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Carissa Kauwell on October 4, 2018
Indulge your senses by attending the U.S. premiere of Dystopian Dream at Stanford. This memorizing performance features contemporary dance paired with choreography, live theater and music, and encompassess themes of loss, isolation, surrender and continuity. Composer Nitin Sawhney collaborated with international hip-hop duo Honji Wang and Sébastien Ramirez to create this new…
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Bill Kopp on September 27, 2018
If Deep Purple had done nothing more than record “Smoke on the Water,” the band would have earned a place of honor in rock history. Though the riff-based classic (with a true-story lyric about a fire at a Montreux, Switzerland concert venue) has become a cliche among musicians and fans alike, there’s…
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Nick Veronin on September 27, 2018
Because he’s polite, Andrew Savage obliges and dutifully answers the question he’s been asked many times before during this most recent cycle of interviews. The singer and songwriter for New York based art-punk-ramshackle-rockers Parquet Courts explains that he and his bandmates connected with producer Brian Burton—a.k.a. Danger Mouse—after Burton reached out to…
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Wallace Baine on September 27, 2018
For the third straight year, downtown San Jose whips out its red, white and green to celebrate all things Italian. Restaurants and businesses from San Jose’s Little Italy district will be providing their best cuisine and wine. Live entertainment comes to you via Pasquale Esposito, the North Beach Boys, Johnny Neri Band,…
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Pop punk aficionados, rejoice. Chicago’s Fall Out Boy is coming to town following the release of Mania, their highly anticipated seventh studio album. Mania is the fourth album Fall Out Boy has sent to the top of the Billboard 200 chart, and the supporting tour features special guests Machine Gun Kelly and…
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Julia Canavese on September 27, 2018
To say that Beyoncé and Jay Z are a power couple is a stadium-sized understatement. Each with over 20 Grammy Awards to their name, together they have sizzled across stages, studio albums and social media feeds. Their On the Run II tour will bring spectacle and complicated love into focus at Levi’s…
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Wallace Baine on September 27, 2018
Some people don’t need an excuse to wander into Willow Glen’s most infamous dive bar. But if the Willow Den isn’t already a part of your daily routine, you might want to stick your head in for this rowdy Saturday-night party, sponsored by the awesome Latina women’s social club, Las Bandidas. Live…
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Wallace Baine on September 27, 2018
Salsa festival? So, are we talking the music or the condiment? Good news: It’s both! Eleven blocks of downtown Redwood City transforms into a salsa-dancing playground on Saturday with three stages of live salsa, Latin jazz and reggae. And that other stuff? It’s all over the place, with salsa tasting from top…
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It’s been over two decades since the release of Alanis Morissette’s 16-time platinum-selling hit Jagged Little Pill, but it remains the worldwide leader for a debut album, marking its place in music history. The Canadian-born singer-songwriter has continued to produce a steady stream of angsty alt-rock hits that have garnered both Grammy…
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Wallace Baine on September 20, 2018
Good news, fashionistas: You can now justify the expense for that hot dress or cool jacket you bought this summer. The San Jose Museum of Art is throwing a scintillating party. The Mirror Ball is the hip after-party for the Wonder Ball gala and fundraiser earlier in the evening. The after-party will…
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