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MTV: Video Music Awards promo features local musician

Nathan Rivera and Shine Delphi perform for PE Live. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)

Even though i watch most of my music videos on YouTube these days (or over at the PE Live page), MTV still has the Video Music Awards.

This year, Miley Cyrus will be hosting the ceremony in Brooklyn on Aug. 25 and in a promo clip for the show, you can see the Inland Empire’s very own Nathan Rivera performing the first bit of her song “We Can’t Stop.”

Rivera has been getting some attention for it, so he posted his full version of the song.

I may be a little biased, but I think where Rivera shines the most is on his original music.

Rivera and friend and musical collaborator Shine Delphi did a PE Live session with us a while back. Here’s “Cold Silence.” Let the video keep playing to hear all of the songs and an interview with the pair.

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.

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).

RIVERSIDE: Lara Landon offers free music

Lara Landon (Contributed Image)

Riverside native Lara Landon, a Christian artist who is now based in Nashville, Tenn., is offering up a free download each day until she kicks off her new album project launch and video release on Sept. 4.

The songs are from her previous albums, including 2009’s “Beloved” and 2012’s “Overcome.”

Landon has a powerful voice and has been growing her fan base through touring.

You can download the free singles daily at http://noisetrade.com/laralandon.

Here’s the video for her song “The River.”

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.

MURRIETA, Slow Children, Ready Steady Go play The Dial

Slow Children will play The Dial in Murrieta. (Contributed Image)

The Dial in Murrieta is hosting a show with Boston punk band Opposition Rising on Wednesday, Aug. 14.

The show will also include a number of local bands, too. Riverside’s Slow Children, Sun City’s Ready Steady Go and Murrieta’s Devastation are also on the bill.

Plus, Too Much Beer will be driving up from Escondido. Of course, The Dial is an alcohol and drug free venue, so maybe it will be Too Much (Root) Beer instead.

Admission is $5 before the first band and $7 after. Also, attending a show at the venue now requires a $2 membership that lasts for six months.

8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, The Dial, 41679 Date St., Suite B, Murrieta, all ages.

Visit http://www.facebook.com/thedialcollective for more information.

PE LIVE: Watch Swiss Alps perform ‘Runner’

Swiss Alps is from Redlands. (Swiss Alps Facebook/Contributed Image)

It’s time for some new music! Check out the latest in our series of PE Live videos with Redlands’ Swiss Alps that we filmed at Hangar 24 Brewery a couple of weeks ago.

Check out the band performing the song “Runner” below. Let the video play to see more performances from Inland artists.

We release new PE Live videos every Thursday and we have more than 70 in our master playlist, too.

PE LIVE: Swiss Alps introduce ‘Chris’

Swiss Alps perform at Hangar 24 Brewery in Redlands. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)

Happy weekend! Let’s get the music going with another video from the latest in our weekly PE Live series.

We recently filmed at Hangar 24 Brewery in Redlands with local indie rock band Swiss Alps. The band started as a solo project, but has evolved into a full band.

Check out the band performing the song “Chris” below. Let the video play to see more performances from Inland artists.

We release new PE Live videos every Thursday and we have more than 70 in our master playlist, too.

HEMET: Beisbol premieres video filmed in hometown

Jeff and Ryan Burian, who grew up in Hemet, are members of the band Beisbol. (Contributed Image)

Brothers Ryan and Jeff Burian are in the fantastic indie rock band Beisbol, which they formed in their hometown of Hemet. (I did a write up on Beisbol when they came to town a couple of months ago.)

The band, which is now based in Portland, Ore., released a new album, “Lo-Fi Cocaine,” earlier this year and the group has released a video for the single “Nothing Strange.” The video was filmed in Hemet.

The clip features their friend Roman Murray and was directed by Emilee Booher.

From the press release:

“We truly wanted a video that represented us and the song, so filming in Hemet, CA and having our best friend as the main character really gave us that opportunity,” explained Ryan and Jeff. “Hemet is where we are from and where all of our first musical experiences happened. Emilee sort of blew our minds capturing where we came from and doing it with all our hometown friends made it all the better.”

Here it is! Are you in the video? Do you know anyone in the video?

Béisbol – Nothing Strange from Emilee Booher on Vimeo.