Music Picks Mar. 21-27
Live music highlights for the week of March 21, 2018. THURSDAY 3/22 METAL RUMBLE STEELSKIN Rumble Steelskin is here to “kick your ass,” as guitarist Jimmy Cardarelli likes to say. Since 2014, the...
View ArticleGiveaway: Theo Croker
A trumpeter, composer and bandleader out of Leesburg, Florida, Theo Croker is a rising star who’s captured the attention of some of jazz’s biggest names for his virtuosity and innovative style. As...
View ArticleMusic Picks Mar. 28-Apr. 3
Live music highlights for the week of March 28, 2018. WEDNESDAY 3/28 PUNK THE DICKIES & THE QUEERS What’s better than seeing one classic punk band? How about two? As punk rock rolls into its 40s,...
View ArticleGiveaway: Ray Charles Project
A rock ’n’ roll hall-of-famer who transformed popular music, Ray Charles left a legacy that can’t be duplicated—but that doesn’t mean we don’t love when people try. Charles gave us so many hit songs,...
View ArticleMusic Picks Apr. 4-11
Live music highlights for the week of April 4, 2018. WEDNESDAY 4/4 FUSION CARLOS NAKAI Have you ever seen Native American flute master R. Carlos Nakai in a Hawaiian shirt? I hadn’t either—until...
View ArticleGiveaway: Tony Lindsay presents: Black Magic
Tony Lindsay barely needs an introduction for Bay Area music lovers. As lead vocalist for Santana for 25 years, and a multi-faceted bandleader in his own right, Lindsay is a familiar presence on the...
View ArticleMusic Picks Apr. 11-17
Live music highlights for the week of April 11, 2018. THURSDAY 4/12 BLUEGRASS COFFEE ZOMBIE COLLECTIVE Have you ever wondered what Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” would sound like as a bluegrass song?...
View ArticleGiveaway: Kabaka Pyramid
Described as a “conscious revolutionary lyricist,” award-winning artist Kabaka Pyramid blends reggae and hip-hop to present messages of spiritual evolution, positivity and global unity. Hailing from...
View ArticleMusic Picks April 18-24
Live music highlights for the week of April 18, 2018. WEDNESDAY 4/18 ROCK LOS LONELY BOYS Purveyors of “Texican rock ’n’ roll,” three brothers from San Angelo, Texas—Henry, Jojo and Ringo...
View ArticleGiveaway: Wailing Souls
Possessing a sound that incorporates elements of Motown, funk, R&B and reggae, the Wailing Souls are elder statesmen of Jamaica’s island music sound. Formed in the late 1960s under the mentorship...
View ArticleMusic Picks April 25-May 1
Music highlights for the week of April 25, 2018. WEDNESDAY 4/25 ROOTS MISS TESS & THE TALKBACKS With a sound that Paste Magazine described as “decidedly old school,” Miss Tess and her ace band...
View ArticleGiveaway: Amendola vs. Blades vs. Parker vs. Baptista
Drummer Scott Amendola is a fixture on the contemporary jazz scene, a Bay Area-based artist who works up and down the West Coast as well as in New York. With a resume that includes work with jazz...
View ArticleMusic Picks May 2-8
Live music highlights for the week of May 2, 2018. WEDNESDAY 5/2 BLUEGRASS TONY FURTADO TRIO A multi-instrumentalist with a pro handle on banjo, guitar, ukulele and more, Tony Furtado is a longtime...
View ArticleGiveaway: Las Cafeteras
A Chicano band from East L.A., Las Cafeteras blends traditional Mexican music with Afro-Mexican styles, storytelling, spoken word, folk music, and zapateado dancing. The band members’ collective...
View ArticleMusic Picks May 9-15
Live music highlights for the week of May 9, 2018. WEDNESDAY 5/9 HIP-HOP JOEY BADA$$ How many artists can claim eight years of success in the music industry at only 23 years old? Joey Bada$$ can. The...
View ArticlePreview: El Duo to Play Crepe Place
Harrison Murphy was jealous of his friend Randy Schwartz. As both of them were longtime drummers, he couldn’t help but feel envious that Schwartz got to study rhythms and techniques with UCSC’s George...
View ArticleGiveaway: Redwood Mountain Faire
The Redwood Mountain Faire has a reputation for rounding up some of the finest musical talent in the area and mixing it with top-tier international acts guaranteed to get the party hopping. Always a...
View ArticleMusic Picks May 16-22
Live music highlights for the week of May 16, 2018. WEDNESDAY 5/16 GOTH-ROCK POPTONE Have you ever found yourself complaining that no one starts any good goth bands anymore? Well, then, my friend,...
View ArticleGiveaway: Broken Shadows
In 1971, jazz saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Ornette Coleman (above) recorded Broken Shadows, an album that featured jazz greats Don Cherry, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden and more. The album...
View ArticleMusic Picks May 23-29
Live music highlights for the week of May 23, 2018. WEDNESDAY 5/23 FOLK THE LADLES Masters of three-part harmony, the Ladles—comprising Katie Martucci, Caroline Kuhn, and Lucia...
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