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COACHELLA 2014: Friday set times

Outkast will headline the main stage of opening night of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (File Photo)

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These are the Coachella set times for Friday, April 11, 2014.

Coachella Stage:
The Preatures, 12:30-1:15 p.m.
Anthony Green, 1:40-2:25 p.m.
MS MR, 2:50-3:35 p.m.
Grouplove, 4-4:50 p.m.
AFI, 5:20-6:10 p.m.
Ellie Goulding, 6:40-7:30 p.m.
Chromeo, 7:55-8:45 p.m.
Girl Talk, 9:40-10:30 p.m.
OutKast, 11:30 p.m.

Outdoor Theatre
The Bots, 11:40 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
Flatbush Zombies, 12:25-1:05 p.m.
GOAT, 1:25-2:05 p.m.
Dum Dum Girls, 2:30-3:15 p.m.
A$AP Ferg, 3:40-4:30 p.m.
Haim, 4:55-5:45 p.m.
Neko Case, 6:15-7:05 p.m.
Broken Bells, 7:30-8:20 p.m.
The Replacements, 8:45-9:55 p.m.
The Knife, 10:30 p.m.

Gobi Tent
Gabba Gabba Heys, Noon-12:45 p.m.
Wye Oak, 1:05-1:45 p.m.
Austra, 2:10-2:55 p.m.
Jagwar Ma, 3:20-4:10 p.m.
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, 4:35-5:25 p.m.
Kate Nash, 5:50-6:35 p.m.
Shlohmo, 7-7:45 p.m.
Woodkid, 8:15-9:05 p.m.
Flume, 9:30-10:20 p.m.
Caravan Palace, 10:45-11:30 p.m.
Anti-Flag, Midnight

Mojave Tent
Co.Fee, 11-11:50 a.m.
Tom Odell, Noon-12:40 p.m.
Waxahatchee, 1-1:40 p.m.
ZZ Ward, 2-2:40 p.m.
Title Fight, 3:05-3:50 p.m.
Aloe Blacc, 4:15-5 p.m.
Bastille, 5:35-6:15 p.m.
The Afghan Whigs, 6:40-7:30 p.m.
Bonobo, 7:55-8:45 p.m.
Bryan Ferry, 9:15-10:15 p.m.
The Cult, 10:40-11:30 p.m.
Crosses, 11:55 p.m.

Sahara Tent
Boubakiki, 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
DJP, 12:30-1:20 p.m.
Mako, 1:40-2:30 p.m.
DJ Falcon, 2:40-3:35 p.m.
Deorro, 3:50-4:45 p.m.
Gareth Emery, 5-5:55 p.m.
Carnage, 6:15-7:10 p.m.
The Glitch Mob, 7:30-8:25 p.m.
Martin Garrix, 8:45-9:45 p.m.
Zedd, 10:05-11:20 p.m.
Michael Brun, 11:45 p.m.

Yuma Tent
Jimbo Jenkins, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Lee Wells, 1-2:15 p.m.
Davide Squillace, 2:15-3:30 p.m.
Damian Lazarus, 3:30-4:45 p.m.
Nina Kraviz, 4:45-6:15 p.m.
Duke Dumont, 6:15-7:30 p.m.
Nicholas Jaar, 7:30-8:45 p.m.
Solomun, 8:45-10 p.m.
Hot Since 82, 10-11:15 p.m.
Dixon, 11:15 p.m.

Set times for Friday, April 11 at the 2014 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Coachella/Contributed Image)

RIVERSIDE: Kid Ink christens the Municipal Auditorium

The crowd watches Kid Ink at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. The rapper had a drone fly above the crowd. (Vanessa Franko/Staff)

If you book it, they will come.

Even though it was a Tuesday night, a healthy crowd of 1,400 people came to the Riverside Municipal Auditorium to see rapper Kid Ink on his “My Own Lane” tour.

It was a coming out party of sorts for the venue, which reopened in 2012 as a stand-in for the Riverside Convention Center after being closed for two years for renovations. Promoter Live Nation inked a deal with the city at the end of 2013 to take over operations of the Muni as well as the Fox Performing Arts Center just a few blocks away. The Kid Ink show was Live Nation’s first at the venue.

