by
Winona Rajamohan on June 21, 2018
R&B trio Tony! Toni! Toné! came out of Oakland at a time when the heart of the city beat to the rhythm of funk and soul. Their 1988 debut album spawned five hit singles before going gold, and the records that followed kept the group commercially successful throughout the ’90s. With hits…
Continue reading »
This past weekend marked the beginning of festivities in the run up to Thursday’s big game between the MLS All-Star squad and London’s top-ranked Arsenal Football Club. While the San Pedro Square Market has been hosting a number of events, the marquee pre-party came Monday, as Florida party rapper Flo Rida and Mexican…
Continue reading »
by
Stacy Torres on June 22, 2016
Of all the incredible blues performances Dan Ross has seen in his time, there is one he will never forget. “It was just fantastic when John Lee Hooker came out and basically rocked 3,000 people with his boot,” Ross says, recalling one of the two times the blues legend performed at the…
Continue reading »
When Cajun rock up-and-comer Amanda Shaw belts out a punk cover—say, The Clash’s “Should I Stay Or Should I Go” or a gender-modified take on the Ramones’ “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend”—it’s not a novelty-type thing, like string-music versions of Metallica. Her versions, especially the Clash song, burn with the same power…
Continue reading »
