Author Archives: Vanessa

SAN BERNARDINO: Paid Dues brings hip-hop to San Manuel Amphitheater Saturday

Moreno Valley's Stevie Crooks will be on the Paid Dues 2013 lineup. (Contributed Image)

Moreno Valley’s Stevie Crooks will be on the Paid Dues 2013 lineup. (Contributed Image)

UPDATE: See video of Stevie Crooks and Speak performing at Paid Dues(March 30, 2013)

As Paid Dues moves to San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore on Saturday, March 30, the first performer gracing the main Paid Dues stage at the independent hip-hop festival will be representing the Inland Empire.
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NEON TREES: Tyler Glenn joins Taylor Swift on stage

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Tyler Glenn, of Neon Trees, joined Taylor Swift on stage in New Jersey on March 28.
Photo: (Rob Inderrieden/Freelance Photographer)

On Thursday, March 28, Tyler Glenn, who hails from Murrieta and happens to sing for a this band called Neon Trees (you might have heard of them, considering they’ve dominated the radio for the last couple of years with songs like “Everybody Talks” and “Animal”), joined this other singer on stage in New Jersey.
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COACHELLA 2013: Band Math with Bat for Lashes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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Get to know the Coachella 2013 artists with some unorthodox math. (Jessica Halston/Staff Artist)

I have the fourth installment of the 2013 Coachella Festival interactive infographic series for you this morning.

This week, we looked at how Bat for Lashes channels both Enya and Bjork, why the Yeah Yeah Yeahs rock so hard and the amazing powers of Reignwolf.
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PE LIVE: On Being Human stops by the studio

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On Being Human performs at The Press-Enterprise. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)

I’m so happy to announce that PE Live is officially back!

If you’ve ever stumbled across this blog before (or you’re one of the amazing regular readers), I hope my passion for local music comes across. We have such an incredible talent pool here in the Inland Empire, I want the world to be able to see it.
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CORONA: City of Thieves, Castle Pines play Maya’s Cafe

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City of Thieves will perform in Corona on Friday, March 29. (Contributed Image)

Some local bands are teaming up to boost the local music scene in Corona with a show at Maya’s Cafe on Friday, March 29.

Castle Pines, who cracked the top 20 in the finalists for the Tachevah Block Party leads the bill. Keep an eye out for Castle Pines on an upcoming edition of our PE Live video series, which features Inland Empire musicians answering questions and performing acoustic sets in the studio at The Press-Enterprise.
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