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How to celebrate Juneteenth in San Diego County

Audy McAfee

Juneteenth began as a celebration of Black people’s liberation after the Civil War and now serves as a day for community reflection, education and celebration.
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Top 10 weekend arts picks in San Diego: Experimental sound, ocean poetry and Black storytelling

Julia Dixon Evans

This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Juneteenth storytelling, art and music; Cat Gunn at ICA Central; a "Print As Protest" discussion; summer jazz; "The Rise and Fall of Little Voice"; a lagoon art walk; ocean poetry and more.
Pop albums are drowning in 'narrative.' What happens when we go in cold?

Sheldon Pearce

New albums by Lizzo and the rising artist Imani Imani are both "event" records — but one arrives with arguably too much backstory, the other with almost none.
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Abdullah Ibrahim, quiet giant of the jazz piano, has died at 91

Martin Johnson

The South African musician's "Mannenberg" was often called his country's unofficial anthem during the final years of apartheid.
4 hands on the keys: The continuing piano adventures of the fearless Labèque sisters

Tom Huizenga

The French pianists celebrate more than a half century of recording together with a triple-disc set containing many brand new tracks.
Sublime's Jakob Nowell 'never wanted any part of' replacing his father

A Martínez

Phil Harrell

Thirty years ago, Brad Nowell, the lead singer of '90s ska band Sublime, died of an overdose. His son Jakob was an infant. He's now Sublime's lead singer, releasing the band's first album since 1996.
Olivia Rodrigo, pop princess of vengeful angst, tries her hand at love songs

Hazel Cills

Ditching the punchy pop punk of Guts to play with a soft '80s pop and New Wave-indebted sound, her new LP is about the life cycle of her first "real, big girl" relationship. The result is bittersweet.
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Top 10 weekend arts picks in San Diego: Pottery, a nightmarish Easter Bunny and jazz-meets-pasta

Julia Dixon Evans

This weekend's San Diego arts top picks: Luis Alonso Sánchez at Bread & Salt; San Diego Potters’ Guild; "The SpongeBob Musical"; "Measure for Measure"; Dear Tomorrow's jazz-and-pasta pop-up; Icelandic indie folk; ballet and more.
Ariana Grande's new song debuts at No. 1, keeping a streak alive

Stephen Thompson

Ariana Grande is about to release her eighth album, Petal. With "Hate That I Made You Love Me," she continues an impressive and unusual streak on the charts.
Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil chronicles the band's ascent in his new memoir

A Martínez

Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil writes about the ascent of the first grunge band to sign with a major label and the death of lead singer Chris Cornell in his memoir, "A Screaming Life."