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The week’s events: a selective guide
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Today’s News
It starts with low, pounding dru ms, like a march of natives to the pyre of sin; a low-frequency voice crackles through muted guitars on the sights and sounds of hope; then, after a slight pau se, all hell breaks loose. This is how a grea t punk album starts, friends. This week, Strike to Survive celebrate the release of their new full-length, Yesterday’s News, with a tour kick-off show; opening are the Vibrating Ant ennas, William Bonney, State Faults and the New Trust. The first 50 people get a free silkscreened poster on Friday, July 5, at the Arlene Francis Center. 99 Sixth St., Santa Ros a. 8pm. $8. 707.528.3009.
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Fair Enough Opening the Marin County Fair is “Weird” Al Yankovic (July 3), paving the way for Disney Channel stars, reggae legends and mariachi bands to play on the fairgrounds ’ island stage. Independence Day brin gs the Kingston
Trio and Eddie Money (July 4), followed by Zendaya and Ozomatli (July 5), the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and the Wailers (July 6), Mariachi Sol de Mexico de José Hernandez and the Pointer Sisters (July 7). Concerts and nightly fireworks—and all ride s are free with admission! Celebrate sum mer July 3–7 at the Marin Fairgrounds, 10 Ave nue of the Flags, San Rafael. $14–$16. 415. 473.6800.
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Hiero Heat Get your notebooks ready: Del the Funky Homosapien is substitute teac her for the day. The East Bay MC cancele d his Napa show back in April, but he mak es up for it with a free show this week. Free tickets can be found at the Uptown Theatre box office, as are $25 tickets for “Funk in the Electronic Age,” a preconcert discussion on the state of music today and how Del crea tes and composes. Del recently reunited with Dan the Automator and Kid Koala for his Deltron 3030 project; expect songs like “Virus” and “Positive Contact” when he play s on Friday, July 5, at Uptown Theatre. 135 0 Third St., Napa. Free. 8pm. 707.259.0123.
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Crazy Fourth
NEW NOISE Strike to Survive’s album cover lady is tripping us out. They play a tour kickoff Friday; see above.
Think you’ve seen every firew orks display this county has to offer? Thin k again. For the Santa Rosa Symphony’s Fourth of July concert, the Green Music Cen ter promises “the biggest fireworks in Son oma County!” The evening begins with bou nce houses, a rock wall and a craft tent for the kiddies, a Dixieland band and a wine and beer garden; when nighttime arrives, the sym phony performs songs from The Mus ic Man, My Fair Lady, Back to the Future and others. Then it’s up in the air, junior birdman, for all the crash-bang-pow your heart desires on Thursday, July 4, at the Gre en Music Center. 1801 East Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. $25–$85. 7:30–9:30pm. 866 .955.6040.