Category Archives: Things To Do

CORONA: Alien Ant Farm and P.O.D. head to M15

Alien Ant Farm hangs out with band mascot Rubix. (Steven Gilmore/Contributed Image)

Riverside’s Alien Ant Farm has been on tour all summer long and they’re playing homecoming show at M15 in Corona on Saturday, Sept. 7. And not only will Ant Farm be playing, but P.O.D. is also on the bill.

Alien Ant Farm has been working on their new album, “Always and Forever,” while they’ve been on the road with Fuel and Hoobastank this summer. (On my recent vacation, I happened to catch a last-minute show in Nashville, Tenn., where I heard the band play new song “Let ‘Em Know” live for the first time and it sounded fantastic. Also, Aaron Lee, of Aaron Lee and the Love Vigilantes, a Riverside band that moved to Nashville earlier this year, joined Ant Farm for “Attitude.” It was a fun show.)

Check out the video for Alien Ant Farm’s “Let ‘Em Know.” There’s some NSFW language in the song, but you can see some Riverside sights in the clip.

San Diego’s P.O.D. was last in the area when they headlined X103.9’s Merry Meltdown last December. They recently released a new album, “Murdered Love.”

The show is being put on by X103.9 and tickets are on sale now. They’re $20 in advance and $25 at the door. You have to be 21 or older to go to the show.

Tickets are available at www.m15concerts.com.

CORONA: M15 gets old school with Brenton Wood, more

Brenton Wood (2010/File Photo)

Corona concert venue M15 will host “Old School Latin Night” on Saturday, Aug. 24 with Brenton Wood and Rocky Padilla.

The night will be hosted by DJ Angel Baby.

Tickets are $25 for a reserved seat and $15 for general admission.

Wood, who has played Inland venues including the Mission Tobacco Lounge and the Downtown Street Jam, is known for hits “Gimme Little Sign” and “The Oogum Boogum Song.”

To pick up tickets, contact Carrie Asher-Maciel at 951-324-3306 carrieasher@ymail.com or Hebie Castro at 951-264-0204 drumrboy1@yahoo.com.

7 p.m. Saturday, M15, 9022 Pulsar Court, Corona, 951-200-4465.

Visit www.m15concerts.com for more information.

Here’s Wood’s classic hit:

FONTANA: Voodoo Glow Skulls to perform at Sports Zone

Voodoo Glow Skulls (Anthony Munoz Photography/Contributed Image)

Fontana’s Sports Zone, a new sports bar, pizzeria and grill, is celebrating its grand opening with a show jam-packed with local music.

Riverside’s Voodoo Glow Skulls, who just got back from a successful run of shows in Brazil, will headline the show on Friday, Aug. 23.

Two other notable Riverside bands, El Robo and The Penetrators, are also on the bill.

8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, Sports Zone, 14050 Cherry Ave., 909-355-6911, $10, all ages. Visit voodooglowskulls.com for more information.

Check out this video of VGS doing “Charlie Brown” in Brazil:

YUCAIPA: See a free show with Big Papa and the TCB

Big Papa and the TCB perform at The Press-Enterprise for PE Live. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)

Looking for something to do on a Sunday night? Check out Big Papa and the TCB’s free show in Yucaipa tonight.

The concert starts at 6:30 p.m. at Yucaipa Community Park. Wear comfortable shoes. There will be dancing.

The park is located at 34900 Oak Glen Road in Yucaipa.

Here’s a little taste of the Big Papa 3 from the band’s recent performance on PE Live.

Big Papa and the TCB will also be opening for Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at Wiens Family Cellars in Temecula on Friday, Aug. 23.

RIVERSIDE: Faimkills debuts ‘Tasty Waves’ Aug. 18

Faimkills just released the new EP “Tasty Waves.” (Contributed Image)

San Bernardino rapper Faimkills is celebrating the release of his new EP “Tasty Waves” with a performance at It’s The Common Ground Sunday, Aug. 18 at The Vibe in Riverside.

Spirit Fangs, Arielle Devine, Zentonic and Stoney are also performing.

9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, The Vibe, 1803 University Ave., Riverside, $5 before 10:30 p.m., 18 and older only.

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

ONTARIO: Nikki Sixx, Blue October to open auto store

Nikki Sixx will appear at a NAPA Auto Parts store in Ontario on Friday, Aug. 16. (2007/AP Photo)

Today in the “I Can’t Make This Stuff Up” file we have Nikki Sixx, of Motley Crue fame, headed to Ontario on Friday, Aug. 16.

