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PE LIVE: Get to know The Higgs

The Higgs are interviewed on PE Live. (Matthew Schoenmann/Freelance Photographer)

If you like jam bands, you will love The Higgs. If you don’t like jam bands, you will still love The Higgs. The Orange County outfit is just that good.

We caught up with the band recently at a PE Live taping at Hangar 24 in Redlands, where they played some fantastic music.

Check out The Higgs performing “The Right Way” at Hangar 24.

Want to know a little bit more about the band? Watch the PE Live interview with The Higgs.

Speaking of PE Live, you should come out and see a taping. We’ll be filming the Chase Walker Band on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. You will be awed when you see how talented this group of teens is.

Stick around and catch the blues-inspired rock of My Own Holiday, too.

6 p.m. Nov. 16, Hangar 24 Brewery Tasting Room, 1710 Sessums Drive, Redlands, free.

Visit www.chasewalkerband.com for more on the band and www.hangar24brewery.com for more on the show.

Watch My Own Holiday perform “On the Floor Blues.”

TEMECULA: Band Wars continues Nov. 15 and 16

The Rare (2012/File Photo)

Band Wars kicked off last week at The Vault in Temecula and strikes back with a double feature this weekend.

The popular homegrown band battle series will include performances from Shaufrau, Friday Best, Imagery and Sticks N Stones on Friday, Nov. 15.

For the third installment of Band Wars, on Saturday Nov. 16, Twenty LB Sledge, The Lulu, Firing All Cylinders, Snakes N Reindeer, The rare and For All That’s Forgotten will perform.

The venue will also host SoCal’s Zebrahead (“Playmate of the Year,” “Get Back”) on Friday, Nov. 22 and Smile Empty Soul (“Bottom of the Bottle) on Saturday, Dec. 14.

6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 and Saturday, Nov. 16, The Vault, 41607 Enterprise Circle North, Temecula, $10, all ages.

Visit www.thevaultconcerts.com for more information.

HEMET: Casey Abrams, Lee Rocker head to Historic Hemet Theater

Casey Abrams will perform in Hemet on Nov. 16. (Fielding Buck/Staff Photographer)

Two prominent bassists will be making their way to the Historic Hemet Theater in the coming weeks.

On Saturday, Nov. 16, Idyllwild’s musical icon and former “American Idol” contestant Casey Abrams is playing at the venue, where he had a evry successful show a few months back.

On Dec. 7 Lee Rocker, of the Stray Cats, will perform at the venue.

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There are two tiers of tickets available for the shows. The VIP ticket is $45,before fees, and gets you a reserved seat, a meet and greet and one drink ticket. You also get to enter the show an hour earlier.

The general admission tickets are $25 each, before fees.

You can pick them up online at www.goldencrownproductions.com. Both ticket types will be upped by $10 if you purchase at the door on the day of the show.

6 p.m. for VIP, 7 p.m. for general admission, Saturday, Nov. 16, Historic Hemet Theater, 216 E. Florida Ave. , Hemet, 951-658-2411.

RIVERSIDE: Catch Naive Thieves at ProAbition Nov. 12

Naive Thieves will perform at ProAbition in Riverside on Tuesday, Nov. 12. (Contributed Image)

Naive Thieves is one of the most promising bands out of Riverside and the group will be playing ProAbition’s new service industry night on Tuesday, Nov. 12.

The band has been making a name for itself with some notable shows in Los Angeles and beyond.

We’ll be on hand to film PE Live on Tuesday night, too.

The band’s 2011 release, “Le Sheik Rhat,” was produced by Casey Crescenzo of The Dear Hunter. Earlier this year they released a new single, “Anxiété.”

Visit www.naivethieves.com for more on the band and www.proabition.com for more on the show.

8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, ProAbition, 3597 Main St., Riverside, 951-222-2110, 21 and older only.

PE LIVE: Watch The Fingers perform ‘Old School Disguise’

The Fingers perform at Hangar 24 Brewery in Redlands (Matthew Schoenmann/Freelance Photographer)

Every week, we post brand new performance and interview videos with Inland Empire artists in our video series PE Live.

This week we were joined by Redlands jam band The Fingers for a very special holiday PE Live (trust me, we’re not going all Christmas on you just yet.)

Check out “Old School Disguise” by The Fingers below.

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PE LIVE: Get to know The Fingers

The Fingers (Contributed Image)

It’s another week so it’s time for another PE Live.

This week it’s a very special edition with The Fingers. We filmed the jam-inspired Redlands band at Hangar 24 on Halloween and they played some of their new material for us.

Watch the PE Live interview with The Fingers.

Check out “Never Alone,” too.

We have two PE Live sessions coming up and it would be great to see you there.

First, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, we are filming Naïve Thieves at ProAbition in Riverside.

Naïve Thieves are one of the breakout indie rock bands in the region. Their 2011 EP, “Le Sheik Rhat,” was produced by Casey Crescenzo of The Dear Hunter.

