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On Wednesday April 19th, Bicycle Day SF will once again host a phantasmagorical evening of live music and high art at The Midway SF in festive celebration of Albert Hofmann’s discovery of LSD 80 years ago to the day.
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For the penultimate night of their debut tour, Krasno Moore Project stormed into San Francisco and set up shop at The Chapel in The Mission. As has been their custom in several cities they visited on this run, KMP called upon some local cats to ably assist their new operation, welcoming Jazz Mafia for a few songs on a Friday night in Fog City.
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Hosted by STS9, Resonate Suwannee returned to the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL on March 30 through April 1. The event’s third iteration provided a phenomenal three-day experience, delivering high art and even higher vibes at one of the premiere festival venues in the U.S.
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Touring in support of 2030, the band’s magnificent 2021 album, Gone Gone Beyond continues to wow audiences wherever it roams with a potent elixir of stirring compositions, emotional depth, cosmic chemistry, intentional themes, and magical four-part harmonies.
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DiscoveryCon 2023 is a multi-faceted gathering of the psychedelic community. The Discovery Sessions symposium facilitates discussion on the intersection of psychedelics with culture, policy, and science.
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Starling Arrow mines hymns from collaborative inspiration, instinctively directing the songs towards beauty sui generis—a gumbo of traditional folk, devotional, and contemporary styles.
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The trio would summarily unleash nearly two straight hours of bombastically beautiful mayhem on the frontal lobes of the good folks who stuck around for the set, amply rewarding them for their patience early and often.
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The Du-Rites’ JAY MUMFORD, formerly known as the producer/emcee J-Zone, has worn many hats throughout his career—rapper, beat-maker, DJ, author/journalist, and finally drummer.
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Break Science has re-emerged from a sustained period of downtime with an adventurous new EP, Mecha Flora.
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So iconic they’ve been affectionately known as simply “The Legendary” for over a quarter century, pioneering Philly hip-hop institution The Roots returned to the Bay Area on Thursday, February 23rd.
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