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Anne Gelhaus on March 20, 2019
Known by his last name—the Hawaiian word for righteous—Kapono has been a musical representative for his home state since the ’60s. He has taken home 14 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards—Hawaii’s Grammy—including Album of the Year and Lifetime Achievement. In the ’70s he played with the duo Cecilio & Kapono, the first Hawaiian…
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Metro Staff on March 20, 2019
There’s just something about putting a bunch of talented singers together with some top notch producers, dressing them up in sharp suits and letting the cameras roll. It worked with The Monkees, it worked with The Supremes, it worked with The Backstreet Boys and it’s surely working with Why Don’t We. Comprising…
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It is derided as a lesser art form—not heady enough for the classical and jazz crowds; not gritty or pure enough for devotees of rock & roll, hip-hop and “real” country. It is manufactured, overly processed, formulaic. It is simple.
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Metro Staff on March 20, 2019
There’s a lot of ’80s nostalgia out there these days, but Com Truise is less nostalgia and more like a person still physically living within the ’80s. The L.A.-based electronic musician is famous for his use of vintage synths and drum machines, patching together atmospheric dance tracks with the equipment of the…
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Metro Staff on March 20, 2019
One of San Jose’s best vintage and used clothing boutiques, Black & Brown has been going strong for well over a decade. The shop has endured multiple location changes and volatile shifts in the economy by sticking to what it does best—curating a badass selection of high style threads. This year the…
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Metro Staff on March 20, 2019
After a wet winter, the sun is awakening magnificent floral displays everywhere. In fact, the so-called “super bloom” is drawing hordes of tourists to oft-overlooked towns in the Inland Empire, with wondrous displays of desert flora. You don’t have to go all that way to see an amazing collection of flowers, though.…
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Metro Staff on March 20, 2019
Born in Bosnia, the EDM producer and DJ Salvatore Ganacci (neé Emir Kobilić) made a name for himself spinning up dancehall and moombahton house tracks in his adopted home, Sweden. As with most promising beat-makers in the island bass archipelago, he is on Diplo’s radar and has collaborated with Jillionaire of Major…
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Anne Gelhaus on March 20, 2019
Hailed by the New York Times as the “greatest living interpreter of Groucho Marx’s material,” Frank Ferrante portrays the young Groucho of stage and film, while reacquainting the audience with brothers Harpo and Chico as well as the much-maligned Zeppo and the rarely seen Gummo. Ferrante also invokes his peers Charlie Chaplin,…
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Metro Staff on March 20, 2019
It’s practically a universal truth: working out sucks. Well… most of the time. If you’re running on a treadmill or pumping iron next to sweaty strangers, of course exercise is going to feel more like a chore than recreation. Then there’s climbing. The Studio Climbing gym gives members a place to socialize,…
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Anne Gelhaus on March 20, 2019
Leo Tolstoy’s novel, first published as a serial from 1875-1877, has inspired more than 30 screen adaptations, a play and a ballet, but it is only recently that the tragic love story has been set to music. The Moscow Operetta Theatre’s version of Anna Karenina opened in October 2016, and 3Below is…
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