Bob Mould talks reviving punk rock, recuperating rebellious streak
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Like a Siberian butterfly, Mould resists confinement to any single box, instead embracing the beautiful multiplicities in art, identity and life.
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Green Day’s ‘Hella Mega Tour’ knocks it out of Oracle Park
Playing to a sold-out crowd, the three giants of 2000s Hot Topic culture set out to bring fans together once again following a year of empty stages and virtual performances.
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With ‘No Fun Mondays,’ Billie Joe Armstrong pushes passable laziness
Armstrong doesn’t seem to want to reckon with the songs he’s covering or investigate their emotional or thematic purposes.
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From the Bay to Broadway: Broadway shows that started in Berkeley
The Berkeley Repertory Theatre, located in the heart of Downtown Berkeley, has seen many productions make it to the Big Apple …
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Las Rosas proves its coolness in front of rowdy crowd at Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Members of the crowd brought hoards of excitement, doing skateboard tricks on the floor and dancing with rowdy energy in the crowd as Las Rosas played its set.
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Green Day battles against its mainstream status in high-energy Oakland Coliseum show
The “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” is hardly a lonely road if you’re walking it in a venue designed to host more than 60,000 people.
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Cal Performances announces exclusive talk, performance by Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, special guests
As part of its ongoing efforts to bring awareness of Bay Area art and culture into the spotlight of student life, Cal Performances announced Tuesday the plans for its inaugural student-curated event, “Front Row with Lars Ulrich and Friends.” The event will take place March 2 at Zellerbach Hall and
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Local bands to play tribute to Green Day for 924 Gilman benefit
East Bay punk lore has it that Green Day was banned from the iconic 924 Gilman Street venue after signing to a major label before the 1994 release of its third album, Dookie. An even more recent edition to this local narrative came in May 2015, when Green Day’s Gilman
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Pills and Pandemonium: “Nurse Jackie” Season Four
Edie Falco returns for a forth season in Showtime’s “Nurse Jackie” as the dazzling, pill-popping, sociopathic nurse. Throughout the first three seasons, Jackie has found creative ways to hide her addictions – burying her stash in old boxes in her garage, stealing anti-anxiety medication from her tween daughter and faking
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