Author Lise Pearlman and photographer Ilka Hartmann will discuss the Civil Rights movement along with Pearlman’s book, Call Me Phaedra: The Life and Times of Movement Lawyer Fay Stender. A civil rights advocate and attorney, Stender made a name for herself representing influential members of the Black Panthers—and for her prison reform efforts. An exhibit of Hartmann’s photos, Faces of Resistance, is currently on display at the museum. The collection captures moments from the Anti-War and Social Justice movements of the ’60s and ’70s. There will be a Q&A following the talk, and signed copies of Pearlman’s book will be available for purchase. (KL)

Remembering The Struggle
Thu, 7pm, $10
NUMU, Los Gatos

Well, Halloween is over, and if you’re anything like us, Sunday wasn’t enough time to fully recover from the weekend’s festivities. Whether you’re hungover from sugar, drinks or sugary drinks, we’re happy to provide you with a quick break from the grind. Check out these photos captured by intrepid Metro photog, Greg Ramar, as he braved the creeps and cooks on an epic Halloween pub crawl from Hollister, through Los Gatos and Campbell, and on to San Jose.

Los Angeles-based producer Myndset has remixed everyone from Deadmau5 to Drake, and shared a stage with electro pioneers Steve Angello, Congorock, and Cedric Gervais. He spins at Los Gatos Bar & Grill on Thursday, April 5th. And over at SanJose.com, you can enter to win your very own private party, complete with VIP access and complimentary bottle service for up to five friends.

Myndset’s something of a blog favorite, and his Hype Machine remixes and repertoire of electro and progressive house tracks place him squarely alongside fellow internationalists Diplo and the Swedish House Mafia. The guy puts on a show, complete with oddball headgear and *gasp* – turntables. That’s worth a trip to Los Gatos, right?

It’s been seven years now since dredg released their breakout third album, Catch Without Arms. Considering the impact the record had on the Los Gatos artists’ career—both because it was their first album to chart, and their last album for Interscope—it’s ironic that one of the best-remembered shows from the supporting tours at the time was when they played their other two albums in their entirety. They’ll correct that when they play Catch Without Arms in its entirety at Avalon on Thursday.

In retrospect, dredg was handling what could have been a difficult transition for fans perfectly back then. Though Catch Without Arms doesn’t sound as different from their previous albums now as it was made out to be at the time, it was undeniably a simpler, more accessible set of songs. Gone were the “brushstroke” interludes of El Cielo, and the winding, impressionistic touches of their concept albums.

Though there was a central concept at the heart of Catch Without Arms, it was a leaner, more powerful brand of the band’s angular art-rock. Fans could have taken it hard, worried that dredg was losing its edge, and maybe some did, but in their live shows dredg staked out a solid link between the new songs and their previous albums.

Ultimately, it worked—the album pleased early devotees while also expanding their following dramatically. But if the qualities that made Catch Without Arms unique got a bit of a raw deal at the time, this show offers a chance to re-discover them.

Los Gatos’ dredg play Thursday, March 22, at Avalon in Santa Clara, 8pm; $20.

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