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PE LIVE: Watch My Own Holiday, see them in Riverside Saturday

My Own Holiday performs at Hangar 24 brewery in Redlands. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)

Our special guest band on PE Live this week is Lake Arrowhead’s My Own Holiday, who are coming down the mountain for a show at Mission Tobacco Lounge in Riverside this weekend.

Check out “Devil In Me” from the band’s Hangar 24 performance below. Let the video play for more tunes and an exclusive interview.

My Own Holiday plays the Mission Tobacco Lounge in Riverside on Saturday, Sept. 7.

Also on the bill are Sound Preservation Society, which now includes members of Glass Bottle Grenade, plus performances by The Tic Tocs and Treefort.

9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, Mission Tobacco Lounge, 3630 University Ave., Riverside, free, 21 and older only.

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

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Correction: A previous version of this blog described Sound Preservation Society as a new band. The group has been established and has added new members.

POMONA: Modest Mouse to play Glass House

Modest Mouse perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Friday, April 12 in Indio. (2013/File Photo)

Modest Mouse, vets of the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, will perform at The Glass House in Pomona on Friday, Oct. 4.

The band broke big on mainstream with the hit “Float On,” and for a time counted The Smiths’ guitarist Johnny Marr as a member.

Tickets are $40 and go on sale Friday, Sept. 6 at noon via Ticketfly.

Other new shows on the venue’s calendar are Chateau Marmont on Oct. 9 and Five Iron Frenzy on Oct. 12. Tickets for Chateau Marmont go on sale Thursday, Sept. 5 at noon. Five Iron Frenzy goes on sale Friday at noon, like Modest Mouse.

This weekend the venue will host the CD release of Inland band Assuming We Survive, too. OneHundred Proof, As You Were, Hammers & Hearts, Behind the Fallen and The New Varsity are also performing. The show is Saturday, Sept. 7 and tickets are $12.

Visit www.theglasshouse.us for more information.

Here’s Modest Mouse’s biggest hit.

ROCK THE BELLS: The story of Eazy-E, ODB stage resurrections

ODB, who died in 2004, will give a virtual performance at Rock the Bells on Sunday, Sept. 8. (2003/File Photo)

When Tupac Shakur appeared onstage during Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s set at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Chang Weisberg’s was stunned.

The head of Pomona-based promoter Guerilla Union and founder of Rock the Bells, ran 20 feet to the left and another 20 feet to the right, to view the performance of Shakur, the iconic rapper who was murdered in 1996.

“I couldn’t believe what I was watching,” Weisberg said.

While hologram 2Pac went viral on social media the instant he appeared, Weisberg was fielding texts with suggestions of who he would resurrect for Rock the Bells — hip-hop giants like Notorious B.I.G., ODB and Big Pun.

And when it was time for last year’s Rock the Bells announcement, Weisberg was adamant: “No holograms, just hip-hop.” He was still processing what he had seen at Coachella.

Weisberg said he had been curious about virtual performances since Gorillaz and the Grammys. He had seen the work of the Black Eyed Peas, what Las Vegas was doing with Elvis Presley and more.

He immersed himself in learning about the performances and how the technology was used.

This year, Weisberg’s studying has manifested in two virtual performances at Rock the Bells — one by the late Eazy-E with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony on Sept. 7 (on what would have marked the rapper’s 50th birthday) and one by ODB with the Wu-Tang Clan on Sunday, Sept. 8.

“I wasn’t even sure that I wanted to announce the virtual performances,” Weisberg said. “It’s a lot of pressure to deliver,”

When he did, the media swarmed in from CNN, TMZ and even tech magazine Wired.

“It almost got to the point where people thought it was just a gag,” Weisberg said.

He was still sifting through the rights to the likenesses with the families when the announcement was released. Ultimately, questions and issues raised were resolved and Weisberg called it a “very rewarding process.”

Among those helping to recreate the rappers are their children. Eazy-E’s daughter, Erin, is the face of her father. His son, Lil’ Eazy-E, is his body and his brother, E3 is the voice.

ODB’s son, Young Dirty …, who is also on the bill as a performer, moves on stage like his father.

“Working with family members, there’s a whole other level of commitment there and responsibility, ultimately,” Weisberg said. “You don’t want to let family members down when you’re in a room working with a widow and a daughter and a son on their late father’s virtual avatar.”

Months later, after hours of green screen captures the work of dozens of animators, projection specialists and others, the world will see the performances of the late stars. While Weisberg is not dropping many hints about the performances, ODB and Eazy-E will be on stage with their fellow performers.

