The Wagon Wheel Country Music Festival will return to the Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium in Lake Elsinore on Nov. 13 and 14.

Dierks Bentley will be headlining on Nov. 13 and there are already a bunch of artists announced for this year's festival, which is put on by Just Cruzin' Productions and Storm Events.

Other acts booked for the festival include Lee Ann Womack, Sara Evans, Craig Morgan, Randy Houser, Jimmy Wayne, Emerson Drive, Jaida Dreyer and Randy Kohrs. Local artists Austin Law, Rachael Stark and Hayley Stayner will also be on the stage. The Sunday night headliner and other artists will be announced soon.

From the press release:

"We are looking forward to bringing this festival back to Lake Elsinore in 2010, it's a great event for the city," says Mike Davidson, VP and Talent Agent for Just Cruzin' Productions, LLC. "Last year's event was a success and we hope to build on that."

Tickets for the event are on sale now starting at $65 for a one-day general admission ticket. A two-day general admission ticket will be $100 with field seating for both days between $150 and $175 dollars.

RV Parking spots are also available for the weekend starting at $149. VIP RV Spaces are $400 and include electricity.

A portion of all the proceeds from the Wagon Wheel Country Music Festival goes to charities like the Loma Linda Veterans Hospital and the Mourning Star Grief Centers (VNAA) amongst a few others. The festival will also feature a charity walk to raise money and awareness for Jimmy Waynes MMH, "Meet Me Halfway" Charity.

To find out more about the festival or to buy tickets, visit www.wagonwheelfestival.com or call (951) 656-0862.

Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio has just announced that Mary J. Blige will perform Sunday, Sept. 5 at the resort.

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. and are $59-$109. Call 76-342-5000 or go online to buy them.

The nine-time Grammy award winning R&B singer will perform songs from her 2009 release, "Stronger with Each Tear."

Epicenter is drawing ever closer and the festival (set for Sept. 25 and 26 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana) has added a few acts.

Big Boi (of Outkast fame) and former Hollywood Undead frontman Deuce have been added to the Sept. 25 lineup. Deuce's set will mark his live debut as a solo performer.

The Academy Is has also been added to the Sept. 26 lineup.

Tickets start at $79.50 for a single day pass. For more information about weekend VIP passes, two-day value passes and camping information can be found at www.epicenterfestival.com.

Last week the Fox Performing Arts Center announced its slate for fall/winter and while it had a number of items, only a few were pop music (we got Lalah Hathaway on Sept. 11, UB40 on Oct. 1 and Graciela Beltran Nov. 19-20).

However, as of this morning, the venue has added Blondie for Nov. 18 at 8 p.m.

It says "tickets on sale soon," on the Fox's website, but noted the price points at $35-$75 and $85 for VIP.

It's punk, it's pop, it's probably the closest the Fox will get to being CBGB's.

Here's one of the catchiest guitar riffs ever:

Gloria Estefan fan club members can start buying tickets this morning for an Oct. 14 concert at San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino. according to Ticketmaster.

We haven't had word yet from the casino on this.

Presale began at 10 a.m., and tickets will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. July 30.

Prices are $90-$110.

Concertgoers must be 21 and older.

Fielding Buck, fbuck@PE.com

Hey country music fans--the Brandin' Iron in San Bernardino has just booked James Otto for a show on Aug. 3.

Tickets are on sale now ($12 each) for this 18 and older show. Doors and the kitchen open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 8:30p.m.

Tickets are available online at www.brandinironsaloon.com, by phone 909-381-6172 or at the Brandin' Iron's box office.

Otto is a member of Nashville's MuzikMafia, a collective of country musicians which also include Gretchen Wilson and Big & Rich.

Otto has had a hit with "Just Got Started Lovin' You" and has also penned a number of others for other country artists.

Even though we just saw Jonathan Davis with Korn at the Mayhem Festival, the track suit-loving front man is coming to Temecula on Aug. 19 to do a DJ set at The Edge in Old Town.

