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Kaylee Lawler on July 12, 2018
Author Lise Pearlman and photographer Ilka Hartmann will discuss the Civil Rights movement along with Pearlman’s book, Call Me Phaedra: The Life and Times of Movement Lawyer Fay Stender. A civil rights advocate and attorney, Stender made a name for herself representing influential members of the Black Panthers—and for her prison reform…
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Bill Kopp on July 12, 2018
Founded in 1996 when all of its members were students at Indiana University, a cappella group Straight No Chaser has gone through more than its share of changes. But the group’s unique, old-meets-new approach—all-vocal performances of original and classic songs with beatboxing—has endured and expanded its audience.
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Kaylee Lawler on July 12, 2018
Danielle Bradbery—known for her 2013 single “Heart of Dixie”—was the season four winner of The Voice. Longtime Nashville songwriter Chuck Wicks had his first big break as a solo artist in 2007 with his song, “Stealing Cinderella.” Both are set to take the stage at this Thursday’s Song & Wine Series, hosted…
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Bill Kopp on July 12, 2018
Any casual music fan knows at least one reggae artist: Bob Marley. While it’s true that Marley and his group the Wailers were making ska and rocksteady music—two Jamaican styles that predate reggae—as early as 1963, the Maytals were the first to use the term “reggae,” and can thus lay legitimate claim…
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Nick Veronin on July 11, 2018
The Biblical story of Jonah and the Whale is an allegory about forgiveness and mercy. The overarching narrative of Denver duo In the Whale is power, wrath and good old-fashioned rock & roll. Guitarist Nate Valdez and drummer Eric Riley craft bare-bones hard rock songs about living fast and free. Their 2016…
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Yousif Kassab on July 6, 2018
Fifty years out from its initial release, the Aquarius Theatre invites guests to revisit the Fab Four’s foray into animated feature films with a screening of Yellow Submarine. Detailing the psychedelic sojourn of Sgt. Pepper and his Lonely Hearts Club Band, the movie follows the cartoon likenesses of John, Paul, George and…
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Yousif Kassab on July 6, 2018
Fresh off the release of his newest single “Crazy4luvinU,” Synth-pop balladeer Katzù Oso is making the trek north from his home base in LA. With only a handful of singles under his belt, the guy’s still relatively new to the game. Still, his dextrous use of shimmery synth melodies and simple, syncopated…
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Dominoe Ibarra on July 6, 2018
The Peace, Love & Happiness Reggae Festival is poised to shower San Jose with all kinds of good vibes. There will be some groovy Afrocentric-themed shops featuring work by local artists, including Earth Rags Tapestries, Hippie Lisa’s Designs and more. Sample the Horn of Africa at Abby’s Ethiopian Delights, or keep things…
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Yousif Kassab on July 6, 2018
Collage has the potential to be so much more than a junior year vision board. In the hands of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque—the cubist masters who helped popularize collage—it is high art. From these earliest cuttings and pastings, entire movements were birthed. Dadaism and Surrealism owe a great deal to the…
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Wallace Baine on July 6, 2018
This event represents the best that the Bay Area jazz world has to offer. Bandleader Ray Brown and exuberant vocalist Allegra Bandy combine forces in this afternoon big band concert at Stanford, showcasing the Great American Songbook. Guest pianist Eddie Mendenhall takes the stage with the Stanford Jazz Workshop Alumni Big Band,…
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