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Estefany Gonzalez on September 6, 2018
Game of Thrones devotees are familiar with the thrill of diving headlong onto the couch and being sucked into the fantastical realm of Westeros. Now, fans of the show have the chance to experience that same exhilaration in concert. GOT, Westworld and Jack Ryan composer Ramin Djawadi’s live show, the Game of…
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Estefany Gonzalez on September 6, 2018
Just because you’re old enough to appreciate the finer things in life—like tasty brew and quality bites—doesn’t mean you can’t spend a day at the arcade. In fact, at LvL Up you can get all this and more. Sip on an IPA, nosh on food by former Cafe Stritch and Eulipia chef…
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Estefany Gonzalez on September 6, 2018
Dave Matthews Band has been putting out top-notch jam rock for well over two decades. Combining ultra-dextrous musicianship with pop sensibility, the group has never dumbed down its songwriting to satisfy the masses. Rather, they found a way to bring everybody along for a proggy ride on tracks like “Satellite,” where mathy…
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Estefany Gonzalez on September 6, 2018
One of the Peninsula’s largest summer street fairs, the 47th annual Mountain View Art & Wine Festival packs a whole lot into two days. This year, the family-friendly fest features rock climbing, mechanical bull rides, bumper cars, miniature golf, face painting and, of course, art, food, beer and wine. Peruse the work…
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Mike Huguenor on September 5, 2018
With a voice that falls somewhere between Aaliyah and Rihanna, Tinashe is a pop superstar in the making. She may not be a household name in America yet, but in plenty of places around the globe the former child star is already a major success, placing high on the charts with her…
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Mike Huguenor on September 5, 2018
In an age when Kellyanne Conway, Sean Spicer and Sarah Huckabee Sanders have all held positions of authority, it’s comforting to know that at least hips don’t lie. Shakira, she of throaty vocals and diminutive height, brings this eternal truth to the SAP Center in all its slinky glory. El Dorado, her…
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Estefany Gonzalez on September 5, 2018
Founded in Story City, Iowa, by singer and guitarist Parker Griggs, Radio Moscow got their first big break after Black Keys guitarist and singer Dan Auerbach got a hold of the band’s demo and produced their self-titled debut LP. Channeling the heavy, bluesy, psych-rock sounds of legendary power trios like Cream, The…
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Nick Veronin on August 29, 2018
It’s been a little more than a month since the French men’s national team took home the 2018 World Cup title, defeating Croatia 4-2. Now that the men’s national teams have all gone home, the female footballers of the world are gearing up for their international tournament. In preparation for the 2019…
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Andrew Lentz on August 29, 2018
You could find worse ways to ease into the Monday holiday than hanging with one of South Central Los Angeles’s most talented. With his proper debut, Victory Lap, Nipsey Hussle has culled years’ worth of mixtape ideas—which copped everything from West Coast funk (think “Hussle in the House”) to G-house and Philly…
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Wallace Baine on August 29, 2018
Talk about tight: Guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and bass player Jack Casady have been jamming together since they were scrawny teenagers in Washington, D.C. That’s close to 60 years. In the psychedelic ’60s, both Jorma and Jack climbed aboard the Jefferson Airplane. Their blues duo act Hot Tuna co-existed with the Airplane for…
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