It's a 21 and older show, tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.

Bluesy rockers The Stone Foxes are also playing The Edge on Aug. 21 for a free show. The band has been building a ton of buzz and I wouldn't be surprised if we saw them on the Coachella 2011 lineup.

Call 951-506-3343 for VIP booths and ticket information for Jonathan Davis.

Live Nation is running a special on tickets for $10 (without extra surcharges or fees) for Tuesday, July 20. The promotion is good for a limited number of tickets to 35 area shows, including Ozzfest.

Detour Live, House of Blues, Anaheim, 7/22

Pesado, House of Blues, Anaheim, 7/23

Hollywood Live, House of Blues, West Hollywood, 7/23

Pesado, Live, House of Blues, West Hollywood, 7/24

Katchafire, House of Blues, Anaheim, 7/24

Squeeze, Gibson Amphitheatre, 7/28

Aerosmith and Cheap Trick, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 7/29

Tainted Love, House of Blues, Anaheim, 7/29

As I Lay Dying, Hollywood Palladium, 7/31

Wolf Parade, The Wiltern, 7/31

Andrea Nickatina, Live, House of Blues, West Hollywood, 7/31

Dahga Bloom, House of Blues, Anaheim, 7/31

Rick Ortiz Presents, House of Blues, Anaheim, 8/4

Pat Green, Live, House of Blues, West Hollywood, 8/6

Rolling The Stones / Aeromyth, House of Blues, Anaheim, 8/6

Roman Alexander, House of Blues, Anaheim, 8/7

Detour/Skinnie Magazine Present: IE Warped Battle, House of Blues, Anaheim, 8/9

Meat Loaf, Gibson Amphitheatre, 8/12

Cedric The Entertainer, Gibson Amphitheatre, 8/13

Lights (A Tribute to Journey), House of Blues, Anaheim, 8/13

Ozzfest 2010, San Manuel Amphitheater, Devore, 8/14

Hepcat, House of Blues, Anaheim, 8/14

Ted Nugent, Pat Green, Live, House of Blues, West Hollywood, 8/17

Panteon Rococo, Pat Green, Live, House of Blues, West Hollywood, 8/21

Panteon Rococo, House of Blues, Anaheim, 8/25

Lynyrd Skynyrd, Gibson Amphitheatre, 8/26

Moenia, House of Blues, Anaheim, 8/26

KIX, Pat Green, Live, House of Blues, West Hollywood, 8/27

Moenia, House of Blues, West Hollywood, 8/28

Alejandro Fernandez, Gibson Amphitheatre, 9/3

Led Zepagain, House of Blues, Anaheim, 9/3

Secondhand Serenade, House of Blues, Anaheim, 9/4

Hanson, Pat Green, Live, House of Blues, West Hollywood, 9/17

Jonas Brothers, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 9/19

All dates, acts & tickets prices are subject to change

"$10 Tuesday" tickets will be available while supplies tomorrow - Tuesday, July 20th -- from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Tickets will be available at www.livenation.com, at select Live Nation and Ticketmaster retail outlets, plus via Charge-By-Phone (800-745-3000).

Circa Survive and The Dear Hunter will hit up Stinger's in San Bernardino on Aug. 1.

Circa Survive, who released a new record in April, was at Coachella in 2007 and are known for their live show.

The Dear Hunter is readying a collection of 9 EPs called "Color Spectrum" for early next year.

Tickets for the show are $15.

Here's a taste of what Circa Survive was like at Coachella a couple of years back.

Fantasy Springs Resort Casino is hosting a "no dough" (read: free) show of original music at the Rock Yard on July 23 with radio station 93.7 KCLB.

Evans Blue and Red Line Chemistry will perform at 8 p.m. July 23 and it's open to guests 18 and older.

Evans Blue is a Canadian band that sounds like P.O.D.--minus the hip-hop influence and plus the Finger Eleven vibe.

