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SAN BERNARDINO: Rascal Flatts tickets on sale May 9

Individual tickets for Rascal Flatts’ Saturday, Aug. 16 show at San Manuel Amphitheater go on sale Friday, May 9 at 10 a.m.

The concert will also feature Sheryl Crow and Gloriana.

Tickets are $16.25-$99.75, before fees, and will be available via www.livenation.com.

Camping on site at Glen Helen Regional Park will be an option for the Rascal Flatts show. There are packages for RV or tent camping and passes are $50 for cars and $100 for RVs. The camping options will also be available for the other country shows at the venue, including Toby Keith on May 30 and Blake Shelton on Oct. 5.

FOX: Houghs add second show, Ozomatli and Matisyahu tickets on sale Friday

Julianne & Derek Hough (CONTRIBUTED IMAGE)

Julianne and Derek Hough are so popular that the dancing siblings have added a second show to their Riverside stop this summer.

The “Move Live” tour, which already had an 8 p.m. show at the Fox Performing Arts Center on Saturday, July 19, will also have a 3 p.m. matinee show the same day. There are only a handful of tickets for the nighttime show, but tickets for the afternoon performance go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Friday, May 9. Tickets are $35-$65, before fees.

Also on sale this week at the Fox is a Saturday, Aug. 30, date with Matisyahu, Ozomatli and Makua Rothman.

Matisyahu, who rose to fame with reggae-rap hit “King Without a Crown,” has been going in more of an alt-rock direction in recent years. His new album, “Akeda,” will be out June 3.

World music group Ozomatli just had a big show with Los Lobos (who have officially been added to the Boz Scaggs gig July 17 at the Fox) and their summer tour dates include multiple stops with Matisyahu. Tickets are $35-$45, before fees and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.

Also, Minnesota R&B group Mint Condition, which had hits with “Breakin’ My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)” and “What Kind of Man Would I Be?” will perform at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium on Friday, Oct. 17.

Tickets, $19.50-$39.50, go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

Tickets for all three shows will be available via www.livenation.com and at the Fox box office at 3801 Mission Inn Ave.

The box office is open weekdays noon to 6 p.m., 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

SAN BERNARDINO: Dada Life bringing DJ sets, hot air balloon (Updated)

Dada Life will fly a hot air balloon to a show at San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore this summer. (Contributed Image)

Swedish DJ duo Dada Life is coming to San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore this summer as part of its Dada Land: The Voyage tour, which the duo claims will be the “World’s First DJ Tour via Hot Air Balloon.”

There aren’t a ton of details just yet, but the 18 and older event is an overnighter and starts at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 19.

Dada Life will also perform two sets—one a classic set once the duo arrives via hot air balloon and the other is a main performance at the end of the night. Briilz, Madeon, Mercer and Morgan Page are among the other performers announced so far for the event.

Among the amenities promised are a bouncy castle, balloon rides and scavenger hunts.

Tickets, are on sale now and are $40 before fees. You can pick them up over at www.livenation.com. Camping is $75 for one night, $120 for two nights.

In the meantime, watch Dada Life’s video for “Born to Rage” with Sebastian Bach.

RIVERSIDE: Local musicians celebrate Cinco de Mayo inside the Fox

The Dangers will perform at the Fox Performing Arts Center on Monday, May 5.(Contributed Image)

Every Monday night for the last couple of months, Patrick Maloney, a longtime Riverside musician and supporter of local music, has been hosting an open mic night inside the Preview Bar at the Fox Performing Arts Center.

On Monday, May 5, the night moves to the big room at the theater for one night only with some of the most notable performers who have come through the night.

Among the artists scheduled to perform are Bob & Lisa, The Dangers, Mark Nemetz & The Novas, Matt Coleman, The Union Drifters, The Angry Babies, The Sedans, Old Brown Shoe, Fred and Gayle, Patrick Maloney Sr., Roadside Ghost, Charlie Moon, Travis Miller Music, Strange Indeed, Kevin Darish, Michael Soy, Salty Raisins, Mike Faust, Sounds of Earth, Jaxx Sessions and Stephanie Dianne Moore.

