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Kyle Martin on November 17, 2021
Lucas James Millan only has room for wolves in his crew. The east side San Jose rapper also known as LJame$ says anybody else just isn’t up to snuff; it’s leaders and lobos over all else.
“If you’re about the Lobo way, it’s all leaders, one pack,” says the 25 year old musician. Continue reading »
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Aaron Carnes on November 17, 2021
Ryan DiBiase was blown away that 225 people showed up to The Ritz in 2017 to see his latest skate video, Toga 4. By then, he’d been doing it for a while, but that one was quite the jump.
He premiered his first video, More Like Toga, in 2011 at a friend’s house to a crowd of five people. Its follow-up, Toga Party, premiered in 2012 at a different friend’s apartment to twenty. Seventy-five came to see Toga 3, which he screened at his own house. But the leap to Toga 4 was particularly amazing: suddenly, he was seeing strangers show up. Continue reading »
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Kyle Martin on November 17, 2021
Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Farruko—AKA Carlos Efrén Reyes Rosado—is going to rock out the SAP Center this Wednesday. This heavy hitting artist has collaborated with many Latin music legends such as Don Omar, Daddy Yankee, J Balvin and more. The energetic and electronic beats of Farruko’s music can be heard playing loud at the discoteca, its booming bass sounds, glittering synths and trumpets audible on his massive Summer hit “Pepas.” Farruko comes to the SAP Center touring his new album released earlier this year, and is expected to bring a great show. Continue reading »
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Kyle Martin on November 17, 2021
Columbian pop rock star Camilo Echeverry will be filling up the San Jose Civic Sunday for a Latin music party. After soaring to the top of Latin pop music through the pandemic, Camilo is finally looking to take some of his top hits on the road and show people what this music is all about. The pandemic may have limited Camilo’s reach on the stage, but now his popular tracks like “Millones,” “Ropa Cara,” “Vida de Rico” and many more can finally be experienced in person during Camilo’s “Mis Manos” tour. This music is to party and dance to, with plenty of love in the center. Continue reading »
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Mike Huguenor on November 17, 2021
The influence of South Bay drag queen Woo Woo Monroe can be felt all throughout the area’s drag community. As drag mother for the House of Woo, Monroe has put her beauty mark on numerous notable queens, like both Pam Cakes and Lemon Skweezy, who competed for glamorous kitchen supremacy earlier this year in SV Pride’s Drag Queen Cooking Showdown. At 3Below’s drag brunch—officially titled “Wigs, Waffles and Wine”—Monroe brings the show to the garish light of day with a morning full of music, dance, drink and breakfast favorites in an event that’s sure to be both sweet and savory. Continue reading »
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Jay Edgar on November 17, 2021
Belgian classical guitar virtuoso Jerome Mouffe has dedicated his life to the optimization of the instrument’s abilities, and holds the unique distinction of being the first guitarist to receive a Doctoral of Music Arts degree from the New England Conservatory of Boston. Boasting an extensive career as a chamber performer, instructor, and soloist, his recorded music career has focused on 19th-century Italian virtuoso music, including impressive transcriptions from famous violin caprices for the guitar. The evening will be hosted by the South Bay Guitar Society as part of a series of showcases of the masters of the instrument. Continue reading »
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Mike Huguenor on November 17, 2021
Barbara Manning is an indie rocker’s indie rocker. The Bay Area musician first made a splash back in the mid-80s in the Chico based indie pop group 28th Day, before becoming a darling of fanzines and underground press for her work with the band World of Pooh. The Land of Thirst, World of Pooh’s lone full-length has since become a coveted treasure among vinyl collectors. With SF Seals, she released a slew of solid folky indie rock on Matador Records in the mid-90s, and has been releasing a consistent and quietly stunning discography of solo work along the way as well. Continue reading »
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Jay Edgar on November 17, 2021
Of all the petty dramatics of suburban American life, nothing seems to offer a window into the soul of a people more than the yard dispute (remember when Rand Paul got beaten up by a neighbor over a pile of branches on their lawns?). Native Gardens plums the fraught realm of Homeowner Association competition, following up-and-coming professionals as they find themselves in intractable conflict with their popular older neighbors over the placing of a fence in between their lots. A tale of seething class conflict lying beneath well-manicured flower beds. Continue reading »
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Grace Stetson on November 17, 2021
There aren’t many comedians out there who compare to the straightforward yet sharply comedic style of Jon Stewart’s years on the Daily Show, but Bassem Youssef is a rare jewel by himself. The comedian and host of El-Bernameg—a satirical news show focusing on Egyptian politics—will be at the San Jose Improv this weekend for a four-show, two-night run. If his stand-up is anything like his life thus far, it will be full of suspense, humor and heartache, with stories from his time in Egypt, being pursued by the government for his comedy, and the experience of Arabs in America. Continue reading »
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Grace Stetson on November 17, 2021
In 2021, it’s important to acknowledge that Thanksgiving’s history isn’t necessarily one to be celebrated. At Mountain View’s Pear Theatre, playwright Larissa FastHorse brings that fact to life in her new production “The Thanksgiving Play.” The play follows three “woke” white thespians as they put on an elementary school play about the first Thanksgiving—without all the genocide and culturally appropriative missteps. The satirical take brings to light plenty of dark humor on the holiday, while giving the audience a chance to examine what to really give thanks for. Continue reading »
