Arts in the Inland Empire & Southern California!

KROQ and GoldenVoice  The Black Keys will be playing at the Honda Center October 8th, 2012. They will be sharing the stage with the indie rock duet Tegan and Sara. Both of these performers are slated to tour together with an additional stop at the Staples Center. Both performers have already sold out shows in Chicago’s [...]

Rock the Bells 2012 was announced on Tuesday, May 15th and already there’s a huge buzz going on. But when you consider how many amazing artists that Guerilla Union managed to line up, it makes sense. This year Rock the Bells is going to be a Two Day event and will feature some hip hop [...]

Fans of Johann Sebastian Bach have a treat in store at the upcoming Raincross Chorale concert in Riverside. The 45-voice group will perform Bach’s Magnificat, with orchestra at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 3 at the Calvary Presbyterian Church, 4495 Magnolia Ave. Tickets are $15. Light and bright, with prodigious runs and trills and interlocking harmonies, [...]

**UPDATE: Due to health reasons, Bobby Womack has cancelled his appearance at the JazzReggae Festival’s Jam Day on May 27. Performing as his replacement is soul singer Booker T. Jones.** If you’re looking to kick off the summer season with some good vibes and some good music then the JazzReggae Festival at UCLA is up [...]

May 14, 2012 Weekend 1 and Weekend 2 Coachella tickets will be available through the advance sale on Thursday, May 17, 2012 for $349 each. For more information, check out Coachella.com. Weekend 1 will be April 12 through 14 and Weekend 2 will be April 19 through 21, 2013. No Coachella lineup information is available [...]

Time to search for the tunic, polish the suit of armor, and lace on the corset. Beginning May 12th through June 17, 2012, the “15th Annual Koroneburg Old World Festival” will be in Corona at the only permanent Renaissance Village in California! The (fictitious) Baron Heinrich Von Lauffer allows the townsfolk onto his estate, the [...]

For the last 17 years Los Angeles has been the host to one of the best Indy Film festivals this side of the country. What makes this festival unique is the vast array of signature programs that include: Filmmakers retreat, Ford Amphitheatre Outdoor Screenings, Poolside Chats, Coffee Talks, and more. Additionally, the Festival screens short [...]

The 16th century is alive and well in Irwindale, transporting visitors into the past with colorful costumes, handmade crafts, and bawdy humor. The Renaissance Pleasure Faire 50th Golden Jubilee Celebration is off to a great start with a brand new layout and the addition of food trucks. The faire ends on May 20. The entertainment [...]

Sarah Horn fell in love with classical music as a young girl in Riverside, but after high school she headed to Nashville to earn a degree in commercial vocal performance. She'll be performing with The Raincross Chorale on April 20, 2012. [...]

Cinco de Mayo weekend in the Inland Empire will have plenty of ways to celebrate Mexican heritage and pride. [...]

Tattoos and music really have a tendency to blend together well at large events. For those that went to Musink this year you know exactly what I’m talking about! But, for those that couldn’t make it, there is, in fact, another music and tattoo festival that you’ll want to check out. Ink-N-Iron has been going [...]

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers are coming to Pechanga Casino in Temecula on August 24, 2012. [...]

If a pirate’s life is for you and you wish International Talk Like A Pirate Day was every day, then you won’t want to miss out on the 2012 Los Angeles Pirate Festival taking place May 19 in Downtown LA. With some of the best pirate performers from around the world, the Pirate Festival is [...]

Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) Las Vegas 2012 – Lineup & Tickets . . . *LINEUP UPDATES* April 18th, 2012- SINGLE DAY TICKETS CAN BE BOUGHT HERE. “We promised a very limited amount of single-day tickets would be released for EDC Las Vegas, and that time is coming up quickly! Mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 18, [...]

This Father's Day weekend, come relive the life and times of Tom and Huck at the 36th Annual Huck Finn Jubilee in Victorville, CA. Camping, catfishing and Bluegrass music help create an environment to take you back to the 1880's. [...]

Strange, Quirky, Fun…these words don’t even begin to describe the Doo Dah Parade in Pasadena.  On April 28th at 11am, Colorado Blvd will be transformed into a free for all, as people let their freak flag fly. Featured in “50 places you must see before you die” this parade has been a beloved Rose Parade [...]

Circus Vargas Review – Temecula – March 31, 2012 The smell of popcorn in the air, the laughter following a clown entertaining the crowd, the “ooooo’s”  as trapeze artists soar through the air…there’s nothing like the circus! With all the family friendly appeal you remember, Circus Vargas is sweeping into Temecula, San Bernardino, Victorville, and [...]

The March Air Force Base in Riverside proudly welcomes “The Wall That Heals” to their museum. At approximately 250 feet wide, “The Wall That Heals” is a traveling half scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The original wall in Washington D.C. was designed by Maya Lin, an undergraduate at Yale University. [...]

