Tag Archives: Local Music

RIVERSIDE: Eva and the Vagabond Tales play tonight

Back to the Grind will host a free, all-ages show with Eva and the Vagabond Tales on Friday, Jan. 18. (File Photo)

Back to the Grind will host a free, all-ages show with Eva and the Vagabond Tales on Friday, Jan. 18. (File Photo)

Eva and the Vagabond Tales are back and headed to Back to the Grind in Riverside on Friday, Jan. 18.

Nathan Rivera will perform, as will Black Bear and the Cheyenne Autumn Band.

It will be a night of folk, harmonies and accordion goodness across the different acts.

7 p.m. Jan. 18, Back to the Grind, 3575 University Ave., Riverside, free, all ages

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

RIVERSIDE: Catch 100 Proof at Mission Tobacco Lounge

100 Proof performs at X1039's Localpalooza at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. (DAVID BAUMAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

100 Proof performs at X1039’s Localpalooza at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. (DAVID BAUMAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

100 Proof has been in the studio working on their debut album and they’re playing one of their final shows in the Inland area for a while on Friday, Jan. 18 at the Mission Tobacco Lounge in Riverside.
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TEMECULA: Fit For a King plays The Vault Friday

Fit for A King plays The Vault in Temecula this weekend. (Contributed Image)

Fit for A King plays The Vault in Temecula this weekend. (Contributed Image)

Unleash your primal screams with the show that The Vault in Temecula has booked on Friday.

The Overseer and Fit for a King headline the show.

Other artists performing include Always the Understudy, Bearstate, Holly Go Lightly and Colorblind.

And if you want to support some emerging local acts, on Jan. 19, A Mayfield Affair, For His Glory, Dog Days, Gallium and Treetop Flyer will compete in the second round of Band Wars.

6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, The Vault, 41607 Enterprise Circle North, Temecula, $10, all ages.

Visit www.thevaultconcerts.com for more information.

COACHELLA 2013: 5 Bands the Audio File wants to return to Indio

Fans enjoy Coachella at dusk. (2007/File Photo)

Fans enjoy Coachella at dusk. (2007/File Photo)

I’ve spent a lot of time over the last few weeks writing about other artists I think will be on the Coachella 2013 lineup and collecting suggestions from readers.

Please bear with this post–this is all about some artists I want to see on the lineup for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival April 12-14 and April 19-21. I have no reason to believe any of them will ever be on the lineup again, but all have played in the past. (If you want real, founded predictions and suggestions for Coachella 2013, check out the Coachellaology tag or scroll to the bottom of the entry for all of the updates.)
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POMONA: Finch announces support bands for reunion shows

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Temecula rockers Finch are reuniting for the 10th anniversary of “What It Is to Burn.” (Contributed Image)

Temecula’s Finch, which is playing four shows to celebrate the anniversary of “What It Is to Burn” at The Glass House in Pomona Feb. 1,2, 8 and 9, has announced the supporting acts for those dates and there’s some local love, too.
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TEMECULA: Local music showcase at Bratts on Jan. 12

Black Bear and the Cheyenne Autumn Band (Contributed photo)

Black Bear and the Cheyenne Autumn Band (Contributed photo)

Bratts in Temecula is celebrating local music with a free show Saturday, Jan. 12.

Temecula band Strike Twelve will be playing an acoustic set. The band’s album “Moonshine” was one of my local favorites of 2012.

Gatsby’s Fiddle, Kyle McNeill, Indica Roots, Poetics and Black Bear and the Cheyenne Autumn Band will also be on the bill.

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

CORONA: M15 hosts local showcase Jan. 11

New Way On (Contributed Image)

New Way On (Contributed Image)

M15 in Corona is hosting a night of local music for all ages on Friday, Jan. 11.

New Way On, The BrookLead Dreamers, The Kyms, Raise the Anchor and Table for 6 are all on the bill.

The club has been hosting local showcases in addition to the tribute bands and national acts who have been coming through.

On the national scale, Frank Hannon from Tesla will perform Feb. 8, Great White featuring Jack Russell will perform Feb. 16 and guitar hero Uli Jon Roth will perform Feb. 23.

7 p.m. Friday, M15, 9022 Pulsar Court, Suite H, Corona, $5, all ages.

Visit www.m15concerts.com for more information.