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Dan Pulcrano on July 20, 2016
In the run up to the 1980s, New York had the Ramones and New York Dolls, Detroit contributed MC5 and The Stooges, London called in with the Clash and the Sex Pistols and Los Angeles blew up with Black Flag and X. Northern California’s contribution to the genre outpunked the bunch with…
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John Flynn, Tad Malone, Stacy Torres, Nick Veronin on July 20, 2016
This week, witness the production that pushed pop punk over the top to claim its rightful place in the Western canon. Green Day’s American Idiot comes to City Lights Theater in San Jose’s SoFA District. Jill Scott brings her retro jazz, neo-soul and hip-hop sensibilities to The Mountain Winery. Toxic Summer drops…
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It was a night of classic rock tributes at the second installment of this summer’s Music in the Park series, as the all female groups AC/DShe and the Killer Queens rocked Plaza de Cesar Chavez. Check Metro photographer Greg Ramar’s pics of the crowd and the bands.
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Melissa Hartman, Stacy Torres, Daphne Morales on July 13, 2016
Classic rock, big EDM drops, bigger laughs and some serious mosh pit action. This week’s Hit List is brimming with great shows and performances, including AC/DShe at Music in the Park, The Chainsmokers at Great America, Mike Epps at The Improv and punk rock veterans Strung Out at The Ritz.
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Hometown hero, Gerald Gillum, better known as G-Eazy, gave an explosive, breathless and sometimes emotional performance to a capacity crowd at the Shoreline Amphitheatre on Friday night. Tearing through a cameo-packed set—in which he brought out tour mates Yo Gotti and YG, as well as “super-duper-hyphee” Oakland rapper Keak Da Sneak—Eazy, who…
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Opera San Jose’s 2016-17 season doesn’t start until September, but fans of big voices and archetypal stories can get a sneak-peak of just what the local opera company has in store this weekend at “Opera in Bramhall Park.”
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Melissa Hartman, Mike Huguenor, Daphne Morales, Stacy Torres on July 7, 2016
We’re baaack… It’s the “Hit List”—a weekly roundup of the hottest concerts, new music, art exhibits, parties and events in Silicon Valley. Be sure to check in with to this weekly feature on Metro’s Activate blog to stay up on the latest and greatest in entertainment news in the South Bay. This week:…
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From San Jose to Palo Alto, people all over the South Bay were thoroughly enjoying the Fourth of July holiday with barbecue, beer, fireworks and live music. Check out our photos from Discovery Meadow, Alviso and Palo Alto. All pics by Greg Ramar.
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Mike Huguenor on June 27, 2016
It’s Christmas morning. (I know its June, but work with me.) As you descend the stairs in your slipper-clad feet, you can hardly believe your eyes as you catch sight of the massive pile of presents spilling out from under the tree. Your elation grows as you come to realize that all…
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Antwon just released a music video featuring Rafael Reyes—frontman for the locally loved, San Diego-based “cholo goth” duo PRAYERS—via Pitchfork.The new clip for “Dri-Fit” finds the San Jose-born emcee kicking mad flows at a backyard party, while Reyes and other cowboy-hat-clad chicanos flash knives, swill Tecate and rock the dance floor.
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