Festivals
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Gregory Porter, Anthony Hamilton, The Soul Rebels among San Jose Jazz Summer Fest headliners
The Soul Rebels will headline San Jose Jazz Summer Fest in August, courtesy. Grammy-winning jazz artist Gregory Porter, funk and jazz bassist Marcus Miller, platinum-selling artist Anthony Hamilton, African band W.I.T.C.H. and New Orleans’ The Soul Rebels will headline with 33rd annual San Jose Jazz Summer Fest this August.…
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Interview: Half•Alive fuses sound and vision on ‘Conditions of a Punk’
Half-Alive, courtesy Yulissa Benitez. The road to Conditions of a Punk was long for Long Beach alt-rock trio Half•Alive. “We really just expected to do a ‘Part 2’ of the first album,” vocalist Josh Taylor said. “Then everything changed, and it just got bigger.” BottleRock Napa Valley 2023 Lizzo, Red…
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Sacramento’s Sol Blume festival postponed to August because of flooding from winter storms
Flooding at Discovery Park in Sacramento as a result of 2023 winter storms. Courtesy Sol Blume. Because of “devastating flooding effect” across Discovery Park due to flooding from the numerous atmospheric rivers that have battered Northern California, the organizers of Sacramento’s Sol Blume have rescheduled the April festival to…
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Wilco leads strong roots music lineup at Rebels & Renegades Music Festival in Monterey
Wilco performs at the Fox Theater in Oakland on Oct. 17, 2021. The band will perform at Rebels & Renegades Music Festival in Monterey this October. Karen Goldman/STAFF. Turnpike Troubadours, Whiskey Myers and Wilco will headline Rebels & Renegades Music Festival in Monterey this October. The lineup also includes Molly Tuttle,…
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Chance the Rapper, Mary J. Blige and Nas to headline second Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa
Chance The Rapper performs at Oracle Arena in Oakland on April 26, 2017. STAFF. Mary J. Blige, Nas and Chance the Rapper will headline the second annual Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa. The three-day festival, which will take place from July 28 to 30 at Silverado Resort, is again…
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BottleRock Napa Valley announces stage times for 2023 festival
Duran Duran performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 4, 2022. Sean Liming/STAFF. The producers of BottleRock Napa Valley have released the set times have been released for the 2023 edition of the festival. Post Malone and Billy Strings will perform on the JaM Cellars main stage Friday…
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Goldenvoice announces new hard rock fest Power Trip in Indio
Power Trip 2023 poster. Concert promoter Goldenvoice on Thursday announced Power Trip, a new hard rock music festival in the desert this fall that will feature Metallica, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne and Tool as the headliners. The production company, which already hosts Coachella and Stagecoach at the Empire…
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Avenged Sevenfold, Tool, Guns N’ Roses lead Aftershock Festival bill
Killswitch Engage performs at Aftershock Fest in Sacramento on Oct. 6, 2022. Photo courtesy Steve Thrasher. Sacramento’s Discovery Park will feel the rumble once again in October as Aftershock Festival returns for four days from Oct. 5 to 8. The festival has become a staple for heavy music bands.…
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Aespa the first K-pop group to perform at Outside Lands, 3-day tickets on sale March 8
aespa, courtesy. K-Pop group aespa on Tuesday was the first officially announced act at Outside Lands 2023, as well as the first K-pop group to perform at the festival in its 15-year history. In a news release, the group’s spokeswoman also said aespa is the only K-Pop group on…
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Outside Lands Eager Beaver passes on sale Wednesday, new ‘GA+’ ticket unveiled
Green Day performs at Outside Lands in San Francisco on Aug. 6, 2022. Courtesy Alive Coverage. Eager Beaver go on sale on March 1. The producers of the Outside Lands Music Festival announced this morning that Eager Beaver three-day tickets will go on sale Wednesday at 10 a.m., including…