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Kenny Ngo on November 6, 2019
The Dutch house music duo of Willem van Hanegem and Ward van der Harst, blend uplifting and melodic elements of trance music with the raw intensity of electro and progressive house. Their genre-blurring sound has carried them to the top of the international house music scene. From early hits such as the…
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Matei Predescu on November 6, 2019
Producer and record label auteur Chris Manak, aka Peanut Butter Wolf, is returning to San Jose for his second homecoming appearance this year. The founder of the taste-making Stones Throw Records, an LA-based indie label that was once home to alternative hip-hop OGs like MF Doom, J Dilla and Madlib, headlined the…
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Aaron Carnes on November 6, 2019
Earlier this year, Missouri rock trio Radkey released the No Strange Cats EP. It’s the group’s most diverse record, with each song sounding like it belongs on its own album—there’s hardcore (“Spiders”), classic rock (“Junes”) and emo-pop (“St. Elwood”).
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I was rushing from a downtown coffee shop to a hair appointment a few blocks away when you stopped me. “Hey miss, I must tell you something,” you said with enough urgency to make me pause. “Yes, can I help you?” I reply, thinking perhaps you needed directions or something like that.…
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Metro Staff on October 30, 2019
Anyone can let off a little steam singing in the shower. Close friends become closer while harmonizing around the campfire. But the point of karaoke is to participate in a very public kind of catharsis—sharing one’s inner rock star with perfect strangers. That’s why Steve Hays, a.k.a. DJ Purple, makes a point…
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Metro Staff on October 30, 2019
The Cadillac Three is a trio of childhood friends with a knack for pairing sentimental lyrics and twangy licks with an undeniable country cool. Singer-guitarist Jaren Johnston, drummer Neil Mason and lap-steel player Kelby Ray released their last full-length, Legacy, back in 2017, but it seems they may be preparing a new…
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Wallace Baine on October 30, 2019
It must be a mixed bag to land a gig as a late-night TV bandleader. On one hand, it’s an elite club, a sweet paycheck and a chance to connect with a potentially huge audience. On the other, you’re never allowed to show what you can really do. Fans of Late Night…
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Kenny Ngo on October 30, 2019
Hailing from Australia’s Gold Coast, house music DJ and producer Fisher performs at the San Jose Civic on Halloween this Thursday. A professional surfer before he switched career paths in 2017, Fisher has produced a number of top-ranking club bangers, including “Ya Kidding,” “Crowd Control” and the international smash, “Losing It,” took…
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Nick Veronin on October 30, 2019
Episode 91 of Dad Bod Rap Pod, opens with co-host Demone Carter lamenting the state of rap-oriented academia. “I like legit hip-hop books,” he tells his fellow podcasting crew—David Ma and Nate LeBlanc. “There’s a lot of shitty ones.”
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It’s crowded in this trendy bar, filled with trendy millennials that Lime scootered in droves from their tech campuses for the warm social climate and happy hour prices. Tech money is what you need to buy drinks around here, I suppose? Sixteen bucks for an old-fashioned? No, thanks. I’ll just have a…
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