While it will most certainly dominate the local arts page headlines, San Jose Jazz Summer Fest isn’t the only hot ticket in town this weekend. Sango, a Seattle-bred producer and DJ, performs at The Continental, Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy trade killer licks at The Mountain Winery and Ben Harper is reunited with…
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Melissa Hartman, Stacy Torres, Nick Veronin on August 3, 2016
Music in the Park returns this Thursday with the L.A.-spawned cultural melting pot that is Ozomatli. That same night, Barbra Streisand, one of the last true lounge singer legends, looks back on her long and bedazzled career with a performance at SAP Center. Back in town for its 22nd year The Vans…
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Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann—along with John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, and Jeff Chimenti—rolled through their old Grateful Dead stomping grounds, Shoreline Amphitheatre (which Bill Graham allegedly designed to resemble the band’s iconic “Steal Your Face” logo from above. Naturally, Deadheads young and old turned up in force, many without tickets…
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The Major League Soccer All-Star Team fell to Arsenal Football Club yesterday, July 28. The squad, comprising top talent from American and Canadian soccer teams lost 1-2 at Avaya Stadium, the San Jose Earthquakes’ recently completed home field.
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In his recent Netflix special, Freedumb, Jim Jefferies calls Donald Trump’s backers “fucking dummies.” The comedian, who plays the City National Civic in San Jose on July 28, characterizes the demagogue’s statements as “really simple shit that means nothing” and concludes the bit with a legitimately touching plea, entreating his audience to…
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John Flynn, Melissa Hartman, Daphne Morales, Tad Malone, Stacy Torres, Nick Veronin on July 27, 2016
So many heavy-hitters are coming to town this week. In addition to Adele at the Shark Tank, Ziggy Marley at the Mountain Winery, and co-headliners Korn and Rob Zombie descending on Shoreline Amphitheatre, we also have funnymen Jim Jefferies and Joel McHale, the MLS All-Star Game at Avaya Stadium, Mayer Hawthorne at…
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This past weekend marked the beginning of festivities in the run up to Thursday’s big game between the MLS All-Star squad and London’s top-ranked Arsenal Football Club. While the San Pedro Square Market has been hosting a number of events, the marquee pre-party came Monday, as Florida party rapper Flo Rida and Mexican…
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Tad Malone on July 20, 2016
Since its release, first as an album and then a musical, Green Day’s Tony- and Grammy-winning American Idiot—a tale of political and adolescent alienation—has become a part of the contemporary canon. City Lights Theater’s new adaptation adeptly packs the sprawling, Broadway-sized rock opera into an intimate black-box theater, without losing any of…
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John Flynn, Tad Malone, Stacy Torres, Nick Veronin on July 20, 2016
This week, witness the production that pushed pop punk over the top to claim its rightful place in the Western canon. Green Day’s American Idiot comes to City Lights Theater in San Jose’s SoFA District. Jill Scott brings her retro jazz, neo-soul and hip-hop sensibilities to The Mountain Winery. Toxic Summer drops…
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Melissa Hartman, Stacy Torres, Daphne Morales on July 13, 2016
Classic rock, big EDM drops, bigger laughs and some serious mosh pit action. This week’s Hit List is brimming with great shows and performances, including AC/DShe at Music in the Park, The Chainsmokers at Great America, Mike Epps at The Improv and punk rock veterans Strung Out at The Ritz.
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