Friends Chris Austin and Michael Hamlin of Riverside were impressed with the lights, sound and coordination of the venue.

There have been upgrades the lights and the sound at the Muni and the results were impressive, with the deep bass shaking the seats Tuesday night during Kid Ink and openers King Los and Bizzy Crook. There were also two VIP areas, which had waitresses, tables and bottle service, on either side of the stage. They were on risers, but didn’t block the view of the patrons standing on the floor.

But for the Riverside residents, there was another perk to the venue.

“It’s local–you don’t have to drive far,” Hamlin said.

Josie Garcia, of San Bernardino, who brought her kids to the show, found herself enjoying the music as she watched from the seats on the lower level. She works in Riverside and has noticed the uptick in events.

“It gives it a more upbeat feeling to the city,” she said.

Live Nation has already made some very smart choices at the Fox Performing Arts Center, hosting two Jason Mraz acoustic evenings, a Willie Nelson show and “The Sing-Off” Live, within a week. All were sellouts. And if the Kid Ink show is an indicator of things to come, Riverside will have two viable venues where music lovers won’t have to drive to LA, Orange County or San Diego to get quality entertainment.

Upcoming shows at the Muni include Swedish electronic music producer Basshunter on Thursday, April 17, Coachella Fest vet Julieta Venegas on Friday, April 18, and rap group Cypress Hill on Saturday, April 19.

Visit www.foxriversidelive.com for more information on the venue.

PIONEERTOWN: Pixies to play Pappy & Harriet’s April 17

Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown palace will host the Pixies on April 17. (Contributed Image)

Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace just announced a HUGE show in between the twin Coachellas.

The Pixies, who reunited at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival back in 2004, will be playing a show on Thursday, April 17.

As of right now, the band hasn’t been announced as part of the Coachella 2014 lineup, but Syd Arthur, the psych rock band opening the show, is. The show will be outdoors. Doors open at 7 p.m., Syd Arthur goes on at 8 p.m. and the Pixies take the stage at 9 p.m.

There’s also a sold-out Future Islands (another band playing Coachella 2014) show inside at 11:30 that night.

Tickets for the Pixies show are $30 and available via Ticketweb.

RIVERSIDE: Inertia plays local shows to raise money for tour

Inertia will perform two shows in the Inland region this weekend. (Contributed Image)

Inland rock band Inertia, which released an EP in 2013, is getting ready to hit the road, but before heading out to Hawaii and up the West Coast, has a few local gigs on the books.

The Riverside band is playing Mill Creek Cattle Co. in Mentone on Friday, April 11 and will have a show at Mission Tobacco Lounge in Riverside on Saturday, April 12 to raise funds for the tour, which includes a date with Eve 6 in Hawaii in May and a show with Lit in Oregon in June.

9 p.m. Friday, Mill Creek Cattle Co., 1874 Mentone Blvd., Mentone, free.

8:30 p.m. Saturday, Mission Tobacco Lounge, 3630 University Ave., Riverside, $7, 21 and older only.

Visit www.reverbnation.com/thebandInertia and www.facebook.com/thebandinertia for more on the band.

HEMET: Strung Out members to hold guitar clinic

Strung Out’s guitarists will hold a clinic at Hemet High School on Friday, April 11. (Contributed Image)

Hemet High School’s Guitar Club is having some famous faces come in for a clinic this week.

Strung Out’s Jake Kiley and Chris Aiken are appearing at the school’s theater to perform, speak and answer questions from the crowd.

The event is a fundraiser for the club and the proceeds will go to loaner guitars, strings and music-related field trips.

6 p.m. Friday, April 11, 41701 E. Stetson Ave., Hemet, $10 at the door.

RIVERSIDE: The Barn at UCR announces spring concert series

Casey Crescenzo will perform at The Barn at UC Riverside on Wednesday, April 30. (2012/File Photo)

The Barn at UC Riverside has one more series of concerts on tap before the school year ends and there are some big names coming out.

