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Nick Veronin on October 16, 2019
Holding court over his kit, drummer and composer Kendrick Scott proves that percussion is about so much more than keeping time. On his 2016 composition, “Philando,” the Houston-born musician improvises over an ambient drone and a recording of the Philando Castile shooting, heightening the emotional narration of Castile’s girlfriend Diamond Reynolds with…
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Mike Huguenor on October 16, 2019
It was 60 years ago this Sunday that KFJC first broadcast from a broom closet at Foothill College. In six decades that followed, the humble station has become synonymous with adventurous tastes and documenting the bleeding-edge of underground music, both at home and on location around the world. In the process, KFJC…
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Conor Agnew on October 16, 2019
Mark Farina has been spinning records for a long time. Born and raised in Chicago, the tastemaking Bay Area transplant helped shape the San Francisco electronic scene in the early ’90s. Whether you find him at the helm of a pulsating house mix or weaving together a more downtempo groove, it is…
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Conor Agnew on October 16, 2019
Trailblazing emcee, producer and Bay Area legend Lyrics Born has always had great taste in collaborators. Perhaps best known for the hit 2003 single “Callin Out,” the Japanese-born hip-hop head has worked with DJ Shadow, Blackalicious, Lateef the Truthspeaker and many others over the course of his 25-year career. His latest choice…
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Metro Staff on October 16, 2019
Honoring the past while looking to the future, sjDANCEco opens its 17th season with Etched in Time, a program featuring “The Exiles,” a Paradise Lost masterwork by José Limón, and a world premiere piece based upon the experiences of a DACA-Dreamer immigrant living in the US. The world premiere is by Gabriel…
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Metro Staff on October 16, 2019
Fresh off the release of his latest standup special, comedian Bill Burr brings his outrage to Silicon Valley. The hour-long Paper Tiger, released on Netflix in September, takes aim at political correctness. “Everything has become absolutes,” Burr says, railing against what he perceives to be wrongheaded stances on both the left and…
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Conor Agnew on October 16, 2019
Pirates Press Records’ 15th annual Rock The Ship Festival spans four days and five Bay Area venues, and features a wide cross-section of punk rock bands. The Starline Social Club will host evening shows Thursday-Sunday, with additional performances at Bottom of the Hill, Eli’s Mile High Club and the Elbo Room, but…
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Metro Staff on October 16, 2019
Riding high on a Tony Award nomination and favorable reviews, A Night With Janis Joplin takes audiences through the life and career of one of rock & roll’s original leading ladies. The production celebrates Joplin’s biggest hits, such as “Piece of My Heart,” “Cry Baby” and “Me and Bobby McGee.” The show…
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Gary Singh on October 16, 2019
On Oct. 24, San Jose’s rock scene comes together at The Ritz in support of musician Matt Kolb, 49, who is fighting cancer. Bands from the early ’90s Cactus Club era—including Cafe of Regret, Firme and 187 Calm—will reunite for the cause, with Kolb mustering up some Marshall amp-level strength to talk…
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Bill Kopp on October 16, 2019
Midwestern rockers REO Speedwagon played together for more than 13 years before the band scored its first top 10 single. That song, “Keep On Lovin’ You” marked a new beginning for the group. And REO Speedwagon’s durability has been proven over and over again ever since: Nearly 40 years after that single…
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