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Wallace Baine on February 26, 2020
Mariachi may be a male-dominated genre, but that won’t be the case for long if Flor de Toloache has anything to say about it. Hailing from New York City, Flor bills itself as the world’s “first and only” all-female mariachi (“maria-she?”) band, performing in every configuration from a trio to a 10-piece.…
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Metro Staff on February 26, 2020
Decades before anyone had ever heard of a podcast, the public radio program Selected Shorts brought listeners funny, absurd, sad and thought-provoking stories to their home and car radios. Performed before a live audience by notable stage and screen actors, Selected Shorts has been a fixture on NPR affiliates for more than…
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Metro Staff on February 26, 2020
Bridging the space between French Canada and the Caribbean, Jane Bunnett & Maqueque are a virtuosic powerhouse. While Bunnett’s smouldering soprano saxophone and flute take center stage, the group derives its gravitational heft from the roiling rhythms of Maqueque drummer Yissy Garcia and her supporting cast of all-female all-stars. Bunnett, a Juno…
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While some comics lean on volume or a deadpan delivery, MADtv alumnus Bobby Lee is a certified goofball, unafraid to laugh at his own jokes. Lee’s standup is often punctuated by his inadvertent chortles, which only amplify the hilarity of his absurd and wild stories. Raised in San Diego, Lee’s laid-back sensibility…
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Wallace Baine on February 26, 2020
Miranda Lambert became a country-music superstar with her hit 2007 album Crazy Ex-Girlfriend—which showcased her great songs and her irresistibly combustible Texas bad-girl image. By 2019, Lambert was ready for a career pivot; it came in the form of her latest album, Wildcard, a collection of exuberant and upbeat songs that break…
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Metro Staff on February 26, 2020
Meet George Jetson—or at least his modern-day avatars—at the GoFly Prize contest held this weekend at Moffett Field. Some of the brightest minds to ever work on the development of personal flyers (think The Rocketeer or Iron Man) show off their designs of hoverboards, flying motorcycles and other futuristic contraptions as they…
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Metro Staff on February 26, 2020
Though he sounds like your average white American, there are clues to Gareth Reynolds’ heritage. Well… at least one: his name is Gareth. Being raised by English parents in Wisconsin has given Reynolds plenty of material to draw upon while onstage. Some of his funniest lines come at his father’s expense. “My…
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Metro Staff on February 26, 2020
Some think of ballet as a stuffy art form. At this year’s Dance Series 1, the Smuin Contemporary Ballet shatters that assumption, with a performance of “The Man in Black,” a ballet danced in cowboy boots and featuring the music of Johnny Cash. Also on the bill, the former Smuin artist Rex…
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Metro Staff on February 26, 2020
When Charles Dickens died in 1870, he left more than a literary legacy in his wake. He also left an unfinished novel. The Mystery of Edwin Drood tells the story of a suspicious death and the ensuing investigation. Dickens died before he had a chance to write the ending, and several writers…
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Aaron Carnes on February 19, 2020
Back in the late ’90s, a trio of San Jose indie rockers released two full-length records and a handful of EPs, to little attention. Duster played dingy basement shows and never drove their tour van beyond the West Coast. Instead of recruiting a bass player, they dragged an old organ to shows…
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