Missouri's Red Line Chemistry is along the lines of "Core" era Stone Temple Pilots.

For more information visit www.937kclb.com or www.fantasyspringsresort.com or call 760-322-7890 or 800-827-2946.

Remember when U2 was supposed to play Anaheim in June and then Bono had to have emergency back surgery? Well, he's on the mend and the dates have been rescheduled for summer 2011 with all tickets being valid at the new performances.

Bono and the boys will be at Angels Stadium on June 17 (formerly June 6) and June 18 (formerly June 7), 2011.

British reggae band Steel Pulse will headline Spotlight 29's Reggae Fest on Aug. 20. Local band Tribe-O will open the show.

Tickets for "Reggae Fest" go on sale on Wednesday, July 14. Prices are $25, $30 and $40 each. For tickets, visit www.Spotlight29.com or call Star Tickets 800-585-3737. Tickets are also available for purchase at the Spotlight 29 Gift Shop Sunday-Friday 8 a.m.-10 p.m., and the Spotlight Showroom Box Office 1:30pm-9:30pm on Saturday's and on the day of the show.

Queens of the Stone Age and Eagles of Death Metal will do a benefit show at Club Nokia in L.A. on Aug. 12.

The show will raise money for Eagles of Death Metal bassist Brian O'Connor who was recently diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing treatment in L.A. Net proceeds from the show will be contributed to a fund which has been established in conjunction with the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, to assist with Brian's medical aid and vital living expenses.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.

Josh Homme, who is a Palm Desert native and member of both bands, is organizing the show.

Tickets are $50 for General Admission and $100 & $250 for VIP Pit & Balcony tickets. Tickets for Club Nokia events are available at all Ticketmaster outlets or online at www.ticketmaster.com and at the Staples Center box office. No fees are charged at the Staples Center box office or at the Club Nokia box office on show days (open after 5 p.m.).

To make a donation to the Brian O'Connor fund, please visit: http://www.brianeodm.org/

For More information on Sweet Relief Musicians fund, please visit: www.sweetrelief.org

Local promoter Bill Gould, head of Full Value Entertainment and organizer of the Temecula Music Fest, announced today that the 2010 edition of the festival has been canceled.

In a video press release, Gould thanked a number of bands, volunteers and city staff for all of their help and support in putting the festival on for its previous incarnations before citing personal and professional reasons for stopping the festival.

He said he is working on a Temecula Octoberfest concept of four weeks of shows at local venues that will raise money to fight cancer.

"The Temecula Music Fest will live on in everybody's memory," he said.

The festival started in 2005 as the Identity Band Clash and morphed into the Temecula Music Festival, drawing top talent from the Inland region and also became a place for younger bands to break out in front of a large audience. This year's festival was scheduled for Aug. 13-15. Gould said in his statement that the show on Aug. 13 will continue with details to be released later.

Gould said Live at the Merc, the Friday night series he programs at the Mercantile Building at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, will continue.

Bill Gould of Full Value Entertainment, who has put on the Temecula Music Fest for the past five years, has canceled this year's event, which was scheduled to take place in Temecula on Aug. 13-15.

"The Temecula Music Fest has ran its course. We had five great years," Gould said in a video press release he put up on Ustream.

He said personal and professional reasons led him to cancel this year's fest, but the weekly Live at the Merc series will continue on Friday nights at the Mercantile Building in Old Town Temecula.

The music festival has been a launching pad for Inland bands, especially those in Southwestern Riverside County.

He said there will be a show on Aug. 13 and release more details later.

Touring group School of Rock All Stars, made up of the best students enrolled in the 58 School of Rock locations across the country, is coming to the Fender Center in Corona to recreate Live Aid on July 31 at 4 p.m.

Hey, it's the best way to pretend you're Bob Geldof without having to deal with the carnival of clowns from Band Aid, Bananarama and guy from Spandau Ballet, I am looking at you.

I'll be at the Mayhem Fest at San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore on Saturday so say hello and be sure to get there early to support local guys Sangre.

