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Chris Thayer Band (contributed Image)
It’s a new year and we have a new PE Live.
This week we have a familiar face, too. Chris Thayer, who stopped by with jump blues band Big Papa and the TCB in 2013, did a session for us with the Chris Thayer Band, which just produces fantastic rock music.
The two projects are very different–find out how in the interview with the band below.
Want to see all of the performances? Check out all of them over at the iGuide.
Bob & Lisa perform at Hangar 24 for PE Live. (Matthew Schoenmann/Freelance Photographer)
Since we’re only a day away from Christmas, I’m excited to share the closest thing we have to a PE Live Christmas performance–Bob & Lisa performing “Mary Xmas.” There’s red clothing and a chimney involved, but this isn’t one that the kids will sing around the Christmas tree.
We filmed this one a few weeks back out at Hangar 24 in Redlands.
With the holiday, we won’t be posting a new PE Live this week, but we have some more great music coming up soon, including the Chris Thayer Band and Say True. Want to watch more of Bob & Lisa on PE Live? Head on over to the iGuide.
On Friday, Dec. 20, my list of favorite local music of 2013 came out in The Press-Enterprise’s Guide section.
If you missed the big spread in the paper, I’ll be posting my favorites over the next week or so. Today’s entry is from The Debonaires with an album fans have been waiting to have for half of a decade.
The Debonaires
“Movin’”
Riverside’s ska heroes started working on this album back in 2008 before shelving it. The traditional ska meshed with journeys into other genres was well worth waiting for.
Read more about the making of “Movin'” by The Debonaires.
Want to see who else made the list? Visit the Local Favorites link.
Bob & Lisa perform at Hangar 24 in Redlands. (Matthew Schoenmann/Freelance Photographer)
Bob Vennum and Lisa Kekaula are the Inland Empire’s musical power couple.
From The BellRays, their long-running rock band that will melt your face off , to their newest project, Lisa & the Lips, a funky, soulful combo that has just wrapped a European tour, every project knocks it out of the park.
PE Live caught up with Bob & Lisa at Hangar 24 in Redlands a few weeks back. Get to know a little bit more about this amazing duo and watch some of their performances.
Noa James performs for PE Live. (Matthew Schoenmann/Freeance Photographer)
There’s one last edition of It’s the Common Ground at The Vibe in Riverside before 2013 is done and it’s happening Sunday, Dec. 22.
The show will include performances from Noa James, Faimkills, Fredo, Gentle Jeff, Grand Architects, Jook the First, A. Cain, Rain Bisou and Lapin Lover.
There will also be a live cypher with Since Day One.
8 p.m. Sunday, The Vibe, 1805 University Ave., Riverside, $5 before 10:30 p.m., $10 after, 18 and older only.
Science Fiction Theater (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)
You have two chances to catch shows at The Wire in Upland this weekend before the venue closes at the end of the month.
On Friday, Dec. 20, Science Fiction Theater, Chasing Legacy and Picket Fence Cartel will perform at the all-ages club.
Science Fiction Theater recently released a new album, “The Happy Sadness.”
Here’s one of the songs from the band that we filmed for PE Live, called “Dark Clouds.”
Then, Scatterbrain, Tomber Lever, Good San Juan and The Enwoods will perform on Saturday, Dec. 21.
7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20 and Saturday, Dec. 21, The Wire, 247 N. 2nd Ave., Upland $10, all ages.
Visit www.thewire247.com for more information.
Staff Photographer Kurt Miller was on hand Saturday, Dec. 14 at Ontario’s Citizens Business Bank Arena for X103.9’s Merry Meltdown and snapped some incredible photos from the show.
He put together two galleries from the concert with some great photos of the bands.
Adrian Estrella of Assuming We Survive gets close to the crowd at X103.9’s Merry Meltdown on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013 at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario. (Kurt Miller/Staff Photographer)
The show also had to big name acts to close the night–Stone Temple Pilots (with new singer Chester Bennington) and Korn.
Click the photo below to view Kurt’s photos of Korn and Stone Temple Pilots at Merry Meltdown.
Chester Bennington sings with Stone Temple Pilots at X103.9’s Merry Meltdown at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario on Dec. 14. (Kurt Miller/Staff Photographer)
Sick Sense is playing Mission Tobacco Lounge on Friday, Dec. 13. (Contributed Image)
Mission Tobacco Lounge has two punk-themed events happening this weekend in Riverside.
The music kicks off Friday, Dec. 13 with performances from Sick Sense, The Logs, Grand Scovell and Pocketfull of Noize.
The venue also has a special punk and poetry night planned for Sunday, Dec. 15.
The Penetrators and D.F.D. will provide the music and the poets include Ken Stansbury, Buzzavich, Jeff Green and the winners of Slamalamadingdong, the greatest name for a slam poetry competition that ever existed.
9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, Mission Tobacco Lounge, 3630 University Ave., Riverside, 951-682-4427, $5, 21 and older only.
7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, free, 21 and older only.
The Dangers (Contributed Image)
Forget a traditional cookie party—Lo-Fi Studio is hosting a rock show to benefit the Family Service Association of Redlands on Saturday, Dec. 14.
The BellRays, The Dangers, The Sedans, Bob and Lisa, Mark Nemetz and the Novas, Skeeter Truck and The Conditionz will perform at the show.
If you bring cans of food, you earn raffle tickets for CDs, posters, T-shirts and other swag. There will also be carnival games.
6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, Lo-Fi Studio, 522 Amigos St., Suite C, Redlands, $5 and a can of food, all ages.
Visit http://the-dangers.ticketleap.com/ for tickets.
If you haven’t seen them yet, check out the session The Dangers did with PE Live a little while back.
Naive Thieves perform at ProAbition in Riverside. (Matthew Schoenmann/Contributed Image)
In case you missed it, Naive Thieves appeared on PE Live this week.
The Riverside-based band has been working on a new record for a while with Casey Crescenzo of The Dear Hunter.
“It’s been a long process, but I think it’s going to be pretty awesome once people finally hear the finished product,” singer Cameron Thorne said.
One of the things that sets Naive Thieves apart is the different textures and genres the music encompasses, giving the group a unique sound.
“Honestly, we’re still trying to figure it out,” Thorne said.
Watch Naive Thieves perform “You’re No Good.” Want more? Watch all of the Naive Thieves PE Live videos at PE.com.