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Yousif Kassab on June 22, 2017
Judging by the heat wave we’re currently boiling through, it’s clear that summer has arrived—and that’s just fine with the guys from Katchafire. Hailing from Hamilton, New Zealand, the band has been pumping out sunny, roots-reggae anthems since their formation in 2000 as a Bob Marley tribute band. It’s been a minute…
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This week, the beloved San Jose band Leer play their final show, not in San Jose, but six hours away in Pomona. Why? “A lot of people like us in the general Pomona-SoCal area, maybe more so than the Bay Area at times,” says Dan Vo, Leer’s guitarist and primary songwriter.
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Camille Miller on June 21, 2017
Expert pianist and flutist Chin-Fei Chan has a doctorate degree in flute performance, over 10 years of teaching experience and actively performs worldwide as a soloist, chamber musician and piano accompanist. Her philosophy: to have fun and enjoy herself while she plays. Accompanied by pianist Meng-Hua Lin, Chan will play the flute…
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I sit down to breakfast and ask, “You’re not a Trump supporter are you?” You’re an attractive, amiable man, so I was hoping we could clear that hurdle. Of course, you like Trump and defend him. Persistently. I tell you I expect there to be a civil war. You agree. Several days…
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It’s hard to think of another celebrity as uniquely positioned to pull together an event like this weekend’s ID10T Music Festival + Comic Conival as Chris Hardwick.
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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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There’s nothing new under the sun. That’s what the preacher man said. What has been will be again. So it was at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Monterey International Pop Festival.
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Payje Redmond on June 16, 2017
Country heartthrob Brad Paisley brings his Weekend Warrior World Tour to the South Bay. The concert comes on the heels of Paisley’s latest album, Love and War, which features contributions from legendary rock musicians, including Mick Jagger and John Fogerty. Always eager to strum a different chord, Paisley ups the ante on…
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Camille Miller on June 16, 2017
San Jose-based ambient alt-rock band A Skyway View have been compared to The Cure and The Psychedelic Furs. Their fourth album, The Victoria Trap, delivers a simultaneously melodic and aggressive sonic attitude. Featuring operatic vocals—which at times recall the forceful delivery of former Foxy Shazam frontman Eric Nally—atmospheric keys, driving bass lines…
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The 2017 Bridge School Benefit Concert has been canceled and Neil Young—the rock star behind the star-studded charity show—has announced he will no longer be performing at the shows. In a letter from Young, posted on the Bridge School website, the singer and songwriter—known for his work in Buffalo Springfield, CSNY and…
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