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Tunesday: Portola’s warm farewell to 2026 festival season (opens the original)
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As this yearâs music festival season comes to an end, itâs hard to not feel disappointed. From the nostalgia of Bieberchella to the innovation of Olivia Rodrigoâs Daisy Chains Fields Festival, the 2026 festival season was especially memorable. Whether youâve attended a festival or two this year, or enviously watched live-streamed performances in your bedroom, the anticipation that comes with event lineups, festival outfits and performances is mouthwateringly addictive. If youâre lookin
‘Legally Blonde: The Musical’ has Berkeley Playhouse audiences tickled pink (opens the original)
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At the Berkeley Playhouseâs opening night showing of âLegally Blonde: The Musical,â there was pink as far as the eye could see: audience members adorned in outfits in shades of pastel and hot pink, bright pink stage projections and pink set designs with pops of white. The scene was quintessentially Elle Woods, both in terms of her signature color and her positive attitude. Throughout the musicalâs 2½-hour run time, audience members excitedly cheered in response to the powerful vocal per
Charli xcx does a 360 with ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ (opens the original)
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Leading up to the release of Music, Fashion, Film, Charli xcx found herself in a precarious position, one that many breakthrough artists experience after releasing a record that becomes a cultural phenomenon â where do you go from here? Brat was inescapable in 2024. Most remembered for its neon green aesthetic, electronic-heavy, hyperpop sound and the iconic âbrat summer,â Brat established Charli as a pop âit girlâ who was equally untraditional and revered. Despite bold attempts at mar
Indie pop trio Cannons booms into Hearst Greek Theatre (opens the original)
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Cannons, a dream-pop trio, performed at the Hearst Greek Theatre in the second-to-last show of the Afterglow Tour July 17, co-headlined with Bob Moses. This tour follows Cannonsâ year-long hiatus from the spotlight and celebrates the release of their latest album, Everything Glows. The July 17 performance also welcomed the return of Paul Davis â the groupâs drummer and bassist â who paused from touring in April after needing emergency brain surgery. At 7:30 p.m., fans trickled into the a
‘Elle’ doesn’t have any snap compared to ‘Legally Blonde’ (opens the original)
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Itâs been 25 years since âLegally Blonde,â a feel-good film about Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) â a seemingly stereotypical âMalibu Barbieâ who goes to Harvard Law School to impress her ex-boyfriend â became a cultural phenomenon. In theory, a prequel to âLegally Blondeâ is promising, yet the Amazon Prime original series âElleâ does anything but deliver. With the catchy tagline, âLaw school was hard, but high school was harder,â the prequel documents Elleâs experienc
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