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Mike Huguenor on October 13, 2021
On a Wednesday in July, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert hosted a musical guest on its “Play At Home” series who many around San Jose might have recognized. Following a brightly colored title card with the iconic show name (and another with the hashtag #Playathome), cameras revealed a stage decked out…
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Bill Kopp on October 13, 2021
Though he was already well-established as a metal guitarist, when Miguel Iniguez launched Starfarer in 2017 he was a total newcomer to the world of electronic music. Memories of 1980s horror and sci-fi soundtracks fired his imagination, inspiring him to take his new project in a radically different direction.
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Kyle Martin on October 13, 2021
Mexico City rock band Elefante is coming to Club Rodeo in San Jose Sunday night while the kids are asleep with a babysitter watching the house. Winding acoustic guitar riffs and powerful vocals in Spanish from this band are like a party where cousins and neighbors share barbacoa, tequila, mezcal and cervezas…
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Jay Edgar on October 13, 2021
Jazz is the place to go when you want to see musicians at the peak of their craft, and vocal jazz is where the human voice is truly put to the test. With her velvety vocals, excellent command of pitch, and airy and eclectic backing instrumentals, Jackie Gage has been waving the…
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Alec Adams on October 13, 2021
Can-co, Should-Co, Wilco! Not content with simply turning in 10 classic albums and calling it a good career, Chicago’s indie rock sextet are back touring their 2019 release Ode to Joy. They were supposed to tour it in 2020, but apparently something big came up that year which prevented it. Ode to…
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Grace Stetson on October 13, 2021
There’s nothing like classical orchestral piano compositions to ease us into the autumnal season. This weekend, Finnish pianist Juho Pohjonen performs selections from his growing discography in four virtual performances for Bay Area fans. For this year’s Steinway Society season, Pohjonen will draw from Bach’s “Goldberg Variations,” with his musical interpretations often…
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Jay Edgar on October 13, 2021
The son of ranchera legend Vincente Fernandez, Alejandro followed in his father’s footsteps in the national tradition, gaining fame in his own right before successfully crossing over to pop with his classic 1997 album Me Estoy Enamorando. On last year’s Hecho en Mexico, his sixteenth, Fernandez pivoted again, recording his first-ever all-Mariachi…
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Mike Huguenor on October 13, 2021
The work of Afro-Caribbean vocalist Christelle Durandy is frequently intoxicating. Whether singing dusky jazz numbers evocative of smokey basement clubs, or leading her all-female collective Cocomama over vivacious Afro-Carribean cinquillos, Durandy’s voice grabs listeners and holds on tight. At Mezcal, she’s joined by guitarist David Lechuga, a young virtuoso known for his…
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Kyle Martin on October 13, 2021
Look who creepin’, look who crawlin’, still ballin’ in the mix. Mike Jones is “Still Tippin’” and comes to San Jo this Thursday. The South Texas rapper is a legend in H-Town and brings a style to the stage that’s all his own (word to Swishahouse.) The chopped and screwed music gets…
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Grace Stetson on October 13, 2021
While musical styles and trends come and go, the musical creation of a group of friends never goes out of style. Formed back in 1974, Spyro Gyra has combined jazz, R&B, pop and funk for well over 40 years, earning them global standing, over 10 million albums sold and 5,000 shows played—and…
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