San Jose-based emcee Cola—not to be confused with the San Jose-based indie rock outfit, Cola— is preparing to release a new mixtape, titled House Shoes. No firm date has been given for the release, but his publicist says it should drop in mid-December. That’s the album’s art work up above.
Continue reading »
San Jose-based alternative quartet Citabria have released a new song and accompanying music video. The song premiered on Live 105’s Soundcheck program a couple weeks ago. The band has been performing the song live for a while, and played it during their set at Cafe Stritch during the C2SV festival earlier this month. Check…
Continue reading »
by
Avi Salem on November 2, 2016
People kind of know us now for playing ‘Turn Down For What,’ for better or worse, but we only play ‘Lil Jon’ if we feel 100 percent comfortable.” That’s not entirely what you’d expect to hear from Grant Goodrich, the bassist for San Francisco-based sextet Battlehooch, a spacey and psychedelic rock &…
Continue reading »
by
Taylor Jones, Justin Tonel, Nick Veronin on November 2, 2016
Do you know the way to San Jose? How about San Francisco? Tony Bennett is coming to town, and we heard he left something there a while back. The 90-year-old living legend plays the City National Civic this Saturday. If rock & roll is more your style, you might consider heading over…
Continue reading »
This past week, Jose Antonio Vargas and Jeff Chang participated in a panel discussion at MACLA. The topic: “A Conversation on Resegregation + the Movement for Racial Justice Now.” Moderated by KQED’s Queena Kim, the discussion was connected to a new book by Chang—a collection of essays titled We Gon’ Be Alright:…
Continue reading »
by
Jennifer Wadsworth, Jody Amable, Josh Koehn, Nick Veronin, Taylor Jones on October 27, 2016
Halloween is the holiday when we become obsessed with the things that scare us. We watch more scary movies. We purchase scary costumes. We visit haunted houses. We put Donald Trump on the national ticket. Basically, we buy all the way in. But what truly frightens us isn’t a foul-mouthed Leprechaun, an…
Continue reading »
by
Jennifer Wadsworth, Jody Amable, Josh Koehn, Nick Veronin, and Taylor Jones on October 27, 2016
All Hallows’ eve falls on a Monday this year, but that doesn’t mean the parties are packing it in. Check out this list of haunted houses, masquerade balls, costume contests and Dia de Los Muertos celebrations.
Continue reading »
With the spookiest of holidays falling on a Monday this year, Silicon Valley Halloween events are ramping up for the weekend prior with a variety of daytime and late-night parties. We’ve collected as many of them as we could. Plan your weekend with our handy Halloween Guide. Also this week: “Oasis: Supersonic”…
Continue reading »
Traditionally speaking, mariachi as a musical form comes from a specific place. It is played on specific instruments, and its practitioners often limit performances to specific spaces within a specific region. However, while the New York-based Mariachi Flor de Toloache certainly respect the traditions of their art, they are far from a traditional…
Continue reading »
As the vocalist in a politically charged rock band, one might assume that Dominic Miranda would be eager to put in his two cents as it relates to candidacy of Donald Trump. But that’s not really the case. “I’ve tried to stay away from criticizing Trump,” Miranda says. “It’s too easy and everybody…
Continue reading »
