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Nick Veronin on April 24, 2019
For the better part of a century Tom Jones has kept his mojo running strong. A cultural icon, Jones is responsible for some of the biggest pop hits of the past 50 years—including “It’s Not Unusual,” “She’s A Lady” and “What’s New Pussycat.” The later of these took on new life after…
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Mike Huguenor on April 17, 2019
About three minutes into “Only Acting,” the lead single from Kero Kero Bonito’s 2018 album Time ‘n’ Place, the whole thing falls apart. Like a CD player trying to read a scratched disc, the track skips on a fragment. A moment later it shuts down, pulling everything into silence. Then comes the…
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Erika Rasmussen on April 17, 2019
Where is AI taking human agency and democracy? It’s not a question for Alexa. Nicholas Thompson, editor-in-chief of Wired magazine, will moderate a conversation between Fei-Fei Li, a Stanford professor of computer science, and Yuval Noah Harari, a history professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Li, a former vice president for…
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Nick Veronin on April 17, 2019
The Dangerous—a brand new reggae project started by Edgar Fernandez and Kevin Azavedo, formerly of San Jose’s proggy alternative outfit Citabria—drop their debut, Made of Gold, on 4/20. It’s a seriously kind nugget of kinky upstrokes and eyeball rattling downbeats. As with any great reggae record, the 11-track album is packed with…
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Erika Rasmussen on April 17, 2019
Stanford’s Taiwanese Cultural Society celebrates the Bay Area’s diverse Asian population by indulging visitors with a traditional Taiwanese open-air market. Student associations and vendors will share the cultural and culinary customs of Taiwan and the surrounding region. By virtue of its location—near mainland China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Japan and Korea—the island state…
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Erika Rasmussen on April 17, 2019
The touring production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash Broadway hit is back in the Bay Area, playing at San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre through September. For those Hamilton-heads who can’t make it to San Francisco—or simply want to double their dose of Alexander and Eliza—the San Jose Pop Up Choir will perform all the…
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Erika Rasmussen on April 17, 2019
Thirty years in a shoebox. After spending more than a quarter-century in solitary confinement, Jack L. Morris has a lot to say. This play animates Morris’ friendship with Sheila Pinkel, an artist troubled by the rise of incarceration in the United States. Jack’s letters to Sheila come to life in a dynamic…
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Mike Huguenor on April 17, 2019
Pop music has changed a lot in the last 60 years, but there’s still something to be said for that little thing called melody. With an ear for the classics, South Bay power-pop group David Brookings and the Average Lookings have a knack for matching soaring melodies to jangly AM chord progressions.…
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Erika Rasmussen on April 17, 2019
Preacher Lawson is not at a loss for material. His family had already moved 20 times before he turned 10. He eventually landed in Orlando, where he channeled his active sense of humor and infectious energy into standup comedy. Lawson caught a big break on the 12th season of America’s Got Talent.…
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Nick Veronin on April 17, 2019
This week’s installment of The Changing Same features a DJ sets from Santos Guzman and Fela Kutchii. Guzman has made a name for himself by blending textures from his native Mexico with hip-hop, electronic and indie rock sensibilities that are distinctly American. Oakland selector Kutchii prides herself on keeping things both inclusive…
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