Category Archives: Things To Do

MORENO VALLEY: Bucksworth and more play the Family Music Room

Mark Nemetz, owner of the Family Music Room in Moreno Valley plays the mandolin as he jams with fellow musician Aaron Miller. During the day, Nemetz conducts music lessons for kids and on weekends there is live music. (2009/File Photo)

Tucked away in Moreno Valley is a gem of a venue that is a music school by day and celebrates local and touring music on the weekends.

On Saturday, July 13, the Family Music Room will host a night of roots and rock with notable local bands.

Bucksworth will host the evening as well as perform. Also, The Lunar Strays, Vicky and the Vengents and Aces & Thieves are all on the bill.

Tickets are $5 at the door and kids 12 and younger get in for free.

8 p.m. Saturday, July 13, Family Music Room, 22445 Alessandro Blvd. Suite 114, Moreno Valley, $5, all ages.

Visit www.familymusicroom.com for more information.

RIVERSIDE: Rockabilly and burlesque meet at Mission Tobacco Lounge

Sandbox Bullies (Contributed Image)

Who needs the Hootenanny in Orange County when you can have a Hoedown in the I.E.? The Ripperside Hoedown happens Saturday, July 6 at Mission Tobacco Lounge in Riverside with rockabilly bands and live burlesque.

Sandbox Bullies, Crash Cadillacs, The Lake Pipes and Kon Tiki will perform.

9 p.m. Saturday, July 6, Mission Tobacco Lounge, 3630 University Ave., Riverside, $8, 21 and older only.

Visit www.facebook.com/SANDBOXBULLIESsince1998 for more information.

RIVERSIDE: The Logs come back to life

The Logs have reunited and will play Kim’s on Friday, July 5. (Contributed Image)

Punk band The Logs is back together and playing Friday, July 5, at Kim’s Sports Bar and Grill in Riverside.

The other bands performing are from all over the map. Blank Expressions have ties to Los Angeles and the Inland Empire, but The Ill Motion is on tour from New Mexico, Mad Judy is coming down from Northern California and Saint Christopher hails from Nebraska.

8 p.m. Friday, Kim’s Sports Bar and Grill, 2994 Rubidoux Blvd., Riverside, $5 at the door, 21 and older only.

Visit www.reverbnation.com/thelogscalifornia for more on the band.

CORONA: Divide the Day plays Racks on July 5

Divide the Day is playing the Vans Warped Tour on Friday, June 21. (Contributed Image)

Divide the Day is playing Corona on July 5. (Contributed Image)

Racks Billiards & Bourbon in Corona continues to bring in local music and has a packed weekend of shows.

On Friday, July 5, Divide the Day will headline a show at the venue and Downtown Attraction will also perform.

On Saturday, Chucky Chuck from DGAF will be on stage and on Sunday, Everything Said and Your Young will perform.

The Friday and Sunday shows are free of charge. The Chucky Chuck show is $15.

Racks Billiards & Bourbon, 1650 E. Sixth St., Corona, 951-371-9738, 21 and older only.

Visit www.facebook.com/dividetheday for more information on the band.

RIVERSIDE: Free concert at North Park July 5

Naive Children performs at X1039’s Localpalooza at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. (2012/File Photo)

Friday, July 5 marks the second installment of the WEbenefits Concert Series at North Park in Riverside.

This month’s lineup includes Michael Rey and the Woebegones, The Street Lights, Range of Light and Naïve Children.

Feel free to bring out lawn chairs and blankets.

The monthly series concludes in Aug. 2 with La Chamba Cumbia Chicha, Milpa, Quitapenas and a special guest to be announced.

5-9 p.m. Friday, July 5, North Park, Vine Street and Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, free, all ages.

Visit www.facebook.com/division9gallery for more information.

Check out “Gone” by Michael Rey and the Woebegones.

PALM SPRINGS: KC and the Sunshine Band get musical menu items

KC and the Sunshine Band will be honored with a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Fame and with disco menu items at Ruby’s (Contributed Image)

Put this in the “I can’t make this stuff up” file”:

KC and the Sunshine Band will receive a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars on Saturday, July 6. (That’s not the strange part. Cheeta the Chimp from the Tarzan movies, who actually turned out not to be the real Cheeta, has one, as does his handler Dan Westfall. So does Chevy Chase. And Randy Sparks & The New Christy Minstrels.)

The disco gods will be honored with their star at a public ceremony in Palm Springs at 3 p.m. on Saturday at 144 S. Palm Canyon Drive, where everyone is likely to melt on the sidewalk in the 108-degree heat.

Then, KC and the Sunshine Band will perform at 8 p.m. in the Special Events Center at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio. That’s still not the strange part.

To honor KC and the Sunshine Band, the Ruby’s Diner location at 155 S. Palm Canyon Drive, will offer two limited-time items from Friday, July 5 through Sunday, July 7. (This is where it starts to get strange.)