The series has been very important in providing a space for local musicians to meet and network and perform.

6 p.m. Monday, May 5, Fox Performing Arts Center, 3801 Mission inn Ave., Riverside, free, 18 and older only.

RIVERSIDE: Don McLean, Jill Scott to perform at the Fox

Don McLean, shown here performing at the 2014 Stagecoach Country Music Festival, will return to the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside in the summer. (Vanessa Franko/Staff)

Fresh off his well-received performance at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio last weekend, singer songwriter Don McLean will return to the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside this summer.

McLean, best known for his epic hit “American Pie,” will perform at the Downtown Riverside venue on July 25, with “Both Sides Now” and “Send in the Clowns” songstress Judy Collins.

Tickets go on sale at noon Friday and cost $35.50 to $65.50.

Also going on sale this week are tickets for soul singer and actress Jill Scott, who will make her Fox debut June 25. Scott has appeared on the television shows “Girlfriends” and “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” and in movies such as Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married?”

Tickets go on sale at noon Friday and cost $49 to $99 before fees.

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. Visit foxriversidelive.com for information or call the box office at 951-779-9800.

CORONA: Girl on Fire, Divide the Day play Rockefellas

Girl on Fire will perform in Corona on Friday, May 2. (Girl On Fire/Contributed Image)

Rockefellas at the Live Oak Inn in Corona is quickly becoming one of the must-play stops for local artists.

It’s also becoming a stop for touring groups. On Friday, May 2, Girl on Fire, out of Seattle, will join local rockers One Hundred Proof, who just opened for Cypress Hill at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium, Divide the Day, Hour Eleven, The Darlings and The Swift Beats for a show at the venue.

7 p.m. Friday, May 2, Rockefellas, 21700 Temescal Canyon Road, Corona, $5 in advance, $10 at the door, 21 and older only.

Visit www.rockefellasbar.com for more information.

CORONA: Mike Peters of The Alarm to play Fender Center

Mike Peters of The Alarm will perform in Corona on Saturday, April 26. (Contributed Image)

Mike Peters, singer of the acclaimed band The Alarm (who was really on track to be the next U2 back in the ‘80s), will perform a special benefit show at the Rhythm Lounge at the Fender Center in Corona on Saturday night.

Peters will be holding a master class for students in the Kids Rock Free, a program dedicated to music education, earlier in the day before having the concert (2-4 p.m., $15 admission).

If you purchase a VIP ticket for the concert, you get a meet and greet with him.

8 p.m. Saturday, April 26, Fender Center, 365 N. Main St., Corona, 951-735-2440, $20 general admission, $40 VIP, available at www.purplepass.com.

REDLANDS: Soft White Sixties, Leopold and His Fiction play Hangar 24

The Soft White Sixties will perform at Hangar 24 Brewery in Redlands on Wednesday, April 23. (Contributed Image)

Hangar 24 Brewery in Redlands isn’t just a place to catch stellar local music anymore. The venue has been bringing in indie acts more recently, including Sleeper Agent. On Wednesday, The Soft White Sixties and Leopold and His Fiction will be performing at the venue’s outdoor tasting room. Both bands had strong showings at the South By Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas, in March.

The Soft White Sixties, out of San Francisco, just released the debut album “Get Right.”

Leopold and His Fiction, which is based in Austin, has been compared to having the rambling early rock ‘n’ roll boogie sound.

7 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, Hangar 24, 1710 Sessums Drive, Redlands, free, all ages but must be 21 to drink.

Visit www.hangar24brewery.com for more information.

