While LL Cool J might not be knocking out hits like he did early in his career, the veteran emcee has orchestrated one of the biggest hip-hop shows of the summer concert season with the Kings of the Mic Tour, also featuring Ice Cube, Public Enemy and De La Soul. Continue reading »
The McEnery Convention Center hosted hundreds of comics fanatics who dressed up as their favorite super heroes and villans for the Big Wow! ComicFest over the weekend. Continue reading »
LIVE 105 has been on the forefront of the EDM movement for years, promoting it even back when it was still a niche genre. In recent years at the BDF festival, the Subsonic Tent—an extension of Aaron Axelsen’s electronic music show—has become a bigger part of the festival, encompassing a bulk of the festival’s more interesting bookings. Continue reading »
The organizers behind the annual Rock the Bells Festival at Shoreline Amphitheatre are making big moves for their 10-year anniversary with the announcement that Eazy E and Ol’ Dirty Bastard will perform in hologram form this year. Continue reading »
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Aaron Carnes on May 15, 2013
Since 1994, LIVE 105′s BFD festival has been a staple for exposing new artists to the Bay Area. The Killers, Imagine Dragons, MGMT and Foster the People all played the festival before they were well known. Even AFI performed—on the local-band stage—well before they hit the national spotlight. Continue reading »
San Jose chanteuse Anya Kvitka is back with a new video for her track “Maybe.” Be the first to see it here. Continue reading »
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Carlos Olin Montalvo on May 14, 2013
Daft Punk delivers its first official album, Random Access Memories, in eight years after the Grammy award-winning electronic duo fanned the flames with endless teasers suggesting a return to music. Continue reading »
After first debuting a collaboration with San Jose Taiko at Subzero Festival in 2010, the Bangerz is working with the traditional Asian drumming performance group again for a joint performance in San Jose. Continue reading »
The Rave Run introduced glow sticks and EDM to Silicon Valley’s jogging scene over the weekend at Santa Clara County Fairgrounds for a fun run the culminated with a full-on dance party. Continue reading »
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Michael S. Gant on May 9, 2013
Mick Jagger knows how to personalize a show. In between cries of “San Ho-zay!” and a nod to the Sharks, Jagger recalled playing the San Jose Civic Auditorium all the way back in 1965. Either he has an amazing memory, or a good patter researcher. Continue reading »
