“Most people do their punk band first and then the mellower project comes later in life,” Hutch Harris says, recalling a conversation he recently had about the natural order of a typical musical career. The Cupertino native and founding member of indie-punk trio The Thermals ended up doing things the other way…
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Jack Barakat has just stepped off the plane when his tour manager, at the behest of his publicist, has instructed him to hop on a call to conduct yet another interview in a prolonged publicity campaign pushing his band’s new record. And yet, he is cordial—happy, even—to be talking to the press…
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Kyle Langlois is ecstatic. “We’re at this record-breaking concert thing,” he says, raising his voice to speak over the boisterous discussion going on around him. “We just finished playing. Now we’re taking pictures with a wooden fish.”
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Motown On Mondays is moving to The Continental, Bar, Lounge and Patio, with it’s first weekly party scheduled for Monday, May 11.
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Roberto Mazzaferri on April 20, 2015
Among the numerous cannabis dispensaries in the South Bay, Purple Lotus Patient Center possesses a familiar yet individualistic character through its distinct balance of highly diverse and reasonably priced cannabis, coupled with a convincingly unintentional outward ruggedness. With an entrance at the tail end of a narrow and discrete business lot, Purple…
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Three dangling crimson bulbs trace a straight line through the hall, directing eyes to the stage at the far end of the room, while another set of orbs cast a sanguine glow on the shiny black surface of the bar. There, two men sit, sipping bottled water and surveying their brand new…
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Jay Edgar on April 15, 2015
On April 18, the music industry rises once again to show support for the greatest of all recording formats: vinyl. Many Silicon Valley small businesses—your local record stores—will be participating:
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Anna Bagirov on April 14, 2015
Whether you have attended one live or like to watch them from bed at your leisure, you know the power of the TED Talk. You’re laughing along, you’re inspired—you are very, very stimulated. It’s learning in the most modern way.
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Sean McCourt on April 8, 2015
The San Francisco Bay Area has long been a fertile breeding ground for metal music. It’s either given birth to, or supported the growth of, such legendary acts as Exodus, Testament, Death Angel, and of course, Metallica. Since their foundation in 1998, Oakland’s High on Fire have proven themselves to be a…
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Jay Edgar on April 7, 2015
It’s hard to resist the toe-tapping beach-pop hooks, rattling beat and lo-fi, Casablancas-esque hum of “Telephone,” the leadoff track from DOCKS brand-new three-song Forest EP.
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