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From THIRST to Squeeze — the New LA Weekly Playlist is Live

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:00:50 GMT

From THIRST to Squeeze: The 178th LA Weekly playlist, reviewing the musicians that we’ve been writing about all week, is live now. There’s electronic music from THIRST, hip-hop from Fresco Trey, alt-pop from Dove Armitage and Sedona, new wave from the Psychedelic Furs and Squeeze, and so much more.Find us on Spotify here,or on Soundcloud here.Don’t forget to “Like” the playlists and “Follow” the profiles.Vixen (Mark Weiss)From THIRST to SqueezeAlso this week:Drummer Roxy Petrucci of print stars Vixen said of her band, “It’s gelling big time. Everybody’s on fire. When Julia joined, I was actually looking at a couple of other different bass players, but I kept coming back to her. There’s something about her. Sure enough, she didn’t even get to rehearse with us so when Share passed over the bass, literally, on her last show, Julia played the three songs and didn’t miss a beat. She knocked it out of the park, and the thing is that it’s almost like I’ve been playing with her for a long t...

SF Giants’ search for a new manager to replace Kapler appears to be heating up

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:00:50 GMT

The Giants’ search for a new manager appears to be heating up, with a report that team officials have met with an in-house candidate.Mark Hallberg, the team’s third-base coach since 2022, was interviewed this week, according to Susan Slusser of the Chronicle.Hallberg appears to be the first candidate interviewed by president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi and his staff as the Giants look to replace Gabe Kapler, who was fired with three games remaining in a disappointing 2023 season and one season remaining on his contract. The Giants faded badly down the stretch this season to miss the playoffs for the third time in Kapler’s four years as manager.SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 10: San Francisco Giants’ Heliot Ramos (53), left, stands with third base coach Mark Hallberg during batting practice before their MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, April 10, 2022. Outfielder Heliot Ramos was called up today as they play the Miami Marlins. (Jose Carlos ...

Review: ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ among greatest concert films of all time

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:00:50 GMT

Taylor Swift has triumphed yet again.Yet, she’s done so in a way that is different than ever before, delivering fans a career-spanning major theatrical release that ranks as nothing less than one of the greatest concert films ever made.The Sam Wrench-directed offering — which hit theaters this week and is expected to quickly set box office records as the top-grossing concert movie of all time — succeeds in numerous ways, magnifying the strengths of the blockbuster tour of the same name as it nicely translates the experience from cavernous football stadiums to movie houses.That’s not easy to do, but it certainly helps when the film crew is drawing from stellar source material — and “The Eras Tour” is indeed nothing short of brilliant. Yet, there’s more to do it than that, given that the tour is designed in a way that makes sense for filming.As the tour’s name implies, the production is organized by different eras (or, more specifi...

Vehicle plunges 100 feet off cliff onto Pescadero State Beach killing one, injuring two others

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:00:50 GMT

PESCADERO — A vehicle plunged off of a cliff and onto the sand of Pescadero State Beach late Thursday night, killing one and injuring two others, according to authorities.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Interstate 880 crash involving at least 6 cars in Hayward leaves one dead Crashes and Disasters | San Jose motorcyclist killed in crash Wednesday night Crashes and Disasters | Woman killed, three injured in East Bay crash Monday night Crashes and Disasters | These Bay Area cities ranked the worst for drivers in the U.S. Crashes and Disasters | Man hit and killed by Amtrak train in Oakland is identified Around 10 p.m. Thursday, the driver of a Kia Forte drove over the cliff from a parking lot adjacent to Highway 1 and Pescadero Creek Road, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Sophie Lu. The vehicle fell about 100 feet before landing on all four tires, partially in the water and partially ...

