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Nick Veronin on April 4, 2019
Though they’ve been brewing up a storm for years, it feels like Camino Brewing Co. opened their taproom just yesterday. Well, time flies when you’re having fun—and there are few things more fun than drinking beer. It’s been a year since Camino Brewing Co. opened up their taproom at 718 S. 1st St. in San Jose and they are throwing a party to celebrate. Come by from noon until 10pm for local brews, tasty bites, games and live music—plus the limited release of some new barrel-aged beers. Continue reading »
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C.J. Prusi on April 4, 2019
Though they’ve transitioned from a glossy, Warped Tour-ing electro-punk quartet to a party-rocking DJ trio, Cash Cash’s love for good, old-fashioned rock & roll can still be heard in “Belong,” their collaboration with early-aughts emo heartthrob Dashboard Confessional. This New Jersey production crew first broke out in 2008 with their sugar-coated techno-pop debut, Take it to the Floor. They have since shifted their sights from the mosh pit to the dance floor, filling their 2016 LP, Blood, Sweat & 3 Years, with a slew of club-ready bangers featuring a variety of guest vocals from artists as diverse as John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls and Busta Rhymes. Continue reading »
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Nick Veronin on April 4, 2019
Pixelated tones and PBR tall boys are on the menu this Thursday at the Caravan. Los Angeles-based synthwave producer Scott McClure brings his mix of stuttering, John Carpenter basslines, soaring Final Fantasy textures and Crystal Quest flourishes to 98 Almaden Ave. Sharing the bill is San Jose’s very own Dead Mall, the solo project of Maureen McCabe, who weaves together warbly, buzzing Casio keys, lo-fi hand claps and mournful, meditative melodies—all shot through with a healthy dose of VHS fuzz and slap-back echo. Basura conspirator DJ Bit presides over the evening’s festivities. Continue reading »
There was a time when it made sense for the Dwarves to exist. Founded in the mid-’80s, they began in Chicago as a brash garage-psych outfit. By then, shock rock was nothing new and the hardcore scene had already formed as a razor-sharp splinter of the punk movement. Continue reading »
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C.J. Prusi on April 4, 2019
The Changing Same holds true to its mission of hosting the most promising rising stars at the bleeding edge of soul, funk and R&B. This Thursday, the weekly party brings Parisian beatsmith Arnaud Antoine Rene Bernard, known by most as Onra. He is perhaps best known for his 2010 LP, Long Distance—which garnered an 8.0 rating on Pitchfork. After releasing the first two installments in 2007 and 2012, Onra completed the final album in his Chinoiseries trilogy in 2017. All of the music in the series was built using samples from records he gathered while traveling through Vietnam, China and Thailand. Continue reading »
Listen, I’ve met people with agoraphobia. One of them was so afraid of the outdoors that he holed himself up in a tiny cabin in the Santa Cruz mountains for literally three years, venturing out only when enough of his friends spent days coaxing him out of hiding long enough to go to things like doctor’s appointments and group therapy sessions. It’s no joke. So I get a little irritated when you, my dear, cite your self-diagnosed agoraphobia as reason to not answer my text messages or phone calls or what have you. You might have anxiety issues, but stop pathologizing your lack of communication as some dramatic phobia that I’m pretty darn sure you don’t have.
I Saw You is an anonymous “man on the street” column. Email your rants and raves about co-workers or any badly behaving citizens to [email protected], or send to 380 S. First St, San Jose, 95113. Submissions should stick to about 100 words.
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Bill Kopp on March 27, 2019
Acoustic guitar trios are nothing new. But in the hands of the musicians calling themselves the California Guitar Trio, the instrument is approached in a unique way, and the sounds created are subtly different. Continue reading »
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Metro Staff on March 27, 2019
Luis Valdez, the iconic Chicano playwright and director behind Zoot Suit, La Bamba and El Teatro Campesino, stages the world premiere of his latest work, Adios Mama Carlota, The Empress of Mexico. Empress Carlota—daughter of King Leopold I, King of the Belgians—inherited her title after marrying Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico (later executed in the country Napoleon III had entrusted him to rule). The play is narrated by Carlota, 60 years after she fled Mexico to Europe in a failed attempt to save her husband’s crown and his life. The production runs through April 28. Continue reading »
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C.J. Prusi on March 27, 2019
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents the latest installment in piano virtuoso Hershey Felder’s “Great Composer Series.” Felder has given more than 5,000 performances over the last two decades, portraying the likes of Beethoven, Gershwin and Tchaikovsky. He now sets his sights on the work of French impressionist composer Claude Debussy and the city of light, mixing the story of Debussy’s life with his own personal Parisian history. Directed by Trevor Hay, who has worked with Felder on many of his past performances as well as on Broadway, the production will run through May 5. Continue reading »
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C.J. Prusi on March 27, 2019
Slowcore darlings Sprain play with Eastern Westerner and Eve’s Peach, in a concert hosted by The Come Up, a San Jose DIY collective that’s been making a lot of noise on the local scene of late. Come watch “the doom band that decided to play clean,” led by April Gerloff and Alex Kent, as they wind down their tour of the Pacific Northwest . The mostly quiet L.A. indie band made waves with their eponymous EP in August. Sprain crafts the kind of luscious lo-fi music perfect for staring at walls, crying or standing with your hands in your pockets nodding thoughtfully. The suggested donation is $5. Continue reading »
