Riverside, CA
Music connected to Riverside
About Riverside
- • MLB pitcher Bobby Bonds, father of Barry Bonds, was born in Riverside.
- • The California citrus industry was born in Riverside with the planting of navel orange trees.
- • Citrus cultivation and packing put Riverside on the map in the late 19th century.
- • Fairmount Park's Lake Evans was once a borrow pit for railroad construction.
- • The Great Freeze of 1913 devastated Riverside's citrus crops.
- • Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it was incorporated in 1883.
- • With over 314,000 residents, its population exceeds that of Pittsburgh, PA.
- • At 850 feet above sea level, the air is drier than coastal cities.
- • Healthcare and social assistance are significant employment sectors here.
- • A warm, sun-drenched serenity settles over you in the 'City of Arts & Innovation'.
- • The Los Angeles Angels, a Major League Baseball team, plays 60 miles northwest.
- • The UC Riverside Highlanders basketball team won the Big West tournament in 2023.
- • Box Springs Mountain, rising east of the city, offers hiking trails and panoramic views.
- • The Santa Ana River flows through Riverside, providing a vital water source for the region.
- • California gnatcatchers, a threatened bird species, inhabit the coastal sage scrub near Riverside.
- • Riverside is known for its citrus groves, particularly the cultivation of navel oranges.
- • The Cahuilla people inhabited the Riverside area for thousands of years before European contact.
- • In 1857, the first Anglo settlement was established, known as Jurupa.
- • The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, a National Historic Landmark, was built starting in 1902.
- • U.S. Route 60, a major east-west highway, passes through Riverside.
Artists From Riverside
Acid Betty
Adele Sebastian
Alien Ant Farm
Amy Lee
Assorted Jelly Beans
Billy Vera
Bosco Mann
Bruce Duff
Bryan Duncan
Celestaphone
Dave Eggar
Don Imus
Elysia Crampton
Engraved
Falling Cycle
Falling Sickness
Fredric Odgaard
Garrett Wang
Gavin Carney
Heather Myles
Henry Bogdan
Hystalgia
Impending Doom
Jean Fenn
Jon and the Nightriders
Judy Rodman
Juice
Kathryn Dupuy Cooper
Map
Mayhem Miller
Michael Stewart
Nate Rebolledo
Nicky Gathrite
No Bragging Rights
Panima
Patrick Seitz
Payday
Rod Piazza
Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers
Roxanne
Sailor’s Songbook
Sasha Cooke
Sinai Beach
Sol Evil
Starflyer 59
Steve Agee
Steve Tavaglione
Suicide Silence
Summer Twins
Sweet Comfort Band
T. Mills
Terry Corso
The 2 Live Crew
The BellRays
The Debonaires
The Misunderstood
The New Division
The Second Messenger
Trevor Beld Jimenez
Trisha Paytas
Turkish Techno
Twyla Herbert
Victor Krummenacher
Vomit Ritual
Voodoo Glow Skulls
Ivan Cornejo
Songs About Riverside
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Nearby Places
Acid Betty
Adele Sebastian
Alien Ant Farm
Amy Lee
Assorted Jelly Beans
Billy Vera
Bosco Mann
Bruce Duff
Bryan Duncan
Celestaphone
Dave Eggar
Don Imus
Elysia Crampton
Engraved
Falling Cycle
Falling Sickness
Fredric Odgaard
Garrett Wang
Gavin Carney
Heather Myles
Henry Bogdan
Hystalgia
Impending Doom
Ivan Cornejo
Jean Fenn
Jon and the Nightriders
Judy Rodman
Juice
Kathryn Dupuy Cooper
Map
Mayhem Miller
Michael Stewart
Nate Rebolledo
Nicky Gathrite
No Bragging Rights
Panima
Patrick Seitz
Payday
Rod Piazza
Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers
Roxanne
Sailor’s Songbook
Sasha Cooke
Sinai Beach
Sol Evil
Starflyer 59
Steve Agee
Steve Tavaglione
Suicide Silence
Summer Twins
Sweet Comfort Band
T. Mills
Terry Corso
The 2 Live Crew
The BellRays
The Debonaires
The Misunderstood
The New Division
The Second Messenger
Trevor Beld Jimenez
Trisha Paytas
Turkish Techno
Twyla Herbert
Victor Krummenacher
Vomit Ritual
Voodoo Glow Skulls
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