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Soul Asylum Strips Down in Santa Monica

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:28:53 GMT

Soul Asylum Strips Down in Santa Monica: McCabes Guitars in Santa Monica is more than just a store, although it is a very, very good musical instrument store. They also tune and repair instruments, and offer lessons. Best of all, they regularly host acoustic concerts. On Sunday evening, one such McCabes show was headlined by Minneapolis alt-rockers Soul Asylum.After a touching set by Louisiana singer and songwriter Victoria Williams that saw her play crowd favorites “Crazy Mary” and “Frying Pan” among others, Soul Asylum’s David Pirner and Ryan Smith (who has been in the band since 2016) took to the stage.It was wonderful to see them in a relatively intimate environment, and Pirner was in a chipper mood. The singer and guitarist told one bad dad joke after another, each one generating cheerful groans from the crowd.Musically though, they were magnificent. Pirner and Smith’s chemistry is relatively fresh but tangible. The pair playfully play off of...

Review: The Marvels

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:28:53 GMT

Disney and its Marvel Cinematic Universe has been in a bit of a slump recently. The adrenaline shot that audiences used to receive with films such as Avengers: Infinity War seem part of a bygone era that nervous execs are hoping to recapture. But after Avengers: End Game and Spider-man: Far From Home, Phase Three closed an unparalleled winning streak while Phase Four seemed to divide audiences with divisive films such as Eternals. And now in Phase Five, it seems audience fatigue for the genre has firmly set in thanks to a multitude of multiverses and a myriad of masked crusaders. It seems every studio has felt the pushback from a lethargic audience starving for original content.But can The Marvels save us from caped crusader burnout?Featuring Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) from Captain Marvel and The Avengers, Monica Rambeau from WandaVision (Teyonah Parris) and Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) from Ms. Marvel, The Marvels is a female-led superhero pic directed by Nia DaCosta (Candyman) in s...

Photos: Bandaloop teaches aerial dancing like its Transamerica Pyramid show

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:28:53 GMT

Related ArticlesCalifornia News | Three-alarm fire burns in Oakland hills near Holy Names University California News | Photos: Fire under I-10 in Los Angeles shuts freeway down California News | Photos: Stunning Bay Area wildlife California News | Brink, Iriafen lead No. 15 Stanford to whopping 96-64 rout of No. 9 Indiana California News | Thousands rally and march in San Francisco in protest against APEC and corporate power BANDALOOP, the Bay Area’s original aerial dance troupe, dangled from the iconic Transamerica Pyramid and performed over downtown San Francisco on Monday.Three of the Oakland-based troupe’s dancers were seen in social media posts documenting their performance, which the troupe said in a press release it planned in concert with city officials and the Transamerica Pyramid.Three people were spotted rappelling down the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco. They were part of O...

Fashion mogul Nygard found guilty of sexual assault

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:28:53 GMT

By Eva Rothenberg | CNNFormer fashion mogul Peter Nygard was found guilty of four counts of sexual assault in a Toronto court on Sunday, following a six-week trial.Nygard, 82, was accused by five women of attacking them in a series of incidents from the 1980s to the mid-2000s. He was acquitted of one count of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement.A sentencing hearing will be set on November 21, prosecutors told CNN.CNN has reached out to Nygard’s attorney for comment.Nygard is also awaiting potential extradition to the United States, where he faces a federal indictment filed in 2020 in the Southern District of New York that accuses him of using his fashion business as a “façade of legitimacy” in order to conceal sex trafficking and other illegal activity. Prosecutors allege the businessman used his ties to the fashion industry to entice young women with drugs, money and the lure of a successful modeling career.The accusers were then “forcibly sexually assaulted, drugg...

Online misinformation is thriving in Israel-Hamas war

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:28:53 GMT

Associated PressMisinformation about the latest Israel-Hamas war is thriving on social media platforms, where misrepresented video footage, mistranslations and outright falsehoods often crowd out real reporting from the conflict.In recent weeks, users have pushed false claims that “crisis actors” are staging scenes of carnage and that U.S. Marines are flooding in to fight on the ground in Gaza.Here is a closer look at the latest misinformation spreading online — and the facts.CLAIM: A video shows a makeup artist applying dirt and fake blood to a young girl on a stretcher, proving that people in Gaza are faking injuries in the latest Israel-Hamas war.THE FACTS: The video is behind-the-scenes footage from a short film made in Lebanon, and was not made to mislead people, the director confirmed to The Associated Press.In recent weeks, social media users have repeatedly misrepresented videos to falsely accuse Palestinians of being “crisis actors” in the war, as pa...