Katie Porter announces $3.4 million 3rd-quarter fundraising haul

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:00:50 GMT

(KRON) -- United States Senate candidate Katie Porter announced that she had raised $3.4 million in the third quarter from small dollar donors. In a statement posted to her website, the candidate said she'd receive more than 125,000 unique donations, averaging around $28 each.Representative Porter (D-CA) went on to say that she is refusing donations from "Big Oil, Big Pharma, Wall Street, payday lenders, defense contractors, and other corporate PACs." Instead, the Irvine representative touted financial support from "an army of grassroots supporters" from across California. To run or not to run? New California senator faces tough decision on whether to enter 2024 campaign Of the $3.4 million raised in the third quarter, Porter's campaign said:More than 125,000 unique donations99% of donations were $100 or lessThe average donation was less than $28Donors spanned all 58 counties in California"I'm proud to be running a true grassroots campaign," said Porter in a statement on her websi...

Hwy 1 crash north of tunnels in Pacifica shut down roadway Friday morning

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:00:50 GMT

(KRON) -- Highway 1 in Pacifica was closed Friday morning in both directions north of the Tom Lantos Tunnels, according to an alert from San Mateo County. The California Highway Patrol was said to be investigating a vehicle crash.The closure alert was sent out just before 8 a.m., with a follow-up alert at 9:07 a.m. that the roadway was reopened.The number of vehicles or people involved in the crash is unknown at this time.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

US says North Korea has delivered 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia for the war in Ukraine

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:00:50 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — US says North Korea has delivered 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia for the war in Ukraine.Source

Williamson returns to help New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets at Cricket World Cup

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:00:50 GMT

CHENNAI, India (AP) — Kane Williamson scored 78 runs in his comeback from a long-term injury as New Zealand beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in the Cricket World Cup on Friday.Williamson played his first match since April after a serious knee injury and reached his total off 107 balls as New Zealand made 248-2 to chase down Bangladesh’s 245-9 with ease. It was the Black Caps’ third straight win at the tournament and put them atop the points table with six points, following victories over England and the Netherlands.New Zealand had a new opening pair with Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra starting together after the latter was picked ahead of Will Young. But Ravindra was out for just nine runs, caught behind off Mustafizur Rahman in the third over.Williamson and Conway then added 80 runs off 105 balls for the second wicket. Conway outscored Williamson in the partnership, and overall made 45 off 59 balls, including three fours. He was out lbw to Shakib Al Hasan in the 21st over.D...

Man pleads guilty to stealing ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers from Minnesota museum in 2005

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:00:50 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man charged with the museum heist of a pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the “The Wizard of Oz” pleaded guilty Friday, pulling back the curtain on a whodunit mystery dating back 18 years. Terry Jon Martin, 76, was indicted in May on one count of theft of a major artwork. The shoes from the film were stolen in 2005 from the Judy Garland Museum in the late actor’s hometown of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and recovered in 2018 by the FBI. No one was arrested until Martin, who lives near Grand Rapids, was charged this year. Martin’s attorney, Dane DeKrey, said before the change-of-plea hearing in federal court in Duluth that his client, who is in poor health, has been cooperative with him, if not with authorities.“I think Terry is facing his own mortality, and I think when people are reaching that point in their life, they cut through the pleasantries and talk turkey,” DeKrey said in an interview.The one-page indictment gave no details of the path that...

Lawsuit to block New York’s ban on gas stoves is filed by gas and construction groups

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:00:50 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gas and construction trade groups are suing to block New York’s controversial state ban on gas stoves and furnaces in new buildings. The organizations argue the law violates the federal government’s rules around how gas appliances are regulated, and filed the case against New York on Thursday in federal court.Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, approved the ban this spring on the installation of fossil-fuel equipment in new buildings. It’s set to take effect in 2026 for structures of seven stories or less and in 2029 for larger buildings. The law would not apply to existing buildings.Similar policies have been approved by dozens of Democrat-controlled cities and local governments as supporters say they are aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve indoor air quality. The rule quickly became the source of partisan outrage over climate change, with Republican officials and other opponents criticizing it as an infringement on consumer choice...