Read an interview with headliner Rob Zombie.

Silver Star Stage
Winds of Plague 1:50-2:20 p.m.
3 Inches of Blood 2:40-3:10 p.m.
In This Moment 3:40-4:10 p.m.
Norma Jean 4:40-5:10 p.m.
Atreyu 5:45-6:20 p.m.

Jager Stage
Sangre 2:20-2:40 p.m.
Shadows Fall 3:10-3:40 p.m.
Chimaira 4:10-4:40 p.m.
Hatebreed 5:10-5:45 p.m.

Main Stage
Five Finger Death Punch 6:30-7:05 p.m.
Lamb of God 7:25-8:05 p.m.
Rob Zombie 8:30-9:30 p.m.
Korn 9:55-10:55 p.m.

Art Laboe is still coming to San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore. However, tickets for the Sept. 11 show will go on sale July 17 at 10 a.m. instead of July 10. There will be a presale on July 15-16 at LiveNation.com. Check ArtLaboe.com for the presale password and details.

This year's lineup includes ZAPP, Lisa Lisa, The Manhattans, Peaches & Herb, MC Magic, The Temprees, The Originals, The Fuzz and Aalon.

The traditionally booming summer concert season seems to have fallen on some hard times, especially if you're on the Lilith Fair, but now even the formerly untouchable "American Idol Live" tour has axed some dates and rescheduled others, according to MJ's superblog about "American Idol."

All of the SoCal dates for mid-August are unchanged (fans of Moreno Valley's Andrew Garcia can visit OC, LA or San Diego to see him perform live), but apparently Canada isn't a fan of the "Idols." The Toronto concert is one of seven that have been canceled.

So what gives? Are fans afraid winner Lee Dewyze will bring that bagpiper on tour? Is it a protest of Simon Cowell leaving the show (even though we never saw him on tour)? Is this the final nail in the coffin for the "Idol" gravy train?

Discuss.

Hot 92.3 & 99.1 KGGI present are presenting the 8th annual Art Laboe show at San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore on Sept. 11.

The lineup includes ZAPP, Lisa Lisa, The Manhattans, Peaches & Herb, MC Magic, The Temprees, The Originals, The Fuzz and Aalon.

Tickets go on sale July 10 at 10 a.m. through LiveNation's Web site or by phone at Ticketmaster Express at 866-448-7849 or 800-745-3000

Tickets are also available at Ticketmaster outlets including select Walmart, F.Y.E. and La Curacao stores.

The Female Acoustic Showcase returns for its third year of featuring some of the brightest up-and-coming talent in Southern California, including a fair number from here in the Inland Region.

This year there are two dates to catch the artists. The first is July 11 at Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga from 2-6 p.m. The second is at Riverside Plaza on July 24 from 6-10 p.m.

Here's the lineup for July 11:

Marina V, Adrina Thorpe, Vanessa Jourdan, Alyssa Jacey, Jenna Bryson, Mika Cole, Eliza Rickman, Mobetta Loretta, Apryle Dalmacio, Crystal McKee, Johanna Chase, Rebecca Caldwell and Shaye and the Dreamers.

and for July 24:

Marina V, Lindsey Harper, Kirsten Proffit, Micah Justice, Apryle Dalmacio, Gayle Skidmore, Kelly Matthews, Crystal McKee, Holly Diane, Kelly Q, Tiana Star, Mobetta Loretta and Shaye and the Dreamers.

Get more information at the Female Acoustic Showcase's website.

The Black Crowes are releasing their first-ever double album of all acoustic material, "Croweology," on Aug. 3. Hurrah!

Then they're doing a tour, which will bring them to Spotlight 29 in Coachella on Dec. 8. Awesome!

Then, the band is going on an "indefinite hiatus." Boo.

