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Satvir Saini on October 13, 2017
In a new book by author Dave Eggers and illustrator Shawn Harris, Her Right Foot, Eggers discovers the history behind the Statue of Liberty’s right foot being in mid-stride. She is moving forward. Eggers is known as the founder of McSweeney’s and for his many literary works, including A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, What Is The What and The Circle. Harris, a visual artist and musician, has produced record and poster art for his own band and other musicians, including Snoop Dogg and Adele. Continue reading »
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Richard von Busack on October 13, 2017
With five screens and 600 seats, the BlueLight Cinemas in Cupertino is cozy enough for the smallest movie and yet big enough to host indie film festivals. On the opposite side of Stevens Creek from De Anza College and the school’s superb film department, it is a natural place for moving-image fanatics to gather. But now the discount multiplex is in danger of going dark for good. Continue reading »
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André Jaquez on October 12, 2017
Ever wonder what a live heart looks like as it beats, or how muscles contract? Thanks to the ingenuity of German anatomist Gunther von Hagens, we can now see our innermost workings without access to a cadaver lab. His plastination process preserves bodies by replacing the water and fat with plastics, allowing the specimens to be touched and seen in their original form. Since 1995, his traveling anatomical exhibition, Body Worlds, has drawn millions of visitors worldwide. Body Worlds Decoded puts a Silicon Valley twist on the original exhibit, with interactive and augmented reality components.
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Satvir Saini on October 12, 2017
Join the New Ballet School for a night tutus and treats at the Dark Beauty Halloween Extravaganza. Patrons are encouraged to dress up for the event, where they’ll get the chance to meet characters from the local academy’s 2018 production of Sleeping Beauty. Enjoy food and drinks and take photographs with Aurora. The night will also feature dancing with ballet dancers, friends and families. Proceeds from the gathering will go toward funding for the New Ballet School—a nonprofit that provides training in classical ballet and produces multiple professional performances yearly. Continue reading »
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Satvir Saini on October 12, 2017
The Zoppe Italian Family Circus is returning to Redwood City for the 10th year in a row. Alberto Zoppe—great grandson of the traveling tent show’s founder, Napoline Zoppe—performed with the Ringling Bros. in 1948. His stunts included a signature backflip from one horse to another. This trick understandably drove crowds wild. Now Alberto’s daughter, Tosca Zoppe, will continue the tradition, performing many of the bareback tricks her father was known for. In addition to these equestrian feats, the circus will feature astonishing acrobatics and of course, clowns. The circus runs through Oct. 29. Continue reading »
I saw you walking through a metal detector at the Depeche Mode show with your cellphone in hand. Then you yelled at an usher who had to check you when you set off all the alarms, because you can’t follow simple directions, like don’t walk through a metal detector with metal. “Is this a police state?” you barked in her face. No, it’s the 21st century where a cell phone—WHICH IS MADE OF METAL—can also Google things like the Ariana Grande concert bombing, one example of why we all have to endure these safety procedures. You should be thanking the people who make sure you have a safe, fun time at a privately owned facility. Their house, their rules. You don’t like it, listen to Gahan at home or protest to upper management, not some poor kid working a tough job. Learn to follow directions and play nice with others. That’s the policy of truth.
I Saw You is an anonymous “man on the street” column. Email your rants and raves about co-workers or any badly behaving citizens to [email protected], or send to 380 S. First St, San Jose, 95113. Submissions should stick to about 100 words.
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Andrew Lentz on October 12, 2017
The latest from San Jose gore-metallers Exhumed isn’t their usual blood-and-guts orgy but what’s being billed as a concept album—string interludes and all. Chronicling a reported case of serial grave robbery in 19th century Scotland over 12 taut tracks, Death Revenge features rhythm guitarist and co-singer Matt Harvey’s most melodic riffing yet, wide-ranging solos from lead guitarist Bud Burke, and some gruesomely theatrical sound effects, like on “Dead End.” Death Revenge may occasionally leave you longing for the sloppy-nasty groove they perfected on 2013’s Necrocracy, but these guys have pumped serious brains and brawn into the grind-core template.
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Bill Kopp on October 12, 2017
Modern-day bluesman Chris Cain grew up in San Jose, but his roots are in Tennessee. Cain, whose father grew up in the muggy, musically fertile town of Memphis, has his own distinct musical style, but he readily admits to some of his influences.
“My dad had a lot of really good records,” he says. “B.B. King and Albert King; that kind of style was what I heard a lot in my house. When I was a teenager, he took me to see Albert King. And we always saw B.B. King.” Continue reading »
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André Jaquez on October 11, 2017
Stoic and powered by swag, this Harlem rapper’s latest effort, Still Striving, offers a peek behind the grill and into the mind of one of A$AP Mob’s marquee emcees. As a fashionista, Ferg designs much of A$AP Mob’s official gear and logos, never shying away from the shock value of masonry and gothic inspirations. Ferg’s prowess on the mic is often overshadowed by the ascendance of his crew’s biggest name, A$AP Rocky. Still, Ferg has a powerful voice and is more than worth checking into—especially as he moves away from the trap sounds that launched his career. Continue reading »
The last time we heard from mewithoutYou was in 2015, when the Philadelphia post-hardcore band released their sixth album, Pale Horses. Currently at work on the follow-up, before releasing any new material, the band will take a deep dive into their past, performing their first record, 2002’s [A->B] Life, in its entirety for its 15-year anniversary.
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![HARD RETURN: Philly band mewithoutYou come to The Ritz on their ‘[A->B] Life’ album anniversary tour.](http://activate.metroactive.com/files/2017/10/MUSIC-LEAD-MSV-1741-meweithoutYou-145x145.jpg)