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Stephen Perez on March 22, 2018
Seminal SoCal punks T.S.O.L.—or True Sounds of Liberty—are back with a new record: The Trigger Complex, their first studio album in more than a decade. Since 1978, the Long Beach band have blended fast-paced bass riffs with grungy surf-guitar melodies. As early proponents of American hardcore, T.S.O.L. are known for bringing a…
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Bill Kopp on March 22, 2018
Michael Schenker is quite likely the most famous and acclaimed German-born guitarist in the history of rock. Picking up the guitar early, by his teens Schenker joined older brother Rudolf in Scorpions, playing on that band’s debut album. His long and winding career subsequently found him handling lead guitar duties for UFO,…
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Kristin Lam on March 21, 2018
It’s a little more than a week until her performance at the Montalvo Arts Center, and Nicole Lizée is still looking to recruit one final band member: a cricket. The insect has been chirping incessantly since she took up residency at Montalvo as a participant in the center’s Lucas Arts Program.
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You decided to ask for directions at the mall’s massage store where all three employees were busy with massages (including mine). Using an auditorium-worthy voice, you asked how to find the Hallmark store. No one responded, so you loudly asked whether anyone spoke English. Another customer mumbled a reply from a chair…
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Back in 2015, L.A. psych rockers Together Pangea almost played San Jose. That October, they were booked to headline a night of C2SV at then-recently-opened Cafe Stritch. Up until the last second, that was the plan. Then something more important happened.
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Sure, I get it, private property rights are real. But people take videos at Google’s campus all the time. Is it really that big of a deal to take some footage in front of a visitor’s office? Snapping photos of my car license plate and state ID was so extra. Apparently some…
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Stephen Perez on March 9, 2018
After a spectacular performance last year, renowned classical guitarist Jerome Mouffe returns to the Community School of Music and Arts as part of their Community Concert Series, sponsored by classical radio station KDFC. Mouffe is currently on faculty at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston where he was the first…
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Jaleny Reyes on March 9, 2018
Founded in 1996, Punk Rock Karaoke aims to make you the star of the grimiest dive bar show on earth. Unlike traditional karaoke DJs, these Los Angeles musicians invite aspiring singers to come on stage and perform classic punk songs The Adolescents to X. The process is simple: come to the venue,…
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Nick Veronin on March 9, 2018
Local fans of indie rock band Darto may find that the band they thought they knew has changed in the four years since they last played Cafe Stritch. Back in 2014, the Seattle quartet were blasting out fuzzy post-rock swells and jangly tangles of noodly math leads over pummeling drums. During that…
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Jaleny Reyes on March 9, 2018
Houston DJ and producer Kayzo launched his career in 2012, after electronic music promoter Insomniac selected him as the winner of their Discovery Project. Since then, he has grown a fan base by remixing songs, linking up with talented collaborators and producing original trap and hardstyle music. His popular remixes include a…
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