"Croweology" features new arrangements of their best-loved songs and the band's catalogue picks. Then the band's tour starts Aug. 13 and wraps Dec. 19 with a six-night stand in San Francisco at The Fillmore. Then Chris Robinson (vocals/guitar), Rich Robinson (guitar), Steve Gorman (drums), Sven Pipien (bass), Luther Dickinson (guitar) and Adam McDougall (keyboards) are going on hiatus to spend time with their families.

The band is thanking its fans for two decades of support by making the double-album the price of one.

In a lot of markets the band is doing two sets per night-- one that's acoustic and one that's electric. It looks like the Spotlight 29 show is only electric, though.

Golden Crown Productions has all of its summer shows on sale now.

On July 16, Tommy Tutone will be at the Fender Center in Corona. It will be in the complex's Rhythm Lounge, which is increidbly intimate and is open to guests 21 and older. Tickets are $20.

Then, The English Beat (who play Romano's in Riverside July 16) will be at Wiens Family Cellars in Temecula on July 24. This concert benefits the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest County. General admission is $40, but there are also VIP and dinner packages.

Then the Rockin' Blues and Country Music Festival is happening on Aug. 7 at Wiens. Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real will headline and local country rock act Austin Law (who put on an incredible stage show) and psychedelic blues man Artwork Jamal are also on the bill. General admission is $40, but there are also VIP and dinner packages.

Terri Nunn and Berlin are coming back to the area Sept. 24 at Wiens for a show. Go because "The Metro" is an awesome song. Stay to relive the nostalgia of "Take My Breath Away." General admission is $40, but there are also VIP and dinner packages.

Country star Randy Houser and local musical acts Scruggs and Adams, Big Dixie Hooters and the Reno Jones Band are scheduled to take the stage at Red, White and Cruise at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana on July 4.

The shindig starts at 2 p.m. and the fireworks are at 9 p.m.

Activities include carnival rides, which are free with an admission ticket to Red, White and Cruise. Freestyle motocross stunt team Metal Mulisha will be on handas well as freestyle stunt bike performers. There will be a classic car show and cruise and a motorcycle ride.

Ticket info:
Pre-Sale: Adults $10, kids 7-12 $7 and kids 6 and under free with paid adult, available through July 3.
Day of Event: Adults $15, kids 7-12 $10 and kids 6 and under free with paid adult.
Active military personnel gets in for free, as well as their dependents with a Military ID. Military tickets can be obtained only on the day of the event at the Auto Club Speedway ticket window. Must have valid active military ID.
Children 12 and under with an Auto Club Speedway Lefty's Kids Club membership will be admitted free to Red, White and Cruise.
Parking is Free.

To purchase tickets visit the Auto Club Speedway ticket window, call 800-944-7223 or visit www.autoclubspeedway.com.

Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, which is hosting Epicenter 2010 on Sept. 25 and 26 and will feature performances from KISS, blink-182, Eminem, Bush and Bad Religion among others, is offering a pre-sale deal on a two-day passes.

Two-day passes will cost $125.00 (saving you $24.50), and only available Friday, June 25 at 10 a.m.

Get them by visiting www.autoclubspeedway.com/epicenter, click purchase tickets and enter password 2AUTOEPICENTER.

If you want just a single day ticket, the password is AUTOEPICENTER, but the price is still $79.50.

Tickets will be on sale to the general public starting Saturday, June 26 at 10 a.m.

-A two-day pass is $149.50
-A one-day passis $79.50
-A VIP two-day pass is $395.00
-A VIP one-day pass is $199.00

Hotel and camping packages are available, visit www.autoclubspeedway.com/epicenter for more information.

Thanks to the fine folks over at the Auto Club Speedway, we have the breakdown of the artists by day.

Saturday, Sept. 25
KISS
Eminem
Bush
Papa Roach
B.O.B.
Travis Barker
The Knux
New Politics

Sunday, Sept. 26
Blink 182
Rise Against
Thirty Seconds To Mars
Bad Religion
A Day to Remember
Suicidal Tendencies
Black Pacific - featuring Jim Lindbergh from Pennywise

Sammy Hagar recently did an interview with "Atlantic City Weekly" and he mentioned that he's writing an autobiography and also talked about his life growing up in Fontana.