“What we’re doing now will have an impact even 50 or 100 years from now,” Weisberg said.

Tickets are still available for the festival. Single-day general admission passes are $99 each, before fees. Single-day VIP passes are $199 each, before fees. Weekend passes are $165 for general admission and $399 for VIP, before fees for both. Tickets are expected to increase in price at the door.

LAKE ELSINORE: D.I., Hemlock to play

D.I. will play in Lake Elsinore on Sunday, Sept. 8. (Contributed Image)

The Diamond in Lake Elsinore will be the site of the annual Sideways Sundays event on Sept. 8 and while there will be drifting competitions, food trucks and more, there’s also plenty of music.

Punk band D.I. will be playing, as will Hemlock. They’re headlining the day.

Other bands on the bill include Soto St., Pandemic Unleashed, The Logs, Psychothermia, The Counterfeits, Straight Laced Crooks, Upfull Rising and Kid Gramophone.

10 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, The Diamond, 500 Diamond Drive, Lake Elsinore, $15, all ages.

ROCK THE BELLS 2013: Set times released for San Bernardino show

Jurassic 5 will perform at Rock the Bells on Saturday, Sept. 7. (2013/File Photo)

The Los Angeles-area dates for the Rock the Bells festival are going to be at San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore this weekend, Saturday, Sept. 7 and Sunday, Sept. 8.

Each day will have three stages of music.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony will perform with a virtual Eazy-E at Rock the Bells. (2007/File Photo)

SATURDAY, SEPT. 7

Rock the Bells Stage
Sean Price, 1-1:30 p.m.
Supernatural, 1:45-2:15 p.m.
Big Krit, 2:35-3:20 p.m.
Immortal Technique, 3:40-4:40 p.m.
Jurassic 5, 5-6 p.m.
Tech N9ne, 6:20-7:05 p.m.
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, 7:20-8:35 p.m.
Black hippy, 9:05-10:05 p.m.
Kid Cudi, 10:35-11:50 p.m.

Hip-Hop DX Stage
Stalley, 1:05-1:25 p.m.
Smoke DZA, 1:40-2:10 p.m.
YG, 2:25-2:55 p.m.
Hit Boy, 3:10-:340 p.m.
Jhene Aiko, 3:55-4:25 p.m.
Earl Sweatshirt, 4:40-5:20 p.m.
Brother Ali, 5:40-6:25 p.m.
Curren$y, 6:45-7:30 p.m.
Talib Kweli, 7:50-8:50 p.m.
Common, 9:10-10:10 p.m.
KRS One, 10:30-11:30 p.m.

Fools Gold Stage
Snow Tha Product, 12:35-1:05 p.m.
Bodega Bamz, 1:25-1:55 p.m.
Riff Raff, 2:15-2 p.m.
Flatbush Zombies, 3:20-4:05 p.m.
Chief Keef, 4:35-5:15 p.m.
Pusha T, 5:45-6:45 p.m.
Chase & Status, 7:15-8:15 p.m.
A-Trak, 8:45-10 p.m.

Wu-Tang Clan will headline the Rock the Bells stage on Sunday, Sept. 8 and include a virtual performance with ODB. (2013/File Photo)

SUNDAY, SEPT. 8

Rock the Bells Stage
IAMSU, 1:30-2 p.m.
Rapsody & 9th Wonder, 1:15-1:45 p.m.
Freddie Gibbs, 2-2:30 p.m.
Hopsin, 2:45-3:25 p.m.
Dilated Peoples, 3:45-4:30 p.m.
Dom Kennedy, 5-6 p.m.
A$AP Mob, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
J Cole, 8-9 p.m.
Wu-Tang Clan, 9:30-10:45 p.m.

36 Chambers Stage
Freeway, 1:40-2 p.m.
Rat King, 2:15-2:45 p.m.
Prof, 3-3:30 p.m.
Dizzy Wright, 3:45-4:15 p.m.
Action Bronson, 4:30-5 p.m.
Joey Bad… with Pro Era, 5:20-6:20 p.m.
Deltron 3030, 6:50-7:50 p.m.
Lecrae, 8:10-9:10 p.m.
Rakim, 9:30-10:30 p.m.

