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Mike Huguenor on September 5, 2018
With a voice that falls somewhere between Aaliyah and Rihanna, Tinashe is a pop superstar in the making. She may not be a household name in America yet, but in plenty of places around the globe the former child star is already a major success, placing high on the charts with her trap-pop hit “No Drama” (featuring Offset) and club-ready sizzler “Me So Bad”—both of which are on her May 2018 release, Joyride. And with dance moves as good as her voice, club-goers at Pure are in for a great performance by an artist about to break.
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Mike Huguenor on September 5, 2018
In an age when Kellyanne Conway, Sean Spicer and Sarah Huckabee Sanders have all held positions of authority, it’s comforting to know that at least hips don’t lie. Shakira, she of throaty vocals and diminutive height, brings this eternal truth to the SAP Center in all its slinky glory. El Dorado, her 2017 album, may have been under-promoted in the mainstream, but it’s chock-full of classically Shakiran material like the dubby reggaeton of “Clandestino” and the club-ready “Chatanje,” songs sure to get the crowd going in San Jose. Continue reading »
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Estefany Gonzalez on September 5, 2018
Founded in Story City, Iowa, by singer and guitarist Parker Griggs, Radio Moscow got their first big break after Black Keys guitarist and singer Dan Auerbach got a hold of the band’s demo and produced their self-titled debut LP. Channeling the heavy, bluesy, psych-rock sounds of legendary power trios like Cream, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Blue Cheer, the three-piece, now based out of San Diego, have put out five full-lengths since that 2007 release. They are back in the states after their first Australian tour and come to San Jose behind their 2017 record, New Beginnings. Continue reading »
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Bill Kopp on September 5, 2018
Los Lobos is an American treasure. Formed in East L.A. in the early 1970s, the band has always drawn from across the entire spectrum of American music. While the group’s Latino roots invite easy comparison to groundbreaking acts like Thee Midniters, El Chicano, Malo and Santana, the group (whose name means “the wolves”) has always been about much more than one strain of music.
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I’m a down-on-her-luck type who never wins anything—raffles, free samples, the lottery, you name it—so standing next in line behind someone who pays it forward took me by surprise. It was at the chain coffee shop on the corner of McKee Road and Capitol Avenue in San Jose. You, wearing a baseball cap and a Cal Berkeley hoody, went up to the cash register and then asked me and the next woman in line what we’d like to order. The other lady and I had the same stunned look on our faces, like, “Who, me?” What a lovely way to start the morning. Thank you for picking up the tab. I’ll make a point now of relaying the kindness to someone else.
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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Nick Veronin on August 29, 2018
It’s been a little more than a month since the French men’s national team took home the 2018 World Cup title, defeating Croatia 4-2. Now that the men’s national teams have all gone home, the female footballers of the world are gearing up for their international tournament. In preparation for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France, the American women’s national team is set to play a friendly match with Chile at Avaya Stadium. It’s the final friendly before the ladies head off to the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s Championship, where they will compete for a berth in the French tournament. Continue reading »
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Andrew Lentz on August 29, 2018
You could find worse ways to ease into the Monday holiday than hanging with one of South Central Los Angeles’s most talented. With his proper debut, Victory Lap, Nipsey Hussle has culled years’ worth of mixtape ideas—which copped everything from West Coast funk (think “Hussle in the House”) to G-house and Philly soul—into a pleasingly disciplined joint with guest spots as disparate as Kendrick Lamar and Cee-Lo Green. Spitting about Lambos, diamond-encrusted Rollies or crushing the competition, Nipsey manages to come off as an inspirational figure rather than braggart. Continue reading »
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Wallace Baine on August 29, 2018
Talk about tight: Guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and bass player Jack Casady have been jamming together since they were scrawny teenagers in Washington, D.C. That’s close to 60 years. In the psychedelic ’60s, both Jorma and Jack climbed aboard the Jefferson Airplane. Their blues duo act Hot Tuna co-existed with the Airplane for a while, but has now long outlasted its more famous cousin. Kaukonen and Casady famously brought other simpatico artists into their orbit, and one of their long-time faves, the brilliant guitar virtuoso, Steve Kimock joins them for this date at the Winery. Continue reading »
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Wallace Baine on August 29, 2018
The bands, the synth patches and the haircuts that came and went with the 1980s all come rushing back in this grab-bag show designed to evoke the best of the Max Headroom years. Among the groups on the bill: A Flock of Seagulls, Wang Chung, Boys Don’t Cry, Missing Persons, Bow Wow Wow, Dramarama, Gene Loves Jezebel and When in Rome. Yes, you’ll probably run into someone you went to high school with; no, you won’t recognize them without the poofy hair and the Cyndi Lauper eyeshadow. Bet you look a lot different, too. Continue reading »
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Mike Huguenor on August 29, 2018
It’s been almost 60 years since the lovely weirdos at KFJC began broadcasting from Foothill College. What began in 1959 as a two-hour broadcast, four days a week, has since grown into one of the best college radio stations in the country. With their live session series, an encyclopedic library and some of the most knowledgeable DJs around, KFJC is a cultural jewel perched high in the Los Altos Hills. As part of their annual Penny Pitch, KFJC DJs will be broadcasting live from Streetlight Records, spinning vinyl and collecting your spare change. A little goes a long way. Here’s to another 60 years. Continue reading »
