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Nick Veronin on January 3, 2019
Known for his over-the-top party-starting persona, Lil Jon is a DJ, producer, emcee and hype man all in one. The Atlanta rapper got his start as the frontman for Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz—pioneering and popularizing a loud, brash, club-oriented style of hip-hop known as crunk. Lil Jon secured his…
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Nick Veronin on January 3, 2019
If you call the South Bay home, your life has been enriched by Latinx culture. It can be seen in the architecture, general fashion aesthetic and in works of public art; it can be tasted and smelled at the local taquerias; and it can be heard—not just in the form of mariachi…
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Nick Veronin on January 3, 2019
There are a number of compelling threads to follow in the narrative arc of local singer and songwriter Tess Dunn. There’s her age (she’s just turned 23), the amount of music she’s made (four EPs and counting), and her tenacity (she’s done all this while battling cystic fibrosis). But all that misses…
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Wallace Baine on January 3, 2019
San Jose dreampop band Frantic Romantic lived another lifetime as Skyway View. Now, with a new name, they’ve refashioned their sound, embracing a more ’90s, achingly romantic alt-pop aesthetic. The band has already drawn attention with its lush, full-throated song “Celestina,” thanks to its trippy animated visuals and the muscular “Among the…
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Wallace Baine on January 3, 2019
British mope rockers The Smiths lasted only about five years (which, if you think about it, is a heroically long time to have to tolerate the ridiculously glorious lead singer Morrissey). San Francisco’s This Charming Band has been paying loving tribute to The Smiths for about three times as long, albeit with…
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Wallace Baine on January 3, 2019
Yes, the songs of Neil Diamond have been blaring from radios and overhead grocery store speakers since the days of Shakespeare (or so it seems). But Super Diamond, the Bay Area-based Neil Diamond tribute band, has been around almost as long. With frontman Randy Cordeiro, SD was part of the first big…
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Nick Veronin on January 3, 2019
Discovery Meadow comes alive with music this weekend with three free concerts—all part of the larger citywide celebration surrounding the College Football Playoff National Championship.
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Wallace Baine on January 2, 2019
If you grew up loving Jimmy Eat World, Weezer and Foo Fighters, this party is for you. San Jose-based The Last Decade is turning the clock, and the radio dial, back to the late ’90s and early ’00s. Back then, Tom DeLonge was still in Blink-182, Panic! At the Disco had yet…
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Wallace Baine on January 2, 2019
Nope, not that Mr. Rogers. Tennessee-born stand-up comedian Olan Rogers has staked his claim to pop-culture relevance on YouTube with his comedic sketches, as well as his creation of the animated show Final Space on TBS. As 2019 opens, Rogers jumps into a mini-tour, beginning in San Jose, with all new material…
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Mike Huguenor on January 2, 2019
San Jose has a loud and proud history of hardcore, and a particularly ethnically diverse one at that. But for almost two decades the city has gone without a reliable all-ages venue. Thankfully, over the last two years, Playback Studios has emerged as the go-to spot for SJHC—finally reconnecting local musicians with…
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