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Mike Huguenor on August 29, 2018
Long before electric scooters filled the streets, Jonny Manak at the Depressives were one of the tried and true staples of downtown San Jose. A homegrown ’77-style punk powerhouse, Manak and Co. have both the energy of the Hives and the California street pedigree of Rancid. And with recent songs like “Cold…
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Andrew Lentz on August 29, 2018
Borrow your cool uncle’s buckskin jacket or funky aunt’s peasant dress and get ready for the hippest happening since the South Bay’s very own Chocolate Watchband helped ignite the mid-’60s garage rock scene. Across three gem-packed albums, Los Angeles quintet Mystic Braves effortlessly re-create the magic of psych-pop’s golden age, from vocal…
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I finally started going to the gym this year. Nothing serious; just trying to do an hour’s worth of exercise a few days a week. I’m only down to 170 pounds from 180, but hey—small steps. I’m also frugal and drive a 20-year-old truck with a CD player, because I figure at…
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The summer festival season is great for catching legacy acts and buzzy bands enjoying their moment of critical acclaim, but festivals are just a small part of the yearly musical cycle. Much of the lifeblood of music takes place outside of festival—in clubs, bars, DIY venues and occasionally even the SAP Center.…
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Chiptune and 8-bit bands are nothing new. The sonic textures of early Nintendo and Sega Genesis games have inspired countless millennial musicians to approach the genre in numerous ways, cobbling together songs with crunchy lo-fi tones or reimagining classic video game soundtracks. Bit Brigade rearranges the iconic scores of games like Mega…
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Andrew Lentz on August 23, 2018
The Angels of Death are bidding fans goodbye after 37 years of brutality. For some purists the thrash giants haven’t been the same since co-founder Jeff Hanneman’s untimely death, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a substitute with more shred cred than Gary Holt of Bay Area legend Exodus, who appears on…
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Andrew Lentz on August 23, 2018
This show features hip-hop heavyweights and rising talent. Topping the bill is Yo Gotti, whose vivid storytelling powers have been deployed in service of his native Memphis as well as in lively club bangers, like “Rake it Up” and “1942.” For Tekashi 6ix-9ine the headlines eclipse any drama in his flows. With…
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Dominoe Ibarra on August 23, 2018
This year marks the 40th anniversary of longtime San Jose denizen Henry Mollicone’s opera. Based upon a famous poem about a Manhattan urban legend from the 19th century, it’s the story of two love triangles, separated by 100 years and revolving around a cryptic painting on a barroom floor. The entire tale…
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Nick Veronin on August 23, 2018
Founded in San Francisco by Arcelio Garcia and Jorge Santana (brother to Carlos), Malo has been churning out groovy, Latin-inflected Chicano rock since the early ’70s. They’ve seen many members come and go over the years—Garcia is now the only remaining original member—but they’re still going strong as they near the half-century…
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My co-workers are boring, insipid people and I’d rather slap myself in the face repeatedly than spend more than the contractually obligated eight hours with them. So, to me, work parties are salt in an already painfully infected wound. The only thing I look forward to at these things are the desserts,…
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