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Camille Miller on August 3, 2017
Things are still up in the air when it comes to The Echo Mountain Boys, a young bluegrass trio that released their first album in May. All we know for certain is that a banjoist, guitarist and demonologist bassist have vowed to dismiss worldly concerns and play music instead. The result is…
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There’s nothing quite like a BBQ to enjoy the summer swelter, so I thought I’d invite some folks over to enjoy the day. Enter my good friend’s husband, who, since having two kids back-to-back, has not seen the outside of his house except to go to work. Not a minute went by…
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Camille Miller on August 2, 2017
The longest-running touring music festival in North America, the Vans Warped Tour, is returning to Shoreline with its annual dose of punk, metal, hardcore, screamo and a sprinkling of electronic and hip-hop. American Authors, a four piece New York band best known for their hit singles “Believer” and “Best Day of My…
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Yousif Kassab on August 2, 2017
Visual albums can be unforgiving. They generally take an exponential amount of time and effort to create compared with their audio-only counterparts. And with the exception of Prince’s Purple Rain and Beyonce’s Lemonade, few such efforts have succeeded in pulling in viewers beyond an artist’s core fanbase.
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Camille Miller on August 2, 2017
A behemoth on New York’s noise-metal scene, Unsane have been producing stark, aggressive music for 20 years. Guitarist-frontman Chris Spencer, whose distorted yelps remain a trademark of Unsane’s sound, moved to the Lower East Side with his bandmates in the late ’80s. The group’s self-titled debut album shocked fans and critics alike…
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Camille Miller on August 1, 2017
The Cadillac Three are a Southern rock coalescence of three childhood friends with a knack for sentimentality while also keeping their country cool. Singer-guitarist Jaren Johnston, drummer Neil Mason and lap-steel player Kelby Ray released their first full-length album for Big Machine Records in 2016 and the long-haired trio have more in…
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Payje Redmond on July 28, 2017
In 2010, the classically trained pianist Olya Fomina left Russia to fulfill her rock & roll dreams in New York. Her career kickstarted as a hired keyboard player for D Generation on their 2014 tour. Later she met Brian Viglione, former drummer for Dresden Dolls. The two, fell in love, married and…
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Bill Kopp on July 28, 2017
Dave Wronski spends a lot of time thinking about how to put the “surf” in the instrumental surf rock music he makes with his band, Slacktone—comparing what he does to what Ennio Morricone did with his iconic soundtrack to The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. “Guys like him wanted to create imagery…
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Payje Redmond on July 28, 2017
Lounge on a complimentary inflatable pillow while enjoying a summer night of music. San Jose’s department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services extends its summer events with an open mic at St. James Park. Hosted by emcee “Mighty” Mike McGee, guests can enjoy live music, access to food trucks and game tournaments…
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Camille Miller on July 28, 2017
Goapele was raised in a California community of South African exiles. Raised by politically active parents who instilled in the artist a revolutionary spirit from a young age, her name means “to move forward” in the Setswana language. These words that are reflected in her progressive lyricism and in the neo-soul and…
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