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Welcome to Pass the Aux, a series where KQED Arts & Culture brings you our favorite new tracks by Bay Area artists.

Series Creator: Pendarvis Harshaw | Series Editor: Nastia Voynovskaya | Designer: Kelly Heigert | Contributors: Rae Alexandra, Justin Ebrahemi, Samuel Getachew, Sarah Hotchkiss, Gabe Meline, Emma Silvers, Adesh Thapliyal

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The Strangers Deliver a Bouncy, Bilingual Summer Anthem

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a young Black man in a black and pink shirt and a black ballcap and glasses with a goatee stands in front of a wall with street art

Kool John’s ‘Up All Night 3’ Is as Cool as Ever

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Seiji Oda Celebrates the Lunar New Year With a Ride Through Japantown

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Oakland’s abracadabra Hops in Soapbox Derby Cars for ‘in a photo’

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Processing New Motherhood, Suzanimal Sings From a Sea Creature’s Perspective

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Rainbow Girls’ ‘American Dream’ Reminds Us We’re More Than Our Bank Accounts

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Pissed Off About Climate Change? ‘Green’ Is a Jazzy Rallying Cry

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A Hip-Hop Anthem for Sinatra Fans — Really — in Richie Cunning's 'All the Gold in the World'

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Love and Magic Abound on Mystic’s ‘Dreaming in Cursive: The Girl Who Loved Sparklers’

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J. Lately's 'Good Lasts' is Your Late-Summer Hangout Soundtrack

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