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In borrowing so much from the template of contemporary alternative and indie rock sounds, Foster The People sounds similar to but lesser than just about everyone, including itself.
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As a good portion of the audience donned red Santa hats, Oracle Arena was was far from silent; the festival certainly succeeded in making spirits bright.
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Though summer isn’t usually categorized as a melancholy season, something about going home, lighting sparklers and slipping into cyan swimming pools leaves a nostalgic sensation in its wake. Sometimes every happy summer memory feels fleeting. After the moment ends, you find yourself one fewer summer adventure away from returning to
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An ideal show is one in which you can scramble the openers and the main act in any order and still have a set that makes sense, as all performers are just as talented as one another. That is exactly the type of concert that sold out the Fox Theater
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French singer-songwriter, actress, director and artist Soko (nee Stephanie Sokolinski) likes to keep busy. Just in March, she and her song “We Might Be Dead By Tomorrow” rose to fame in America via the viral video “First Kiss.” Soko has built an extensive career — she has acted in several
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In January, Foster the People announced the upcoming release of their new album, Supermodel. Fans hoping for a carbon copy of Torches, the band’s debut album, with its infectious beats and ultracatchy lyrics may be disappointed, as the band has graduated from its formulaic pop jingles to songs with instrumental and lyrical
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An artist has to have a pretty substantial following to fill up the Greek Theatre, with its seating capacity of more than 8,000. Once the fan base is built though, the Greek is no respecter of persons as bands young and old, established and brand new are scheduled to please
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With the end of school comes vacation, and concerts are a summer must. Whether it’s relaxing with friends or simply listening to quality music, concerts provide everyone with a unique and entertaining experience. This summer, the Bay Area has a loaded lineup that has something for just about everyone. Hopefully
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Just because summer is drawing to an end doesn’t necessarily mean that adventures have to follow a similar fate. Enjoy the last few days of warm sunshine and carefree days with the annual Outside Lands Music and Arts festival, one of the Bay Area’s most iconic events. Set in the
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Yesterday, Bay Area residents flocked to San Francisco’s famous Haight-Ashbury to witness Foster the People play a short yet ecstatic performance at Amoeba Records. The SoCal trio became a five-piece onstage as they ripped through seven tracks, most of which came from their recently released album Torches. Playing tracks ranging
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