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Conor Agnew on October 16, 2019
Trailblazing emcee, producer and Bay Area legend Lyrics Born has always had great taste in collaborators. Perhaps best known for the hit 2003 single “Callin Out,” the Japanese-born hip-hop head has worked with DJ Shadow, Blackalicious, Lateef the Truthspeaker and many others over the course of his 25-year career. His latest choice…
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Conor Agnew on October 16, 2019
Pirates Press Records’ 15th annual Rock The Ship Festival spans four days and five Bay Area venues, and features a wide cross-section of punk rock bands. The Starline Social Club will host evening shows Thursday-Sunday, with additional performances at Bottom of the Hill, Eli’s Mile High Club and the Elbo Room, but…
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Metro Staff on October 16, 2019
Riding high on a Tony Award nomination and favorable reviews, A Night With Janis Joplin takes audiences through the life and career of one of rock & roll’s original leading ladies. The production celebrates Joplin’s biggest hits, such as “Piece of My Heart,” “Cry Baby” and “Me and Bobby McGee.” The show…
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Gary Singh on October 16, 2019
On Oct. 24, San Jose’s rock scene comes together at The Ritz in support of musician Matt Kolb, 49, who is fighting cancer. Bands from the early ’90s Cactus Club era—including Cafe of Regret, Firme and 187 Calm—will reunite for the cause, with Kolb mustering up some Marshall amp-level strength to talk…
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Bill Kopp on October 16, 2019
Midwestern rockers REO Speedwagon played together for more than 13 years before the band scored its first top 10 single. That song, “Keep On Lovin’ You” marked a new beginning for the group. And REO Speedwagon’s durability has been proven over and over again ever since: Nearly 40 years after that single…
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I was there when it happened. Employees in a South Bay Apple Store indolently watched as four hoodie-wearing teens smashed and grabbed arms full of precious iPhones and MacBooks on a Friday afternoon. Amid sirens and chaos, you whispered to patrons, “Please don’t try and stop them—store policy.” Dear Tim Cook: Think…
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Avi Salem on October 9, 2019
It’s lunchtime in Atlanta and Jared Swilley is finally home—but not really, because he’s preparing to head back to the airport right after he hangs up. Also, what even is home when you’re in a band that tours all the time?
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Conor Agnew on October 9, 2019
Bob Dylan, arguably the greatest songwriter of all time, is fast approaching the sixth decade of his career. In the ’60s and ’70s he was a folk balladeer, an obnoxious rock & roll revolutionary and everything in between. In the ’80s and ’90s he was hit or miss. But at the end…
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Conor Agnew on October 9, 2019
The Silicon Valley Jazz Festival is a two-day celebration of music, culture and education. The festival unites jazz bands from Bay Area schools with established touring performers in an effort to spread appreciation for the art form and, hopefully, inspire the next generation of improvisational sax masters. The day festival at Fremont…
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C.J. Prusi on October 9, 2019
One day, disc rot will render your CD collection useless and those MP3s will be corrupted. And we all know streaming services will never pay artists what they deserve. The solution? Magnetic tape—in addition to vinyl, of course. So dust off that boombox! International Cassette Store Day is upon us. Fueled in…
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