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RAP’S BACK: Ice-T returns to the stage as a new generation rediscovers hip-hop’s roots
Rapper and actor Tracy Lauren Marrow, better known as Ice-T, is quick on his feet, a man of many pivots — from a dancer...
Patti LaBelle Reflects on Six Decades of Soul Ahead of San Jose Jazz Summer...
Patti LaBelle has been an American fixture for more than 60 years. Born Patricia Louise Holte in 1944 in Philadelphia’s Eastwick area, she grew...
Thee Sinseers Bring the Souldies Revival to San Jose Jazz Summer Fest
Thee Sinseers have played the Bay Area regularly since pre-Covid with another much-anticipated, upcoming tour stop at this year’s San Jose Jazz Fest.
The East...
Zapp and Tuxedo Celebrate the Legacy of Electro-Funk at San Jose Jazz
The Troutman brothers built Zapp, a futuristic electro-funk group who formed in the late ’70s and whose breakthrough hit, “More Bounce to the Ounce,”...
Los Yesterdays Bring Chicano Soul to San Jose’s Music in the Park
“The Song Tells You What It Wants To Be…”
Victor “Bad Vic” Benavides spoke from the road with spotty cell service as Los Yesterdays’ tour...
San Jose Music Promoter Thomas Ramon Aguilar Recovering After Heart Surgery
San Jose fixture Thomas Ramon Aguilar, also known as Chalé Brown, has helped shape the city’s musical landscape for over two decades as a...
The Altons Bring East L.A. Soul Revival to San Jose
The Altons, a band from East LA who’s getting flowers for their easy blend of latin soul, psych, bolero, and rock, will be performing...
DJ Platurn Keeps Vinyl Culture Alive in the Digital Age
A lovable curmudgeon and archivist, DJ Platurn’s musical knowledge is almost encyclopedic, which factors into his veteran position as one of the Bay Area’s...
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