A decade and a half before EDM producers like Calvin Harris, Diplo and the late Avicii became the new rock stars, electronic music brushed fleetingly up against the mainstream. Groups like Basement Jaxx, Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy uploaded their bombastic tunes to American airwaves in the mid- to…
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Nick Veronin on May 2, 2018
What price do we pay for the longer lives modern science can give us? It is a question that has haunted humanity since Mary Shelley’s seminal speculative horror novel, Frankenstein. Today, 200 years since Dr. Frankenstein’s monster first sprang to life on the page, artists and thinkers continue to grapple with many…
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Jaleny Reyes on April 27, 2018
Nothing warms the heart quite like a cute dog—except maybe whiskey. Lovers of pooches and hooch are invited to come together for this fundraiser to benefit the Silicon Valley Pet Project. Based in San Jose, the organization works to to save local, at-risk shelter pets through rescue, fostering, adoption, community involvement and…
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Salvatore Maxwell on April 26, 2018
More than 50 dance groups from all over the Bay Area are gearing up to kick off the 16th season of sjDANCEco. Dancers of all ages will be performing all day at Santana Row Park, demonstrating a variety of styles from around the world. Traditionalist troupes will dance hula and ballet, while…
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Nick Veronin on April 26, 2018
Judging solely by the music, one doesn’t immediately get the impression that Casey Wickstrom has just found his way through a long, dark night of the soul. Wickstrom’s bouncy guitar work and light, breathy vocals recall the work of other acoustic noodlers, like Dave Matthews and Ben Harper. However, as his fingers…
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Nick Veronin on April 26, 2018
Big hair and even bigger dreams collide in this jukebox musical set on the sensationally sleazy Sunset Strip in late-’80s Los Angeles. The production centers around Drew, an aspiring rock & roller, and Sherrie, an aspiring actress. The two fall for each other hard and fast. But living the fast life isn’t…
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Salvatore Maxwell on April 26, 2018
The American dream is elusive, especially for those living in Washington Heights at the turn of the millennium. Hamilton writer and director Lin-Manuel Miranda sets his first musical in this Hispanic neighborhood of Manhattan at a time when the area—once identified as the “crack capital of America”—was rapidly gentrifying. Main character Usnavi…
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Nick Veronin on April 26, 2018
From Iago to Aaron the Moor, the works of Shakespeare are rife with numerous dastardly evildoers. In a fundraiser to support the annual outdoor series Free Shakespeare in the Park, some of the nastiest ne’er-do-wells in the canon come together in this original work by SV Shakes. First produced in 2007, Shakespeare’s…
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Nick Veronin on April 26, 2018
Up and coming local singer-songwriter Zoey Campbell blends resonant vocals with spare but affecting arrangements on her self-released three-song demo—now streaming at soundcloud.com/zoeyalise. It’s a promising collection of mellow, soulful indie-folk, which belies her youth (the San Jose native is just 19) and hints at a strong debut yet to come. On…
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Stephen Perez on April 25, 2018
For those who have fantasized about facing off with a soccer mom in a Showcase Showdown… For everyone who knows they’d spin that wheel just so… For every kid at heart who can remember shouting at Bob Barker on one of those glorious “sick” days… This is your moment. The Price is…
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