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Kaylee Lawler on August 15, 2018
American silver screen icon John Wayne trades the scrubby, golden expanse of the Wild West for the emerald green hills of the Irish countryside in the John Ford-directed The Quiet Man. Irish-born American Sean Thornton comes home to the Irish village of Innisfree to claim his family home. While there he takes…
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Nick Veronin on August 15, 2018
Founded in 2007, Starover Blue grew out of San Jose State’s music department, where core members Kendall Sallay and Dirk Milotz met. The pair have been making music together for more than a decade now. They return to San Jose this week to debut their new single, “Anemone,” a shimmery dream pop…
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Andrew Lentz on August 15, 2018
Any rock nerd can form a cover band, but how many tribute vehicles are fronted by an actual guitar hero? As Zakk Sabbath, Black Label Society main man and on-again-off-again Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde does an inspired take on Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi’s classic riffs. Wylde, a multi-tasking savant, also does…
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Steve Palopoli on August 15, 2018
The “Final Transmission” episode of Documentary Now—the recent Netflix series in which Fred Armisen and Bill Hader lovingly skewer a different famous documentary in each installment—begins with a shot of Armisen’s feet as he walks out on stage in a white suit and says, “Hi. I got a cool little toy.” He…
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Dominoe Ibarra on August 15, 2018
Raise a glass to the end of summer and a good cause. This week’s Endless Summer Wine Stroll benefits the Bill Wilson Center, a local nonprofit organization that provides support to homeless and runaway children and young adults. Proceeds from the sale of tickets will go to the center, as will money…
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Nick Veronin on August 15, 2018
The first cartoonist to win the National Book Award, Nate Powell is perhaps best known for his work on March. That graphic memoir trilogy chronicled the Civil Rights Movement—with words by Congressman John Lewis and illustrations by Powell. He comes to Wow Cool Alternative Comics on the heels of his latest solo…
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Nick Veronin on August 15, 2018
Hey, you guys! It’s hard to imagine the smash Netflix hit Stranger Things without the likes of The Goonies. This Steven Spielberg-produced coming-of-age action-adventure flick first hit theaters in 1985. It follows a band of mischievous kids and their older teenage siblings as they uncover a mysterious map, which in turn leads…
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Nick Veronin on August 10, 2018
Still pounding on the 88 keys at the age of 82, Jerry Lee Lewis has had long and storied career. Known for such hits as “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” and “Great Balls of Fire,” Lewis is also rumored to have set his instrument on fire during a Brooklyn performance in 1958—nearly…
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Bill Kopp on August 10, 2018
At its core, rock & roll has always been about youthful rebellion. From the national debut of Elvis Presley—who was initially shown on television waist-up so as not to offend delicate sensibilities with his shaking hips—to transgressive modern-day artists like Marilyn Manson and GWAR, part of rock music’s mission has to been…
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Dominoe Ibarra on August 9, 2018
The 22nd annual Fiesta de Artes, hosted by the Los Gatos Kiwanis Club, is coming to the Civic Center grounds in downtown Los Gatos. This family-friendly event will feature more than 220 booths with fine art and handmade crafts, tasty food from various food trucks, local wines, refreshing beer and live music…
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