Searching for new and exciting music can sometimes be an arduous task. Most of the radio stations that inhabit our airspace rely on tired playlists that are incessantly repeated ad nauseam. Commercial radio can turn even a good tune into something resembling a flavorless breaded cutlet by constantly repeating the same thing…
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Enter the world of ASAP Rocky: a cherubic blonde with gold fronts mouths the word ‘swag,’ preening suggestively. Four heavily medicated twenty-somethings dissolve into a tattered couch, keeping up with a steady rotation of swigs from a Colt 45 and blowing big clouds of milky white smoke from a loose Backwood, their…
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When Chris Pounders cut his hair into a Mohawk, he never thought David Lynch would want to set it on fire. The vocalist and guitarist of San Jose pop-punk band Pounders—which won a round of the Battle of the Bands at 9 Lives in Gilroy last week, and will compete in the…
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In 1997, Latyrx’s debut Latyrx (The Album) changed the very idea of what Bay Area underground hip-hop could sound like. Fifteen years later, Lyrics Born is still changing minds and waking up ears as a solo artist, and still working with the other half of the Latyrx duo, Lateef the Truthspeaker, who…
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Blackberry peddler and globetrotting producer Wesley Pentz – Diplo to you and I – has outdone himself this time with “Climax,” a “next level electrosoul” track with R&B superstar Usher and occasional Björk-collaborator Nico Muhly on strings.
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Many people would assume that any festival promising to combine old-school video games with experimental electronic music has one main target audience: nerds. Also, geeks. Personally, I was betting on plenty of hipster crossover, as well. But I was genuinely surprised at the diverse crowd that the new Rockage festival drew to…
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With the first Rockage festival coming up this weekend, Grand Fanali Presents has released a trailer for the festival that gives the South Bay a first look at its retro-gaming-meets-electro-music style. Watch it below.
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Promoters are preparing for a high turnout for Madonna’s just-announced world tour. A second concert at HP Pavilion was announced today.
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Before they play the Pagoda Lounge Saturday night, Talib Kweli and Res of the duo Idle Warship will drop by Streetlight Records in San Jose to sign autographs.
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Syrus Fotovat is rarely seen without a tie, and he wears his majestic fro with pride. He is one of the helpful experts that can assist you in purchasing or selling a guitar at the Guitar Showcase Swapshop. When he’s not giving expert advice on musical instruments or zipping around town in…
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