Concerts and Music

First Tupac, now Eazy-E and Ol' Dirty Bastard: The list of dead hip-hop stars being resurrected in hologram form is expanding. You may recall that Tupac Shakur, who was shot to death in 1996, appeared in hologram form at the 2012...

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After the Friday night concert, members of English-Irish boy band The Wanted were spotted downtown at Quality Social. According to our sources, Max George, Nathan Sykes, Tom Parker, Jay McGuiness and Siva Kaneswaran were rolling deep with a crew of 14 people when they grabbed a few tables at Q.S...

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May. That sweet, sweet spot between spring and summer. San Diego is in full bloom, and hibernation is no longer an option. From Devendra Banhart to Bloc Party, Ne-Yo and Skrillex, it’s a month in music you won’t want to miss. Read on to hear more.

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Never let it be said that Prince doesn’t have a paradoxical sense of humor. Four years ago, he emphatically declared: “The Internet’s completely over. I don’t see why I should give my new music to iTunes or anyone else...

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Will history repeat for Jessica Sanchez? Last year, the diminutive young singer with the very big voice rose from obscurity to earn second-place honors on “American Idol.” The Chula Vista native became, at least for one TV season, a new American sweetheart...

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Rob Garza returns to San Diego Saturday with a groovy solo project. One half of the innovative electronic duo Thievery Corporation, Garza now brings us a new DJ sound influenced by the deep house, nu disco club movement...

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How fitting is it that at this year’s Stagecoach country music mega-festival, some of the most exciting bands on the lineup are playing second fiddle? Unlike Stagecoach 2012 when top billing was reserved for Nashville’s superstar elite — Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton and Brad Pais...

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Alice In Chains, Jane's Addiction, Coheed & Cambria, and Circa Survive top the bill for the fourth annual Rockstar Energy Uproar Festival tour, which includes a Sept. 14 stop at Sleep Train Amphitheatre...

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John C. Reilly is such an ardent fan of Adams Avenue Unplugged that the annual festival should invite this Academy Award-nominated actor and Grammy-nominated musician to be its Hollywood-based spokesman. The city of San Diego might do well to do the same...

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Just because you can't make it to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival this weekend and next, it doesn't mean you have to miss out on some good concerts. A handful of buzzy bands will be making stops in San Diego before, during and after the festival...

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