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Obituary: Rapper DMX dead at 50
DMX performs during week five of the BIG3 basketball league at UIC Pavilion in Chicago on July 23, 2017. Photo: Streeter Lecka/BIG3/Getty Images). Rapper DMX has died at the age of 50, his family confirmed in a statement on Friday morning, following more than one week in a coma.…
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Rage Against the Machine, Run the Jewels announce rescheduled tour
Rage Against the Machine performs at the Vegoose Music Festival in Las Vegas on Oct. 28, 2007. Courtesy: Scott Penner The good news is Rage Against the Machine and Run the Jewels have officially rescheduled their shows at Oakland Arena. The bad news is fans will have to wait…
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Roger Waters announces summer 2022 dates for postponed tour
Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters on Thursday announced the rescheduled dates for his postponed ‘This Is Not A Drill’ tour to summer of next year. The new San Francisco dates at Chase Center will be on Sept. 23 and 24, 2022. “Could be his last hurrah. Wow! My first farewell tour! Don’t…
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Gavin Newsom: Indoor concerts can return at full capacity on June 15 if trends continue
The crowd for Thrice at City National Civic in San Jose on Nov. 2, 2017. Chloe Catajan/STAFF. Updated on 10 p.m., April 7. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday that the state will fully reopen its economy on June 15 if hospitalization rates remain stable—and low—and people continue to…
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The Independent, 9 other clubs auctioning NFTs
The Independent is one of 10 independent venues nationwide participating an an NFT auction fundraiser for the National Independent Venue Association, which includes tickets to all events at the venue for a calendar year. The “Golden Ticket” auction will also raise money for all of the venues participating,…
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California allows live music to return, but how many venues reopen up in the air
The Chapel, closed, on the afternoon of March 17, 2020, the first day of a shelter-in-place to combat coronavirus. California health officials announced on Friday that indoor concerts, as well as other events, can resume on April 15. However, many don’t see the economic viability of doing so quite…
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SF arts institution The Lab hosting dance-a-thon fundraiser
The Lab, The Mission’s stalwart experimental arts and performance space, is holding a virtual 12-hour dance-a-thon fundraiser in an effort to raise $25,000 to support Bay Area artists. The event will take place between 7:30 p.m. on April 10 through 7:30 a.m. April 11, with streamed performances by likes…
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James Taylor reschedules tour, Chase Center date to the fall
James Taylor has postponed his tour for his latest album, American Standard, for a second time. It’s now scheduled to begin in Chicago on July 29. The tour had previously been postponed from it’s original 2020 dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will run through August, and resume again…
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Outside Lands moves to Halloween weekend, tickets now on-sale
Lizzo performs performs at Golden Gate Park during Outside Lands on Aug. 11, 2018. Joaquin Cabello/STAFF. Outside Lands is coming back, but rather than its traditional August weekend in Golden Gate Park, the music festival will take place from Oct. 29 to 31—Halloween weekend. This is the second pandemic-related…
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2016 ‘Celebrating David Bowie’ show to be streamed for animal welfare benefit
Courtesy: Celebrating David Bowie. Celebrating David Bowie, the producers of a 2016 David Bowie tribute show in San Francisco, will stream the audio of the Regency-Ballroom-set concert on March 27, with all proceeds going to the Animal Welfare Institute. The three-hour concert and the recording was produced by actor…
