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Elliott Sky Case on February 23, 2022
Indie-rock outfit Enjambre calls Zacatecas their original home, but the band has lived, developed and flexed their infectious sound in Southern California and Mexico City over the last decade. When the group was unable to tour their album Próximos Prójimos in either country due to the pandemic, frontman Luis Humberto Navejas decided…
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Jay Edgar on February 23, 2022
Mexico’s flavor of pro wrestling, lucha libre, is known for its eye-popping acrobatic stunts and focus on high-flying choreography—as well as the masked personas that participating luchadors take on. Pro Wrestling Revolution has been bringing the magic of lucha to the States for a while now, and this week’s card is looking…
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Alec Adams on February 23, 2022
In a few short years, La Santa Cecilia has gone from playing SoCal coffee shops to becoming “the voice of a new bicultural generation.” The LA-based act is often described as a rock band, but effortlessly pulls in bossa nova, cumbia, rumba and tango into its identity without compromising any part of…
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Alec Adams on February 23, 2022
Culture Night Market has been ongoing for just about two years now, having started in the early stages of our current pandemic-centered reality. When the local scene for arts and culture was on its back foot, Culture Night Market aimed to “empower small business, local entrepreneurs, and artists,” a goal just as…
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Mike Huguenor on February 23, 2022
Once a duo, Chicago’s Flosstradamus is now solely DJ Curt Cameruci, aka Autobot. The EDM artist and early trap innovator is known for dancefloor-igniting remixes of Major Lazer, Young Thug and Fetty Wap (among others), but the real youngsters might remember seeing them perform “The Peanut Butter Stomp” with Nickelodeon’s Yo Gabba…
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Jay Edgar on February 23, 2022
Grammy-winning, genre-bending pianist Robert Glasper has built a reputation for collaborating with all-stars throughout the worlds of hip hop, R&B and jazz, and as a member of jazz supergroup The Dinner Party with Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin and 9th Wonder. But he’s probably best known for his contributions to Kendrick Lamar’s seminal…
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Grace Stetson on February 23, 2022
It looks like the Grand Ole Opry has found its way to Mountain View. This weekend, the Smuin Contemporary Ballet troupe will perform their tribute to the late-great American country icon Patsy Cline. Known for tunes like “Walkin’ After Midnight” and “Crazy,” Cline built a mystique over her short eight-year career that…
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Addie Mahmassani on February 23, 2022
Acclaimed beat-maker MNDSGN translates the emotions of everyday life into a soothing flow on his latest record, Rare Pleasure. The LA-based producer and songwriter grew up in New Jersey, breakdancing to hip hop, playing the organ and sharing beat tapes with friends online. This background led him to a solo career on…
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Grace Stetson on February 23, 2022
A picture tells a thousand words but the work of a master can tell so, so much more. Opening this Wednesday at the Cantor Arts Center is an exhibition documenting the work of the late Gordon Parks. The African-American photographer—best known for using his camera to confront racism and discrimination during the…
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Elliott Sky Case on February 16, 2022
Poet and educator Angel Dominguez’s newest book, Desgraciado: The Collected Letters, concerns a fire: specifically, the fire ordered by Spanish friar Diego de Landa which, in 1562, burned several Mayan texts in the Yucatán Peninsula in an attempt to destroy the language and the “idolatry” of the Maya religion.
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