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Mike Huguenor on November 17, 2021
Barbara Manning is an indie rocker’s indie rocker. The Bay Area musician first made a splash back in the mid-80s in the Chico based indie pop group 28th Day, before becoming a darling of fanzines and underground press for her work with the band World of Pooh. The Land of Thirst, World…
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Kyle Martin on November 10, 2021
Kolohe Kai’s show in San Jose has been hotly anticipated and quickly sold out. The island reggae band was started in 2009 by lead singer Roman De Peralta from Oahu. Popularly known for its sunny pop songs such as “Ehu Girl” and “Cool Down,” Kolohe Kai also has more roots-rock and skankin’…
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Jay Edgar on November 10, 2021
Bay Area guitarist Mason Razavi is a terrific and consistent presence in the Bay Area jazz scene. The West Valley lecturer has performanced with both SF Jazz and San Jose Jazz, and caught play on jazz radio across the world with some great records of originals. Joined by frequent collaborator Brian Ho…
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Alec Adams on November 10, 2021
The word is officially out—the South Bay is at the center of an exciting moment in hardcore music. People are hungry for the sound, and our bands are out there representing us in moshpits and DIY venues throughout the nation. Hometown heroes Spy are back with a stacked lineup of touring and…
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Elliott Sky Case on November 10, 2021
Harry Styles and Jenny Lewis share a few parallels: both entered show business as teenagers and made their names in music as part of a group (One Direction and Rilo Kiley, respectively). Both have a penchant for weaving bygone eras of sound and style into perfect pop fabric, making Styles’ Love On…
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Kyle Martin on November 10, 2021
Los Angeles comedian Jimmy Shin’s momentous and riveting comedy party “The Shindig Show,” is coming Wednesday to the San Jose Improv—with hella comics showing out. Shin brings with him six other comedians, including some West Coast representation, to roll with the punches throughout the night. Shin has been featured on The Tonight…
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Mat Weir on November 3, 2021
Remember in the original Matrix when our hero, Neo—played by Keanu Reeves—tells the crew of the Nebuchadnezzar he saw the same black cat walk by twice? His crewmates grow anxious as he describes the experience, telling him: “déjà vu is usually a glitch in the Matrix. It happens when they change something.”
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Kyle Martin on November 3, 2021
SLC rapper Bobby B Mac comes to the Bay Area to rock San Jose’s Liquid Lounge this weekend. In his icy music videos, the young Samoan MC—and son of noted battle rapper B Side—can be seen spitting bars in the snow about his trials and tribulations throughout his years growing up in…
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Alec Adams on November 3, 2021
Oakland’s Morty Orkin has been dedicated to honoring the work of the great pop artists by way of tribute bands for a long time, moving from Michael Jackson to Neil Diamond to the one and only Prince. The Purple Ones have been in the game since 2012 and their commitment to doing…
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Kyle Martin on November 3, 2021
A giant party for Quebradita lovers—a Mexican style of dance and music—is coming Friday to San Jose’s Civic Center. This music is high energy, fast and full of melodies that spin tales of partying, love, life and travesuras. Friday’s featured artists include Mazatlán Sinaloa’s Mi Banda El Mexicano, Jalisco’s Banda Machos and…
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