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Nick Veronin on May 8, 2019
Since forming in 2006, drummer Logan Kroeber and guitarist-singer Meric Long have released seven full-length albums. Along the way they’ve swelled and retracted in size, and experimented in a variety of styles, including indie folk, psych rock and baroque pop. They come to San Jose on tour behind their latest LP, 2018’s…
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c on May 2, 2019
Informed by the craggy shores and crashing waves of their homeland, this Irish supergroup craft angelic melodies inspired by the old world lore of the Emerald Isle. For 15 years, Celtic Woman has been sharing the rich musical and cultural traditions of Ireland. Their 13th studio album, Ancient Land, was released last…
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C.J. Prusi on May 2, 2019
Taking a little bit of The Lord of the Rings (Nazgûl robes and enchanted blades), a little bit of Tron (hazy, buzzing keys) and throwing it all in a bubbling cauldron, this Boise synthwave trio craft a truly potent musical potion. The Keeper, The Seer and The Weaver—as they are individually known—have…
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C.J. Prusi on May 2, 2019
The imperial stout strikes back this weekend as The Beerwalk returns with another installment of May the Fourth Beer With You. This marks the first time the Star Wars-themed beer and food event comes to Japantown. More than a dozen breweries will be pouring at storefronts up and down Taylor and Jackson…
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Erika Rasmussen on May 2, 2019
For the past six years, comic books and live music have lived in harmony at Dan Vado’s venue. Vado, who founded Slave Labor Graphics in 1986, opened his combination comics shop and performance hall in 2014. To celebrate six years on Race Street, Sacramento band The Gold Souls will bring their seductive…
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Free Comic Book Day is here again. Participating stores will have a slew of free books from the usual suspects, like DC and Marvel, as well as niche publishers. Just as the Marvel Cinematic Universe closes the door on an era with Avengers: Endgame, the illustrators and writers of Marvel’s print division…
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C.J. Prusi on May 2, 2019
Imagine your high school’s glee club and college improv troupe had a love child—conceived in the back of a van on the way to a show, of course. That just about sums up Broadway’s Next Hit Musical. Audience participation is key to this show, as the crowd is invited to throw out…
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Metro Staff on May 2, 2019
The imagery accompanying the new collaboration between San Jose’s own Turbo Sonidero and Persian-British selector Arrabalero recalls the Afro-Futuristic album art of George Clinton. Call it Aztlán-Futurism. Grupo Jejeje fuses electronic textures with the global diaspora of Cumbia music—which originated in Columbia but has gone on to influence some of the world’s…
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Erika Rasmussen on May 2, 2019
People crave beautiful things, and appetites—for food, for music, for art—are amplified as the sun sinks low in the sky. As the evenings grow warmer and dusk lingers longer, the Taylor Street Night Market returns. The community is invited to gather around and sample tasty offerings from food trucks, such as Capelo’s…
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Metro Staff on May 2, 2019
Ask Charles Yan where he comes from and he’ll tell you it all goes back to China’s Cultural Revolution. Yan—better known by his stage name, Chow Mane—grew up the son of political refugees in Salinas and the South Bay. He dropped his excellent debut EP, Mooncakes, in 2017. This month he followed…
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