Kicking off the series is the debut of the UCR Barn Fest on Wednesday, April 23. Headlining the night is Inland band Quitapenas, which fuses Latin, tropical and Afro beats in its music.

Also on the bill are Gypsies & Judges and Seaside Audio. The show is free for UCR students and staff (you must bring your UCR ID to get into the show for free) and $5 for everyone else.

Then, on Wednesday, April 30, The Barn will host a really big show. Casey Crescenzo, a former Canyon Lake resident and leader of The Dear Hunter, will perform at the venue. Opening for him will be Naive Thieves, Riverside’s own indie rockers who signed with Crescenzo’s brand new label, Cave & Canary Goods.

The show follows the release of Naive Thieves’ new full-length album, “Vamonos,” on April 29. Crescenzo produced and mixed the album.

That show is $5 for UCR students and staff in advance and $12 for the general public.

Hip-hop group Step Brothers, featuring Evidence and Alchemist, will perform at The Barn on Wednesday, May 7. Tickets are $5 for students and staff in advance and $20 for the public.

On May 14, White Arrows and Say Say will perform. Tickets are $5 for students and staff in advance and $12 for the public.

The series wraps with the popular KUCR Comedy Apocalypse show. Tickets are $5 for students and staff in advance and $12 for the public.

You can pick up tickets at the UCR Theater Ticket Office from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., by calling 951-827-4331, via Ticketmaster or at the door.

Parking for the show is an additional $5, payable on site in cash, at Lot 6.

Visit http://theucrbarn.tumblr.com/ for more information.

TEMECULA: Tom Buechi to perform at Baily’s on April 5

Tom Buechi will perform in Temecula on Saturday, April 5. (Contributed Image)

Corona singer-songwriter Tom Buechi will perform at Baily’s in Old Town Temecula on Saturday, April 5.

He also has a high-profile gig on Wednesday, April 9, at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, opening for Johnny Winter.

You can also catch him online performing as Mance Moonwall in the online virtual world Second Life.

6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5, Baily’s, 28699 Old Town Front St., Temecula, all ages.

Visit www.tombuechi.com for more information.

RIVERSIDE: SRH Fest brings Unwritten Law, Big B to Muni

Big B will perform in Riverside at the SRH Fest in June. (2013/File Photo)

The Riverside Municipal Auditorium announced that the SRH Fest will happen on Saturday, June 14.

The show includes Unwritten Law, Madchild, Johnny Richter, Big B, Perro Bravo and Slaine. Tickets cost $15-$25, before fees, and go on sale at noon Friday.

Tickets will be available via www.livenation.com. For more information, go to www.foxriversidelive.com.

SAN JACINTO: Kaleido Kulture hosts carnival of music

Black Bear and the Cheyenne Autumn Band (Brooke Ashleigh/Contributed Image)

Music, art and more will be part of the Kulture Klub: Konservation Karnival at the Esplanade Arts Cener in San Jacinto on Saturday, April 5.

The eclectic lineup includes Corona Americana group Black Bear & the Cheyenne Autumn Band, Inland hip-hop group Slow Children Moving, Hemet psychedelic rockers Family of Light, Redlands indie rock outfit Maria Sweet and more.

The event is being put on by the music and arts collective Kaleido Kulture.

7 p.m. Saturday, April 5, Esplanade Arts Center, 2181 W. Esplanade Ave., San Jacinto, $10, all ages.

Visit www.kaleidokulture.com for more information.

CLAREMONT: Bluesman Gino Matteo to play Hip Kitty

Gino Matteo will perform at the Hip Kitty in Claremont. (2012/File Photo)

Riverside bluesman Gino Matteo has performed all over the world with some of the biggest names in the genre, including B.B. King.

With global tours, there’s a rare chance to see Matteo in Southern California this weekend.

He will perform at the Hip Kitty in Claremont on Friday, April 4.

Joining him will be the up-and-coming blues-inspired group the Chase Walker Band.

8 p.m. Friday, April 4, Hip Kitty Jazz and Fondue, 502 W. First St., Claremont, $5.

Visit www.ginomatteo.com for more on Matteo.