I get it. You’re going through some sort of existential crisis because you’ve hated the past three jobs you quit in the span of 18 months and you’re searching for meaning. But can’t you just talk to me about it like a human being and not some holier-than-thou mystic? Why can’t we…
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Stanford University’s boundary-pushing Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics is known for producing innovations and innovators. This week the school presents a pair of trailblazing sound artists, whose compositions must be heard to be fully understood. IMA is the project of percussionist Nava Dunkelman and electro-acoustic composer Amma Ateria. Together…
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Tad Malone on November 8, 2018
Originally formed in Seattle by Jared Warren and Coady Willis, stoner metal wunderkinds Big Business have been dredging up sludgy riffs and propulsive drums since 2004. With a style that is sometimes proggy, sometimes melodic and always heavy, Big Business have been shoring up their sound for more than a decade, and…
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Fairly or not, contemporary Klezmer music is often associated with traditional Jewish weddings. But Daniel Kahn’s band, The Painted Bird, has performed at just one matrimonial ceremony.
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Nick Veronin on November 7, 2018
Attention older millennials: the early aughts are now about 15 years in the rear view mirror. Back then, George W. Bush seemed like the worst president ever, men still weren’t sure about slimmer-fitting jeans and hardcore-flecked pop punk was having a moment. Remember “All Downhill From Here” by New Found Glory? Rawk!…
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Yousif Kassab on November 7, 2018
Alain Macklovitch has a lot on his plate. Between running his own label, dropping singles, crafting DJ sets and still making time to cobble together the occasional remix, he is truly prolific.
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Nick Veronin on November 7, 2018
The resort town of Acapulco, Mexico, is known for its warm, sunny beaches. But the Acapulco-born producer known as Junkie Kid is not known for crafting tropical bass. Cutting his teeth on techno, trance and Dutch hardstyle, Junkie Kid’s excellent debut full-length merges all of his influences with moody melodies and heavy…
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To the person at the nautical-themed discount clothing store who stepped in and paid my bill … so sorry I didn’t get your name. I was shocked, surprised, touched and I can’t thank you enough. My card was declined at the cashier (don’t know why, hardly use it, payment not due, card…
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Bill Kopp on October 31, 2018
One of the most celebrated and admired acoustic guitarists working in a fingerpicking style, Leo Kottke is an acknowledged master of the six- and 12-string. With more than two dozen albums to his name (plus a pair of collaborative albums with Phish bassist Mike Gordon), Kottke continues to explore the potential of…
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Tad Malone on October 31, 2018
Stanford Live’s newest show is a spellbinding blend of music, history and humanity, all manifested through Jordi Savall’s engrossing tones. The celebrated Catalan composer and historian brings together a litany of dancers, musicians and singers for his program, The Routes of Slavery. Sponsored by UNESCO, the production pays homage to musical traditions…
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