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Avi Salem & Nick Veronin on September 11, 2019
A little bit of country, a little bit of rock & roll and a little bit of hip-hop swagger. For the second summer in a row, alt-rock hit-machine Cake joins forces with singer, songwriter and piano-pop powerhouse Ben Folds—hitting the road with guitars, trumpets and vibraslap in tow.
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Gary Singh on September 11, 2019
Each year the Steinbeck Center presents the Steinbeck Award, celebrating musicians, writers, documentarians, thinkers, artists and activists whose work embodies the empathetic spirit and values of John Steinbeck. Previous recipients include Bruce Springsteen, Rachel Maddow and Ken Burns. This year, British folk-pop superstars Mumford & Sons are set to accept SJSU’s illustrious…
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C.J. Prusi on September 11, 2019
It’s sure to be a wild night when Colombian singer and songwriter Maluma brings his 11:11 world tour to the SAP Center. Maluma’s 2016 single “El Perdedor” is just one of several of his videos that have tallied more than a billion views on YouTube. Part of the new school of Latin…
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C.J. Prusi on September 11, 2019
In anticipation of 2020—and Beethoven’s 250th birthday—the Community School of Music and Arts hosts the latest installment in its a concert series honoring the beautiful sonatas of our good friend, Ludwig van. Composed over the course of three decades, the 32 sonatas are widely recognized as some of the most important compositions…
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C.J. Prusi on September 11, 2019
What better way to end the summer than with a cerveza preparada? Whether you come for the acidic tomato juice, the kick of the chile, the citric tang of lime or the pleasant buzz that comes along with finishing a few, the bartenders at Chacho’s are ready to celebrate this delicious Latin…
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C.J. Prusi on September 11, 2019
The rap gods have smiled on San Jose. This weekend’s Kings of the West extravaganza brings a completely stacked lineup—including Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, The Game, E-40 and Warren G—to the Shark Tank. These hip-hop heroes come to town as part of a broader series of concerts celebrating the SAP Center’s 25-year…
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Nick Veronin on September 11, 2019
For two decades San Jose native Kung Fu Vampire has batted away record contracts even as he’s charted favorably and toured with the biggest names in horrorcore. Like an undead, white-irised Frankie Blue Eyes, he’s done it his way. In 2016, with Look Alive, he ditched the colored contacts and Bella Lugosi…
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I get that you’re into some weird shit, but I never asked to hear about it. So, I don’t understand why you feel compelled to send me unsolicited text messages looping me into your fucked-up sex life. Like, that’s cool that you enjoy a good romp with your friendly neighborhood courtesans, but…
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Bill Kopp on September 4, 2019
It’s best not to read too much into the fact that eclectic musician and songwriter Mary Timony’s band Ex Hex took its name from a solo album she made back in 2005. “Honestly, I just saw Ex Hex as a cool name for a band a long time ago, and since I…
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Erika Rasmussen on September 4, 2019
¡Pinche Juan! the crowd would yell for lead vocalist Rubén Albarrán. He changes his moniker for just about every album Café Tacvba releases. Thus far, he’s adopted at least 15 stage names. The group itself proves just as fluid. They’ve dipped their toes into just about every genre one might imagine. During…
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