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Andrew Lentz on August 23, 2018
The Angels of Death are bidding fans goodbye after 37 years of brutality. For some purists the thrash giants haven’t been the same since co-founder Jeff Hanneman’s untimely death, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a substitute with more shred cred than Gary Holt of Bay Area legend Exodus, who appears on…
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Andrew Lentz on August 23, 2018
This show features hip-hop heavyweights and rising talent. Topping the bill is Yo Gotti, whose vivid storytelling powers have been deployed in service of his native Memphis as well as in lively club bangers, like “Rake it Up” and “1942.” For Tekashi 6ix-9ine the headlines eclipse any drama in his flows. With…
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Kaylee Lawler on June 15, 2018
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli stops at San Jose’s SAP Center on his world tour. With 15 solo studio albums and three greatest hits albums on his list of achievements, Bocelli will serenade his audience with songs like “Because We Believe” or his rendition of “The Prayer.” In the past Bocelli has performed…
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Nick Veronin on May 3, 2018
After lighting up Levi’s Stadium last May and marking the 30th anniversary of their seminal album, The Joshua Tree, Irish modern rock megastars U2 return to San Jose on their Experience + Innocence Tour. The run of shows comes on the heels of their latest album, 2017’s Songs of Experience. The album…
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Kristin Lam on April 19, 2018
With almost 2 billion views on YouTube and collaborations with some of today’s biggest stars—including Cardi B—this Puerto Rican singer and rapper is poised to ride his brand of catchy, Latin-tinged trap tunes to the top of the American charts. Bad Bunny comes to San Jose this week on his first North…
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Nick Veronin on March 2, 2018
If Olympic snowboarders have proven anything, it’s that humans truly can fly—and also that a few tokes never prevented anyone from shredding the gnar. The point is, marijuana use and physical exercise are not mutually exclusive. In that vein, organizers of the seventh annual 408k, “Race to the Row,” are partnering with…
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Salvatore Maxwell on February 7, 2018
Whether you have a valentine or not, let the old-school sounds of the ’70s and ’80s fill your heart. This one-night show will put Cupid into a frenzy with multiple artists singing their greatest love ballads and heartbreak hits. Heatwave will seduce the arena with harmonic voices, while Deniece Williams will be…
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This year, Kendrick Lamar ran away with the title of best rapper alive. Drake may be richer, Young Thug may be bolder and the Migos may better reflect the modern sound of the genre. But since Kanye West cut his show short in Sacramento, no hip-hop artist feels more important than Lamar, a…
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This weekend’s Freestyle Explosion at the Shark Tank should draw plenty of old-school DJs and b-boys. After all, songs like Stevie B’s “Spring Love” and “Party Your Body” were an integral part of breakdancing culture and 1980s house parties. “I grew up with freestyle music,” Cutso of San Jose-based DJ crew The…
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The last time Tool released a record was in 2006. Maybe that’s why the tickets for their upcoming show at the Shark Tank are going for less than $15? Hard to say. If you didn’t shell out for full price tickets but still want to get your “Stinkfist” on, check out StubHub now.…
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