Guerilla Union Stage
Young Dirty Bastard, 1:45-2:15 p.m.
The Internet, 2:30-3 p.m.
Danny Brown, 3:15-3:45 p.m.
Mimosa, 4-4:45 p.m.
Slick Rick & Doug E Fresh, 5- 5:45 p.m.
Trinidad James, 6-6:40 p.m.
Juicy J, 6:55-7:55 p.m.
E-40 & Too Short, 8:15-9:15 p.m.
Girl Talk, 9:45-10:45 p.m.

HALLOWEEN 2013: Rob Zombie event showcasing unsigned music

Rob Zombie at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards. (AP Photo)

Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare is taking over the Fairplex in Pomona this Halloween season and the metal ghoul has teamed up with The Slidebar in Fullerton for a local unsigned band battle.

Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare Battle Of The Bands live local music showcase will happen in September and October and bands will have the chance to play the main stage on one night of Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare.

The attraction will run every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Oct. 10 through Nov. 2.

Bands will compete at The Slidebar Sept. 9, 16, 23 and 25 and four finalists will have one final battle on Oct. 6. One artist will get to perform at the attraction in Pomona.

How to enter: Email slidebarvenuebooking@yahoo.com by Friday, Sept. 13. Each entry should include: Band Name, Genre, Facebook Page, Twitter, Contact Name, and Contact Email.

Each weekly battle will feature five bands. Visit www.SlidebarFullerton.com for more details.

In addition to the winner of the battle, other artists are performing throughout the event, including Zombie, Andrew W.K., Kottonmouth Kings, Reel Big Fish and more.

Visit the Great American Nightmare site for the full lineup.

PHOTOS: D.I.Y. Music and Fashion Festival

One of the biggest events of the weekend was the third annual D.I.Y. Music and Fashion Festival at The Glass House in Pomona on Saturday, Aug. 31.

Photographer David Bauman was on hand to capture some of the area’s brightest hip-hop talent. Take a look at his photo gallery of the D.I.Y. Music and Fashion Festival by clicking here or on the photo of co-founder and performer Noa James below.

Noa James, one of the founders of the D.I.Y. music and Fashion Festival, performs on stage at the Glass House in Pomona on Aug. 31, 2013. (David Bauman/Staff Photographer)

Did you go to the show? Who had the best set?

PE LIVE: 5 artists to listen to Labor Day weekend

New PE Live videos are released with artists every Thursday at PE.com. (Staff Illustration)

PE Live features Inland artists giving exclusive interviews and performances (Staff Illustration)

Need some music while you study for a fantasy football draft? Want to impress friends with the best underground music for your barbecue? We’ve got you covered.

Spend your holiday weekend with PE Live. We have more than 80 videos of performances and interviews with the best in local music.

You can get PE Live in your inbox every week by subscribing to the newsletter. It’s like being in a super secret awesome club with fellow music lovers. Plus, you won’t get spammed. I only send it out once each week.

Below you can see some of the great artists we’ve had on PE Live so far. Let the videos play for more music and interviews.

If you don’t know ColeSlaw, you should. Matt Coleman and Chad Villarreal talk about the project and how ColeSlaw came to be.

Check out the bluesy rock of Redlands’ The Great Late and the track “Hopeless Bitter Ghoul.”

The Paper Crowns bring energy, fun and lots of love to their Americana. Witness it yourself with “Glory Glory” below.

Derrick Sanderlin’s voice will give you goosebumps. I promise.

Science Fiction Theater crafts beautiful songs. They also bring really fun instruments to PE Live shoots.

ROCK THE BELLS: Fest founder shares 10 most memorable moments

Lauryn Hill performs on the Rock the Bells stage during the Rock the Bells hip hop festival at the San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore on Saturday, August 20, 2011. (File Photo)

Rock the Bells is kicking off its 10th incarnation with two days of hip-hop and more at San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore on Sept. 7 and 8.

Last week I had the chance to talk with Chang Weisberg, the man behind RTB and promoter Guerilla Union, about his most memorable moments over the last 10 editions.

I’ll have more stories about Rock the Bells as we get into next week, but I thought this was a fun way to ease into Labor Day Weekend.

By the way, you can still pick up tickets to the festival. Single-day general admission passes are $99 each, before fees. Single-day VIP passes are $199 each, before fees. Weekend passes are $165 for general admission and $399 for VIP, before fees for both.

View the timeline below and scroll through to see Weisberg’s Top 10 Most Memorable Rock the Bells Moments.

Here are the moments, in chronological order:

1. ODB’s final performance, July 12, 2004
ODB performed with Wu-Tang Clan at the first Rock the Bells in 2004 at the National Orange Show in San Bernardino. It turned out to be his final performance. ODB will give a “virtual performance” on Sunday, Sept. 8.

