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DJ Alf Alpha will perform at Splash House in Palm Springs this weekend (2014/File Photo)

Splash House returns for a second year of electronic music and poolside shindigs this weekend in Palm Springs.

From Friday through Sunday, Hacienda Beach Club, the Hard Rock Hotel and The Saguaro hotel in Palm Springs will play host to dozens of electronic artists.

A general admission pass nets you access to the three pools and a free shuttle to take you between the venues. The pass also gets you after party action on Friday and Saturday.

The Saguaro’s lineup will specialize in deep house and nu disco; Hard Rock will get big name DJ sets, deep house and indie dance and Hacienda will have “deep and techy beats with a touch of future bass and instrumental hip-hop,” according to the event’s website.

Among the notable performers are DJ sets by Moby, Poolside, Tycho, AC Slater, Alf Alpha and Purity Ring.

Three-day passes are $103 and available via splashhouse.com. You must be 21 or older to attend.

Paul Collins will perform in Upland on June 12. (Courtesy of Paul Collins)

The Paul Collins Beat (not to be confused with the English Beat), is coming to Upland on Thursday night.
Collins is known for his solo work as well as being part of the Nerves.

The show also features Casey Jones and the Railsplitters, Voyage of the Beagle and No Small Children.

7:30 p.m. Thursday, Second Avenue Saloon, 271 N. Second Ave., Upland, $8 in advance, $10 at the door, 21 and older only.

And now, one of the best songs from The Beat, “Rock ‘N’ Roll Girl.”

Fitz and the Tantrums will perform at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium in September. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 6. (Vanessa Franko/Staff)

The Riverside Municipal Auditorium will have something on tap for rock fans this summer when The Cult, they of “Fire Woman” and “She Sells Sanctuary” fame, perform on Saturday, July 26.
Tickets are $30, before fees, and go on sale Friday, June 6 at 10 a.m. The band recently played the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April.

Another previous Coachella group, and more recently the headliner of Palm Springs block party Tachevah, Fitz and the Tantrums, will also be at the venue. The band, which has had big time radio hits with “The Walker” and “Out of My League,” will be at the Muni on Saturday, Sept. 27. Tickets are $25, plus fees, and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.

And if you love metal, Amon Amarth, who brought a really sweet Viking ship to the Mayhem Festival at San Manuel Amphitheater last summer, will also be at the Muni with Sabaton and Skeletonwitch on Thursday, Sept. 25. Those tickets are $25 and $35, before fees, and are already on sale.

Meanwhile, down the street at the Fox Performing Arts Center, “Last Comic Standing” comes to town on Friday, Sept. 19. Tickets are $25-$40, before fees, and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, June 6.

Also, Argentine duo Pimpinela will perform at the Fox on Saturday, Aug. 16. Tickets are $35-$65 and will be on sale at noon on Friday.

A new local music series will run at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium on the first Thursday of every month. (File Photo/2014)

Inland musician and promoter Patrick Maloney has been giving local music a lot of love at the open mic nights he hosts at the Preview Bar at the Fox Performing Arts Center.

Now, Maloney is also going to add more music to the calendar. He will be hosting live, local music at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium on the first Thursday of each month, the same day as Riverside’s monthly Arts Walk. The show will feature DJs outside and live music inside at a stage downstairs in the auditorium.

The installment on Thursday will include Charlie Moon, Michael Soy, Chris Cruz, Anthony Duran and more.

7 p.m. Thursday, Riverside Municipal Auditorium, 3485 Mission Inn Ave., $5, 18 and older only.

Rachele Lynae will perform at the Brandin’ Iron in San Bernardino. (Contributed Image)

If you love country music, you need to visit the Brandin’ Iron in San Bernardino. The club is routinely a stop for artists who go on to be huge Nashville stars, from Justin Moore to Taylor Swift.

This weekend, a new up-and-coming artist, Rachele Lynae, will perform a showcase at the club. Her debut album was produced by country songstress Jamie O’Neal, who also signed Lynae to her label.

Lynae will perform a set along with Ashley’s Midnite Riders, one of the Brandin’ Iron’s house bands.

You must be 18 or older to attend. If you arrive between 6 and 7 p.m., there’s no cover. Other wise, it’s $5 for those 21 and older and $10 for those ages 18-20.

Saturday, May 31, Brandin’ Iron, 320 South E St., San Bernardino, 909-888-7388, brandinironsaloon.com.

Coheed and Cambria are coming to Riverside in September. (Contributed Image)

Modern prog punkers Coheed and Cambria will kick off the tour celebrating 2003 breakthrough album “In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3” at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium on Friday, Sept. 5.

The band will play the album in its entirety, including the catchy “A Favor House Atlantic,” which is on the record.

Tickets for the Riverside show go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. and are $35, before fees. You can pick them up online at 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.