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Metro Staff on October 9, 2019
Hard to believe it’s been 50 years since the Carpenters released their first album on A&M, and harder still to believe that Karen Carpenter was initially reluctant to come out from behind the drum kit to focus on her vocal talents. Her innate sense of rhythm combined with her honey-smoked alto lent…
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Metro Staff on October 9, 2019
Recognized as one of the world’s foremost chamber ensembles, the Shanghai Quartet has collaborated with the likes of cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Peter Serkin. In honor of its 35 years of touring, the group will be performing on four exceptional and rare instruments built by Gofriller Guarneri and Stradivari. They are…
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Wallace Baine on October 9, 2019
Nobody does enormous on-stage multimedia cube structures quite like deadmau5. The acclaimed Canadian DJ and glowing mouse helmet collector has been performing with his giant cube for close to a decade, but this year he’s unveiling “Cube V3”—the latest iteration of his mind-blowing stage show. According to tour scuttlebutt, the cube requires…
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Conor Agnew on October 9, 2019
Solo producer Nghtmre and DJ duo Slander need no introduction to the EDC crowd. They are each arena-rocking acts in their own right. On the Insomniac-produced Alchemy Tour, these LA-based artists join forces to present their bass-heavy, eyeball-exploding one-two punch of a show, “Gud Vibrations,” which they first road-tested back in 2016,…
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Conor Agnew on October 2, 2019
If you have an unquenchable thirst for ’90s alternative, The Ritz has got you covered this Sunday. Massachusetts rockers Potty Mouth are bringing their Liz Phair-inspired sounds to town in support of their latest album SNAFU. They’ll be joined by San Diegans The Bombpops, who sound like Dance Hall Crashers covering Pennywise,…
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Conor Agnew on October 2, 2019
Conceived as a gift to the city of San Francisco by late music fan and billionaire financier Warren Hellman, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass has been bringing top-tier musical acts to Golden Gate Park every October since 2001. The admission-free festival draws nearly a million people to the city over its three-day run, and…
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Satvir Saini on October 2, 2019
The San Jose Stage Company kicks off its 37th season by doing the Time Warp again—live! Most local Rocky Horror productions involve a screening of the 1975 cult hit starring Tim Curry, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, accompanied by live actors and calls for audience participation. But this production is a live,…
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C.J. Prusi on October 2, 2019
Art, music, food and more are guaranteed at the celebration of the iconic Frida Kahlo. Attendees are encouraged to wear flowers in their hair and enjoy churros and paletas with the family, or sip on tequila and mezcal in the 21+ VIP section. There will be food vendors, a photo booth and…
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Metro Staff on October 2, 2019
Form a portmanteau out of the words “punk” and “oldies”—as Shannon Shaw of Shannon & The Clams once did whilst describing her band—and the resulting voiced velar stop ends up sounding more like a hard G than a K. Depending on how it hits the ear, one might hear “oldies,” or “goldies.”…
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Wallace Baine on October 2, 2019
Usually a musical collaboration is one of two things: a defining partnership on which careers are built, or a one-time experimental fling between two or more parties looking for a spark. The latest collaboration between Calexico and Iron & Wine is a third thing altogether: a momentary experiment that slowly built into…
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