2. A Tribe Called Quest performs, Nov. 13, 2004
For Weisberg, seeing A Tribe Called Quest at the second edition of Rock the Bells in Anaheim was a dream come true. However, it was bittersweet for Weisberg because it was also the day ODB died.

Nas performs at Rock the Bells at San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore on Saturday, August 20, 2011. (File Photo)

3. Nas makes his Rock the Bells debut, July 30, 2005
Nas makes his Rock the Bells debut at the National Orange show in San Bernardino. Nas and KRS-One, who had been beefing, appeared together at the show.

“They both decided to come on stage and squash everything. That was a true highlight for myself,” Weisberg said.

4.Lauryn Hill’s surprise appearance, Aug. 5, 2006
Lauryn Hill makes a surprise appearance at Rock the Bells at the National Orange Show in San Bernardino in a tribute to ODB. Rage Against the Machine singer Zack De La Rocha was in the audience.

“The fact that he respected Lauryn Hill so much probably is what helped us lock in Rage Against the Machine that following year,” Weisberg said.

Rage Against The Machine performs at the Rock the Bells festival at the Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen in Devore. Devore, California. August 11, 2007. (File Photo)

5. Rage Against the Machine, 2007
One of Weisberg’s top highlights over the years?

“Rage Against the Machine, Rage Against the Machine, Rage Against the Machine,” he said.

The edgy band, which reunited for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival that year, plays Rock the Bells in New York. The band also plays the San Bernardino and San Francisco dates.

6. Pharcyde reunion, 2008
Weisberg is instrumental in getting influential hip-hop collective the Pharcyde to reunite. The Phracyde plays both the U.S. dates in the summer and the international tour in the fall.

7. Nas surprises audience with Jay-Z appearance, Aug. 2, 2008 (WARNING: Explicit language)

Weisberg said being in New York for the first time with Rock the Bells, a West Coast-based festival, was amazing.

It was the festival’s second year in New York when Nas brought Jay-Z out as a surprise guest.

8. MF Doom mishap, Aug. 9, 2008
Not all of the most memorable moments are happy ones. The masked MF Doom had an impostor perform on stage in his place in San Bernardino a week after the real MF Doom performed in New York.

The impostor was booed off stage and Weisberg had to chase him down because he had taken the microphones.

9. Wu-Tang Clan vs. Slaughterhouse, 2009
Members of Wu-Tang Clan and Slaughterhouse had a major falling out that was all too real.

“That was crazy for me. I’m glad we squashed those beefs,” Weisberg said. “That … was so real and so thick you could eat it and taste it,” he said.

Snoop Dogg performs at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (File Photo).

10. Snoop Dogg performs “Doggystyle,” Aug. 21, 2010
Snoop Dogg performs his seminal album “Doggystyle” at the National Orange Show in San Bernardino.

“It inspired the whole ‘albums in its entirety thing’,” Weisberg said.

NORCO: See the Chase Walker Band at the fair

The Chase Walker Band will perform at the Norco Fair this weekend. (Mike Ingram/Contributed Image)

When you hear Woodcrest resident Chase Walker play the guitar, it’s hard to believe he’s only been playing for less than four years.

It’s even more incredible when you consider that he’s only 15. He’s celebrating his birthday with a show at the Norco Fair today, Aug. 30 and Saturday, Aug. 31.

In today’s edition of The Press-Enterprise, I have an interview with the Chase Walker Band over at the iGuide.

I had such a great time talking with the group that I have a few more fun factoids I can share.

-For a time, Gino Matteo, another blues icon of the Inland Empire, was Walker’s guitar instructor.
-Walker didn’t know it, but when he was playing at Buddy Guy’s blues club Legends in Chicago, Guy was in the audience. Although Walker and his young Fernando Jones Blues Camp mates couldn’t be in the crowd, Guy came backstage to meet them.
-There are only two or three days per year that Walker doesn’t pick up the guitar.

Here are the details on this weekend’s shows:

6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30 and Saturday, Aug. 31, Norco Fair, George Ingalls Equestrian Event Center, 3737 Crestview Ave., Norco.

$10 gets you into the fair all weekend. There is no additional charge for the concert. Parking is $5 per day. Kids 10 and younger get in for free.

Visit www.chasewalkerband.com for more on the band and www.norcofair.org for more on the fair.