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Conor Agnew on October 30, 2019
Like all art, comedy is subjective. Some enjoy the bombastic and edgy, others prefer the aloof, the silly or the topical. For those who’ve ever wondered what Mitch Hedberg might have been like without all the drugs and alcohol, Joe Zimmerman might be the ticket. Easily mistaken for that shy office-mate you…
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Conor Agnew on October 30, 2019
After three months of extensive renovation, downtown’s landmark Jose Theater is finally ready to reopen its doors. In addition to some cosmetic upgrades, the longtime home of the San Jose Improv Comedy Club now features state of the art sound and lighting, and a revamped menu to tickle your taste buds. To…
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Metro Staff on October 30, 2019
As a forensic psychologist with experience working on homicide, sexual assault and battery cases, author Frank Weber has a keen understanding of dark and violent human impulses. Drawing on his experience in the field, Weber has penned three novels—Murder Book, The I-94 Murders and Last Call. Together they form the Minnesota Murder…
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Metro Staff on October 30, 2019
After 12 years at its 88 S. 4th St. location, Kaleid Gallery is moving to new digs in the SoFA District. The gallery will now be neighbors with Local Color, which moved into the Valley Title building at 320 S. 1st St., across from Original Joe’s, earlier this year. With two new…
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Kenny Ngo on October 30, 2019
Hailing from Australia’s Gold Coast, house music DJ and producer Fisher performs at the San Jose Civic on Halloween this Thursday. A professional surfer before he switched career paths in 2017, Fisher has produced a number of top-ranking club bangers, including “Ya Kidding,” “Crowd Control” and the international smash, “Losing It,” took…
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Nick Veronin on October 30, 2019
Episode 91 of Dad Bod Rap Pod, opens with co-host Demone Carter lamenting the state of rap-oriented academia. “I like legit hip-hop books,” he tells his fellow podcasting crew—David Ma and Nate LeBlanc. “There’s a lot of shitty ones.”
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Metro Staff on October 23, 2019
“This is what I saw,” says National Geographic photojournalist David Guttenfelder. The veteran photographer, who has worked for the venerable globetrotting magazine for more than two decades, is one of the only Westerners to capture modern images of the cloistered and insulated countries of Cuba and North Korea, where he helped open…
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Metro Staff on October 23, 2019
The accomplished Ukranian-American pianist Anna Dmytrenko takes the stage for the second concert of the Steinway Society’s 25th season. The Juilliard-trained Dmytrenko plays works by Medtner Rachmaninoff and Barber on her recently released debut album. She has performed in such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center and the Salle Cortot…
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Metro Staff on October 23, 2019
Marshall Mathers was still going by MC Double M in 1991. That was the year Nathan Feuerstein was born into a broken home in the small town of Gladwin, Michigan—about 150 miles north of Detroit. But by the time Feuerstein was a pre-teen, Mathers had firmly cemented his fast-rapping, maniacal alter-ego, Eminem.…
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Metro Staff on October 23, 2019
The Sacramento-based production and party promotion outfit It’s Relative PR hosts the recurring ’90s Nite party at The Ritz. The event features DJs spinning hits by the likes of Sugar Ray, C&C Music Factory and ’N Sync. It’s Relative is also behind the Emo Night Tour—where a live band covers songs by…
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