Performing 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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

“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! [...]

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

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. [...]

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! [...]

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. [...]

Happily Ever After doesn't come easy, especially for a girl set on looking for her prince. That's what the writer and of "Princess Don't Live in Cyberland," Erika Jenko sets forth to find out in this modern fairytale told by three generations of women. [...]

The annual Riverside Dickens Festival, like a time machine, will deliver spectators to Victorian England for the era's equivalent of a dinner and a show -- a classic outing in any historic era. The festival runs from Saturday, January 7 to Sunday, January 8, 2012. [...]

Everything sparkles in Downtown Riverside during the Festival of Lights --- including the horses’ glitter bedazzled hooves! [...]

If you are looking for a Hanukkah event in the Inland Empire, check out this listing of holiday themed comedy shows, massive Menorah lightings, and Hanukkah retreats! [...]

One of our newest holiday traditions, Businesses in Tutus, is a festive celebration which supports the California Riverside Ballet’s annual performance of The Nutcracker. Witness some of Riverside’s most noted personalities and leaders slip into something frilly to dance and delight the audience at hand. Costumes complete with tiara and sceptor! November 16, [...]

The 30th annual Alternative Gift Fair in Riverside offers fair trade coffee, handmade art and other alternatives to gifts from the mall. [...]

The Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration in Downtown Riverside is finally upon us. This Wednesday, November 2 between Orange and Lemons Streets on Mission Inn from 6 - 9 pm you can take part in this incredible celebration of culture and family. [...]

Cirque du Soleil presents IRIS, a new major, resident production created exclusively for the Kodak Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center begining September 25, 2011. [...]

U.S. Figure Skating has announced the selection of Ontario, Calif., as the host city for 2011 Skate America from October 20 to 23. The international event at Citizens Business Bank Arena will be one of six stops in the International Skating Union (ISU) 2011 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series. [...]

Grammy-nominated Creole Choir of Cuba will perform live to offer insight into the rich legacy of music from Haiti, Dominica, and Cuba at U.C. Riverside on Saturday, November 5, 2011. [...]

How often do you get to hear “Nothin’ Like a Dame” from South Pacific sung lustily  inside the Calvary Presbyterian Church sanctuary? Not often, I’m guessing. So why not join the movement to support local vocal artists by coming out to hear live choral music by Riverside’s Raincross Chorale at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30 [...]

If you're a fan of indie rock or acoustic then you may have heard of the Kings of Convenience. Now if you have heard of these guys, and are fans of their music, then you'll know that they haven't been over to this side of the country in about 6 years. Well, that's all about [...]

The production of “The Laramie Project” taking place in the basement of First Congregational Church in downtown Riverside this Friday, Saturday and Sunday is certainly not your typical church play. In fact, it includes the F-bomb. Several times. Director Jeffery Wymer has recruited a near professional cast to put on a version of a play [...]

Tiesto's massive three week music tour in the United States, culminated on October 8, 2011 in Los Angeles at the 26,000 seat Home Depot Center, which was billed as the largest DJ event in American history! Pictures and photos are now online! [...]

For the first time ever, Insomniac and Committee Entertainment will be bring "Americas Largest Paint Party" to Los Angeles, California on November 25th, 2011. [...]

Attending a concert or other event at the Fox Theater in Pomona is an experience in itself, with great bars, views, seating and entertainment. [...]

It’s Monday night. The moon is barely peaking out from the sky and suddenly it hits you. You want, no, you NEED to Swing dance. What’s a person to do on such short notice and with such a hankering to swing the swingiest swing?! Well, the answer is right here in Riverside my friends. [...]

The Pumpkin Patch at Live Oak Canyon offers 450 acres of pumpkins on a working farm with live music,a petting zoo, glow in the dark corn maze and much more. [...]

Open mic (AKA open mike) nights are held weekly throughout the Inland Empire. If you're working this circuit or just love watching others perform, don't miss out on the best in the I.E. [...]