DIGITAL JOURNALIST
Tom Petty plays the Super Bowl in 2008. (AP Photo)
Tom Petty rocks. Tom Petty at Christmas is even better.
I first heard “Christmas All Over” on “A Very Special Christmas 2,” and was pulled in by its drum intro.
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Riverside’s Walter Cabal. (David Mendoza III/Contributed Image)
I’m revealing my favorite local releases of 2012 here at the blog. Here’s a link to everyone who made the list so far. I’ll be revealing two artists each day. You can see the full list, plus the more than honorable mentions in the Dec. 28 edition of The Press-Enterprise in the Guide section.
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The Tic Tocs are playing a cystic fibrosis benefit in San Bernardino. (Daniel Bach/Contributed Photo)
Stinger’s in San Bernardino will be the site of a benefit to raise money and awareness to fight cystic fibrosis on Friday, Dec. 28.
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Winston and the Telescreen
If we’ve ever spoken or you’re a regular reader of the Audio File, you know I’m passionate about local music. I really believe we have some incredible talent here in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties and 2012 produced some of the best music I’ve heard since I moved here six years ago.
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The Waitresses crafted the greatest Christmas song ever. (Polygram Records)
Today’s Audio Files might be my favorite of the year–it’s time to shine a spotlight on The Waitresses, the new wave delight that is responsible for the best Christmas song ever.
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DJ Juice from Morefire Mondays, shown here at Coachella 2012, is aboard the S.S. Coachella. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)
Even though the S.S. Coachella is thousands of miles away form the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, the spirit of the Inland music was strong as artists like Alf Alpha, Gabe Real, Juice, Jimbo Jenkins and Mantastique provided the soundtrack on the high seas.
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The Carpenters (AP/File Photo)
Does anyone else out there have a Carpenters Christmas album? It’s beautiful and so sad at the same time. RIP Karen Carpenter, RIP.
Here’s “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”
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Will Aesop Rock be on the Coachella 2013 lineup? (Contributed Image)
Los Angeles rapper Murs may have leaked Aesop Rock as a performer for the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival during his video announcement for the 2013 Paid Dues lineup on Thursday.
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Karen O, lead singer from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs performs at Coachella 2009. (2009/File Photo)
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have just announced a Glass House show for Friday, Jan. 11.
Tickets are $30 and there is a four-ticket limit. Tickets for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs at the Glass House go on sale Friday, Dec. 21 at noon via TicketFly.
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De La Soul will appear at the Paid Dues Independent Hip-Hop Festival in March 2013. (Contributed Image)
Los Angeles hip-hop icon Murs announced the details for the 2013 Paid Dues Independent Hip-Hop Festival lineup on Thursday, Dec. 20 on a live video stream.
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