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Jay Edgar on October 6, 2021
While he was plotting his first foray into writing a musical, theatrical wunderkind Justin Huertas fell in love with the folk band Joseph.
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Alec Adams on October 6, 2021
How much is there left to be said about Hamilton? At this point, it is easily the most culturally salient Broadway show of this writer’s lifetime, the hip hop tale of the orphan Alexander Hamilton, who rises from poverty to become one of America’s founding fathers. Back when it was brand new,…
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Jay Edgar on October 6, 2021
German multimedia artist Hito Steyerl’s latest exhibition, Factory of the Sun, debuted back in August at the San Jose Museum of Art, and has wowed art lovers with a distinct vision of techno-political dystopian threat and utopian potential. Next month, the museum will debut Trevor Paglen’s latest experiment in disruptive installation art…
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Mike Huguenor on October 6, 2021
This Sunday, a pack’s worth of charismatic hip hop artists take the stage for Wolf Records’ first-ever label showcase at LVL Uproar downtown. Performers include up and coming San Jose rappers like Deja Carter and LJAME$—both of whom have recently released banging new records—bona fide local celebrity Yonex Jones, as well as…
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Alec Adams on October 6, 2021
“Guitar Foundation of America” is a perfectly descriptive name for an organization. There is absolutely no doubt what this group could be in charge of—they do guitars! It would stand to reason then, that their president would be, in very real terms, the “President of Guitars.” That, my friend, is Martha Masters.…
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Mike Huguenor on October 6, 2021
Tumultuous though they were, there was a lot to love about the 1960s. It was a decade of striking musical and sartorial choices, vital counterculture and a libertory push for sexual and racial equality. In Shout! The Mod Musical, all of these epochal charms get blended into a go-go booted, technicolor revue…
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Mike Huguenor on October 6, 2021
In The Turn of the Screw, a young woman hired to watch over two orphans becomes convinced that they are not alone in their stately English manor. A pair of eerie strangers keep appearing on the grounds, bearing a striking resemblance to the kids’ former caretakers, who died mysteriously. As the mysteries…
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Kyle Martin on October 6, 2021
On Thursday, Mexican Grammy winning rock band Zoé drops in to the San Jose Civic Center to perform songs from new album Sonidos de Kármatica Resonancia. Known for their lively instrumentation and smooth vocals, Zoé’s music is like an audio trip around the world. The band hails from Mexico City, and draws…
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Kyle Martin on October 6, 2021
EDM artist Troyboi is gonna “Buss It” open Thursday night at the Glass House on his college tour this year. Troyboi’s dancefloor-packing sets pair heavy bass and twisting melodic outbursts with a mesmerizingly bright light show. With samples pulling from from Southeast Asia, the U.K. and elsewhere, Troyboi’s mixes have a flavor…
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Mike Huguenor on October 6, 2021
Will she be loved? If Maroon 5 has any say in the matter, yes, she will. Since 2002’s Songs About Jane, the pro-love pop juggernauts led by The Voice and Proactiv infomercial star Adam Levine have had a never-ending run of pop hits, from the shimmying “This Love,” to the ubiquitous rooster…
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