DIGITAL JOURNALIST
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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X103.9’s Merry Meltdown show is underway at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario.
Program director John DeSantis opened the show at 5:40 p.m. by introducing Rancho Cucamonga’s Dose of Adolescence, who won the spot to open the show after edging out nine other local bands at Localpalooza in November.
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Dose of Adolescence will open X103.9’s Merry Meltdown on Sunday, Dec. 16. (David Bauman/Staff Photo)
I’m going to be at X103.9’s Merry Meltdown show tonight and I’ll be Tweeting.
I’m really excited to see local guys Dose of Adolescence open the show, but I also have a soft spot for most of the bands on the bill. I always love seeing Lit live and I really like their new record. I first interviewed P.O.D. when I was at Australian Rolling Stone 10 years ago and Sick Puppies are from Australia and knew my bosses and colleagues there.
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Mitch Lucker performs with Suicide Silence at the 2011 Mayhem Festival. (2011/FIle Photo)
Inland metalcore and Suicide Silence has announced more vocalists for its tribute to late singer Mitch Lucker on Friday, Dec. 21 at the Fox in Pomona.
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The Vandals (Contributed Image)
One of the best bass lines in any Christmas song belongs to “Oi to the World.” Plus, can you name another Christmas song that references “Indiana Jones”?
Are you a fan of The Vandals version or the No Doubt version?
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You wouldn’t believe how many New Kids on the Block songs I still know by heart. I remember listening to both Led Zeppelin and NKOTB in third grade and when the band came out with its Christmas album “Merry, Merry Christmas,” a friend made me a cassette copy until I was able to buy my own.
I just feel like something fun today, so the post won’t feature anything else NKOTB-related (although I will say that seeing them at the Staples Center in 2008 was one of the best birthday presents ever).
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Hit-Boy comes to Pomona for a show at the Glass House on Friday, Dec. 21. It will also be a toy drive. (Contributed Image)
One of the hottest producers in hip-hop and R&B is doing an Inland Empire homecoming show on Friday, Dec. 21.
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Annie Lennox, left, is joined by her Eurythmics bandmate Dave Stewart for a performance during the 23rd Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards in 2006. (AP/File Photo)
I love the Eurythmics. I think Dave Stewart is criminally underrated as a musician, songwriter, producer (basically anything he puts his mind to, which is a lot) and that Annie Lennox is one of the greatest vocalists of the last 30 years.
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