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Mike Huguenor on March 29, 2018
The Bay Area has brought some truly brutal music into the world, and San Jose’s Deathgrave carry on that tradition with their mix of grindcore, death metal and good old punk rock. Or, in their own words, “a crude and absurd form of Hell.” “Nimrod,” the opening track from a recent split…
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Richard von Busack on March 29, 2018
The magnificent enigma of Tommy Wiseau was observed up close by Greg Sestero, who played Mark in the auteur’s 2003 The Room; Sestero was Wiseau’s friend, line producer and housemate, and later the author of the memoir The Disaster Artist. Sestero’s book was adapted last year by Palo Alto-bred actor and director…
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Kristin Lam on March 29, 2018
One of Shakespeare’s most controversial plays, this 400-year-old dramedy shines the spotlight on a society struggling with xenophobia and classism. Antonio, a Venetian merchant, finds himself mired in debt while Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, battles rampant anti-semitism. From the revengeful “Hath not a Jew eyes?” monologue to lighthearted ring exchanges between lovers,…
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Salvatore Maxwell on March 29, 2018
Get ready to feel the weight of your years—then dance it all away. BackBar SoFa is taking it way back with a celebration of hip-hop and R&B’s hottest hits from the ’90s and early ’00s. There will be four guest DJs breaking it down on the ones and twos, and photographers will…
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Salvatore Maxwell on March 29, 2018
From producing hits in his bedroom to taking the EDM world by storm, Paris Blohm, a Los Angeles native, is making a stop in the South Bay to show off his dancefloor bangers. Blohm’s work has been released on multiple platforms—from SoundCloud to Apple Music. After being noticed and later signed by…
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Mike Huguenor on March 29, 2018
Nothing says a fun night out on the town like the words “dying fetus.” Luckily, Dying Fetus the band is there to deliver. As one of the early founders of tech-death (technical death metal), Dying Fetus blaze through death metal riffs with tightrope precision, turning on a dime into sudden and disgustingly…
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Kristin Lam on March 29, 2018
Bombarded by a cacophony of hype and spin, from the Kardashians to political scandals, everyman Robert doesn’t know who he is or what be believes anymore. Inner voices assist his modern-day search for purpose in a hysterical alternative universe. During the hit off-Broadway solo play, Robert Dubac portrays his Voice of Reason,…
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Jaleny Reyes on March 29, 2018
As part of the Hammer’s National Geographic Live series, Ocean Soul will showcase the work of photographer Brian Skerry. With a mission to enlighten and inspire people to care about the oceanic world, he has spent more than 10,000 hours under the sea capturing images of thousands of mysterious and fascinating underwater…
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Avi Salem on March 29, 2018
Since their formation in 1995, Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO have adhered diligently to a single mantra: “Do whatever you want, don’t do whatever you don’t want.” The band’s stratospheric scope of work—a mix of psychedelic rock, layered instrumentals and avant-garde electronica—has occupied a prominent place in the experimental…
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Stephen Perez on March 22, 2018
Few protest bands have captured the world’s attention like these neon-colored Russkies. After being arrested for staging an unauthorized performance at the Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in 2012, the group has been fighting a worldwide media war with the Putin administration that continues to this day. Just last month, two…
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