Andre Nickatina and Dru Down, two of the best rappers to come out of the Bay Area during the 1990s golden era, are bringing 20 year’s worth of drug, sex and hood rhymes to Agenda’s three-day weekend bash on Sunday night.
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One of the best things about Coachella is most bands performing at the festival stop in the Bay Area before or after the Southern California event. With the festival extended to two weekends for the first time this year, we should see even more performers ditching the desert for quick gigs in…
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Coachella is making its two-weekend debut in 2012 with another fantastic lineup topped by Radiohead, The Black Keys and Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.
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Aaron Carnes on January 4, 2012
Before they broke up a decade ago, bizarro Bay Area folk duo Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits were getting regular national airplay on Dr. Demento’s show by shocking people with funny and politically incorrect lyrics. But it wasn’t their scene; they really just wanted to hang out with the punks.…
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Aaron Carnes on January 3, 2012
Language Arts Crew have been busy these days. Then again they are almost always busy, whether it’s live gigs, recording sessions or playing in one of their many other bands: Whiskey Avengers, Trashkannon and Insolence. To start off the new year, LAC are releasing Brand New Old Sh*t, Volume 1, a collection…
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More economic turmoil, mass protests, natural disasters—2011 was far from a rosy year, but Silicon Valley’s party people still managed to get out and forget about the world’s problems, at least for a few hours.
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From zombies on South First Street to high fashion at Santana Row, Silicon Valley’s cultural and community events in 2011 were as diverse as its population. Our photographers were on hand to catch the action.
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Who says Silicon Valley’s music scene is dying? 2011 brought indie favorites (Little Dragon, OK GO), rap superstars (Lil Wayne, Nas) and lots of local action to stages across the South Bay.
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Aaron Carnes on December 20, 2011
Other surf bands tell the Gillbillies they’re really a rockabilly band. But rockabilly bands tell them they’re really a surf band. “I guess neither camp wants to claim us,” says guitarist Jimbo Borkowitz.
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