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Nick Veronin on April 25, 2018
Born Pedro Herrera III, this son of Mexican-American immigrants has built a comedy career through a combination of observational standup and Chicano-tinged pop music parodies. Some of his best-known bits involve the retooling of hits by Drake and Carly Rae Jepsen. Chingo’s music videos for “Hotline Bling Remix” and “Call Me Maybe…
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Wallace Baine on April 25, 2018
For the better part of two decades, singer and songwriter Allen Clapp wrote his songs, made his records and toured with his band The Orange Peels from the vantage point of the Eichler home he shared with his wife, Jill, in Sunnyvale.
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Salvatore Maxwell on April 20, 2018
Get ready to roast a fatty. One of the biggest burners in the rap game closes out the 4/20 weekend at the SJSU. Tha Doggfather comes to town riding high on his 420 Wellness Retreat tour. Snoop, who needs no introduction, is sure to play the hits along with new material from…
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Stephen Perez on April 20, 2018
The South Bay welcomes two all-star poets as they make a stop on a national book tour celebrating the release of their new poetry collections. Renowned performance artist and founder of Write Bloody Publishing, Derrick C. Brown, will read from his new book, Hello. It Doesn’t Matter. along with national and international…
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Nick Veronin on April 20, 2018
Local artists, high-flying wrestlers and Silicon Valley musicians will converge with tasty food trucks, cold beer and other creative vendors in downtown San Jose this Sunday, as the biannual SoFA Street Fair returns with its yearly spring installment. This year the spring fling features four outdoor stages and 12 indoor venues—including The…
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Mike Huguenor on April 19, 2018
For more than 10 years now, Record Store Day, the annual celebration of locally owned, brick-and-mortar music shops, has stoked the passions of music lovers all over the country. Every year, artists release new and previously unheard music, along with bootlegs and reissues—often in collectable formats, including vinyl and cassette.
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Jaleny Reyes on April 19, 2018
Featuring works by European and North American composers—and a performance by a Korean pianist—the Mission Chamber Orchestra of San Jose presents a globetrotting musical journey. Led by conductor Emily Ray, the concert will feature a first-ever performance of “Narcisse,” by American composer Robert McCauley. Canadian composer Marjan Mozetich will showcase contemporary work,…
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Jaleny Reyes on April 19, 2018
Hosted by Paula Poundstone, A Night at the Opera aims to throw a humorous twist on this stereotypically stuffy artform. The stand-up comic Poundstone is known for her quick wit and improvisational ability. Over the course of her decades-long career, she has appeared on television and on the radio. She is a…
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Kristin Lam on April 19, 2018
Questioning the familial ties that bind and rend him, Antonio Marez embarks on a magical journey of self-discovery in New Mexico with the help of Ultima, a curandera, or shaman. Based on the acclaimed coming-of-age novel by Chicano lit luminary Rudolfo Anaya, the Mexican-American opera debuts on the West Coast following its…
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Kristin Lam on April 19, 2018
With almost 2 billion views on YouTube and collaborations with some of today’s biggest stars—including Cardi B—this Puerto Rican singer and rapper is poised to ride his brand of catchy, Latin-tinged trap tunes to the top of the American charts. Bad Bunny comes to San Jose this week on his first North…
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