVERSIDE: Catch Naive Thieves at ProAbition Nov. 12

Naive Thieves will perform at ProAbition in Riverside on Tuesday, Nov. 12. (Contributed Image)

Naive Thieves is one of the most promising bands out of Riverside and the group will be playing ProAbition’s new service industry night on Tuesday, Nov. 12.

The band has been making a name for itself with some notable shows in Los Angeles and beyond.

We’ll be on hand to film PE Live on Tuesday night, too.

The band’s 2011 release, “Le Sheik Rhat,” was produced by Casey Crescenzo of The Dear Hunter. Earlier this year they released a new single, “Anxiété.”

Visit www.naivethieves.com for more on the band and www.proabition.com for more on the show.

8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, ProAbition, 3597 Main St., Riverside, 951-222-2110, 21 and older only.

PE LIVE: Watch The Fingers perform ‘Old School Disguise’

The Fingers perform at Hangar 24 Brewery in Redlands (Matthew Schoenmann/Freelance Photographer)

Every week, we post brand new performance and interview videos with Inland Empire artists in our video series PE Live.

This week we were joined by Redlands jam band The Fingers for a very special holiday PE Live (trust me, we’re not going all Christmas on you just yet.)

Check out “Old School Disguise” by The Fingers below.

Don’t forget to subscribe to PE Live.

PE LIVE: Get to know The Fingers

The Fingers (Contributed Image)

It’s another week so it’s time for another PE Live.

This week it’s a very special edition with The Fingers. We filmed the jam-inspired Redlands band at Hangar 24 on Halloween and they played some of their new material for us.

Watch the PE Live interview with The Fingers.

Check out “Never Alone,” too.

We have two PE Live sessions coming up and it would be great to see you there.

First, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, we are filming Naïve Thieves at ProAbition in Riverside.

Naïve Thieves are one of the breakout indie rock bands in the region. Their 2011 EP, “Le Sheik Rhat,” was produced by Casey Crescenzo of The Dear Hunter.

Visit www.naivethieves.com for more on the band and www.proabition.com for more on the show.

8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, ProAbition, 3597 Main St., Riverside, 951-222-2110, 21 and older only.

Then, on Nov. 16, we’ll be at Hangar 24 Brewery in Redlands to catch the blues magic of the Chase Walker Band.

Walker, a teen guitar phenom, was a finalist in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition earlier this year.

He and his band will perform at the show and then will be followed up by previous PE Live guest, My Own Holiday.

6 p.m. Nov. 16, Hangar 24 Brewery Tasting Room, 1710 Sessums Drive, Redlands, free.

Visit www.chasewalkerband.com for more on the band and www.hangar24brewery.com for more on the show.

LAKE ELSINORE: Grand Prix hosts local bands

Ascension will perform at the Lake Elsinore Grand Prix over the weekend. (Contributed Image)

The Lake Elsinore Grand Prix returns to the Diamond in Lake Elsinore this weekend and in addition to the off-road racing action, there will be local music over the two days.

On Saturday, Nov. 9, Simon and Hunter, Midnight Satellites, Late Night Revival and Don’t Kick Jimmy will perfom.

On Sunday, Nov. 10, Ascension and Indica Roots will be on stage.

Ascension just played the Whisky A Go-Go this week, opening for The Halo Method, a group that includes members (and former members) of Papa Roach, Evanescence, In This Moments and more.

The young rock group has been gaining steam since taking home the last Band Wars title at The Vault concert venue in Temecula.

11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, 500 Diamond Drive, Lake Elsinore, free admission, but parking is $10-$20.

Visit www.facebook.com/TheAscensionBand for more on the band

RIVERSIDE: The BellRays, Bucksworth join forces at Mario’s

The BellRays are playing a rare hometown show at Mario’s Place in Riverside on Sunday, Nov. 10. (Contributed Image)

When the BellRays aren’t globe-trotting and selling out shows in Europe, you might find the group at home in Riverside, but a hometown show is a rare treat.

And the setting for the band’s dynamic punk meets the blues meets soul on Sunday, Nov. 10 is even more special.

The band will be playing Mario’s Place in Riverside and it’s an early show, so no complaining about work the next day. Wear comfortable shoes. There will be dancing.

Plus, the great Bucksworth will be joining the fun.

Seating is limited, so you want to get there on the early side.

Mario’s is also hosting Bob and Lisa, as in Bob Vennum and Lisa Kekaula of the BellRays with their acoustic project,on Friday, Nov. 8 and the Union Drifters on Saturday, Nov. 9.

Bob and Lisa, 10 p.m. Friday, Mario’s Place, 3646 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, 951-684-7755, free, 21 and older.

The Union Drifters, 10 p.m. Saturday, free.

The Bellrays and Bucksworth, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, $10.

For more information on The Bellrays visit www.thebellrays.com.

MUSIC: Did you release music in 2013? Let us know

It’s the end of the year! Don’t forget to submit your work. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)

It’s November, the time of year when the music journalists around the world start digging out from under the columns of towering CDs on their desks in an effort to work on the daunting best-of lists.

I’ve been trying to keep up with everything as the year has gone on, but I can tell you that without a doubt this has been the biggest year for Inland Empire music since I took over this beat from my predecessor. It’s also been the best.

I don’t want to miss someone, so if you released music in 2013 and you’re from the Inland Empire, please fill out the form below. I’m limiting it to EPs and albums. And if you are planning to release something in the next month or so, please let me know.

Fill out the Inland Music 2013 form.

As always, you can contact me at vfranko@pe.com or at Facebook.

Thank you for taking the time to let me know about your work and for supporting the local music scene, whether you’re a musician or a music lover.

ONTARIO: Winter Jam worship concert ready for arena

Thousand Foot Krutch will perform at Winter Jam on Nov. 8. (2010/File Photo)

Winter Jam, the immensely popular Christian music and worship tour, returns to Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario on Friday, Nov. 8.

The tour is kicking off its West Coast run with the Ontario date, which will feature Newsboys, Thousand Foot Krutch, Crowder, Tenth Avenue North, Plumb, NewSong and Building 429. There will also be a pre-jam show with Love & the Outcome, Everfound and Dara Maclean.

Parking will set you back $10 and there’s a $10 donation requested to attend. Traditional tickets are not sold for this event.

6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, Citizens Business Business Bank Arena, 4000 E. Ontario Center Parkway, Ontario.

Visit www.cbbankarena.com and http://www.jamtour.com/ for more information.

CORONA: Filter visits M15 on Nov. 12

Filter will perform at M15 in Corona on Nov. 12. (Contributed Image)

If Cleveland rocks, one of the reasons why is that it spawned Filter.

The rock band, led by Richard Patrick, was formed after Patrick was a touring member of Nine Inch Nails in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Filter heads to M15 in Corona on Tuesday, Nov. 12 in support of the new album “The Sun Comes Out Tonight.”

If you haven’t heard anything off the band’s new album, you might have heard the big hits, such as “Take a Picture” and “Hey Man, Nice Shot.”

Fight or Flight and We As Humans will also perform.

The venue also has some other notable names coming to town, including DJ Quik on Friday, Nov. 29, Orgy on Friday, Dec. 20 and Lita Ford on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014.

6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, M15, 9022 Pulsar Ct. Suite H, Corona, 951-200-4465, $20 in advance.

Visit www.m15concerts.com for more details.