DIGITAL JOURNALIST
Casey Crescenzo performs with The Dear Hunter at Coachella 2012. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)
Casey Crescenzo, the man behind the amazing cinematic beauty of experimental outfit The Dear Hunter, is doing two SoCal dates before the end of the year.
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Bryan Adams (AP Photo)
Bryan Adams is my favorite Canadian (that’s even counting the “You Can’t Do That on Television” cast).
I also really love his version of “Run Rudolph Run” from that “A Very Special Christmas” album I’ve been reminiscing about all season.
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Suicide Silence has set up a memorial fund for the daughter of late singer Mitch Lucker. (Suicide Silence/Contributed Image)
Suicide Silence released the names of more vocalists joining the band for the Mitch Lucker tribute show on Friday, Dec. 21 at the Fox Theater in Pomona, including Danny Wornsop of Asking Alexandria.
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L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns will perform at M15 in Corona on Saturday, Dec. 22.
It’s only an hour or so away from where the band made its fame on the Sunset Strip in the heyday of hair, guitars and record labels
“The Ballad of Jayne” is by far the band’s best-known hit.
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A. Jay Popoff of Lit performs at X103.9’s Merry Meltdown in Ontario on Dec. 16. (Terry Pierson/Staff Photographer)
Last night I was at X103.9’s Merry Meltdown show at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario. It was a lot of fun to watch and there was a lot of fan interaction.
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Temecula rockers Finch are reuniting for the 10th anniversary of “What It Is to Burn.” (Contributed Image)
The fellas from Temecula’s Finch are responding to fan demand and having a fourth and supposedly final SoCal show at the Glass House in Pomona on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013.
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Switchfoot performs at X103.9’s Merry Meltdown at Ontario’s Citizens Business Bank Arena. (Terry Pierson/Staff Photographer)
Switchfoot is a headliner in their own right, so seeing them play X103.9’s Merry Meltdown was a special treat for Inland fans.
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Sick Puppies have played X103.9’s Christmas show every year.
The Australian trio embodies the spirit of hard rock that the San Bernardino station champions.
From the time the combo got to the stage, it was an onslaught of rock, with leader Shim Moore bounding around the stage with fury, but also melody, backed up by the rhythmic thunder of bassist Emma Anzai and drummer Mark Goodwin.
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The Dirty Heads play X103.9’s Merry Meltdown in Ontario on Dec. 16. (Terry Pierson/Staff Photographer)
The Dirty Heads took the stage to an enthusiastic crowd response.
With a percussionist and a keyboardist in addition to the drummer, singer, guitarist and bassist, The Dirty Heads brought blissed out reggae-inspired grooves to an adoring crowd.
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Orange County’s Lit was the second band to take the stage at X103.9’s Merry Meltdown on Sunday evening.
Bounding around the stage, the group opened with “You Tonight,” off the band’s new album, “The View from The Bottom.”
PHOTOS: Dose of Adolescence, Lit, The Dirty Heads | PHOTOS: Sick Puppies, Anberlin, Switchfoot, P.O.D. |STORY Merry Meltdown brings bands close to fans
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