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Nina Tabios on July 3, 2013
Los Rakas, a spin on the Spanish term “rakataka”—”ratchet” or someone from the ghetto in their native Panama—came together in 2006 when rappers Raka Rich and Raka Dun met in the East Bay.
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The Mayhem Festival roared into Shoreline Amphitheatre on Sunday with a full day of metal and hardcore, headlined by Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Mastadon and more.
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The Barfly on June 27, 2013
Good Karma‘s patio is a metal and wood barricade that juts out into the First Street sidewalk. It’s shaped not unlike a bar, tall enough to rest your elbows on comfortably while standing up. There is an actual bar inside. It only fits four bar stools, which is curious for a place…
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On the day where love conquered all in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Limousines declare “Love is a Dog From Hell” in the first video from their album Hush.
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Jennifer Wadsworth on June 25, 2013
The South Bay’s summer music lineup heats up this week with the arrival of the interesting mix of one of pop music’s biggest divas, tripped-out R&B and eardrum-blasting metal.
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The daily lineup for San Francisco’s Outside Lands music festival was released this morning with Paul McCartney headlining the first day of the festival on August 9, followed by Nine Inch Nails and Red Hot Chili Peppers closing the show on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
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It was a family affair on Saturday for the dancers and spectators who celebrated the 19th anniversary of the Style Elements Crew with a breakdancing jam at Roosevelt Community Center.
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Celebrating 19 years of punk rock and teenage angst, the Warped Tour was back at Shoreline Amphitheatre over the weekend with the latest crop of punk rockers, alt hip hop acts and, new for this year, EDM acts.
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Beyonce fans who didn’t get a ticket to her sold-out show at HP Pavilion on July 2 will have another chance to catch Mrs. Carter in San Jose with a new show announced for December.
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Jennifer Wadsworth on June 18, 2013
Industry logic dictates that up-and-coming clothing brands make a name in Los Angeles. Especially the type of nouveau-grunge labels peddled on trendy online shops and a legion of popular indie-chic style blogs. But Petals and Peacocks, founded 26-year-old Victoria Velasquez and her fiance, Ryan Mante, was launched to national renown from the…
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