Kindread is a caribbean reggae band out of Upland,Ca. This is a video of them playing live at the Los Angeles County Fair. They also have some songs to listen to on their site.
Japanese Monsters came to attack Riverside at the Awesomefest 2. They really got the crowd moving. This band has some great fans like ChiChi and Tia. These girls drove all the way out from Phoenix just to watch Japanese Monsters set. Listen to some of their songs on their Myspace page.
God Equals Genocide is a trio punk band from Newhall,Ca. Here they are playing some of their songs off their 7" record Life of Doubt. They will be touring the south starting in Late October from Texas to Florida. Click on their name above for their myspace link and tour dates. Do yourself a favor and go check them out live.
This guy goes by the names of Mike Honcho, Jumping the Turnstiles, or just Ray from Riverside. He is the Riverside punk rock version of Bob Dylan with harmonica and all. Here he is having a great acoustic set at the Awesomefest 2.