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Mighty Mike McGee on January 5, 2022
There is a certain revelatory beauty in every open mic, in watching a rookie attempt their first public performance or a musician introducing you to their newest jam. In our area code, there is also a wealth of talent.
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Metro Staff on December 30, 2019
Over the course of seven full-length records, San Jose skate punks Jonny Manak and the Depressives have built a reputation for living fast, playing fast and skating fast. None of that’s really changed—except for the fact that frontman and bandleader Manak has put down the bottle and picked up his skateboard. You…
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Mighty Mike McGee on September 18, 2019
The Circus of Sin celebrates its third anniversary this Thursday at the Caravan Lounge. Featuring some of the South Bay’s wildest and most creative performers, this bawdy burlesque and variety show continues to draw a dedicated crowd. That’s thanks in no small part to the program’s debauched and demonic emcee, King Patrick—known…
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Nick Veronin on April 4, 2019
Pixelated tones and PBR tall boys are on the menu this Thursday at the Caravan. Los Angeles-based synthwave producer Scott McClure brings his mix of stuttering, John Carpenter basslines, soaring Final Fantasy textures and Crystal Quest flourishes to 98 Almaden Ave. Sharing the bill is San Jose’s very own Dead Mall, the…
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Mike Huguenor on January 9, 2019
Joan and the Rivers is one of San Jose’s most prolific and business-savvy punk bands. Instead of brooding in the studio for years, the local trio has kept the music coming in steady bursts. In 2018 they dropped three short EPs to satiate fans. Lost somewhere between the garage and the bar,…
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Nick Veronin on September 12, 2018
How does a group of young rogues from the South Bay end up the No. 3 pick on a UK-based magazine’s listicle of the best new music of the year? Who cares? It’s fucking rock & roll! But for those keeping score, Classic Rock did name the fuzzed-out garage rockers Casual Vibes…
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Stephen Perez on February 21, 2018
If you’re craving the sweet, electronic sounds of your favorite ’90s video game, Vector Hold has your fix. This solo project, fronted by San Jose musician Peter Rice, deals in blippy, 32- and 64-bit synthwave compositions. Much of the Vector Hold catalog is original material, though Rice has had some fun crafting…
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Nick Veronin on February 17, 2016
When speaking with Fernanda Lira on the subject of heavy metal, one thing quickly becomes abundantly clear. The bassist, vocalist and co-founder of the Sao Paulo thrash trio, Nervosa, is positively stoked on the genre. “It’s my life,” Lira says, enthusiastically. She’s not exaggerating. Raised by metalhead parents in Brazil’s biggest city,…
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Like so many creatives living in downtown San Jose, Ismael “Millhows” Villanueva had his epiphany at Cinebar. However, unlike like so many of his less-fortunate peers, the local musician was able to hold on to his inspiration—successfully preventing it from slipping away on a river of ice-cold Olympia and Jamo shots.
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Kyle Langlois is ecstatic. “We’re at this record-breaking concert thing,” he says, raising his voice to speak over the boisterous discussion going on around him. “We just finished playing. Now we’re taking pictures with a wooden fish.”
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