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The Fullerton Museum Center is welcoming visitors back to its newly renovated gallery space with the premiere of an ...

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Al Jardine, the Beat Farmers, a local band showcase and a tribute to Jimi Hendrix highlight a stacked week of San Diego concerts.

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The centrepiece of triple j's Ausmusic Month celebrations, the J Awards is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025. Here's how it all began.