COACHELLA 2014: Play the Coachella photo scavenger hunt

Victoria Leksoa, 19, Alex Archibeque, 21 and Kayla White, 19, all from Los Angeles, hang out near the Escape Velocity art installation by Poetic Kinetics during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Sunday, April 13, 2014. If they had been playing our #PECoachella Scavenger Hunt, they could get points for this. (Rodrigo Pena/Freelance Photographer)

I’ve been thinking about something fun to commemorate the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival this weekend and I came up with the idea of a photo scavenger hunt. If you want to participate, tag your photos with #PECoachella on Twitter and Instagram. (Or I think you can even post them in the comments below.) We’ll come up with some kind of cool prize for the winner.

#PECoachella Photo Scavenger Hunt

-Picture of a celebrity (10 points)
-Selfie with a celebrity (20 points)
-Selfie where a celebrity photobombs you (50 points) Aaron Paul did this at weekend 1. It was awesome.
-Photo of a special guest during a set. (5 points, but we may award more points for someone super famous)
-Holding 10 water bottles to recycle for a fresh one with the 10-for-1 program (5 points plus good karma)
-Picture while riding on the Ferris wheel (10 points)
-Photo where it looks like the giant astronaut (“Escape Velocity”) is about to get you (5 points) Read more about the big art installations.
-Photo of a local beer from the Craft Beer Barn (5 points and tell us what it is you’re drinking)
-Photo of a band shot from the front row (2 points)
-Selfie in the Sahara Tent (2 points)
-Make a craft at the Coachella Art Studios and get your picture taken with your creation (25 points). Want to know more about the Coachella Art Studios? Read our story from weekend 1.
-Photo of food from one of the new pop-up restaurant food vendors–there’s a whole list inside your booklet. (3 points and tell us what you’re eating and where it’s from) Want to know what food to try at Coachella? We wrote about that, too.

By participating in the scavenger hunt, we may use your photos in our coverage, so dont’ take a pic of anything you don’t want your parents to see.

I’ve covered the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Stagecoach Country Music Festival since 2007. For more Coachella news, photos, interviews and information, visit the iGuide Coachella page.

If you want to follow me on social media, I’m at @vanessafranko on Twitter, the Audio File on Facebook and on Google+. All weekend long I’ll be back at the festival. Hit me up on twitter to say hi.

COACHELLA 2014: AXS TV announces festival broadcast lineup

Beck performs on the Coachella Stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Sunday, April 13, 2014. (Rodrigo Pena/Freelance Photographer)

Not up for paying the cash or taking the drive to the desert for the second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival this weekend?

While viewers could celebrate Couch-ella via YouTube on weekend one, if you get cable channel AXS TV, you can soak up 20 hours of performances and coverage of weekend two on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

While AXS TV has filmed at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in the past (and will again April 25-27), this is the first time a true TV crew has been allowed to film Coachella.

There will also be interviews with the artists conducted by KCRW’s Jason Bentley.

Here’s who you can see:

Friday, April 18
6 p.m. to 1 a.m.: Performances by Haim, Neko Case, Ellie Goulding, Broken Bells, Chromeo, Grouplove, Bastille, Bryan Ferry, Kate Nash, ZZ Ward, and AFI

Saturday, April 19
11 a.m.- 6 p.m.: Re-broadcast of Friday’s performances.
6 p.m.- 1 a.m.: Performances by Lorde, The Pixies, Queens of the Stone Age, Cage the Elephant, CHVRCHES, The Head and the Heart, Capital Cities, Future Islands, MGMT, Fatboy Slim, and Foster the People

Sunday, April 20
11 a.m.- 6 p.m.: Re-broadcast of Saturday’s performances.
6 p.m.-midnight: Performances by Beck, Arcade Fire, Fishbone, Frank Turner, Big Gigantic, Daughter and Calvin Harris. There will also be performances filmed Saturday night from Pet Shop Boys, Skrillex and Nas.

Monday, April 21
11a.m.-5 p.m.: Re-broadcast of Sunday’s coverage