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Hosted from Friday, July 29th through Sunday the 31st at the Charles Krug Winery in St. Helena, CA, the inaugural Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa Valley was nothing short of a groundbreaking event.
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Embarking on their first extended West Coast run in a few years, Rising Appalachia returned to the UC Theatre in Berkeley, CA for a thrilling concert on Thursday, July 28th. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and the masses turned out in droves to gratefully receive Leah Song and Chloe Smith along with the tremendous trio behind them.
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Pioneering live-electronic ensemble STS9 returned to the glorious confines of Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO for two thrilling shows on July 22nd and 23rd, making its annual sojourn to the famed venue.
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On a glorious midsummer evening in Morrison, Colorado, future-funk-hop collective Lettuce and pioneering East Bay funk/soul icons Tower of Power took over the palatial Red Rocks Amphitheatre, both bands augmented by the 60-piece Colorado Symphony Orchestra. ‘
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Welcome virtuosic bassist NATE EDGAR of THE NTH POWER to Ep.058! Nate is a helluva player, and he takes us inside his process, influences, mindset, and intentions as a bassist, band member, brother, and low-end medicine man.
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After the pandemic forced a two-year hiatus, pioneering NorCal gathering High Sierra Music Festival returned to the Plumas County Fairgrounds in Quincy, CA on Independence Day weekend. Fans were thrilled to congregate for the long-awaited 30th anniversary celebration, albeit a couple years removed, and the ever-colorful musical smorgasbord did not disappoint.
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One of the longest running independent music festivals of its kind, Sonic Bloom 2022 hosted numerous potent performances from a smattering of musicians, producers, DJs, VJs, painters, poets, dancers, and educators throughout an ever-chaotic but ultimately rewarding weekend.
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Among the biggest bands of all time, Metallica are no strangers to South American headbangers. The global godfathers of thrash metal have a storied history touring the continent.
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Erykah Badu remains a brilliant and idiosyncratic live performer who meticulously concocts her own patented hybrid style of R&B and hip-hop, equal parts Zen mysticism and sound of the streets.
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Psychedelic funk-hop pioneers Lettuce hoo-ride back into town with their eighth full-length LP, the appropriately-titled Unify.
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