What are the menu items, you ask? The “Boogie Burger” and the “Shake, Shake, Shake” Shake.

And since the star will be in front of See’s Candies, the candy shop is creating a special wrapper for their Butterscotch Chews.

What will the wrapper say? “Boogie Chews.” As in “my my my my my Boogie Shoes.”

Apparently the store will also highlight KC’s other favorite item, Sugar Free Peanut Brittle. Apparently there’s no good way to play on the words with that one. I guess “(Sugar Free’s) the Way I Like It” and “Get Brittle Tonight” didn’t have the right ring to it.

TEMECULA: Bratts hosts a ska show on July 6

The B Sharps will perform at Bratts in Temecula on July 6. (2010/File Photo)

Summer is heating up with horns at Bratts in Temecula on Saturday, July 6th when ska takes over.

The event, which is part of the Local Music Saturdays series, will feature Defunked, The B Sharps, Devocean and Indica Roots.

The show is free, but you have to be 21 or older to attend.

7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 6, Bratts, 27648 Ynez Road, Temecula, free, 21 and older only.

Visit www.thevaultconcerts.com for more information.

Here’s a track from Defunked:

SAN BERNARDINO: Be prepared for Mayhem Fest heatwave

Josh Alas, of Los Angeles, gets refreshed after having a bucket of water poured on him during the Mayhem Festival at the San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore at the 2011 Mayhem Fest. (2011/File Photo)

The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival kicks off at San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore on Saturday, June 29. The National Weather Service has forecast the temperature hitting 104 degrees for the day.

With the extreme heat wave, I reached out to Live Nation, which operates San Manuel Amphitheater’s concerts, about any precautions for Mayhem. Greg Terlizzi, public relations director for Live Nation’s SoCal office sent me some info about what’s allowed for the event. Thanks, Greg!

Concert attendees are allowed to bring in multiple 20-ounce bottles of water. They must be factory sealed.
Empty reusable water bottles and empty Camelbacks are allowed. There will be additional water filling stations on site.
Sunscreen is allowed. Bring it in.
San Manuel Amphitheater is known for being a big wide open space, but there will be additional shade structures brought in for it.

“We are monitoring the heat – as well as the weather conditions, overall – and are taking it into consideration when staffing medical personnel for this event,” Terlizzi wrote via email.

Five Finger Death Punch bassist Chris Kael also offered up his tips for the festival. I threw in some of my own from experience, too. (As tempting as it is, don’t wear all black. Trust me.)

Speaking of Five Finger Death Punch, Kael and I also talked about their Mayhem set, their upcoming album and more.

Remember kids, dehydration is serious business.

Tickets are still on sale for the event. Gates open at 1 p.m. Saturday. San Manuel Amphitheater is located at 2575 Glen Helen Parkway in Devore. Tickets are still available for the show and range from $35.50-$75, including the fees. You can pick them up at LiveNation.com.

TEMECULA: Bonded By Blood hits The Vault

Pomona’s Bonded By Blood will play The Vault in Temecula. (Bonded By Blood Facebook/Contributed Image)

Pomona metalheads Bonded By Blood are headed to The Vault in Temecula on Friday, June 28.

Tickets from the March 29 show will be honored. Hatchet, Monolith, Xpulsion, When All Rest and Aberrance are also performing.

On Saturday, June 29, Stop the Phoenix will headline a show at the venue with I am the Conqueror, Aim to Kill, Radio Active, Growing Up Stupid and Love and the Skulls.

Tickets for both shows are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. You can pick up tickets in advance at Ticketweb.

The Vault is located at 41607 Enterprise Circle N. in Temecula. The shows are open to all ages. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for both shows.

PE LIVE: Watch The Paper Crowns perform ‘Tehachapi’

The Paper Crowns perform on PE Live. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)

Since the PE Live video series keeps growing, I wanted to take a look back at some of the music that has come out of our video sessions and focus on individual songs.

I have been a fan of The Paper Crowns ever since Spiro Nicolopoulos sent me the new music he was working on with Nicole Pond after his former band, Rolling Reunion, called it quits. Their voices were made to sing together.

I loved their 2012 release “See You Tonight” and with the addition of Dan Hazard on the upright bass and Jarrod Van Keuren on accordion and piano, The Paper Crowns continue to grow. I really like the versatility of the group.

Here’s the rambling train of awesome that is “Tehachapi.” Let the video play and you’ll see the other songs from the PE Live session with the band.

Catch them Saturday, June 29 at The Vault Martini Bar in Redlands.

They will start playing at 9:30 p.m. The Vault is at 14 E. Vine St. and is open to guests 21 and older.

Click below to learn more about The Paper Crowns and see more of the videos from PE Live.