DJ QBert Don’t expect an evening of laptop-rock, QBert isn’t that kind of DJ. He was a founding member of Invisibl Skratch Piklz, has been the subject of two documentaries, and is considered to be one of the Godfathers and masters of scratching technique. His rhythmic manipulation of records is unmatched and has been an […]
Chop Tops
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Our Picks 5/15-5/21
thursday 15 Sandhill Crane film SANDHILL CRANES—With a red crown and a wingspan like a pterodactyl, sandhill cranes are majestic birds. The Jane Goodall of water fowl, Gary Ivey has created a remarkable nature film, “Raising Kid Colt—A Story of a Young Sandhill Crane,” that takes a front-row seat for the parenting and chick-raising behavior […]
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Pedal to the Metal
Santa Cruz band The Chops Tops burn rockabilly rubber
Santa Cruz rockabilly band The Chop Tops’ very name suggests a rumbling hot rod barreling down the strip of Anytown, USA in the 1950s. The group also sports other classic American attributes, including music self-described as “revved up” and relationships with sponsors like Murray’s Pomade, the classic hairstyler, and T.U.K. Original Footwear, a rock ‘n’ […]