Few artists get to have a career spanning 60 years, but Persian pop star Googoosh has earned each of them. In the 1970s, the iconic singer was like the Iranian Edith Piaf, a romantic and ever-present voice in the popular consciousness, inspiring love letters, women’s hairstyles and fashion shoots. Before that, she…
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Alec Adams on September 8, 2021
Though San Jose isn’t high up on the list of cities one might associate with classical music, since 2015 the Cambrian Symphony has worked tirelessly to change that. Conductor Scott Krinjen approaches the works of Copland, Tchaikovsky and Barber with “pure intent”, hoping to highlight the thrill of the music and keep…
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Mike Huguenor on September 8, 2021
Before Speilberg’s remake hits the big screen this December, South Bay theatre lovers have a chance to enjoy West Side Story performed live beginning this weekend. The first production from Sunnyvale Community Players in more than 18 months, Steven Sondheim’s classic tale of love and turf war comes to life in an…
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Kyle Martin on September 8, 2021
Music and dancing will fill History Park San Jose this Saturday, with artists playing tributes to War, Journey, Santana, Teena Marie and more. Headlining the event is none other than Paul Benavidez, lead singer of Malo and the voice behind “Suavecito,” the “Chicano national anthem,” who blesses the stage with a performance…
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Jay Edgar on September 8, 2021
Every several years, Saturn and Mars conjunct in just the right way to make music astrologers descend from the mountains with tears in their eyes and proclaim: “ska is back, baby.” 2021 has been one of those years. Whether through the formation of hot new bands like Catbite, or the recognition of…
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Jay Edgar on September 8, 2021
There really is something special and captivating about an advice column. The anonymous format grants readers a view into things that are relatable, shocking, tragic or probably made up about their fellow human beings. Tiny Beautiful Things, adapted from a collection of writer Cheryl Strayed’s most memorable entries in her “Dear Sugar”…
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Grace Stetson on September 8, 2021
Everyone needs a chance to shake their butt to some great Latin hits, and it doesn’t always have to be on the weekend. This Thursday, the shaking starts early when Colombian singer and songwriter Maluma returns to the stage at SAP as part of the Papi Juancho Tour, bringing his mix of…
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Alec Adams on September 8, 2021
Any title applied to Pat Benatar seems inadequate. “Pop icon,” “Rock legend”—none of them do justice to her cultural footprint. Benatar tells truths that have lived rent free in the heads of music fans for decades. Love absolutely is a freaking battlefield! And just when music journalists thought they had her pinned…
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Kyle Martin on September 1, 2021
In late 2019, San Jose hip hop artist Lucy Camp barely survived a devastating car accident that left her wheelchair-bound for months. When she came out of the wreckage, Camp had fractured her right femur, pelvis and the lower left end of her spine. But neither crash nor pandemic could keep her…
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Mike Huguenor on September 1, 2021
Guess who’s back in the atmosphere? Since nearly the dawn of the millennium, San Francisco alt rock chameleons Train have been pumping out poppy hits like “Drops of Jupiter,” “Hey, Soul Sister” and “If It’s Love,” but their career has also had some surprising turns. In 2010, the band’s piano-shuffle hit “Calling…
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