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Sean McCourt on September 29, 2016
For more than 30 years Megadeth have been synonymous with heavy metal music. Recognized as one of the pioneering “big four” progenitors of thrash, the L.A.-based band have have been releasing music and touring the globe since their formation in 1983—and they show no signs of slowing down.
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As a genre, hip-hop is all about taking the past and pushing it into the future. It’s about the meshing of sounds together. Before his untimely passing earlier this year, A Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg summed it up succinctly in an interview with the blog I Am Hip Hop: “If you…
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Yasmin Deosaran, Mike Huguenor, Justin Tonel, Stacy Torres on September 28, 2016
Man… We’re old. We totally bought “Dude Ranch” when it was brand new… on cassette tape. But we still got a little bit of moshing left in us, so you know we’ll be at Blink-182 tonight at Shoreline Amphitheatre. Unlike back when we were teenagers, though, we now have some expendable income…
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“Magical realism is defined as what happens when a highly detailed, realistic setting is invaded by something too strange to believe. There is a reason magical realism was born in Colombia.”
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Sean McCourt on September 22, 2016
In the ever expanding pantheon of country music, there are several performers that could genuinely be called living legends. Dolly Parton is one such individual. She has transcended the confines of her genre, making her presence known across the entertainment spectrum. For more than 50 years now, the beloved icon has touched…
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Canadian indie rock veterans Sloan are celebrating 35 years as a band and two decades since their acclaimed album “One Chord Over Another,” which they’ll play in its entirety at The Ritz tonight. Imagine if J. Dilla had been limited to all P. Funk and Earth Wind & Fire samples and you’re…
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Geoffrey Smith II on September 20, 2016
It’s not easy being part of San Jose’s art community. So it’s heartening when a prolific, multi-faceted and successful artist not only embraces, but pays tribute to, the “capital of Silicon Valley,” its art community and its landmarks, as local musician Cellista does on her new album, Finding San José.
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Taylor Jones, Sean McCourt, Stacy Torres, Nick Veronin on September 14, 2016
The Anderson Collection hosts a gallery of so-called“Soundsuits” by sculptor, designer and sound artist Nick Cave. Veteran rock & roll writer Richie Unterberger looks back at the man and legend, David Bowie, with a free talk and presentation at the San Jose Public Library on Bascom Ave. Lucinda Williams plays The Mountain…
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If anyone could have dodged death, it might’ve been David Bowie. The shape-shifting superstar carried himself like a savant ambassador from a far groovier galaxy. His conventional passing is almost more shocking than if he had ascended skyward via tractor beam. But now that he’s gone, fans crave a summation of his…
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After fronting two critically acclaimed and commercially successful musical projects, one might assume South Bay native Eric Victorino would be comfortable on stage and confident in his own skin. But that’s not always the case. In fact, right up until moment he went on stage for the first solo performance of his…
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