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Metro Staff on October 9, 2019
Recognized as one of the world’s foremost chamber ensembles, the Shanghai Quartet has collaborated with the likes of cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Peter Serkin. In honor of its 35 years of touring, the group will be performing on four exceptional and rare instruments built by Gofriller Guarneri and Stradivari. They are…
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Wallace Baine on October 9, 2019
Nobody does enormous on-stage multimedia cube structures quite like deadmau5. The acclaimed Canadian DJ and glowing mouse helmet collector has been performing with his giant cube for close to a decade, but this year he’s unveiling “Cube V3”—the latest iteration of his mind-blowing stage show. According to tour scuttlebutt, the cube requires…
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Wallace Baine on October 9, 2019
For those who prefer their circuses old-school, Zoppé Italian Family Circus has a number for you: 1842. That’s when this traveling one-ring circus was established in Venice. Led by the multi-talented Nino the Clown—who happens to be part of the Zoppé family dynasty, which dates back six generations—Zoppé: An Italian Family Circus…
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Conor Agnew on October 9, 2019
Solo producer Nghtmre and DJ duo Slander need no introduction to the EDC crowd. They are each arena-rocking acts in their own right. On the Insomniac-produced Alchemy Tour, these LA-based artists join forces to present their bass-heavy, eyeball-exploding one-two punch of a show, “Gud Vibrations,” which they first road-tested back in 2016,…
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C.J. Prusi on October 9, 2019
Celebrate Día de los Muertos with Teatro Visión’s evening of song, dance and story. Based on B. Traven’s novel, Macario tells the story of a poor woodcutter who dreams of a day without hunger. It has been adapted for the stage by Evelina Fernández, with original music by Russell Rodríguez, choreography by…
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Conor Agnew on October 2, 2019
If you have an unquenchable thirst for ’90s alternative, The Ritz has got you covered this Sunday. Massachusetts rockers Potty Mouth are bringing their Liz Phair-inspired sounds to town in support of their latest album SNAFU. They’ll be joined by San Diegans The Bombpops, who sound like Dance Hall Crashers covering Pennywise,…
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Conor Agnew on October 2, 2019
Conceived as a gift to the city of San Francisco by late music fan and billionaire financier Warren Hellman, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass has been bringing top-tier musical acts to Golden Gate Park every October since 2001. The admission-free festival draws nearly a million people to the city over its three-day run, and…
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Metro Staff on October 2, 2019
If you missed veteran actor Dan Hiatt singing in ACT’s recent production of Vanity Fair, he leads the cast of Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman’s River of Song. Join Mark Twain and friends on this TheatreWorks Silicon Valley production as they travel down the Mississippi River singing traditional songs, including “Sometimes I…
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Wallace Baine on October 2, 2019
For the fourth straight year, downtown San Jose whips out its red, white and green to celebrate all things Italian. Restaurants and businesses from San Jose’s Little Italy district will be providing their best cuisine and wine. Live entertainment comes to you via Pasquale Esposito, the Anthony Nino Lane Band, Johnny Neri…
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Satvir Saini on October 2, 2019
The San Jose Stage Company kicks off its 37th season by doing the Time Warp again—live! Most local Rocky Horror productions involve a screening of the 1975 cult hit starring Tim Curry, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, accompanied by live actors and calls for audience participation. But this production is a live,…
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