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Jay Edgar on June 30, 2021
Though he is a longtime stand-up and comedy writer, Gareth Reynolds is probably best-known as co-host of the subversive history podcast The Dollop. And though that show is known for tackling under-told stories from US history from an acerbic and unapologetically left-wing perspective, maybe don’t expect a lot of history talk from…
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Mike Huguenor on June 30, 2021
Two weeks ago, in a nondescript stretch of pavement in industrial San Jose, 2,000 hardcore fans gathered for one of the most unexpected music events to hit the South Bay in years: RBS (Real Bay Shit). “It was legendary,” says Bailey Lupo, bassist of show-opener Scowl. “We soundchecked at 4pm, two hours…
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Elliott Sky Case on June 30, 2021
Summer travel is picking up, but for those still in the city, a bit of New Orleans flavor comes to Art Boutiki, San Jose’s comic store/indie venue/gem for finding all things outside the box. Led by the vocal harmonies of sisters Abigail and Glori Cosio, Bon Bon Vivant lays out boisterous cabaret…
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Mike Huguenor on June 23, 2021
Like the unstoppable bass drum of D-Beat, The Ritz’s long-running Punk Rock Flea Market returns to downtown right on time. Though this year’s event takes place on the patio space at the nearby LVL Up, it still comes with merch, music, clothing, and plenty more for today’s discerning punk. To ring in…
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Jay Edgar on June 23, 2021
Songstress Trish Toledo spins some gorgeous chicano soul, tapping into an oft-overlooked SoCal musical tradition dating back to the 1960s with acts like Cannibal & the Headhunters. Today, the Southern California “souldies” scene remains a fixture for those in the know in LA and Orange County. Toledo has put out a couple…
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Jay Edgar on June 23, 2021
As the pandemic hopefully enters our rear view mirror, now is the perfect time to heal from a traumatic year through the universal values of Peace, Love, Unity, and Respect. Electronic music collective The Smile High Club has the South Bay covered with a whole day of future funk and house in…
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Mike Huguenor on June 23, 2021
In early 2020, Boulder Creek dwelling folk-rockers Wolf Jett were just about to record their first full length when the pandemic hit. No longer able to travel to the recording studio, they built their own in their house up in the Santa Cruz mountains. Then, in August, the CZU lightning complex burned…
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Mike Huguenor on June 23, 2021
Perfume Genius’s show at the Henry Miller Memorial Library may be long since sold-out, but there’s another way to experience the historic Big Sur venue this weekend—all without leaving home. In a streaming concert film premiering Saturday, local promoter (((folkYEAH!))) presents Real Estate’s Alex Bleeker & dreamy indie singer/songwriter Kacey Johansing performing…
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Grace Stetson on June 23, 2021
This weekend, art fans in need of Vitamin D will be able to support local artisans in the sun at Pruneyard’s Open Air Pop-Up Artisan Market. Campbell’s monthly market has been steadily growing both in attendance and vendors since kicking off in November 2020, and now the weather is just right. Socially-distanced…
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Mike Huguenor on June 23, 2021
Called an “underground power generator” by SF Chronicle, the San Francisco Neo-Futurists are a troupe of writer/actor/directors committed to moving stage production boldly forward. Each year for Pride, the troupe presents their World Pride Wrench, a dazzling array of short productions that explore the LGBTQI+ experience from numerous decidedly current perspectives. Available…
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