You’re a young man. You were with your son in the park. He was about 4 years old and riding his two-wheeler bike. He was riding between you and apparently his mother—and he was not wearing a helmet. I noticed this right away and then I saw his helmet on your backpack.…
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Yousif Kassab on June 14, 2017
The 36th annual Fountain Blues Festival is just a week away. But for blues fanatics, there’s plenty more free-form jamming, harmonica solos and hard living to celebrate during “Blues Week,” which runs from this Sunday until the main event at Plaza de Cesar Chavez on June 24.
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Bill Kopp on June 14, 2017
After decades as a successful touring musician and recording artist, Jakko Jakszyk is fronting the band he discovered in 1969, when he was 11 years old. The British guitarist and vocalist recalls the first time he heard King Crimson’s “21st Century Schizoid Man.”
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Richard von Busack on June 9, 2017
In Son of the Morning Star we read that the elderly Sitting Bull enjoyed visits with old U.S. cavalry soldiers who came by to see him. With whom else could you have such a deep conversation about the Little Bighorn? This is the reason why, someday, you will be happy to hear Nickleback…
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A good friend introduced me to you nearly 25 years ago. At first you appeared like any other of your type, but what you had to say and how you said it stuck to me. When you left the gang and went on your own I grew closer. I admired your viewpoint…
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This week’s Hit List was going to feature Sacramento rapper Mozzy—and it still will! But be aware. His previously scheduled show at BackBar SoFa has been canceled. Possibly because E Mozzy—one of the emcees in Mozzy’s squad—started catching attention for all the wrong reasons. In an Instagram live video, E Mozzy dissed The…
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Yousif Kassab on May 31, 2017
Time flies when you’re having fun. SubZERO is back for its 10th year with two days of art, music and culture in San Jose’s SoFA District. Popping off in tandem with the monthly South First Fridays art walk, the festival will feature wild street performances, food, drink and plenty of local creatives showcasing…
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Last weekend, the Napa Valley Expo hosted BottleRock, the most gastronomically gourmet music festival in California. With five stages of live acts, multiple “gardens” devoted to wine, beer and upscale food as well as three days of the most idyllic weather on the planet, BottleRock tacitly promises a level of indulgence that…
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They say to always underpromise and overdeliver—and, for once, SV411 podcast pulled off the feat. This week we speak with Pulitzer Prize-winner Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of The Sympathizer. Viet shares his story on growing up as a refugee in San Jose and how he made peace with the city. We also…
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When Claudia Saenz relocated from Austin to San Jose, she found a thriving Latino DJ scene, which she definitely could appreciate. However, like most corners of the entertainment industry, she found that the local nightlife circuit was run predominantly by men. “I’m pretty new to San Jose, but I have noticed it is…
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