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Tuesday Tracks: Josh Johnson, Hana Vu and Metronomy
Josh Johnson, courtesy Robbie Jeffers. We’ve got a little bit of everything in my first week behind the Tuesday Tracks wheel. Josh Johnson turns a sax into the main character. Bruk Rogers (aka Cian McCanne) has us head-bopping with our hands in the air and Hana Vu confronts what…
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REWIND: Add these Irish acts to your St. Patrick’s Day playlist
My Bloody Valentine, courtesy. Welcome to what’s apparently the third annual St. Patrick’s Day list of Irish bands in which I specifically and intentionally don’t include U2! For those just joining us, our illustrious editor Roman Gokhman is a U2 fan in the same sense that Stan was an…
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Tuesday Tracks: High Desert Queen, Little Feat and Casii Stephan
High Desert Queen, courtesy Stacey Lovett. This week we have soul from Casii Stephan, old-school Southern rock from Little Feat, hard rock by High Desert Queen, Kate Clover and The Idoru, and an outside-the-box history lesson by Kev Bev. Casii Stephan, “Can’t Handle Me” — It’s incredibly hard to find…
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REWIND: Five artists from Baltimore, from Billie Holiday to Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa performs in Rotterdam, Netherlands on May 24, 1980. Photo by Rob Verhorst/Redferns. In my capacity as a data journalist, I go to a lot of conferences, and it’s become a tradition in this column that I mark my travels with a column about artists from each city.…
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Tuesday Tracks: Sly5thAve, Paula Cole and August Charles
Sly5thAve, courtesy. Paula Cole and Sly5thAve pay tribute to their mentors and friends, August Charles presents a soulful examination of isolation, benches play dirty alt-rock, SG Lewis and Chloé Caillet go clubbing, Blue Lab Beats whip up feel-good jazz fusion, and Bibi Club and Nightbus showcase their takes on…
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Tuesday Tracks: Kelly Moran, Atlas Genius, Bill Frisell and Jahari Massamba Unit
Kelly Moran, courtesy Brandon Bowen. I chose to delve into some instrumental songs this week; there were a bunch to choose from. From the wind instrument leads of Charles Lloyd to percussive piano by Kelly Moran, retro, Afro-Latino flow by Jahari Massamba Unit, electronica by Prefuse 73 and a…
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REWIND: Four great cross-genre covers… and Pat Boone
Otis Redding performs at Monterey Pop Festival, in Monterey, Calif., in June 1967. Photo by Bruce Fleming/Getty Images. It has once again been a long week, so I am once again defaulting to comfort music, and you once again get to hear it, too. You’re welcome. Like I said…
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Tuesday Tracks: Your weekly new music discovery for Feb. 20
Slow Hollows, courtesy Elizabeth Klein. This week’s roundup features electronic-based pop from Lara Project, the country/hip-hop stylings of Shaboozey, alternative rock by Slow Hollows, Ayleen Valentine and Beauty School Dropout, and a lo-fi hip-hop track from AKTHESAVIOR and sagun. Lara Project featuring Cuco, “Feeling Low” — Venezuelan sibling duo…
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REWIND: Music that reflects the Bay Area’s football depression
Daniel J. Willis is blue, just like Thom Yorke at this Radiohead show at Outside Lands in San Francisco on Aug. 6, 2016. I am depressed for reasons I’d rather not speak of ever again. That is not a subtle plea to talk about it; leave me alone. Anyway,…
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Tuesday Tracks: Your weekly new music discovery for Feb. 13
Brainstory, courtesy Carlos Garcia. This week’s selections span smooth soul from East Bay hip-hop collective AG Club, a dance tune by Mahmut Orhan, blues from Mia Dyson, electro-pop by Winona Oak, ’70s-inspired Chicano rock by Brainstory and the alt-pop of Natalie Jane. Mahmut Orhan featuring TUANA, “Nighter” — Just…