I was there when it happened. Employees in a South Bay Apple Store indolently watched as four hoodie-wearing teens smashed and grabbed arms full of precious iPhones and MacBooks on a Friday afternoon. Amid sirens and chaos, you whispered to patrons, “Please don’t try and stop them—store policy.” Dear Tim Cook: Think different, please.
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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Avi Salem on October 9, 2019
It’s lunchtime in Atlanta and Jared Swilley is finally home—but not really, because he’s preparing to head back to the airport right after he hangs up. Also, what even is home when you’re in a band that tours all the time? Continue reading »
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Conor Agnew on October 9, 2019
Bob Dylan, arguably the greatest songwriter of all time, is fast approaching the sixth decade of his career. In the ’60s and ’70s he was a folk balladeer, an obnoxious rock & roll revolutionary and everything in between. In the ’80s and ’90s he was hit or miss. But at the end of the century he turned a philosophical confrontation with his own mortality into a personal renaissance. Since then he’s released a slew of critically and commercially successful albums, claimed an Academy Award and a Nobel Prize, and appeared in a Super Bowl commercial. Tickets are sold out, but one Metro reader can win a pair at metroactive.com/giveaways. Continue reading »
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Conor Agnew on October 9, 2019
The Silicon Valley Jazz Festival is a two-day celebration of music, culture and education. The festival unites jazz bands from Bay Area schools with established touring performers in an effort to spread appreciation for the art form and, hopefully, inspire the next generation of improvisational sax masters. The day festival at Fremont Park features 13 bands, plus vendors and food trucks. One paid concert will be held each evening at the Savanna Jazz club in San Carlos. Carl Saunders plays Saturday ($35) and Sunday is the Octobop afterparty ($20). Proceeds from the festival will fund various charitable endeavors of the San Carlos Kiwanis Club. Continue reading »
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C.J. Prusi on October 9, 2019
One day, disc rot will render your CD collection useless and those MP3s will be corrupted. And we all know streaming services will never pay artists what they deserve. The solution? Magnetic tape—in addition to vinyl, of course. So dust off that boombox! International Cassette Store Day is upon us. Fueled in large part by millennial nostalgia, the audiocassette has enjoyed a renaissance of late, as many bands choose to release albums on the medium. Streetlight Records marks this UK-spawned holiday—now its seventh year—by offering 20 percent off all used cassettes. Continue reading »
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Metro Staff on October 9, 2019
Hard to believe it’s been 50 years since the Carpenters released their first album on A&M, and harder still to believe that Karen Carpenter was initially reluctant to come out from behind the drum kit to focus on her vocal talents. Her innate sense of rhythm combined with her honey-smoked alto lent gravitas to the string of pop rock hits she had with her brother Richard in the ’70s, lowering the sugar content of songs like “Close to You” and lifting songs like “Rainy Days and Mondays” from pop pablum to classic ballad. Campbell’s Heritage Theatre launches its 2019-20 season with a golden anniversary tribute to the superstar duo. Continue reading »
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Metro Staff on October 9, 2019
Recognized as one of the world’s foremost chamber ensembles, the Shanghai Quartet has collaborated with the likes of cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Peter Serkin. In honor of its 35 years of touring, the group will be performing on four exceptional and rare instruments built by Gofriller Guarneri and Stradivari. They are known for performing traditional Chinese folk music alongside Western masterpieces and contemporary works. This Saturday’s program will feature a string quartets by Haydn, Tan Du and Semtana. Continue reading »
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Wallace Baine on October 9, 2019
Nobody does enormous on-stage multimedia cube structures quite like deadmau5. The acclaimed Canadian DJ and glowing mouse helmet collector has been performing with his giant cube for close to a decade, but this year he’s unveiling “Cube V3”—the latest iteration of his mind-blowing stage show. According to tour scuttlebutt, the cube requires a crew of roughly 40 people working an entire shift to build at each venue. Love him or not, there’s no arguing deadmau5 is a committed showman who wants to make sure his fans get their money’s worth. San Jose fans get two nights back-to-back. Continue reading »
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Wallace Baine on October 9, 2019
For those who prefer their circuses old-school, Zoppé Italian Family Circus has a number for you: 1842. That’s when this traveling one-ring circus was established in Venice. Led by the multi-talented Nino the Clown—who happens to be part of the Zoppé family dynasty, which dates back six generations—Zoppé: An Italian Family Circus features refreshingly low-tech feats of acrobatics, juggling, equestrian arts and more, complete with old-fashioned outfits and old-country folk music. Runs Wednesday-Sunday through Nov. 3. Continue reading »
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Conor Agnew on October 9, 2019
Solo producer Nghtmre and DJ duo Slander need no introduction to the EDC crowd. They are each arena-rocking acts in their own right. On the Insomniac-produced Alchemy Tour, these LA-based artists join forces to present their bass-heavy, eyeball-exploding one-two punch of a show, “Gud Vibrations,” which they first road-tested back in 2016, in the wake of their collaborative Mad Decent release, Nuclear Bonds. These dubstep heavyweights are joined by Santa Barbara psytrance spinner Seven Lions and LA IDM trio The Glitch Mob, who are still riding the neon sine waves of their 2018 full-length, See Without Eyes. Continue reading »
