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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 as five fab girls find their true selves amid the raucous decade. Set to a collection of ‘60s classics like “These Boots Were Made For Walkin’,” “Downtown” and “Son of a Preacher Man,” Shout is South Bay Musical Theatre’s exuberant return to the stage after more than a year and a half away.
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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 pile up, the tale races towards a thrilling conclusion still debated today. The Tabard Theatre presents a timely staging of Henry James’s classic horror tale, just as the leaves begin to turn and a chill cuts through the air. Continue reading »
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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 from influences like The Smiths, Los Retros, the Beatles and The Marías to create a sound all their own. On top of it all are the powerful and stylish vocals of singer León Larregui, full of moving lyrics for Spanish speakers. Continue reading »
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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 of their own, and this guy rocks the stage for anyone wanting to dance and vibe with the rhythm. Loud and energetic, this show will shake the glass walls of this venue, and provide plenty of drops to keep people jumping through the night. Continue reading »
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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 strutting “Moves Like Jagger,” to this year’s trap-pop “Beautiful Mistakes” with Megan Thee Stallion. At Shoreline, they’re joined by “All About That Bass” and “Like I’m Gonna Lose You” singer Meghan Trainor. Continue reading »
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Jay Edgar on October 6, 2021
Perhaps best known for their terrific movie scores (including the iconic soundtrack for Minority Report), the Kronos Quartet’s constantly-changing membership have spanned four decades and over 900 commissioned works across a plethora of genres. Documentarian Sam Green (The Weather Underground) collaborated with the group to create a new kind of biographical piece: a documentary composed of archival footage of the quartet and interviews with frequent collaborators (including famous composer Philip Glass), all set to a live score to be performed by the Kronos Quartet whenever the documentary is screened. Continue reading »
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Alec Adams on September 29, 2021
We’re all acquainted with the magic of sports movies—timeless stories of how conflict and rivalries turn into bonds and community. The cultural footprint of the genre of storytelling is so huge, it’s a wonder we don’t see more groups bringing them to live theater. Enter The Great Leap. Playwright Lauren Yee’s comedic drama stages the geopolitical tension between the US and China circa 1989 on the basketball court in a kinetic story inspired by the pace of an exhibition game. San Jose Stage tips off their 2021-22 season with the exciting play, bringing to life all the satire and three-point attempts that come with it. Continue reading »
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Mike Huguenor & Katie Lauer on September 29, 2021
Though the official Oktoberfest in Munich, Bavaria has been canceled this year due to COVID concerns, one of the traditional sounds of the world-renowned festival will still be audible all throughout Germany’s third largest city: the tweeting of birds. Continue reading »
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Amani Hamed on September 29, 2021
This Friday, after a brief closure, a memorial gallery dedicated to the late photographer David Pace will reopen at San Jose’s Institute of Contemporary Art. Truly a man who contained artistic multitudes, Pace worked across decades, beginning from the moment he was gifted a Brownie Hawkeye camera for his eighth birthday in February, 1959. Continue reading »
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Mike Huguenor on September 29, 2021
San Jose hardcore moves fast. Two thousand people came to see Sunami play their second show. Three years after releasing their first album, Gulch have already announced their final tour. And Spy—a very new band with no music videos and only a four-song, seven-minute EP to their name—has somehow amassed over 17,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. Continue reading »
