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Yousif Kassab on July 6, 2018
Fifty years out from its initial release, the Aquarius Theatre invites guests to revisit the Fab Four’s foray into animated feature films with a screening of Yellow Submarine. Detailing the psychedelic sojourn of Sgt. Pepper and his Lonely Hearts Club Band, the movie follows the cartoon likenesses of John, Paul, George and…
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Yousif Kassab on July 6, 2018
Fresh off the release of his newest single “Crazy4luvinU,” Synth-pop balladeer Katzù Oso is making the trek north from his home base in LA. With only a handful of singles under his belt, the guy’s still relatively new to the game. Still, his dextrous use of shimmery synth melodies and simple, syncopated…
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Dominoe Ibarra on July 6, 2018
The Peace, Love & Happiness Reggae Festival is poised to shower San Jose with all kinds of good vibes. There will be some groovy Afrocentric-themed shops featuring work by local artists, including Earth Rags Tapestries, Hippie Lisa’s Designs and more. Sample the Horn of Africa at Abby’s Ethiopian Delights, or keep things…
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Wallace Baine on July 6, 2018
This event represents the best that the Bay Area jazz world has to offer. Bandleader Ray Brown and exuberant vocalist Allegra Bandy combine forces in this afternoon big band concert at Stanford, showcasing the Great American Songbook. Guest pianist Eddie Mendenhall takes the stage with the Stanford Jazz Workshop Alumni Big Band,…
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Nick Veronin on July 5, 2018
Some rock stars hate interviews and only reluctantly chat to the largest outlets after some serious badgering from their publicist. Others, like Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz, seem to genuinely enjoy chopping it up with strangers.
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Dominoe Ibarra on July 5, 2018
Raised in Louisiana, Josh Johnson honed his standup in Chicago and now lives in New York, where he works as a writer on The Daily Show. Dude’s not even 30. Still, he tries to remain humble. Check out his set on The Tonight Show, where he laments his diminutive stature by speculating…
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You asked me for a jump, so I obliged. You said you were worried about not getting your client to where he needed to be and how your boss wouldn’t be so understanding. My car was now eye to eye with yours, like a pre-fight faceoff. Engines off. Red to positive. Black…
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Wallace Baine on June 30, 2018
Beyonce, watch your back. Gaga, better up your game. Katy Perry, this could get scary.
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Nick Veronin on June 30, 2018
Chris Isaak is a bit of an enigma. With his perfectly coiffed hair, rhinestone-studded cowboy blazers and beefy, one-of-a-kind Gibson guitar, Isaak’s stage persona would fit right in at the Grand Ole Opry. Yet he is an icon of the Generation X-led alt rock movement and a muse for oddball auteur David…
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Unlike the many thousands of Gen X-ers who were indoctrinated into the cult of the Jerry by their blissed-out parents, John Mayer stumbled upon the Grateful Dead later in life. The story goes like this: In 2011, Mayer came across the Dead on Spotify. It changed his life, man… Several years later,…
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