shakedown

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Appeared in the January 28, 2026, print edition as 'A Big Social-Media Shakedown'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Fans are greeted with headphones at the Soul Shakedown studio to groove out to the curated playlist in the silent disco.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2022

Leilah Weinraub’s captivation with Shakedown – an underground space for black lesbian performers – came from a 2002 visit where she was amazed by its energy.

From The Guardian • Jan. 14, 2019

In the summer of 2016, Funk and Ross bought tickets for the West Coast leg of the Dead & Company tour, and started to make Grateful Dead–themed merch to sell on Shakedown Street.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 6, 2018

The line-up changed in 1968, when keyboard player Verden Allen joined, and they changed their name to The Shakedown Sound.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2017