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Nick Veronin on May 29, 2019
It may be hard to remember, but there was a time before Kanye went all Kanye—back before Quavo, Offset and Takeoff jacked the Migos flow from Three 6 Mafia and emcees were more focused on pouring Cristal than pouring up fours. This Friday, the Echo Flex party celebrates the trilling high hats…
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Erika Rasmussen on May 29, 2019
This summer, Flicks & Grooves at History Park invites San Jose to get its final-Friday fill of music. For the last four years, San Jose native Kiva Uhuru, has juggled studies in electrical engineering and computer science at Berkeley while continuing to deepen and share her musical craft. One minute her voice…
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Nick Veronin on May 29, 2019
Maryland-raised Jermaine Fowler didn’t grow up in a baby-proofed household. As a kid, he’d open windows during rainstorms to play pirate-ship with his brother, and as a teenager he parlayed his wild imagination into a comedy career. Known for producing and starring in the sitcom Superior Donuts, this Eddie Murphy-inspired comic uses…
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Erika Rasmussen on May 29, 2019
Es tiempo para reírse con El Jaja Tour. Veracruz-born Mexican comedian Luis de Alba, known for his fresa-esque El Pirrurris character—perhaps accurately understood as a trust fund kid thriving on Papi’s money or the Ivy League prep boy—pokes fun at elitist air-headedness and materialism. The Pirrurris often shares his invaluable insight on…
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Mike Huguenor on May 29, 2019
It all begins with a crackle. Tape hiss purls. Then, from out of the Bay Area’s past, a voice echoes:
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Erika Rasmussen on May 23, 2019
Though not the kind Denver just legalized, the fungi at this year’s Mushroom Mardi Gras will still dazzle the senses. Think mom’s creamy soup and parmesan-stuffed, garlic-laden bite-sized snacks. Or savory portobellos, sautéed and sandwiched between toasty artisan slices. Learn to replicate these treats at home by checking in to a cooking…
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Erika Rasmussen on May 23, 2019
After a 5-year hiatus, Wisin & Yandel are back, como antes. The Puerto Rican reggaetón duo formed in 1995, as reggae en español was evolving into what’s now known as reggaetón. After taking the time to nurture their own solo careers, they are embarking on this current world tour, which comes on…
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Erika Rasmussen on May 23, 2019
Anamaría—sometimes Ana, sometimes Anita—Tijoux Merino was born in Lille, France to a Chilean family. Politically exiled during the Pinochet dictatorship, her social-worker mother regularly brought her daughter to the office in France. It was there that Tijoux fell in love with hip-hop and picked up anti-colonialist philosophies. After moving back to Chile,…
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Nick Veronin on May 23, 2019
The Baby Boomers have seen a lot in their time. From sitting cross-legged in front of remoteless TVs, watching commercials touting the convenience of canned cheese, microwave dinners, and (one word) plastics, through Civil Rights and Counter Culture movements, to Reaganomics, Slick Willy, America Online, the internet in every pocket and self-driving…
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Anne Gelhaus on May 23, 2019
Purveyors of adult-oriented reggae since the early ’80s, UB40 is known for originals with a political bent (“Rat in the Kitchen” was a veiled reference to Margaret Thatcher), poppy covers of Neil Diamond ballads (“Red Red Wine,” anyone?) and irie versions of Motown hits (“The Way You Do the Things You Do”).…
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