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Melissa Hartman, Sean McCourt, Mike Huguenor, Tad Malone on June 29, 2016
Introducing the “Hit List,” a weekly roundup of the hottest concerts, new music, art exhibits, parties and events in Silicon Valley. Check back to Metro’s Activate blog every Wednesday to find out what’s poppin’ off in the South Bay. This week: DJ Mustard is at Pure Lounge, Kenny Rogers comes the Mountain…
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Mike Huguenor on June 29, 2016
Reggaeton hit the American mainstream in 2004, with massive hits from Daddy Yankee and Ivy Queen. A mixture of Latin, hip-hop and reggae music, the new sound was a natural fit within San Jose’s downtown scene, where all three of reggaeton’s parent genres have connected well with audiences.
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Avi Salem on June 29, 2016
When it comes to picking songs for that carefree, windows-down summer playlist, front seat selectors would do well to consider The Mowgli’s. With acoustic anthems about holding hands beneath a California sunset and disco-punk celebrations of kissing in the dark, the SoCal indie-pop outfit have built a career upon songs in praise…
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Mike Huguenor on June 27, 2016
It’s Christmas morning. (I know its June, but work with me.) As you descend the stairs in your slipper-clad feet, you can hardly believe your eyes as you catch sight of the massive pile of presents spilling out from under the tree. Your elation grows as you come to realize that all…
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Antwon just released a music video featuring Rafael Reyes—frontman for the locally loved, San Diego-based “cholo goth” duo PRAYERS—via Pitchfork.The new clip for “Dri-Fit” finds the San Jose-born emcee kicking mad flows at a backyard party, while Reyes and other cowboy-hat-clad chicanos flash knives, swill Tecate and rock the dance floor.
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Stacy Torres on June 22, 2016
Of all the incredible blues performances Dan Ross has seen in his time, there is one he will never forget. “It was just fantastic when John Lee Hooker came out and basically rocked 3,000 people with his boot,” Ross says, recalling one of the two times the blues legend performed at the…
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It’s a great time for enjoying music in the open air. Los Lobos kick off the 2016 Music in the Park series this Friday at Plaza de Cesar Chavez. Jazz on the Plazz will be helping locals unwind mid-week with their Wednesday series of free jazz concerts in Los Gatos Town Plaza.…
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Nick Veronin on June 15, 2016
Fifty years is a long time for any relationship. When a marriage hits the half-century mark, the celebration is called a “golden anniversary.” But when a band makes it through five decades—of living on the road, continuing to release relevant material, keeping up a unified public image and maintaining healthy interpersonal relationships—it’s…
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Avi Salem on June 15, 2016
As Stanford University’s academic year winds down and the frantic buzz of student life peters out, a new sound is poised to emerge on campus. Mellow guitar riffs, staccato drum rhythms and smooth melodies will soon weave through the tall palms of Palm Drive, and waft up and over Hoover Tower. For…
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John Flynn on June 8, 2016
“First of all, there’s no such fucking thing as high art anymore,” says Joowan Kim, leader of the Ensemble Mik Nawooj—a group that melds hip-hop and classical music to create singular and postmodern songs. Kim, who began pioneering this hybrid sound in his final years at the Berklee School of Music, says…
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