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Erika Rasmussen on May 16, 2019
Thrift shop art is often bad, but some is downright inspiring. The comedy duo of Jordan Cerminara and Jeremy Talamantes draw big laughs by taking aim at the Goodwilled misfits of the art world. Talamantes is from San Jose, but this is the pair’s first time bringing their Art Critique Comedy Show…
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Erika Rasmussen on May 16, 2019
Though it was spawned from a roiling fusion of sludgy blues riffs and occult imagery, heavy metal music shares more common threads with Vivaldi and Wagner than with Johnson and John Lee. Case in point: Tobias Sammet’s metal opera supergroup, Avantasia. Led by former Edguy frontman Sammet and featuring the likes of…
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Metro Staff on May 8, 2019
Raul Malo, the former singer and primary songwriter for Grammy-winning band The Mavericks, has stayed busy producing solo material—even as his genre-bending country, Tex-Mex and Latin-tinged group have alternated between bursts of activity and hiatus. Recently, the Miami-born Malo (known for such hits at “Here Comes the Rain” and “Crying Shame”) has…
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No one enjoys scrubbing out the casserole dish, and on Mother’s Day, so don’t even suggest that Mom pick up a sponge. Why not take her out for a nice meal? The Mountain Winery boasts beautiful vistas of Silicon Valley and a menu of ceviche, raw oysters, swordfish, steak and much more…
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Singles weren’t always released on Spotify or Soundcloud. They used to be pressed on vinyl. Often these 45 RPM recordings came with a serious treat. Led Zeppelin’s “Hey, Hey, What Can I Do” appeared on the flipside of the “Immigrant Song” single and never appeared on an official studio LP. U2’s “The…
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Nick Veronin on May 8, 2019
Too many unfairly associate the big band era with nonagenarians and all those risque, old timey dances. You know—the jitterbug, the Lindy Hop, the foxtrot. Horsefeathers! Big band music is alive and well, and anyone looking to really swing need look no further than Gus and Gabby’s Big Band Bash, which is…
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Nick Veronin on May 8, 2019
On their last record, The World We Built, the Wild Reeds blended plainspoken folk lyricism, lo-fi surf guitars and tasty spoonfuls of alt-country twang. Currently on tour behind their latest LP, Cheers, this women-led band is showing off some new tricks. While their ramshackle indie sensibilities remain, they’ve put some bounce in…
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Nick Veronin on May 8, 2019
Stand-up comedy may be an American invention, but just as Bollywood has put its own spin on the multiplex blockbuster, the subcontinent has also learned to coax laughs out of a captive audience. Funnyman Vir Das launched his career in India and is now working at crossing over in America. He’s already…
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Nick Veronin on May 8, 2019
With the Vietnam War at its height and serious civil unrest sweeping the country, one of the 20th century’s most respected composers sought to produce a work that would both challenge and unify a deeply divided America. After his decade-spanning tenure leading the New York Philharmonic concluded in 1969, former First Lady…
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Nick Veronin on May 8, 2019
This summer, History San Jose has a lineup of outdoor nighttime movies aimed directly at the bleeding millennial heart. Starting in May—with one film a month through October—Flicks and Grooves presents a series of Wes Anderson films. This celebration of the sad, sentimental, sardonic and symmetrical kicks off with Moonrise Kingdom this…
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