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Jay Edgar on December 22, 2021
While the holidays are typically a joyous time of year, the cold weather and early nights can bring down the mood considerably for some. One treatment available for the seasonally affected who can’t afford a mood lamp: a spiritual trip to the Pacific at the Liquid Lounge’s island reggae club night. The…
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Grace Stetson on December 22, 2021
Heavy music lovers have a chance to thrash this coming Thursday. Beginning at 9pm, a cavalcade of San Jose hard rockers take the stage (ok, the floor) at the Caravan Lounge. The night includes three-piece group Dead Engine, jam duo Drunk Monk and the newer duo Boxweed. Aside from enjoying all that…
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Alec Adams on December 22, 2021
Christmas music is good! I normally try to avoid injecting such controversial takes into this paper, but it needs to be said. While the detractors of Christmas music are sometimes deafening in their criticism, I sleep well at night knowing that I’m on the same team as Dave Koz. The saxophone virtuoso…
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Elliott Sky Case on December 22, 2021
Nollaig shona! (That’s ‘Merry Christmas’ in Irish.) This Wednesday, Tomáseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas—now in its 25th season—comes to the South Bay a day after the winter solstice. Celebrating the light to come after the longest nights of the year, A Celtic Christmas shares Irish tradition through story, dance and song. The…
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Grace Stetson on December 22, 2021
Sometimes, when the going gets tough, the tough take the Kris Kringle route. This winter, the Christmas mindset finds new legs in A Merry Little Christmas Cabaret, a story focusing on how music executives turned to the man in the red suit for a boost to record sales. Set in 1964, the…
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Mat Weir on December 15, 2021
When asked about the critical acclaim for Scowl’s new album How Flowers Grow, singer Kat Moss is honest. “There’s a feeling of being overwhelmed,” she explains through the Zoom screen. “We’re just riding the wave because we have no idea what to expect.”
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Grace Stetson on December 15, 2021
For his fourth PBS special, Italian tenor Pasquale Esposito will grace the San Jose stage to kick off the holiday season. The singer—an SJSU alum with 10 albums and multiple international tours under his belt—will perform a mix of both secular and religious Christmas songs, including “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of…
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Alec Adams on December 15, 2021
On paper, cover bands are a win-win situation: the band gets to play their favorite artist’s material, and the audience gets to relive their favorite musical memories. But not just anyone can do it. Audiences can sniff out a poser from a mile away, and only the greatest can truly live up…
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Kyle Martin on December 15, 2021
The legendary Marc Anthony is headed for San Jose’s SAP Center, where he will perform for thousands after the Sharks take on the LA Kings earlier in the afternoon. People all over this Earth have danced to Anthony’s music. Quinceañeras, Christmas parties, family reunions and backyard barbecues have all been soundtracked to…
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Jay Edgar on December 15, 2021
Over the course of the pandemic, San Jose emerged as the new capital of hardcore punk, with bands generating buzz for their cult live performances and dropping critically acclaimed records left and right. Sunami is perhaps the most-hyped of these acts, their second-ever live performance this last June in a San Jose…
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