Read the full interview here.

I'm doing an autobiography called Sammy Hagar Red. When you read my family background you're going to ask "How did this happen? It's a miracle." I came from a family in which my father died in the back of a police car when he was 53 years old, drunk on the streets of my hometown of Fontana, California. It was a small steel-mill town where everybody knew everybody else, which made it tough on me, my brother and two sisters. My mom [Gladys] would do ironing and pick fruit to raise four kids. A single mom -- that's where the heart and soul comes from. Even though we were poor we had clean clothes and she gave us values. My mom [who passed away a couple of years ago] was totally uneducated, she only went through eighth grade, but she had heart and soul and creativity. My brother and sisters all have had good lives and no problems, and it's because of my mom. Fontana was rough and tough and nothing was given to you. This is where I came from and can brag a little bit and put a feather in my cap -- I came from nothing, zero.

Hagar will be back in Inland SoCal on Sept. 10 with Chickenfoot at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio. Tickets for the show go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

The Micah Justice Band has a special show booked Saturday night for the Mission Tobacco Lounge in Riverside -- the performance will become a recording for Justice and her band.

You might recognize the energetic and talented Justice from her work with R.O.C.K. -- Regional Organization of the Creative Kind, which is focused on bringing together different segments of the creative community, such as artists and musicians.

Joining Justice on Saturday is guitarist Alex Tasch, who also plays in The Skeletones. Other guest musicians include bassist James Breaker on bass and guitarist Gino Matteo.

As an added bonus, Hemet alt-country heroes Whiskey Dick Rebellion opens the show.

Visit www.micahjustice.com for more information.

9 p.m. Saturday, Mission Tobacco Lounge, 3630 University Ave., Riverside, 21 and older, $5.

The Epicenter 2010 lineup came out yesterday and it looks like blink-182 (with Fontana native Travis Barker), Eminem and Kiss will be headed our way to the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana Sept. 25 and 26.

Two things I just heard about this morning is that the festival will feature an expanded area including accommodations for overnight festival camping and that none of the bands will overlap at all during the weekend.

For those of us who have been at Coachella and Stagecoach, breathe a big sigh of relief. If I had to miss Bad Religion (also announced as an act) I would be a rather unhappy person.

If you missed the lineup announcement, here's who else has been confirmed in addition to the headliners: Rise Against, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Bush, B.O.B., Bad Religion, Papa Roach, A Day To Remember, Suicidal Tendencies, The Black Pacific, New Politics, The Knux and a solo set from Travis Barker. Tickets are $79.50 for a single day, $149.50 for a two-day pass, $395 for VIP. That doesn't include hotel and camping packages.

Visit www.EpicenterFestival.com for more info.

Now it's your turn. What do you think of the lineup? Will you go to the show? Write your thoughts in the comments area below.

Eminem, KISS and blink-182 top the lineup of the Epicenter festival, a rock festival set for Sept. 25 and 26 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana.

Last year's inaugural festival was one day and held at the Pomona Fairplex with acts such as Tool and Linkin Park.

The festival will be a homecoming of sorts for blink-182's drummer Travis Barker, who grew up in Fontana and later lived in Corona. He will also be performing a solo set.

A reunion of 1990s alt-rock band Bush, Suicidal Tendencies, Rise Against and A Day to Remember are also on the initial lineup. Bad Religion, 30 Seconds to Mars, Papa Roach, New Politics, The Knux, B.O.B. and The Black Pacific will also perform.

Tickets go on sale Saturday via Ticketmaster and are $79.50 for a single day and $149.50 for a two-day pass. VIP passes are $395.

Los Angeles-based KROQ 106.7 FM announced the lineup at 5 p.m. Monday, but San Bernardino's X103.9 FM had information about the lineup and dates on its website early in the afternoon before pulling down the lineup and dates.