Visit www.naivethieves.com for more on the band and www.proabition.com for more on the show.

8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, ProAbition, 3597 Main St., Riverside, 951-222-2110, 21 and older only.

Then, on Nov. 16, we’ll be at Hangar 24 Brewery in Redlands to catch the blues magic of the Chase Walker Band.

Walker, a teen guitar phenom, was a finalist in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition earlier this year.

He and his band will perform at the show and then will be followed up by previous PE Live guest, My Own Holiday.

6 p.m. Nov. 16, Hangar 24 Brewery Tasting Room, 1710 Sessums Drive, Redlands, free.

Visit www.chasewalkerband.com for more on the band and www.hangar24brewery.com for more on the show.

LAKE ELSINORE: Grand Prix hosts local bands

Ascension will perform at the Lake Elsinore Grand Prix over the weekend. (Contributed Image)

The Lake Elsinore Grand Prix returns to the Diamond in Lake Elsinore this weekend and in addition to the off-road racing action, there will be local music over the two days.

On Saturday, Nov. 9, Simon and Hunter, Midnight Satellites, Late Night Revival and Don’t Kick Jimmy will perfom.

On Sunday, Nov. 10, Ascension and Indica Roots will be on stage.

Ascension just played the Whisky A Go-Go this week, opening for The Halo Method, a group that includes members (and former members) of Papa Roach, Evanescence, In This Moments and more.

The young rock group has been gaining steam since taking home the last Band Wars title at The Vault concert venue in Temecula.

11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, 500 Diamond Drive, Lake Elsinore, free admission, but parking is $10-$20.

Visit www.facebook.com/TheAscensionBand for more on the band

RIVERSIDE: The BellRays, Bucksworth join forces at Mario’s

The BellRays are playing a rare hometown show at Mario’s Place in Riverside on Sunday, Nov. 10. (Contributed Image)

When the BellRays aren’t globe-trotting and selling out shows in Europe, you might find the group at home in Riverside, but a hometown show is a rare treat.

And the setting for the band’s dynamic punk meets the blues meets soul on Sunday, Nov. 10 is even more special.

The band will be playing Mario’s Place in Riverside and it’s an early show, so no complaining about work the next day. Wear comfortable shoes. There will be dancing.

Plus, the great Bucksworth will be joining the fun.

Seating is limited, so you want to get there on the early side.

Mario’s is also hosting Bob and Lisa, as in Bob Vennum and Lisa Kekaula of the BellRays with their acoustic project,on Friday, Nov. 8 and the Union Drifters on Saturday, Nov. 9.

Bob and Lisa, 10 p.m. Friday, Mario’s Place, 3646 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, 951-684-7755, free, 21 and older.

The Union Drifters, 10 p.m. Saturday, free.

The Bellrays and Bucksworth, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, $10.

For more information on The Bellrays visit www.thebellrays.com.

MUSIC: The Jezebelles release new video

The Jezebelles have released a new video for “Chuck You.” (File Photo)

If you have ever wanted to act out on a revenge fantasy on your best friend’s cheating significant other, The Jezebelles have a video for you.

The all-girl rock choir, which hails from the Inland Empire, just released the video for the awesome song “Chuck You,” which is about getting rid of a no-good guy.

They filmed it around Riverside and you might recognize downtown spots like Back to the Grind, Pixels and Mission Tobacco Lounge. Let ‘Em Have It Productions, which did Alien Ant Farm’s “Let ‘Em Know” video as well as Hawthorne Heights’ “Golden Parachutes,” outdid themselves with this one.

Chuck is played by Sound Preservation Society’s Justin Fox and you will also see cameos from some other Inland musicians in there, too. Watch and enjoy!

The Jezebelles – “Chuck You” – Official Music Video.

Just like the Dose of Adolescence video release last week, we were fortunate enough to have The Jezebelles in the studio for PE Live a while back. You can even watch The Jezebelles perform “Chuck You” in our studio. You might recognize some of the video’s props, too.

Watch The Jezebelles perform “Time Machine” on PE Live.

Watch an interview with The Jezebelles on PE Live.

TEMECULA: Band Wars begins Nov. 9

Members of Midnight Satellites, The Infamous They and Ascension cheer and dance while Andrew W.K. performs at The Vault in Temecula on Oct. 18, 2013. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photographer)

A long time a go in a galaxy far, far away, Band Wars began–actually, it was only a couple of years ago and The Vault in Temecula isn’t that far, but the venue brings back the popular local band series on Saturday, Nov. 9.

The last Band Wars winner, Ascension, recently opened for Andrew W.K. at the venue.

Saturday’s lineup includes Five Waters of Fire, Voltage Control, Day Dreams, Radio-Active, Cause7ate9, The Third Invasion and more.

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The series will continue Nov. 15 and Nov. 16, with the finale set for Nov. 30.

6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, The Vault, 41607 Enterprise Circle North, Temecula, $10, all ages.

Visit www.thevaultconcerts.com for more information.