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Metro Staff on December 30, 2019
The Circus of Sin, the South Bay’s weirdest burlesque and variety show, has been putting butts in seats, and on stage, for more than three years now. Since its inception, it’s been held at the Caravan Lounge, but it appears that the event’s mastermind, King Patrick Eugenio, has graduated out of his…
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Wallace Baine on December 30, 2019
San Jose’s glorious Museum of Art stays open late one night a month for an evening of live music, night bites and encounters with art. This month’s First Friday celebration, sponsored by Facebook, features music by Guera/April Garcia and DJ Chale Brown. The museum cafe is open, as are all the current…
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Metro Staff on December 30, 2019
First released in 1981 as an obscenely gory, hilariously bad, ultra low-budget horror flick, The Evil Dead has become a cult classic franchise—clawing its way across multiple films, comics, video games, a television series and several stage adaptations. This campy, comedic musical draws elements from the core movie trilogy: The Evil Dead,…
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Metro Staff on December 30, 2019
Along with orange sauce and Sleep, Duster is one of San Jose’s true cultural exports. Labelmates with Modest Mouse and Built to Spill, Duster’s Stratosphere is a belatedly beloved indie rock classic. Slow, spacey and minimal, they found their sound and then proceeded to knock it out of the park. While the…
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Mike Huguenor on December 18, 2019
Some people come to the Bay Area for a job. Others come for love. Falyn Walsh had a different reason. “I was really into East Bay punk,” she says. “I came to start a band.”
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Metro Staff on December 18, 2019
After all the gifts are unwrapped and the hot toddies are kicking in, sometimes you just need to get out of the house and get down. While plenty of watering holes will be closed, the Continental will have a wide-open dance floor. The eighth installment of this annual James Brown tribute is…
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Metro Staff on December 18, 2019
The Limos will always have a spot in the hometown hall of fame, and not only because they’ve put out a number of truly great songs. The guys also throw awesome parties. And given that this is the 10th annual installment of the alt-electronic duo’s XXXMas, it’s sure to be extra lit.…
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Metro Staff on December 18, 2019
For those depraved souls whose holiday tradition includes adult beverages and Bad Santa, there is a live theater show just for you. Who’s Holiday is a decidedly raunchy, not-for-kids take on the Dr. Seuss classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas. This one-woman show stars Shannon Guggenheim as the all-grown-up Cindy Lou Who—now…
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Metro Staff on December 18, 2019
The New Ballet returns with its fourth installment of The San Jose Nutcracker, which puts a South Bay spin on the traditional tale of sugar plum fairies and animated toy soldiers. The upstart ballet company has found success by giving local audiences a heaping helping of San Jose history with their Tchaikovsky.…
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Mike Huguenor on December 18, 2019
Reggae fans have it good in the South Bay. Between San Jose and Santa Cruz, some true legends of the Jamaican music scene have been flowing in and out of our little slab of Babylon for years. This week, Tiki Pete continues the tradition by hosting legendary Jamaican vocal group The Itals.…
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