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C.J. Prusi on October 9, 2019
One day, disc rot will render your CD collection useless and those MP3s will be corrupted. And we all know streaming services will never pay artists what they deserve. The solution? Magnetic tape—in addition to vinyl, of course. So dust off that boombox! International Cassette Store Day is upon us. Fueled in…
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Nick Veronin on May 29, 2019
There are many rewards to being a record collector. In addition to listening to one’s records there is the joy that comes from alphabetizing the collection, geeking out on new and vintage hardware, performing minor repairs on turntables, amplifiers and speakers, and of course, talking about the virtues of vinyl. Every Tuesday,…
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Nick Veronin on January 3, 2019
There are a number of compelling threads to follow in the narrative arc of local singer and songwriter Tess Dunn. There’s her age (she’s just turned 23), the amount of music she’s made (four EPs and counting), and her tenacity (she’s done all this while battling cystic fibrosis). But all that misses…
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Carissa Kauwell on October 10, 2018
Whether you’re looking for a rare pressing by a favorite artist or just hoping to thumb through crates alongside like-minded vinyl lovers, Streetlight Records’ annual Record Swap is the place to be this weekend. Spilling out of the record store and into the parking lot, there is sure to be a healthy…
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Mike Huguenor on August 29, 2018
It’s been almost 60 years since the lovely weirdos at KFJC began broadcasting from Foothill College. What began in 1959 as a two-hour broadcast, four days a week, has since grown into one of the best college radio stations in the country. With their live session series, an encyclopedic library and some…
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Wallace Baine on June 14, 2018
It sounds incongruous at first, to check out a prog-rock legend at 10 in the morning. That’s the hour of the day when, we’ve come to believe, that most rock stars are just crawling into bed for a few hours of half-sleep before soundcheck.
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Matt Crawford on October 6, 2017
How advanced is your vinyl fetish? Whether you just occasionally slide a 7-inch onto a turntable or compulsively finger through crates, Streetlight Records is whipping up something special for music lovers to satisfy their wildest wax desires. The shop’s parking lot will be tied up with a vinyl bazaar for the San…
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Nick Veronin on February 24, 2016
Joaquin Pastor is happy to report that he is able to stomach movies these days. It wasn’t always so easy for the singer, guitarist and lead songwriter for SoCal avant-pop trio James Supercave. “When you spend a lot of time thinking about something from a critical point of view, you just sort…
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Anne-Marie Harrison on January 29, 2015
At 20 years old, Tess Dunn has already got three alt-rock albums under her belt, is taking a full class load, and continues to fight a lifelong battle with cystic fibrosis (CF), diabetes, and epilepsy. She’s so damn admirable that I found myself hoping she had some deep, dark secret to unearth.
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He’s been playing music for 25 years, recorded three full-length records at the world-famous Sun Studios in Memphis, and he has more than 130,000 views on YouTube. Still, David Brookings is far from a household name. But he’s cool with that. “I’m not famous, but that doesn’t mean people haven’t bought the…
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