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Nick Veronin and Josh Koehn on May 4, 2017
Well, we done did it again. Metro managed to pull together its second-ever podcast. This week on the ’cast—for the issue of May 3, 2017—editors Josh Koehn and Nick Veronin discuss: Cinco de Mayo and the irresistably danceable new sound coming out of the valley, Cumbia Bass; the region’s first-ever health clinic…
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Diana San Juan, Vicente Serna, Nick Veronin on May 4, 2017
Mateo Gonzales presses play and the track springs to life. The window on his laptop shows various layers of composition scrolling by. There’s a sample of Bobby Day’s “Rockin’ Robin.” The trilling whistle of the early rockabilly hit leaps from the small computer speakers, as do the more tinny rhythmic elements: the high…
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Jennifer Wadsworth, Jody Amable, Josh Koehn, Nick Veronin, Taylor Jones on October 27, 2016
Halloween is the holiday when we become obsessed with the things that scare us. We watch more scary movies. We purchase scary costumes. We visit haunted houses. We put Donald Trump on the national ticket. Basically, we buy all the way in. But what truly frightens us isn’t a foul-mouthed Leprechaun, an…
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Jennifer Wadsworth, Jody Amable, Josh Koehn, Nick Veronin, and Taylor Jones on October 27, 2016
All Hallows’ eve falls on a Monday this year, but that doesn’t mean the parties are packing it in. Check out this list of haunted houses, masquerade balls, costume contests and Dia de Los Muertos celebrations.
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Nick Veronin on August 4, 2016
Rising above the din of boisterous, drink-fueled conversation and clinking glassware, a saxophone’s squawk snakes through the crowd. Parting the cigarette smoke haze and ambling over sticky tabletops, a wandering double bass, a splashy trap kit and a peppery piano plod on. It’s the kind of place where a private eye might…
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John Flynn on August 4, 2016
Over the course of his career, Rahsaan Roland Kirk was not always appreciated. Nonetheless, he inspired many still-active jazz musicians. Running the gamut from a trombonist and conch shell player to a pianist and composer to a Bill-Clinton-approved saxophonist, the following artists either played with Rahsaan or deeply studied his works, making…
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Metro Staff on June 30, 2016
Pretty slow year in politics, huh? Ha! Got you, sucka. The 2016 presidential race has felt more like a crazed, national midlife crisis playing out as mom (Hillary) and dad (ugh) drive us to the land of lesser evils. The differences are stark, and anyone who thinks it’s a tough decision is…
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