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Wallace Baine on August 4, 2018
John F. Kennedy was in the White House when young Frankie Valli first unleashed his scorching falsetto on the world, driving such hits as “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and “Sherry.” Valli and his group the Four Seasons were remarkably durable as hitmakers into the late 1970s (That’s Frankie doing the theme song…
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Dominoe Ibarra on August 4, 2018
As Silicon Valley Pride approaches, the Santa Clara County Fair is shouting out to the local LGBTQ community with it’s first-ever “Out at the Fair” event. This welcoming theme kicks off the 2018 fair, which continues through the weekend. Come out to enjoy delicious food, live entertainment, carnival rides, livestock shows, exhibits…
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Andrew Lentz on August 2, 2018
It’s true, Norm Macdonald is yet another in a long line of Saturday Night Live veterans still running around the standup circuit. But he’s also a cult hero. Most die-hard fans know the oddball Canadian as the Weekend Update anchor who ruthlessly skewered everyone from Hillary Clinton to O.J. Simpson. Alas, much…
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Kaylee Lawler on August 2, 2018
An intimate account of love and loss, The Last Five Years follows a young couple through the significant milestones in their five-year relationship. The musical begins from the perspective of aspiring writer Jamie, on his first date with an up-and-coming actress named Cathy. From there it toggles back and forth between the…
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Almost every musician I know loves Tony Molina. It’s pretty easy to see why. So far, he’s written nothing but near-perfect songs. The 20 tracks that span his first full length (Dissed and Dismissed) and its follow-up EP (2016’s Confront the Truth) are a wealth of melodies, riffs and leads, with hardly…
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Andrew Lentz on August 1, 2018
An acoustic guitar-wielding troupe of Andalusian descent, the Gipsy Kings came up in the south of France and play a Roma-influenced flamenco style known as Catalan rumba. But don’t let that intimidate you. Even if you’ve never owned any recordings by Gipsy Kings, you’re likely guilty of crooning uber-ballad “Volare” in the…
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Wallace Baine on August 1, 2018
Sure, he’s a music industry veteran with tons of connections as well as a record producer who runs his own label. But if you’re looking to Jim Pugh to make you into the next Kanye or Tay Tay, you’re going to be disappointed. He’ll tell you so himself.
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Bill Kopp on July 27, 2018
Taj Mahal is a timeless artist who’s always been ahead of his time. The singer, songwriter and guitarist was making Americana and world music long before either musical genre had been coined. He’s earned many accolades—three Grammys and more nominations, the Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award, an honorary Doctorate—and released over…
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Dominoe Ibarra on July 26, 2018
This year’s Endless Summer Tour is headlined by tour founder and Oakland emcee G-Eazy. He’ll be joined by Philadelphia trap star Lil Uzi Vert. Though the tour is slated to hit 32 cities as it makes its way across the country, this Mountain View stop is sure to be one of the…
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Winona Rajamohan on July 26, 2018
Led by Bay Area wind ensemble Quinteto Latino, the first-ever Seminario Institute will be held at the Community School of Music and Arts this weekend. Beginning with three days of workshops for pre-professional classical musicians of color from around the country, the event concludes with a concert at the CSMA’s Tateuchi Hall.…
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