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Erika Rasmussen on June 12, 2019
On Jun. 19, 1865, federal troops rolled into Galveston, Texas, to enforce emancipation. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Presented by the African American Community Service Agency, the 38th annual festival features family friendly activities, performances, art and information on community services. Local rap, hip-hop, R&B, gospel and…
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Mike Huguenor on June 12, 2019
To understand the music of Tony Molina, we should first talk about bonsai.
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Metro Staff on June 12, 2019
Since her breakout role in 1997’s Selena, Jennifer Lopez has remained relevant as both an actress and a performing artist. On screen she’s starred in cult classics, like The Cell and Out of Sight, and sappy-but-beloved rom-coms, like The Wedding Planner. On wax, she’s scored some of the biggest hits of the…
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Erika Rasmussen on June 12, 2019
Homegrown musical acts Socorra and Adira Sharkey are headed to the Pacific Northwest with new tunes in tow, just a few months after Socorra’s release of a socioeconomic fight song. “Believe” is an indie-rock offering of hope in the face of a dream-crushing cycle of poverty so many local artists know too…
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“LOL.” I’ve actually never seen the living embodiment of the acronym. Sure, I’ve witnessed people rolling on the ground in hysterics over you-had-to-be-there stories. Shit, I’ve been guilty of blowing fizzy soda pop out of my nostrils after a well crafted boffola. But what I saw a few weeks ago was laughing…
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Magician and apparitionist Aiden Sinclair, who has wowed national audiences with his appearances on America’s Got Talent and Penn & Teller Fool Us, brings his show to San Jose’s eeriest estate. Illusions of the Passed—A Theatrical Séance is a mix of illusion, history and ghost stories, all modeled after a Victorian-era séance.…
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Erika Rasmussen on June 5, 2019
The theme of this shindig, “Aaj Ki Party Meri Taraf Se,” roughly translates to “Today’s party is on me.” That “me” will be DJ Dharak of India, who unites Bollywood and EDM. This Bollywood maestro made music his destiny as a teen, beginning as a choreographer and dancer. Fate took him to…
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Conor Agnew on June 5, 2019
The Trims have been playing melancholic post-punk with pop ambitions for nearly a decade now, and if you’ve ever seen one of their high energy live performances, you know they’ve got the chops. While frontman Gabe Maciel’s confessional poetry has always been concerned with loss, regret and heartbreak, sonically the band’s latest…
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Erika Rasmussen on June 5, 2019
“Every week has a weekend,” and with the late spring rain finally in the rearview, it’s time to get outdoors and crack open a few cold ones. Brad Paisley invites country lovers to crush some silver bullets with him in Mountain View—just months after the release of tear-jerking love ballad, “My Miracle,”…
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Erika Rasmussen on June 5, 2019
A well-known neighbor is back. MC Hammer, born Stanley Kirk Burrell in Oakland, once lived in a custom home tucked away in the Fremont hills before he relocated to Tracy. The Hammer’s House Party Tour is Burrell’s first major run of shows since 1991—the year he released his iconic album, Too Legit…
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