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Metro Staff on October 16, 2019
Honoring the past while looking to the future, sjDANCEco opens its 17th season with Etched in Time, a program featuring “The Exiles,” a Paradise Lost masterwork by José Limón, and a world premiere piece based upon the experiences of a DACA-Dreamer immigrant living in the US. The world premiere is by Gabriel Mata, a San Jose State University graduate. “This is where/I Begin…” is a solo work—choreographed and performed by Mata—set to “Jenuwine Flow” by Michael Wall, a track originally created to accompany a 60-minute yoga flow. Barbara Day Turner conducts the accompanying San Jose Chamber Orchestra. Continue reading »
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Metro Staff on October 16, 2019
Fresh off the release of his latest standup special, comedian Bill Burr brings his outrage to Silicon Valley. The hour-long Paper Tiger, released on Netflix in September, takes aim at political correctness. “Everything has become absolutes,” Burr says, railing against what he perceives to be wrongheaded stances on both the left and the right. He questions the wisdom of the #MeToo slogan, “believe women” (“What about the psychos?!”), and blasts conservatives for blasting Colin Kaepernick. It’s a difficult needle to thread, especially for someone as white and loud as Burr. Then again, the Boston comedian has never shied away from controversy. Continue reading »
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Conor Agnew on October 16, 2019
Pirates Press Records’ 15th annual Rock The Ship Festival spans four days and five Bay Area venues, and features a wide cross-section of punk rock bands. The Starline Social Club will host evening shows Thursday-Sunday, with additional performances at Bottom of the Hill, Eli’s Mile High Club and the Elbo Room, but the main event takes place Saturday afternoon on the deck of the USS Hornet, a decommissioned aircraft carrier docked at the former Naval Air Station Alameda. Headliners include CJ Ramone as well as UK punk originators Cock Sparrer and Subhumans. Continue reading »
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Metro Staff on October 16, 2019
Riding high on a Tony Award nomination and favorable reviews, A Night With Janis Joplin takes audiences through the life and career of one of rock & roll’s original leading ladies. The production celebrates Joplin’s biggest hits, such as “Piece of My Heart,” “Cry Baby” and “Me and Bobby McGee.” The show will also consider the work of her biggest influences, including Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Nina Simone and Bessie Smith. Written and Directed by Randy Johnson, the show features Mary Bridget Davies, Amma Osei, Ashley Tamar Davis, Tawny Dolley and Jennifer Leigh Warren. Continue reading »
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Gary Singh on October 16, 2019
On Oct. 24, San Jose’s rock scene comes together at The Ritz in support of musician Matt Kolb, 49, who is fighting cancer. Bands from the early ’90s Cactus Club era—including Cafe of Regret, Firme and 187 Calm—will reunite for the cause, with Kolb mustering up some Marshall amp-level strength to talk about his battle. Continue reading »
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Bill Kopp on October 16, 2019
Midwestern rockers REO Speedwagon played together for more than 13 years before the band scored its first top 10 single. That song, “Keep On Lovin’ You” marked a new beginning for the group. And REO Speedwagon’s durability has been proven over and over again ever since: Nearly 40 years after that single (and several others from the blockbuster LP Hi Infidelity) ruled the charts, the band continues to tour. Continue reading »
I was there when it happened. Employees in a South Bay Apple Store indolently watched as four hoodie-wearing teens smashed and grabbed arms full of precious iPhones and MacBooks on a Friday afternoon. Amid sirens and chaos, you whispered to patrons, “Please don’t try and stop them—store policy.” Dear Tim Cook: Think different, please.
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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Avi Salem on October 9, 2019
It’s lunchtime in Atlanta and Jared Swilley is finally home—but not really, because he’s preparing to head back to the airport right after he hangs up. Also, what even is home when you’re in a band that tours all the time? Continue reading »
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Conor Agnew on October 9, 2019
Bob Dylan, arguably the greatest songwriter of all time, is fast approaching the sixth decade of his career. In the ’60s and ’70s he was a folk balladeer, an obnoxious rock & roll revolutionary and everything in between. In the ’80s and ’90s he was hit or miss. But at the end of the century he turned a philosophical confrontation with his own mortality into a personal renaissance. Since then he’s released a slew of critically and commercially successful albums, claimed an Academy Award and a Nobel Prize, and appeared in a Super Bowl commercial. Tickets are sold out, but one Metro reader can win a pair at metroactive.com/giveaways. Continue reading »
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Conor Agnew on October 9, 2019
The Silicon Valley Jazz Festival is a two-day celebration of music, culture and education. The festival unites jazz bands from Bay Area schools with established touring performers in an effort to spread appreciation for the art form and, hopefully, inspire the next generation of improvisational sax masters. The day festival at Fremont Park features 13 bands, plus vendors and food trucks. One paid concert will be held each evening at the Savanna Jazz club in San Carlos. Carl Saunders plays Saturday ($35) and Sunday is the Octobop afterparty ($20). Proceeds from the festival will fund various charitable endeavors of the San Carlos Kiwanis Club. Continue reading »
