Local Music: December 2011 Archives

Over the summer, Inland bands Souldier and Space Camp Stowaways merged together to perform as Soulcamp for a very special show.

The bands are teaming up for another concert where each will perform on New Year's Eve at the Mission Tobacco Lounge in Riverside. If you've ever seen either act, you know it's not going to be a passive way to say goodbye to 2011.

Mando the DJ will also be spinning tunes when the bands aren't on stage.

It starts at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $10 and the event is open to guests 21 and older only.

The Mission Tobacco Lounge in Riverside is the focal point of a punk rock show tonight.

The Tyrantulaz, Bonsai, Night Mirrors and 13% will perform.

The show is free and open to guests 21 and older.

9 p.m. Wednesday, Mission Tobacco Lounge, 3630 University Ave., Riverside, free, 21 and older only.

Visit Bonsai! on Facebook for more details.

Micah Justice is back and performing Friday at The Lounge in Corona.

The Machine Age and Michael Peña of The Haznauts are also on the bill.

Justice has been out of the music spotlight while she did some theater and a lot of songwriting and is gearing up for some time in the studio and a busy 2012.

If you miss her on Friday, she has a residency at Alfredo Pizza in Fontana on the first Saturday of every month. The first one will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 7.

9 p.m. Friday, The Lounge, 1125 W. 6th St., Corona, free, 21 and older only.

7 p.m. Jan. 7, Alfredo Pizza, 14050 Cherry Ave., Suite O, Fontana.

Visit www.micahjustice.com for more information.

Rancho Cucamonga pop-punk band Dose of Adolescence tops a bill at The Wire in Upland Friday.

The band's new single, "I Want You All To Know," will be released on iTunes on Jan. 12.

Blessing in Disguise, Tweaked 4 Play, October Drive and In Motion, which features members of Rive, are also scheduled to perform.

Tweaked 4 Play, which is also from Rancho Cucamonga, will be debuting its new drummer for the show.

7 p.m. Friday, The Wire, 247 N. 2nd Ave., Upland, $10, all ages.

Visit www.thewire247.com for more information.

Erik Turner, guitarist and songwriter for the band Warrant, will perform an Inland area show on Friday.

He's doing a set dubbed "Sunset Stripped," which will feature Turner, a Murrieta resident, performing his own music as well as favorites from artists such as The Beatles, Poison, Led Zeppelin and more.

The set is replacing the Jupiter/Valeri Lopez performance, which has been canceled.

Warrant, which had hits with songs such as "I Saw Red," "Down Boys" and "Heaven," released the album "Rockaholic" earlier this year and performed at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula in November.

The show is free and open to guests 21 and older.

9 p.m. Friday, The Public House, 41971 Main St., Temecula, free, 21 and older.

Visit www.sunsetstripped.com for more information.

See photos from Warrant's performance at Pechanga.

Neon Trees is in the studio working on its new album and as a teaser, released the single "Everybody Talks" today.

While the band, which features Murrieta natives Christopher Allen on guitar and Tyler Glenn on vocals, has been working away in the studio on its sophomore release, which is due out in the spring.

The band had a busy 2011, touring with Duran Duran and My Chemical Romance, as well as performing at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which Allen and Glenn both attended as music fans.

Read the interview with Allen reflecting on Coachella, Duran Duran and the band's upcoming album.

Four of the Inland region's most promising indie rock bands join together for a show at the Mission Tobacco Lounge in Riverside on Friday.

The indie popsters in Polite are back and performing a set and are finally releasing their long-awaited CD.

Murky Water District, still riding high from the release of the excellent album "The Foggy Bottom," will perform.

The Summer Twins, now signed to Burger Records out of Orange County, are back home for the show.

And as if all of those bands weren't enough, Set Sail is also on the bill.

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

Visit www.summertwinsmusic.com for more information.

Riverside's Walter Cabal is performing at The Wire in Upland on Friday.

The singer/songwriter will be joined by Tanner Duffy and Counting Sheep to Fall Asleep.

Plus, you may win free stuff!

Cabal sent me an email saying that he will be giving away the Cabal Record/Compass Tee to the first person who asks for it after his set.

He's also got free downloads of his single "Shadow of Doubt" from his upcoming full-length album.

Free downloads are available at http://cabal.bandcamp.com

7 p.m. Friday, The Wire, 247 N. 2nd Ave., Upland, $10, all ages.

Thanks to David Mendoza III for the photo above.

Visit http://cabalmusic.tumblr.com/ or www.thewire247.com for more information.

Winston and the Telescreen is making its triumphant return to the live arena Friday night at Worthington's Tavern in Riverside.

The band has been hard at work on its new EP and is finally ready to release--but, it looks like technical issues may keep it from being out in time for the show.

However, the band is promising fans some sort of free new recordings for the gig.

9:30 p.m. Friday, Worthington's Tavern, 3587 University Ave., Riverside, free, 21 and older.

Visit www.WinstonAndTheTelescreen.com for more information.

Blues legend and Riverside resident Rod Piazza is holding his annual birthday bash with his band the Mighty Flyers on Sunday at the American Legion Hall in Riverside's Fairmount Park.

Piazza has promised some surprises for Sunday, which you can read about over at the iGuide.

He released his new album, "Almighty Dollar," earlier this year.

Here's a look at Piazza and the Mighty Flyers performing at the IE Blues Festival earlier this year.

At the end of the year, music writers agonize over all of the music out there to pick their favorites--well, at least I do. I have lists and stacks of CDs, and folders of mp3s, just oozing with musical goodness.

I've been keeping a running tab of all of the local releases I've received this year and I also want to hear from you because I'm sure I'm missing something from along the way.

Here are the rules:

1-The project needs to have been released in 2011.
2-The release has to be from musicians from Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
3-The release needs to be at least an EP's worth of original music.

Feel free to comment below or email me at vfranko@pe.com. If you comment below, know that I might come after you to get your email address to get some more information from you.

If the holidays just make you want to scream, check out the Winter Breakdown tour that's coming to The Vault in Temecula on Saturday.

The screamo/post-hardcore show includes Riverside's Stop the Phoenix.

Strip Your Colors, Farabee, Left for the Wolves, Adjusting to the Light, Start Today and Like Father Like Son are also on the bill.

6:30 p.m. Saturday, The Vault, 41607 Enterprise Circle North, Temecula, 951-296-9993, $10, all ages.

Visit www.thevaultconcerts.com for more on the show.