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Matei Predescu on July 3, 2019
This buzzworthy Vallejo rap crew first grabbed mainstream visibility with “Paramedic!”—a fiery banger, which appeared on the Kendrick Lamar-curated Black Panther: The Album. Riding the crest of their latest full-length release, Family Not A Group, the 707 set bring their hard-hitting sound to the South Bay. The April 2019 LP features core…
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Kael Austria on July 3, 2019
San Jose has a long and thriving blues tradition, but there’s no one on the scene quite like Aki Kumar. The San Jose denizen has made a name for himself by incorporating Bollywood elements into his Chicago-rooted soul music. “The Only Bombay Blues Man” grew up listening to Bollywood and traditional Indian…
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Metro Staff on July 3, 2019
The one and only Sir Paul McCartney is coming to the SAP Center next week. But tickets to see living legends are expensive. Ticket to Ride, on the other hand, are playing for free at Redwood City’s family-friendly Music on the Square series. This Beatles tribute act has been channeling its collective…
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Nick Veronin on July 3, 2019
Tom Shimura apologizes for losing the thread as he weaves through heavy traffic. The 46-year-old rapper and producer is speaking over his car’s Bluetooth speaker system. It’s Pride weekend, and he’s just trying to knock out this interview on the way to his next engagement. “It’s been a busy couple of years,”…
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Nick Veronin on June 26, 2019
It’s hard enough aging gracefully as a rock star. But when it comes to hip-hop—a genre obsessed with the hustle of youth and the hardscrabble realities of urban life—it can seem downright impossible.
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Metro Staff on June 26, 2019
Just a short drive south from the hustle and bustle of Silicon Valley, folks take life a little slower. There are fewer Teslas, more tractors and the ultimate low-emission mode of transportation is a horse. The Boots & Brews Country Music Festival raises a cool longneck bottle to big skies and rolling…
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Metro Staff on June 26, 2019
A massive floating pig, a top-of-the-line light show and all the hits—“One of These Days,” “Dark Side of the Moon,” “Wish You Were Here,” you name it—all against the unique backdrop of Colorado’s iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre. There’s just one problem. It’s 2013 and Pink Floyd could easily sell out the 9,500…
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To watch the boys from Atta Kid perform is to see unbridled joy in the form of a musical performance. Founded in 2012, the group uses its technical prowess to craft tunes that are as academically impressive as they are toe-tappingly accessible. Blending elements of jazz and hip-hop with East Bay funk…
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Metro Staff on June 26, 2019
The local high schools have already thrown their promenade dances—now it’s time for the grownups to get down. This Satori-presented event invites the 21+ crowd to don their ’80s and ’90s best and dance to new wave selections from DJ Bit and DJ 2Nite. While there’s sure to be plenty of goth,…
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Metro Staff on June 26, 2019
Héctor Amienta and his award-winning Opera Cultura bring a Mexican legend to the stage with this live production of La Llorona. Translated as “The Weeping Woman,” La Llorona is a folk tale about identity, colonization and revenge. A young Xochil girl falls for a man of Spanish descent, marrying him and angring…
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