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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.

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.

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.

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.

PE LIVE: Watch Swiss Alps in the ‘Lion’s Den’

New PE Live videos are released with artists every Thursday at PE.com. (Staff Illustration)

More indie rock needs a trumpet. Cue Redlands’ Swiss Alps.

The band, started by Nick Espalin, whose first musical instrument was the trumpet, recently played Hangar 24 Brewery’s patio in Redlands. We were on hand to talk to the band and film some of their songs.

Check out “Lion’s Den” below. Let it play to watch other performances from Swiss Alps.

We release new PE Live videos every Thursday and we have more than 70 in our master playlist, too, including everyone from Summer Twins to Curtiss King.

PE LIVE: Sneak peek with The Jezebelles

The Jezebelles hang out in the studio for a PE Live shoot. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)

Tonight we had a PE Live shoot that was a little bittersweet. I’m thrilled that the lovely ladies in The Jezebelles, the all-girl rock choir, came in and performed two of their original songs for us.

It was actually the final shoot for the studio at our current office. However, with the positive attitude and amazing music of The Jezebelles, there’s better group for the studio finale (not to worry, PE Live is only just beginning).

We started PE Live in that studio back in 2008 with artists like War Stories, Davis Fetter, Anthony Dollar, On Being Human, Electric Valentine, Divide the Day, Soul of the River, Inverse, The Sleeping Sea King, I Hate Kate and so many more. (Some of the artists have since returned to do a second round of performances.)

To all of you who shared your music, rearranged schedules, braved my questions and repeated takes when I screwed up my intro and stumbled over my own name on camera–thank you. To everyone who spent some time watching these performances–thank you for supporting local music and what I do. For both groups–it means a lot.

The great news is that PE Live is stronger than ever. We’ve had more than 15 artists film with us since relaunching the series in March and even more recently we started filming PE Live out in public, where music fans can really be a part of the taping. (Speaking of that, we’ll be at Hangar 24 in Redlands on Wednesday, July 31 for ColeSlaw. Come visit!)

But I will miss our studio sessions and everyone asking if our curved wall was ever used for skateboarding. (It wasn’t.)

The real videos will be coming out in a couple of weeks, but I wanted to share just a snippet of The Jezebelles singing “Chuck You” that I shot with my phone. They will be playing Mission Tobacco Lounge on Aug. 23 and the House of Blues in Anaheim on Aug. 25, so keep those dates on your calendars. You can also pick up their debut EP now. Visit www.girlrockchoir.com for more information.

Reasons I love The Jezebelles–they used pink elephants and skulls as percussion instruments. They’re just that rad.

Keep an eye at http://x.pe.com/PE_Live for the videos with The Jezebelles and check out all of the exclusive interviews and performances we’ve hosted so far. You can also watch a few in the video player below.

PE LIVE: Check out ‘Carefree’ from Summer Twins

Summer Twins just released the new EP “Forget Me.” (Contributed Image)

Earlier this week, we posted our first video from our PE Live series that we shot outside our studio.

We caught up with Riverside’s Summer Twins at Hangar 24 in Redlands, where they were playing their last local show for a while before going on a West Coast tour that kicks off this weekend to support new EP “Forget Me.”

Check out Summer Twins performing “Carefree,” off “Forget Me,” and other PE Live videos below.

Every Thursday, we post videos of performances and exclusive interviews with Inland bands at the PE Live page. If you want to watch an upcoming performance that will air on PE Live, check out ColeSlaw at Hangar 24 Brewery’s Tasting Room in Redlands on Wednesday, July 31.

Are there any bands you want to see on PE Live?

Here’s “I’m No Good.”