DIGITAL JOURNALIST
Canyon Lake songstress Tori Kelly poses in front of the Spotify House in Austin, Texas. (Tori Kelly/Facebook)
I first came across Tori Kelly’s music a couple of years ago after she auditioned for “American Idol.”
Mystery Schools returned to SXSW in Austin, Texas. (Contributed Image)
A number of Inland artists are in Texas for the South By Southwest Music conference (a.k.a. SXSW).
These blog entries are a quick look at what the bands have been up to.
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Dose of Adolescence rocks out at Localpalooza in November 2012. (David Bauman/Staff Photographer)
I’m not at the storied SXSW conference in Austin, Texas this year, but we had a few artists from the Inland Empire repping in the Lone Star State.
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Portugal. The Man is playing The Glass House in addition to Coachella 2013.
The last of the announced local shows featuring Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival artists go on sale Friday, March 15.
Here’s the quick rundown:
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San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore will be the new site for the Paid Dues Festival on Saturday, March 30. (2011/File Photo)
The Paid Dues independent hip-hop festival, set for Saturday, March 30, has announced it will be changing venues.
The festival was originally scheduled to be at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino. Now the festival will move to San Manuel Amphitheater (formerly Glen Helen Pavilion) in Devore.
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Neon Trees performs at The Troubadour in West Hollywood in April 2012.
Neon Trees has already performed at Madison Square Garden this year and on Friday, March 15, the band will be able to add the Staples Center to its list of venues played.
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I’m a big fan of the interactive graphics you can make on ThingLink and while I was just surfing their featured pieces, I came across one with Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival performer Bat for Lashes promoting her video for “Lilies.”
Check it out:
I’ve actually been using the website to create interactive graphics explaining the Coachella 2013 artists in a series we call Coachella Band Math. Our latest one features Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Hanni El Khatib and Jessie Ware. Plus, there are cameos by Sade and Madness.
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David Guetta, shown here at Coachella 2012, will perform at Beyond Wonderland in Devore on March 16. (2012/File Photo)
The blips and bass are about to go off in Devore.
Insomniac is making its San Manuel Amphitheater debut this weekend with the Beyond Wonderland festival on Saturday, March 16.
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Lee Koch will celebrate the release of new album “Whole Heart” with a show March 15. (Nicole Koch/Contributed Image)
Lee Koch’s album release party is happening Friday, March 15 in Temecula at the Longshadow Ranch Winery.
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Goldenvoice is holding a job fair for people interested in working at Coachella 2013 and Stagecoach 2013. (2007/File Photo)
For those of you wondering about working at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival or the Stagecoach Country Music Festival this spring–here is some news for you: festival producer Goldenvoice is having a job fair this week.
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