All lanes of Highway 13 open after nearby fire

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:28:53 GMT

(KRON) -- A vegetation fire in Oakland on Monday blocked all of the northbound lanes of Highway 13, according to a 511 alert. All lanes have since reopened. The lanes are blocked between I-580 West and Lincoln Avenue. The Oakland Fire Department said the fire is in the area of Holy Names University, which was located at 3500 Mountain Blvd. Video: Three people rappel down Transamerica Pyramid OFD said crews arrived to the scene to fight four vegetation fires. All of the fires are between the on-ramp near Redwood Road above Highway 13 and the Joaquin Miller Road exit. There are no structures threatened by the fires, per OFD. They spanned about 1.5 miles. The fires have since been contained and nobody was injured. This is a developing story. Stick with KRON4 for updates.

'I'm going to have to take you out': Paul Pelosi delivers chilling testimony in DePape trial

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:28:53 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Paul Pelosi said he realized he was in "serious danger" when a stranger broke into the Pacific Heights home he shares with his wife, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Taking the stand Monday in David DePape's federal trial, Paul Pelosi testified that he was sleeping on the night of October 28, 2022. Mr. Pelosi said he was woken up when a "very large man" entered his bedroom holding a hammer in one hand, and zip ties in the other."He burst in the door, and that wakes me up," Mr. Pelosi testified for the jury. The home intruder stood in the bedroom doorway and asked, "Where's Nancy?" Paul Pelosi recalled.Flanked by four defense attorneys, DePape quietly listened to testimony from the man he's accused of trying to murder. DePape's eyes blinked and twitched with nervous tics.Paul Pelosi testifies against David DePape in a San Francisco courtroom on Nov. 13, 2023. (Courtroom sketch by Vicki Behringer) After becoming emotional on the stand, Mr. Pelosi explained to the j...

SFPD negotiates with barricaded suspect on McAllister Street

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:28:53 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A robbery suspect barricaded himself in a San Francisco building on Monday afternoon, the San Francisco Police Department said. Officers are at the scene negotiating with the armed suspect, SFPD said.SFPD said that officers saw the robbery in progress at about 1:38 p.m. and attempted to detain the suspect. He then went into a building on the 900 block of McAllister Street and barricaded himself, per SFPD. APEC: How to navigate traffic, street closures, and tow away zones The man is armed with a knife, per SFPD. Officers have made contact with the suspect, but he has refused to comply with their commands. The San Francisco Fire Department is at the scene as well."At this time, we are negotiating for a peaceful resolution and additional SFPD resources such as the Hostage/Crisis Negotiation Team and Tactical teams are assisting," SFPD said. Anyone with information is asked to call SFPD at (415) 575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 and begin the message with "SFPD." 

NCAA Men’s Division I Soccer Tournament

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:28:53 GMT

All Times TBAFirst RoundThursday, Nov. 16San Diego vs. Cal BaptistMissouri St. vs. OmahaCharlotte vs. High PointSyracuse vs. Boston U.Louisvlle vs. DaytonVermont vs. RiderLoyola Marymount vs. UC IrvinePittsburgh vs. James MadisonMemphis vs. SIU-EdwardsvilleBryant vs. YaleOregon St. vs. SeattleDenver vs. LIU BrooklynFIU vs. MercerIndiana vs. LipscombW. Michigan vs. Green BayXavier vs. Kentucky___Second RoundSunday, Nov. 19No. 1 seed Marshall vs. San Diego-Cal Baptist winnerNo. 2 Notre Dame vs. Xavier-Kentucky winnerNo. 3 North Carolina vs. Memphis-SIU-Edwardsville winnerNo. 4 Georgetown vs. Pittsburgh-James Madison winnerNo. 5 West Virginia vs. Louisvlle-Dayton winnerNo. 6 SMU vs. Denver-LIU Brooklyn winnerNo. 7 Virginia vs. FIU-Mercer winnerNo. 8 New Hampshire vs. Syracuse-Boston U. winnerNo. 9 Clemson vs. Charlotte-High Point winnerNo. 10 Wake Forest vs. Indiana-Lipscomb winnerNo. 11 Portland vs. Oregon St.-Seattle winnerNo. 12 UCF vs. Vermont-Rider winnerNo. 13 UCLA vs. Loyola Mar...

House pushes off impeachment of Homeland Secretary Mayorkas for handling of southern border

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:28:53 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Monday to push off a Republican effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a process usually reserved for grave misconduct in office that is instead being wielded in an extraordinary effort to remove the Cabinet secretary for his handling of the southern border.Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a hard-right Republican from Georgia, forced a vote on impeaching Mayorkas to the floor through a rule that allows any single member to force a snap vote on resolutions, including constitutional matters such as impeachment. A handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to vote 209-201 to send her resolution to committees for possible consideration, like any other bill. They are under no obligation to do anything.But the vote and its GOP support showed a growing appetite to reach to Congress’ most grave weapons and redefine what the Constitution means by impeachable “high crimes and misdemeanors.” Impeaching a Cabinet official for their poli...