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Kyle Martin on August 25, 2021
Dutch DJ Full Crate was way ahead of the Crate Challenge, mixing crates of styles together into a perfectly balanced, lowkey vibe that’s easy to sway to and never falls down. This is the kind of music that can be a getaway to peace from your troubles, or a lesson in how to stay cool and smooth. The DJ, producer and performer features an international array of artists sure to keep Continental’s cool clientele dancing throughout the night. This one’s a good night to bring a friend who might just be a little more than a friend. Continue reading »
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Li Patron on August 18, 2021
In late 2019, San Jose artist Melina Alexa Ramirez created what she imagined as a one-off illustration based on a tarot card: local photographer Justin Brown rendered as the Fool. Continue reading »
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Elliott Sky Case on August 18, 2021
A good drag husband is like a good sous chef: fast, able to take commands under high pressure and patient with the dramatics of creative/culinary genius. All these skills will be put to the test Monday, when South Bay queens Pam Cakes and Lemon Skweezy compete in SV Pride’s Drag Queen Cooking Showdown to kick off a week of Pride celebrations—with their respective partners assisting the challenge. Continue reading »
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Grace Stetson on August 18, 2021
Two of the funniest amigos in comedy are together again. This Monday, Steve Martin and Martin Short bring their newest tour, “Now You See Them, Soon You Won’t,” to the idyllic Mountain Winery, where they’re sure to sing, laugh, riff and improvise about their years of friendship and endless well of comedic work. The two-man show is entirely new material, but will likely harken back to their partnership over the last fifty years, from Saturday Night Live, through Father of the Bride and many more beloved comedic works. Pack a vaccine card, hand sanitizer and some tissue for the tears from hearty laughter! Continue reading »
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Mike Huguenor on August 18, 2021
Freestyle music is an undeniable part of the culture of San Jose, long soundtracking dance nights and lowrider cruises alike (between the golden oldies). At the new Q102.1’s “Freestyle Explosion,” many of the late ‘80s genre’s biggest and boldest names come together under one roof, artists like Expose (“Point of No Return”), Stevie B (“In My Eyes”), Shannon (“Let the Music Play”), and the one and only Lisa Lisa (“Can You Feel the Beat”), along with many others, all providing rhythms to make love shine in the dark all night long. In the words of Shannon, “Let it play!” Continue reading »
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Jay Edgar on August 18, 2021
Perhaps best known for the mid-aughts mega club hit “Changes” featuring the consummate British dance singer Laura V, Chris Lake has proven adept at churning out absolute club bangers and elevating up-and-coming musical talent. Spinning a breezy, highly accessible vision of house music, Lake has several charting club hits and a Grammy-nominated Deadmau5 collab to his name. This is the type of music that’s always playing in the background at those rich kid parties in Gossip Girl; he brings the party to Stanford this Saturday. Continue reading »
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Kyle Martin on August 18, 2021
Jamaican artist Ebony G. Patterson’s stunning solo mixed-media exhibition has been on display at the Institute of Contemporary Art since March, but its run ends soon. This Saturday, as the exhibit enters its final weeks, ICA holds a curator-led tour of the exhibit, inviting people to indulge their imagination in Patterson’s florid mixed-media worlds. Using intricate fabrics, tapestries and jewelry, Patterson dazzles the eye with interwoven images of faces, expressions, nature and life. ICA’s Christine Koppes and Wassan Al-Khudhairi, Chief Curator of the Contemporary Art Museum of St. Louis, lead the tour. Continue reading »
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Mike Huguenor on August 18, 2021
Campbell’s annual Boogie festival has gone through many names over the years, from “the Prune Festival,” to “Boogie on the Avenue,” to the geographically-misleading “Boogie on the Bayou.” But a Boogie festival under any other name would be just as funky, and this year’s “Boogie Music Festival Remixed” is no exception. With twenty live music acts playing four stages over two days, and plenty of delicious food and drink vendors on site, the returned Boogie remains Campbell’s finest opportunity to get a nice afternoon stroll on while taking in some tunes. Continue reading »
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Kyle Martin on August 18, 2021
It’s all about the three S’s, folks: sneakers, sneakers, sneakers. This weekend sneakerheads, hype fiends and style mavens alike can lace up and step out together at Sneaker Con. Best of all: it’s not in San Francisco, and it’s not in the Town: this two-day event—the first since May’s Sneaker Con Dallas—is right here in San Jose. Originally thrown in 2009, and now regarded as the world’s premiere footwear convention, this is the perfect event for anyone looking for some fresh new crepes, or looking to sell or trade some gems from their own collection of uppies. Who’s gonna show out? Continue reading »
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Mike Huguenor on August 18, 2021
Pete Lee wishes he could be a bad boy, but he’s still only been in one fight: “I got into a tussle with one of those motion sensor sinks,” the Wisconsinite comedian jokes. Self-described as tall, dark and pleasant, Lee’s comedy is hilariously harmless, making his own midwestern geniality the butt of most jokes. He does have a wild streak though, admitting in one bit to sniffing cocaine once. “I just wanted to smell it,” he says. “It smelled like energy and erectile dysfunction.” A frequent guest of the Tonight Show, Lee makes The Improv his home for the weekend. Continue reading »
