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David Bowie (AP/File Photo)
Has there ever been a stranger pairing in music than Bing Crosby and David Bowie?
I never get tired of the juxtaposition of these two, and the ridiculous premise that Bowie has no idea who Crosby is. I watch it every year even though they’re singing my least favorite Christmas carol, “Little Drummer Boy.”
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Limited tickets for Jenni Rivera’s memorial service at the Gibson Amphitheatre will be made available at 12 p.m. pacific on Tuesday, Dec. 18. (File Photo)
There will be a public memorial service for the late singer and TV star Jenni Rivera, who was killed in a plane crash in Mexico Sunday, Dec. 9, at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk on Wednesday, Dec. 19.
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Knock-Out will perform at the Mission Tobacco Lounge on Friday, Dec. 21.
(PHOTO: JUDD IRISH BRADLEY)
Knock-Out is back from tour for its annual Home for the Holidays show on Friday, Dec. 21 in Riverside at the Mission Tobacco Lounge.
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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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