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Jay Edgar on July 7, 2021
Those still looking to get hyphy after Mac Dre Day on the 5th can’t do much better than seeing San Francisco underground rap legend and Mac Dre collaborator Andre Nickatina—the killa whale—bring the party to South Side SJ’s Branham Lounge. Often spoken in the same breath as both the Thizz Entertainment founder…
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Mike Huguenor on July 7, 2021
In just a few short years, Oakland musician Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz, aka Fantastic Negrito, went from busking in a San Francisco BART station to collecting his first, second and then third Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album. Among other accomplishments, surely 2020’s Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? was the first Best…
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Mat Weir on June 30, 2021
On Saturday, June 19, in a San Jose parking lot surrounded by car stereo garages and physical therapist businesses, over 2,000 people swarmed for the underground renegade show RBS—“Real Bay Shit.” The event featured stars of the nationally renowned San Jose/Santa Cruz hardcore scene like Gulch, Sunami and Drain, along with similarly…
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Mike Huguenor on June 30, 2021
This Fourth of July, the Poor House Bistro is celebrating sixteen years of blues, brews, and flavorful cajun food with a blowout to remember. The event is sure to be the last anniversary held at their original location on Autumn St., as the entire Bistro, 100-year old Victorian and all, is about…
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With their capacious patio, LVL Up arrived in downtown San Jose just in time for the warmer months. For their Fourth of July Block Party, the barcade/venue presents an afternoon of hip hop and indie rock with Turn Me On Dead, 3 Headed Dragon, and Dox Black, whose new album Enigma is…
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Mike Huguenor on June 30, 2021
DJ Snake once commented that 4B was the “next big thing” in EDM, and the reptile has a point. 4B’s massive dance tracks gather and swell ominously, then explode into white hot dubstep freakouts. When the beat finally drops in 2015 hit “Pop Dat,” it slams with the same lunatic intensity as…
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Elliott Sky Case on June 30, 2021
Fireworks will start while the sun is still high in the sky with a melting pot of sound and sensation at Les Play House’s tour-kickoff daytime party. Bay Area battle veteran Miles Medina spins his award-winning blend of danceable house beats, pop classics and R&B cuts for a pure California mood. Virginia…
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Grace Stetson on June 30, 2021
What better way to enjoy a beautiful Saturday afternoon than a pool party? This Saturday, the team at Corinthian Grand Ballroom opens the historic space for a true 21st century event, with DJ and record producer Harry “Choo Choo” Romero spinning poolside all afternoon. Romero last DJ’ed in the space back in…
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Mike Huguenor on June 30, 2021
Two weeks ago, in a nondescript stretch of pavement in industrial San Jose, 2,000 hardcore fans gathered for one of the most unexpected music events to hit the South Bay in years: RBS (Real Bay Shit). “It was legendary,” says Bailey Lupo, bassist of show-opener Scowl. “We soundchecked at 4pm, two hours…
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Elliott Sky Case on June 30, 2021
Summer travel is picking up, but for those still in the city, a bit of New Orleans flavor comes to Art Boutiki, San Jose’s comic store/indie venue/gem for finding all things outside the box. Led by the vocal harmonies of sisters Abigail and Glori Cosio, Bon Bon Vivant lays out boisterous cabaret…
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