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Jaleny Reyes on February 16, 2018
EDM DJ and producer Party Favor made his mark in the music industry when he released his first single, “Bust ’Em,” in 2016. That same year, he dropped his debut EP, Party & Destroy—collaborating with a number of marquee names, including Sean Kingston, Gucci Mane and Dillon Francis. While on the roster…
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Stephen Perez on February 16, 2018
Born deaf and blind in the 19th century, a young girl is pitied by a family with no idea how to care for her. Believed to be a lost cause, she grows feral with no way to communicate her emotions. That all changes when a determined young teacher finds a way to…
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Stephen Perez on February 15, 2018
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is setting up shop in San Jose in this contemporary envisioning of Stephen Sondheim’s Gothic musical thriller. Witness the legend of a man banished for a crime he did not commit as he returns to London bloodthirsty for revenge against the judge who took everything from…
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Mike Huguenor on February 15, 2018
Alt-folk group Blitzen Trapper have gone from self-releasing their music to scoring an endorsement from Rolling Stone, landing major-label support and developing a full-on rock opera stage production based around their music. That’s a hell of a career. The band’s 2017 album, Wild and Reckless, builds off the new material from their…
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Salvatore Maxwell on February 15, 2018
Out in New Orleans, the tourists are still recovering from their hangovers and finding beads in weird places. But if you didn’t make it to the madness on Bourbon Street, don’t sweat it. The Mountain Winery is hosting its own bayou bash. The “Party in the French Quarter” will feature delectable Cajun cooking, award-winning…
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Bill Kopp on February 9, 2018
San Jose Jazz Winter Fest returns this month with a lineup of jazz luminaries, rising local talent and boundary pushing young artists, who aim to blend the line between the classic and the cutting edge. Here is just a sampling of some of the great shows in store at this year’s festival.
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Yousif Kassab on February 9, 2018
South Bay pop rock fixture David Brookings is getting the band back together. After playing a number of local shows on his own, Brookings is taking the stage with his backing band—The Average Lookings—for the first time in more than half a year. The show comes on the heels of the band’s…
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Nick Veronin on February 9, 2018
Blending plainspoken folk lyricism, jangly, lo-fi surf guitars, twangy vocal harmonies and tasteful sprinkles of alt-country instruments—like banjo, pump organ and harmonica—this Los Angeles quintet sound like a multigenerational echo rippling through Laurel Canyon. Currently on tour behind their sophomore LP, The World We Built, the band makes a pit stop in…
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Stephen Perez on February 8, 2018
Set during the latter part of Will Shakespeare’s life, he is now a wealthy and successful man. So, why isn’t he happy? Why is his wife angry with him? And where is that damn dog? This critically acclaimed play creatively imagines the Bard’s personal life as it follows him through a sleepless…
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Salvatore Maxwell on February 7, 2018
Whether you have a valentine or not, let the old-school sounds of the ’70s and ’80s fill your heart. This one-night show will put Cupid into a frenzy with multiple artists singing their greatest love ballads and heartbreak hits. Heatwave will seduce the arena with harmonic voices, while Deniece Williams will be…
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