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Avi Salem on December 28, 2018
Move over, dinner and a movie. These days, it’s all about brunch and a piano—at least at San Jose’s Poor House Bistro. The last Sunday of 2018 starts with a New Orleans-themed piano brunch hosted by local “bourbon-esque” crooner and one-man show Johnny Fabulous. Boogie down while snacking on beignets and hear…
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Avi Salem on December 28, 2018
For nearly 40 years, The English Beat has been crossing musical genres and defying the limits of what it means to be both punk rock and British. As one of the first groups in the UK to fuse ska and punk, they’ve continued to evolve their sound through a number of studio…
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Avi Salem on December 28, 2018
That extended stretch of time after Christmas and before New Year’s Eve is a period of great ambiguity for those who are visiting home for the holidays. Presents have been opened, awkward political arguments have been made, family dinners have been eaten, but it’s not yet the new year and the hometown…
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Avi Salem on December 28, 2018
San Jose-based mixed media artist and muralist Micah Alfaro will install his latest art piece at Campbell’s Station X Salon while onlookers enjoy live music, drinks and bites. His newest mural will adorn the salon’s spacious front windows, which he’ll be painting live throughout the course of the evening. The local artist…
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Avi Salem on December 28, 2018
Making his debut first as a writer and then as a cast member on Saturday Night Live over 30 years ago, Rob Schneider is one of those Hollywood enigmas that’s done it all but can’t stop doing more. He’s had a role in more than 40 films since the early ’90s, starring…
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Avi Salem on December 28, 2018
In remembrance of San Jose’s Aaron Anaya, who tragically passed away in a DUI crash in November, local and out-of-town acts will be paying tribute to his life and legacy at this special fundraiser show and celebration. Many of the groups performing were friends of Anaya, who was also a musician, and…
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Los Angeles-based DJ and producer Falcons is no stranger to the hip-hop scene. Even before signing to producer and DJ A-Trak’s Fool’s Gold records in 2015, he was a regular at live events like Coachella and Boiler Room, mixing and performing alongside some of the scene’s heaviest hitters. Three years and dozens…
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Avi Salem on December 28, 2018
Keep things groovy and psychedelic this holiday season at the always-reliable Caravan Lounge, which presents Holiday Good Times N’ Cheer! with three local heavy hitters: the Magick Blues Band, Casual Vibes and Zack Freitas. Encompassing the realms of psychedelic, garage and folk rock, the night will start out mellow, with the soulful…
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Avi Salem on December 28, 2018
Two Netflix specials and two babies later, comedian Ali Wong is taking center stage again—this time not pregnant (we think) but with the same comedic force and exaggerated stage presence that brought her into the standup limelight. The San Francisco-born and -raised performer gained a serious following after her 2016 special, Baby…
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Nick Veronin on December 19, 2018
Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge grew up on opposite sides of the country. Muhammad hails from Brooklyn, while Younge is from Los Angeles. But musically speaking, the two have been on a collision course their entire lives.
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