That part isn’t so unbelievable–Sixx and the Crue have been frequent visitors to the Inland Empire over the years. The part where it gets weird is that the appearance is to celebrate the grand opening of a NAPA Auto Parts store in Ontario. Sixx and Kerri Kasem, who co-hosts his “Sixx Sense” will appear at the store. (NAPA is one of the sponsors of the show).

Then, when you think it can’t get weirder, it does–Blue October, which had a radio hit with “Hate Me,” will perform an acoustic set at the store.

The appearance is free, but if you shell out $20 in auto parts at the store, you could get two wristbands to meet and get your photo with Kasem and Sixx while supplies last. Just think, for the price of an air filter or a couple of quarts of motor oil you can meet the man responsible for “Shout at the Devil.”

Call the store at 951-360-0192 for more information.

4-6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, NAPA Auto Parts, 2191 Burgundy Place, Ontario, free.

I’m pretty sure the Crue’s “Kickstart My Heart” is appropriate video for this post. You’re welcome.

POMONA: Late Night Revival plays the Glass House

Late Night Revival (Contributed Image)

Riverside’s Late Night Revival has a big show at The Glass House on Saturday, Aug. 17 supporting the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

Late Night Revival released one of my favorite local records of 2012. It’s radio-friendly pop-rock worth a listen.

7 p.m. Saturday, The Glass House, 200 W. Second St., Pomona, $12 in advance, all ages.

Visit Late Night Revival on Facebook for more information.

Check out the band’s video for “Angel & Me.”

CORONA: Catch local music at the Rhythm Lounge

City of Thieves, a Corona band, was among four groups that played Friday, March 22, at Coronas Fender Center for the Performing Arts Live at the Rhythm Lounge. (Katie Reed/Contributed Image)

With the sale of the Fender Center for the Performing Arts to the City of Corona, there may be one less venue around (FYI, the Kids Rock Free Program will still be in the building for a year and will continue in a new location).

But there is at least one more local show happening at the Rhythm Lounge.

Corona bands Castle Pines and City of Thieves will perform as well as Los Angeles-based bands Nature By Numbers and Perceptionist.

7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, Rhythm Lounge at the Fender Center for the Performing Arts, 365 N. Main St., Corona, $5, 18 and older only.

Here’s Castle Pines talking a little bit about what they do in an interview on PE Live. Let the video keep playing to watch the performances, too. (We release new PE Live videos every week).

PE LIVE: Watch ColeSlaw perform ‘Potion’

ColeSlaw performs on the patio at the Hangar 24 Tasting Room in Redlands. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)

ColeSlaw isn’t just a picnic treat. The Inland-based duo features two of the most talented musicians in the area (Chad Villarreal and Matt Coleman) and really fun music that spans multiple genres and has a fun, free energy on the stage.

We recently caught up with ColeSlaw at Hangar 24 and filmed a recent performance. Watch “Potion” below and catch the interview and the other performances by just letting the video play.

You can see a total of 75 videos from Inland musicians at the PE Live home at http://x.pe.com/PE_Live.

You can also see ColeSlaw live tonight, Saturday, Aug. 10 at The Vault in Redlands and Sunday, Aug. 11 at Killarney’s in Riverside.

We’ll be filming a future PE Live at Hangar 24 on Wednesday, Aug. 14 with The Great Late, who I just wrote about in this week’s Audio File.

PE LIVE: Watch ColeSlaw perform ‘Come and Go’

ColeSlaw performs at Hangar 24 in Redlands. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)

With this addition of ColeSlaw to the PE Live playlist, we’re up to 75 videos of music and interviews from Inland Empire artists.

ColeSlaw is made up of two incredibly talented musicians, Chad Villarreal and Matt Coleman, and I’m thrilled to feature them on PE Live. Matt was actually one of the first artists to come in the studio when we first did the show five years ago.

We recently caught up with the pair at the Hangar 24 Brewery Tasting Room in Redlands. Here’s one of the performances, “Come and Go.” If you let the video keep playing, the interview and other performances will appear.

Like the music? See the band live this weekend.

ColeSlaw will perform at Sorrel Bistro in Temecula on Friday, Aug. 9, The Vault Martini Bar in Redlands on Saturday, Aug. 10 and Killarney’s in Riverside on Sunday, Aug. 11.

Visit ColeSlaw on Facebook for more information.