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Frankie Boots Incident at Twin Oaks Tavern
It was bad, but trust the Internet to make it worse. Sonoma County band Frankie Boots and the County Line had finished playing the Twin Oaks Tavern in Penngrove when one punch outside the
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How Streaming Services Have Devalued Songwriting
Listening to pop, electronica, rap, new country — any popular format, really — on a streaming service is an exercise in repetition. Once the algorithms kick in, the groove becomes a rut. As the
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SFBA Live Music Venues Emerge from Lockdown
Most of San Francisco’s live music venues are up and running. Slim’s, Amnesia and the Revolution Cafe all changed for the worse, while new venues blossomed in Benecia, Sonoma, Pleasanton and beyond. Slim’s has
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Podcast from Hicks with Sticks on KALW 6-19-21
Here’s the podcast and playlist from Hicks with Sticks’ recent radio show. It starts with new releases and tunes from bands that had gigs during the last few weeks of June. The new release
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