“The coolest question that I could get asked is to describe the change that happens to the music when certain perches get ascended to,” says Rushadicus, aka the Cello Goblin.
When House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and her husband attended the Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson show at Shoreline Amphitheatre a few weeks ago, they sat in section 102. I was in 101.
Doppio Zero opened its doors in downtown Campbell in the spring, adding a new chapter to its expanding Bay Area story. Founded in 2014, Doppio Zero spread out from its original Mountain View location, evolving with each new opening.
While it’s true that cannabis is one of very few issues where the major political parties find some common ground (on both sides of the question), it should come as no surprise that, as the Republican Party gets nuttier and …
On Paseo de San Antonio, even free hamburgers could not stop the fountain from roaring back to life—at least in memory.
Most every day, rock star and KUFX (98.5) radio DJ Greg Kihn would leave his morning radio show in San Jose and drive his Mustang almost two hours to his home in the East Bay, where he would try to …
I am standing in the sidewalk shade next to the Big Blue Tent parking lot behind the McEnery Convention Center. Mark Sermeno, producer of the upcoming San Jose Lowrider Super Show, has lined up three lowriders for Metro to photograph …
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Anne K. O’Neill, accomplished on many instruments, weaves a dark, wide-screen folk tapestry with Serpentent. Deftly combining a classical sensibility with elements of European folk traditions, Serpentent makes emotionally powerful, resonant and deeply textured music. Serpentent’s debut album, Ancient Tomes, …
The guitarist must be good if the band is named after them. Enter Santana, one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Carlos Santana burst on the music scene in the ’60s with his unique Latin American jazz mixed with …
For nearly 40 years, Edgardo Cambon and Candela have introduced salsa music to the masses, making them California’s premier salsa orchestra. Depending on what their shows call for, the band either performs in a smaller platoon or unleashes their full …
As part of their ongoing Local Sound Series, the Guild welcomes Bay Area’s Marty O’Reilly and RO Shapiro, two local masters in American music. Whether with the Old Soul Orchestra, the Marty O’Reilly Trio or solo, this self-taught musician plays …
Miriah Avila was destined to be a soul singer. Her love for music began early, singing along at six to her grandmother’s favorite mariachi and ranchera music. However, Avila found a new passion when she discovered soul, R&B and oldies …
There’s no better way to ring in the start of school than with some fuzzy, angsty, soulful, rocking alt-punk-pop music. Funny Face House evokes autumn, striped stockings, kissing under a neon light and the fun of being young and angry. …
Nicknamed TikTok’s “Crusader for Women,” Drew Afualo grew her 9-million-plus followers through humorous takedowns of misogynistic and fatphobic viewpoints. Before being listed in Forbes’ 2023 Top Creators and Time’s 2022 Next Generation Leaders, the Samoan American journalism major enjoyed ranting …
Legend. Queen. Icon. Diva. Mother. Pick a superlative; they all apply to the one, the only, THEE Diana Ross. Honey-voiced and bright-eyed, she has entertained the world ever since the Supremes out of Detroit exploded into the national music scene, …
Both Robert Plant and Alison Krauss were giants in music before teaming up. As the vocalist in Led Zeppelin, Plant helped define what it meant to be a lead singer in the rock era. And his eclectic musical worldview helped …
NYC stand-up comedian Chloe Radcliffe is an absolute delight. She’s intelligent and funny with an enormous, contagious smile and a delivery so charismatic she could dunk on sacred cows, and everyone would love it and give her a pass. Her …
Local rock icon, deejay and novelist Greg Kihn died Tuesday, Aug. 16 at the age of 75, according to an announcement on his web site.
Even if Steel Pulse had called it quits after releasing their debut album, Handsworth Revolution, and its subsequent single, “Ku Klux Klan,” they still would have earned their place as the most politically charged reggae band to emerge from England.
