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PE LIVE: Happy Thanksgiving from PE Live

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Happy Thanksgiving! Because of the holiday we won’t have a traditional PE Live video this week, but I did put a little video together about the 30-plus local artists who have made time to answer my questions and perform for us.

Thank you to everyone who has participated, thank you to everyone who has watched a PE Live video and thank you to everyone who has helped make our little show about local music possible–the Press-Enterprise staff, videographers Matt Schoenmann, Angel Ortiz and Pep Fernandez, Cory and Robert at Hangar 24 and the iGuide team.

If you haven’t seen PE Live or you missed one of the artists, you can watch all of the videos over at the PE Live video page.

Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving and come back next Thursday for our PE Live session with Naive Thieves shot at ProAbition in Riverside. You can get a sneak peek at the videos if you sign up for our PE Live newsletter.

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RIVERSIDE: The Debonaires host annual pre-Thanksgiving show Wednesday

The Debonaires will hold the annual pre-Thanksgiving show at Mission Tobacco Lounge on Wednesday, Nov. 27. (2013/File photo)

Every family has its own holiday traditions and Riverside’s long-running ska band The Debonaires is no exception.

Each year, the band hosts a big show the night before Thanksgiving where new friends and old get together and celebrate some of the best in Inland music.

The Debonaires will headline the night of entertainment and there will also be sets from Quitapenas and Summer Twins.

Quitapenas was recently featured in the Wall Street Journal’s music blog and was also a guest on PE Live a couple of months back.

Watch an interview with Quitapenas.

Summer Twins, formed by sisters Chelsea and Justine Brown, also stopped by PE Live earlier this year.

Watch Summer Twins perform “I Don’t Care.”

The doors open at 8 p.m. The admission charge is $5 before 9 p.m. and $10 after.

Wednesday, Nov. 27, Mission Tobacco Lounge, 3630 University Ave., Riverside, 21 and older only.

PE LIVE: The Dangers give goosebumps with “My Someday”

The Dangers perform “My Someday” at Hangar 24 Brewery in Redlands for PE Live. (Matthew Schoenmann/Freelance Photographer)

When The Dangers first sent the new album “Gold!!” my way I was impressed by every track, but none more so than the album closer “My Someday.”

Bandleader Chris LeRoy had written the song a few years back and never really had the right place for it. But when Lisa Kekaula, of The BellRays, Bob & Lisa and Lisa and the Lips, joined The Dangers on the new album, he knew the powerful Riverside vocalist had the voice for the song.

LeRoy said that Kekaula and Dangers guitarist Bob Vennum (who is also a member of The BellRays, Bob & Lisa and Lisa and the Lips) had been touring in Australia with The BellRays and when they returned home, Kekaula had barely regained her voice after losing it on tour.

When she recorded the vocal track for “My Someday,” the original intent was to go back and fix it once she regained her voice, but LeRoy loved the vocal and it’s powerful vulnerability so much that the original take is what’s on the album.

I’ve listened to this song dozens of times and it never fails to give me goosebumps. I’m over the moon that we were able to capture it for PE Live when The Dangers played a rollicking set at Hangar 24 in Redlands a couple of weeks back. Right around the 2:45 mark is where the song truly takes flight for me and it was serendipitous that background singers Ralph Torres and Pammy Farragher were in the audience and added that extra oomph to the song.

Watch The Dangers perform “My Someday.”

Watch an interview and three other performances with The Dangers over at the iGuide.

PE LIVE: Watch The Dangers perform “Mary Anne”

The Dangers (Contributed Image)

Have you seen this week’s PE Live session with The Dangers?

The band has been together in various iterations across three decades but the current lineup includes guitarist/piano player/singer/songwriter Chris LeRoy, singer and guitarist Bob Vennum, bassist and singer Tim Loughlin and drummer Brad Vaughn have been joined by two new members—guitarist Mike Geoghegan of The Sedans and vocalist Lisa Kekaula, of The BellRays, Lisa and the Lips and Bob and Lisa.

We filmed the group performing songs off new album “Gold!!” at Hangar 24 in Redlands recently for our PE Live session.

Watch The Dangers perform “Mary Anne” on PE Live.

Visit www.lofisongbook.com for more on The Dangers and catch three other performances and an exclusive interview over at the iGuide.

REDLANDS: Terraplane Sun lands at Hangar 24

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

Up-and-coming Los Angeles band Terraplane Sun is headed to Hangar 24 Brewery in Redlands on Wednesday, Nov. 20.

The buzzworthy band just finished a U.S. tour and will be joined on Wednesday by Redlands locals Swiss Alps.

7 p.m. Wednesday, Hangar 24 Brewery Tasting Room, 1710 Sessums Drive, Redlands, free.

Visit www.facebook.com/terraplanesun for more on the band and www.hangar24brewery.com for more on the show.

Watch performances from Swiss Alps’ PE Live session.

Check out the interview with Swiss Alps.

Swiss Alps perform “Chris.”

PE LIVE: Watch a performance by The Higgs

The Higgs performed some music for PE Live. (The Higgs/Contributed Image)

We all need some music to kick off this Sunday morning and PE Live can help with that.

The Higgs performed an impressive set at the Hangar 24 Tasting Room in Redlands a couple of weeks ago that we were lucky enough to capture for PE Live.

Take a look and have a listen to the band’s song “Meet My Baby.”

PE LIVE: The Higgs perform “Meet My Baby.”

I’m really excited to share the news that our next PE Live band will be The Dangers. We’ve got some special performances from the band from the amazing new album “Gold!!” coming up this week.

You can see one of the performances from the great night of music early if you sign up for the PE Live newsletter. You’ll get the email from yours truly on Tuesday afternoon, two days before we post PE Live to the public. If you’re already subscribed, thank you for supporting local music.

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MUSIC: Hobo Jazz releases video for ‘Bonnie’

Hobo Jazz has released a new video for “Bonnie.” (Matthew Schoenmann/Freelance Photographer)

In the decade-plus that the great Hobo Jazz has been together, the band had not released a video, until now.

Check out the beautiful cinematography, beautiful music and beautiful story in Hobo Jazz’s video for “Bonnie,” which was directed by Lei Tao.

The song is available on their latest album, “The Curse of Tramp Life.”

The poignant song is only part of the Hobo Jazz story. Get to know the magic of the Hobos by watching our interview with Marquis and Matt from Hobo Jazz on a recent edition of PE Live.

Watch Hobo Jazz perform “One Glance.”

Your next chance to see the band live is Saturday, Nov. 30 at The Vault in Redlands.

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.”

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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