“All aboard the Choo Choo Train…!” Genevieve and DC of Disneys “Choo Choo Soul” are making their way to the Lewis Playhouse in Rancho Cucamonga for one day only, April 21, 2012 at 11am and 2pm. [...]

Join your favorite little Rugrats Tommy, Chuckie, Lil, and Phil as they continue their epic battle against Reptar, and the even more treacherous Angelica, in their very popular live action show coming to the California Performing Arts Center in San Bernardino March 23rd and March 24, 2012. “Rugrats: A Live Adventure” offers the same innocent [...]

Temecula, Ontario, San Bernardino and Victorville invite you and your family to America’s Favorite Big Top Circus, Circus Vargas, taking place March 29 through May 7, 2012 in the Inland Empire! [...]

Cheech & Chong will be at at San Manuel Casino on March 15, 2012 for the Get it Legal Tour featuring Shelby Chong. [...]

The Orange County Fair 2012 is a while away, but the summer concert lineup has been announced, including Willie Nelson, Weird Al, Young the Giant, Sheryl Crow and more at The Pacific Amphitheater! [...]

Now in its eleventh year, the LA County Museum of Art's (LAMCA) Young Directors Night will highlight emerging talent on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 7:30 pm. A celebration of film and the art of cinema, the showcase features seven short films screened in the unique setting of an art museum. [...]

Coachella 2012 promises to twice the size of Coachella 2011, with the lineup now announced! [...]

SoCal's biggest electronic music promoter, Insomniac, is gracing the IE with yet another round of Escape from Wonderland on October 27, 2012 at the NOS Fairgrounds in downtown San Bernardino. [...]

The Musink Festival is coming to the OC Fairgrounds on March 2nd through 4th with Tiger Army, New Found Glory, Alkaline Trio, Against Me and more rocking the fairgrounds while spectators enjoy some of the best tattoo artists from the IE, So Cal and beyond! [...]

The California Beer Festival is returning to Claremont again in 2012 on October 20! The California Beer Festival 2011 included dozens of IE, SoCal and other breweries packed outside the new Eureka Burger Claremont. We were particularly amused by the bear mascot live on the premises, along with performing artists and live music. Word from [...]

Hear ye! Hear ye! The Renaissance Faire in Irwindale hereby invites you to their Golden Jubilee Celebration (Celebrating 50 years of Renaissance fun) on Saturday, April 7, and Sunday, April 8. [...]

The 4th annual Riverside Jewish Film Festival will be held Sunday, February 19 at University Village at the recently renamed Regency Theatres. The festival includes three feature films. At 1 p.m. is Israel's “Human Resources Manager," a winner of five Israel Academy Awards including best picture. At 3:30 p.m. is Argentina's “Anita”, which was a centerpiece of the [...]

The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandizing Museum is once again offering its annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Exhibit featuring 100 costumes from twenty films released in 2011. [...]

The Boyle Heights Latina Independent Film Extravaganza will kick of this year March 2 and run through March 4, 2012. BHLIFE is a celebration of Latinas, their voices and their visions. The mission of the festival is to build a network of Latina Filmmakers that will draw attention tot the growing number of Latinas working [...]

Imagine telling your child that Elmo’s coming to town! If your eardrums haven’t been shattered, you might be able to add that he’s bringing all of his Sesame Street pals on June 2 - 3, 2012 for Elmo Males Music at Ontario's Citizens Business Bank Arena. [...]

The award-winning Moscow Festival Ballet brings its production of “Romeo and Juliet” to the California Theatre of the Performing Arts on Feb. 18, 2012. [...]

Heat Music Festival 2012 is coming to UC Riverside on March 3 with a lineup featuring The Airborne Toxic Event, Mac Miller, Major Lazer, Chiddy Bang, Iration, Karmin, Fei-Fei and Secret Panda Society! [...]

Celebrating its 12th year in Palm Springs, the popular Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale will have more than 75 premier dealers displaying a wide range of vintage 20th Century furniture and decorative arts during Modernism Week at the Palm Springs Convention Center, February 18-20, 2012. [...]

On March 17, 2012, Beyond Wonderland returns to Southern California for its 3rd year of electronic music that will likely pack downtown San Bernardino to hear the likes of Armin Van Buuren, John O’Callaghan and Steve Aoki. [...]

Looking for the best Valentines Day date ideas that will surprise your special someone? As St. Valentine once said "Surprising your girl with Coachella tickets is always chill, but if Wahoo's is all you can afford, she will love you for who you are. If not, tell her to take a hike." OK, that last [...]

Hard Summer Music Festival 2012 promises to be the electronic and pop festival of the summer on August 3 and 4th. In the past, Hard has brought down such as acts as LMFAO, Chromeo and 2 Live Crew, just to name a few. There is no lineup just yet, but we’ll let you know when it [...]

One of the best things about having The Barn at UCR in the Inland Empire is the number of events they have. Located on the beautiful campus of UCR, they host anything from top notch musical guests ranging from Mos Def to Against Me!, to political talks with folks like Cornell West and Reza Aslan. [...]