It’s a great time for enjoying music in the open air. Los Lobos kick off the 2016 Music in the Park series this Friday at Plaza de Cesar Chavez. Jazz on the Plazz will be helping locals unwind mid-week with their Wednesday series of free jazz concerts in Los Gatos Town Plaza.…
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L.A. Kurth on June 20, 2016
Hosted by Anne Sconberg and Mark Henderson—creators of Anne & Mark’s Art Party—“Pivot: The Art of Fashion” was a celebration of creativity in Silicon Valley. One part fashion show, one part pop-up art gallery, Saturday night’s event was a pre-party for Anne & Mark’s Art Party 2016, scheduled to be held Sep.…
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Stacy Torres on June 17, 2016
Tickets are on sale today for the world-renowned Cirque du Soleil, who make their return to Silicon Valley in February 2017. Known for their high-flying, elaborate performances and decidedly modern aesthetic, the Canadian troupe of gymnasts, mimes and dancers are bringing their latest touring production, LUZIA, to San Jose.
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Nick Veronin on June 15, 2016
Fifty years is a long time for any relationship. When a marriage hits the half-century mark, the celebration is called a “golden anniversary.” But when a band makes it through five decades—of living on the road, continuing to release relevant material, keeping up a unified public image and maintaining healthy interpersonal relationships—it’s…
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BottleRock, the Napa Valley music, food and art festival, has come a long way since it’s inaugural year in 2013, when the founding promoters lost their collective shirts on the event.
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Nick Veronin on May 25, 2016
As the opening bookend to the Bay Area’s summer music festival season, the avid weekend warrior would do well to think of BottleRock as a warm-up. The three-day celebration is packed with some of the biggest names in pop, as well as plenty of amazing, lesser-known acts—not to mention the culinary celebrities,…
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Nick Veronin on May 25, 2016
Though he doesn’t have the energy he had in his 20s, Bobby Liebling, the creator and longtime frontman for pioneering metal band Pentagram, says he still feels like a 25-year-old at heart. “I didn’t grow up,” the singer and songwriter says, speaking over the phone from Mesa, Arizona, where his band is…
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Nick Veronin on May 4, 2016
Plenty of people dread their 40th birthday, but according to Ian Bavitz—better known by his stage name, Aesop Rock—the idea of being “over the hill” was particularly distressing. “Being an older dude in a younger dude’s game, it just loomed,” the indie emcee and producer says. “I think it caused a lot…
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Nick Veronin on April 20, 2016
We walk around with the entire internet in our pockets, calling up ride-sharing services from our mobile devices and perusing menus online whilst en route to our favorite restaurants. The world is at our fingertips and waiting… well, that is so 20th century. The organizers of the annual SoFa Street Fair certainly…
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The Coachella music festival has begun. For those of you unable to make it—or unwilling to fork over the cash for tickets and $7 Heinekens—the show is being live streamed on YouTube. Check it out below:
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