The festival is put on by Right Arm Entertainment, which also organizes Ohio's Rock on the Range festival and used to help produce KROQ's Inland Invasion, which took place at what is now known as the San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore before going on hiatus a couple of years ago.

Reach Vanessa Franko at 951-368-9575, vfranko@PE.com, or http://blogs.inlandsocal.com/music

Epicenter is coming back to the Inland region for 2010 and X103.9 has been posting some names like Blink-182, KISS, Eminem, Rise Against, Bush, the Sex Pistols, A Day To Remember, and Suicidal Tendencies.

The dates are September 25 and 26, but we don't have a venue yet. Epicenter's official Twitter page says KROQ will have official announcement at 5 p.m.

UPDATE: It looks like X103.9 took down the lineup. 4:26 p.m.

Here's a link to more complete information on the lineup.

I was just perusing the Citizens Business Bank Arena website and what did I find but Bob Dylan and John Mellencamp listed for a date.

They will play on Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Ontario arena and tickets are $42.50, $62.50 and $79.50 before fees.

Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m.

I saw the pair's tour with Willie Nelson at the Lake Elsinore Diamond last summer and it was a blast. Everyone loves Dylan, but I have a special place in my heart for Mr. Mellencamp and "The Authority Song."

Snoop Dogg has been announced as another headliner for Rock the Bells LA-area date, which happens to be at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino on Aug. 21
For those of you keeping score at home, that means we now have Snoop, Lauryn Hill, Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest, Rakim, Slick Rick and KRS-One for the big spots as well as a ton of other acts.

Snoop is slated to perform his classic debut album, "Doggystyle," in its entirety, with guest performances by Warren G, Tha Dogg Pound, Lady of Rage and RBX.

For the complete line-up, tour news and announcements, visit www.rockthebells.net.

Tickets are on sale now for the "Men of Soul" concert July 29 at San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino in Highland with Jeffrey Osborne, Peabo Bryson, Freddie Jackson, and Howard Hewett make up the talent.

Then, on Aug. 26, the Funk Fest is coming to the casino, with Morris Day, Barkays, Lakeside, Slave & Klymaxx.

Tickets for both shows are on sale and are $35 and $45. You must be 21 or over to enter casino and see the show.

Now let's get this weekend started with some Morris Day and the Time:

Downtown Street Jam in Riverside returns on July 10 from 1-9 p.m.

The event, which launched in spring 2009, has been expanded to include a classic car show; three side stages; and a new 'Kid's Jam' area with lots of activities for kids including a rock-climbing wall, face painters, an animal show and live performances by finalists from Riverside Plaza's 'Battle of the Bands' this weekend.

The main stage will be located on Orange at Ninth, with three additional side stages: the Kid's Jam is on Main Street between University and Mission Inn; the second stage is at the corner of University and Orange; the third stage on Lemon and University. There will also be car shows near each stage showcasing classic automobiles.

The main stage includes Brenton Wood, best known for his hits, "Gimme Little Sign" and "The Oogum Boogum Song." The second headliner is Howard Scott (former founding member of the popular group War) and his band Reign who will play War's biggest hits.

Afternoon performances on the main stage include hometown favorites from the Inland region, including La Banda Skalavera, Souldier, Shoppy and Vicky Tafoya and the Big Beat. Other stages will also feature popular local bands playing a variety of different genres of music.

Sammy Hagar and Chickenfoot are coming to Fantasy Springs on Sept. 10.

Tickets are $29-$59 and go on sale on Friday, June 25, at 10 a.m. Tickets may be purchased in person at the Fantasy Springs Resort Box Office, via telephone at 800-827-2946 or online at www.FantasySpringsResort.com.

Hagar, who grew up in Fontana,is joined by Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony and Chad Smith. The band is expected to record its second album in the fall.

Illustration by Paul Horn/Special to The Press-Enterprise