The latest edition of SXSW closed Sunday in Austin, leaving behind massive mounds of Lone Star empties, sleepless nights for thousands of music fans, chance encounters with greatness and missed opportunities.
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The South Bay recently lost one of most unique and beloved figures in the local underground music scene. Cy Thoth, aka Phil Herz, who hosted the Firebunker show on KFJC at Foothill College every Thursday at 2pm, passed away on March 11th, only four days after his seventh anniversary show. He was…
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Black Sabbath-influenced stoner-metal has been on the rise in underground music since the 70s. Locals Dark Earth take all the best elements of this sound—loud meaty licks, bluesy grooves, howling vocals, and create something fresh, but still familiar. We asked the trio (James Sotelo—guiars/lead vocals, Bobby Daly—Bass, Kevin Boockholdt) about their upcoming…
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Celeste Lodge on March 13, 2013
Enjoy Saint Patrick’s Day at bars and restaurants all around Silicon Valley; the fun happens on Sunday, March 17, unless otherwise listed.
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Aaron Carnes on March 13, 2013
Milestones for rock venues and nightclubs would be better measured in dog years. It seems that each year is elongated by constant battles: noise complaints, bitchy artists, technical failures, unruly patrons and nights that, for whatever reason, are utter failures.
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Brandon Roos on March 12, 2013
Celebrated local venue and comic-book shop SLG Art Boutiki will throw two nights of packed programming before its South Market Street location closes for good to make way for a new residential development.
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The recently released 26-track hip-hop compilation NoiseLab Vol 1, features a lot of familiar San Jose faces like Kung Fu Vampire, Rey Resurreccion, Sean Blak, Language Arts Crew and Luck Loosh and lesser known locals like newcomer YDMC and rap veteran Joe Cutter.
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Last year was a busy for local indie-folk outfit Bonnie and the Bang Bang. Not only were they gigging consistently throughout the Bay Area, but they released their debut EP, Ode to Darkness and even toured the West Coast and the Mid-West. Now, they are hoping to record a full-length called the…
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Keyboardist Robert Glasper was in San Jose with his band the Robert Glasper Experiment for two shows at Theatre on San Pedro Square for San Jose Jazz Winter Fest.
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Andrew Gilbert on March 6, 2013
In the scheme of things, Robert Glasper knows that winning the 2013 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album is a very big deal. But the jazz pianist’s immediate reaction in the hours after he scored an unprecedented triumph with his Blue Note project Black Radio was to fall soundly asleep.
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