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EPICENTER: Local bands vie for festival spot

The crowd gets doused with water while listening to Thirty Seconds To Mars performs during the Epicenter Twenty Ten music festival at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana on Sunday, September 26, 2010. (File Photo)

The Epicenter Festival is celebrating its fifth year on Sept. 21 and the festival (which was once held at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, by the way), is opening up the bill to a lucky unsigned band.

Ernie Ball is sponsoring the Epicenter Battle of the Bands and the winner will get to play the show.

You can enter your band and vote at www.battleofthebands.com through September 13, 2013.

The top 100 “Buzz Rated” bands that sign up for the Ernie Ball Epicenter Battle Of The Bands will be eligible to win, but a panel of judges will pick the winner, who will be announced on Monday, Sept. 16.

We’ve got some local bands leading the pack right now, too, including Assuming We Survive, Midnight Satellites and Grieve for Tomorrow all in the top 10 so far.

Temecula’s Midnight Satellites actually did a PE Live session with us a while back. You can watch it below. If you love local music, don’t forget to sign up for the weekly PE Live newsletter, either.

Here’s the lineup for Epicenter:

The Offspring
A Day To Remember
Bad Religion
Pennywise
Pierce The Veil
All Time Low
Falling In Reverse
The Wonder Years
FIDLAR
New Beat Fund
Plague Vendor

REDLANDS: Atreyu’s Brandon Saller to perform at Splash Kingdom

Hell or HIghwater, featuring Atreyu’s Brandon Saller, is coming to Redlands. (Tom Hane/Contributed Image)

Atreyu drummer Brandon Saller has been through the area a number of times over the years with his solo music.

Now he’s bringing his new band, Hell or Highwater, in which he’s the lead singer, to Splash Kingdom in Redlands on Wednesday, Aug. 28, for a free show.

The band recently released a new EP, “The Other Side.”

Inland rockers Divide The Day, The StillWinter, Hammers N Hearts, No Ones Mercy and T4P are also on the bill.

7 p.m. Wednesday, Splash Kingdom, 1101 California St., Redlands, free, all ages.

PE LIVE: Watch an exclusive interview with The Great Late

The Great Late (Contributed Image)

Check out our latest PE Live interview with Redlands’ The Great Late from Hangar 24 and find what connection the blues and psychedelic rock band has to the sousaphone.

Let the video play and you can watch live performances of three of the band’s songs, “Your Man,” “Divine” and “Hopeless Bitter Ghoul,” too.

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SAN BERNARDINO: Metal Madness heads to Stinger’s

Throw the Goat will play Metal Madness at Stinger’s in San Bernardino. (Rockwell Unscene)

If you need a metal fix, there’s an all-day show at Stinger’s in San Bernardino just for you.

Manntis, which has played a handful of shows in the past year, is on the bill, as are Contortion, Jahmbi, Dyer, Long Beach Vagrant, Profecia, A Rise of a Tyrant, Throw the Goat, Light Up the Eyes and the debut show of Iron helm.

X103.9 FM DJ Dirty D is hosting the show.

You have to be 18 or older to go to the show, but tickets are only $10. You can pick them up via www.ticketweb.com.

3 p.m. Saturday, Stinger’s Bar and Nightclub, 194 W. Club Center Drive, San Bernardino, $10, 18 and older only.

Here’s the latest from Throw the Goat, the stellar 2012 release “Black Mountain.”

TEMECULA: Service Interruption plays benefit show at The Vault

Service Interruption will play The Vault in Temecula. (Contributed Image)

Local punk-inspired band Service Interruption is playing a show at The Vault in Temecula that is also a benefit for foster children.

The show is raiding donations for Sleep Train’s Foster Kids program. You can get $3 off the price of a ticket if you donates clothes, shoes (in good condition), or other items.

Stop the Phoenix and IWXO (which means I’m With Love and features Allstar Weekend’s Nathan Darmody) are also on the bill.

6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, The Vault, 41607 Enterprise Circle N., Temecula, $10, all ages. Visit www.thevaultconcerts.com for more information and www.facebook.com/serviceinterruptionband for more on Service Interruption.

Service Interruption released their debut album this year. Here’s the video for “According to Plan.”

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.

PE LIVE: The Jezebelles step into a ‘Time Machine’

The Jezebelles are the first band to use pink skulls and pink elephants for percussion on PE Live. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)

We’ve released 20 new PE Live sessions since relaunching the series and The Jezebelles have brought the most interesting percussion yet–pink skulls and pink elephants. (By the way, you can sign up to have PE Live delivered to your inbox every week, too!)

Don’t know what I’m talking about? Watch the group’s performance of “Time Machine” off their brand new 3-song EP below. Let the video keep playing and you’ll hear “Chuck You” and an interview with the group.

The group has two upcoming shows, too.

9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, Mission Tobacco Lounge, 3630 University Ave., Riverside, $5, 21 and older only.

7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, House of Blues, 1530 Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, free in advance, $15 at the door, 18 and older only.

Get more information on the band at www.girlrockchoir.com and www.facebook.com/thejezebelles.

PE LIVE: Watch an interview with The Jezebelles

The Jezebelles perform at PE Live (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)

Since the relaunch of PE Live earlier this year, we’ve had so many talented local musicians come in and perform and sit down and talk with me about their music. (Don’t forget to sign up for our brand new weekly PE Live newsletter where you can get the videos delivered straight to your inbox!)

This week we reached our 20th artist–the incredibly talented ladies of The Jezebelles. With members from all over the Inland Empire, the group started performing cover songs three years ago. As the group evolved, they started writing their own original music.

Now the group has a brand new EP, which was funded by fans, and produced by Alien Ant Farm’s Mike Cosgrove.

Watch the video below to hear The Jezebelles talk about the genesis of the group and keep watching to hear two of those original songs.

The Jezebelles have two upcoming shows–one in Riverside on Aug. 23 and one at the House of Blues in Anaheim on Aug. 25. Get more details on the shows over at the iGuide.

Here’s a look at some behind the scenes photos from the PE Live shoot.

HEMET: Brewer Boys, Austin Law to play Chili Cook-Off

The Brewer Boys will perform at the Ramona Bowl in Hemet on Sept. 7. (2012/File Photo)

How many places can you enjoy both chili and the music of local reality television contestants?

Luckily you can enjoy the music of former “X Factor” contestants The Brewer Boys and Michael Austin, former contestant on “The Voice” and singer of Austin Law, at the Chili Cook-Off, Beer and Wine Festival at the Ramona Bowl Amphitheatre on Saturday, Sept. 7.

Inland radio station 101.3 The Mix is putting on the event.

If the kitchen is your performance area rather than the stage, you can enter the chili competition. There are four categories for the International Chili Society-sanctioned event: red chili, chili verde, salsa and People’s Choice. You can register at www.1013TheMix.com.

The event runs from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and some of the proceeds will benefit the Ramona Bowl. Advance tickets are $15 for general admission and $8 for guests ages 6 to 12. Kids 5 and younger get in for free. The passes go up to $20 at the door. You can get them online at the Ramona Bowl website.

The Brewer Boys have incredible harmonies and rootsy Americana sensibilities. Here’s a recent video of the Temecula brothers performing a cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Boxer.”

Austin Law puts on more than a mere concert–it’s an experience. Here’s lead singer Michael Austin on “The Voice.”