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Matei Predescu on July 24, 2019
Bay Area-born jazz pianist and composer Taylor Eigsti is a force to be reckoned with in the contemporary jazz community. Coming up under the wing of West Coast jazz legend Dave Brubeck, the child prodigy and Grammy-nominated virtuoso rose to fame in the early 2000s. Now based in New York, he’s worked…
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Matei Predescu on July 24, 2019
Over the past few years, Outer-Space Entertainment has drawn together many of the South Bay’s rock outfits for various live events. The artist management and booking organization returns to Cupertino’s nightlife bastion, The X-Bar, with a showcase of homegrown artists like San Jose alternative rock quintet Living Among Giants and prog-metal rockers…
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Erika Rasmussen on July 24, 2019
To infinity and beyond. Well… just down the way in Sunnyvale, actually… for some tunes and good eats. Sunnyvale Jazz & Beyond transforms the meaning of “takeout” for the 10th year in a row. Every Saturday through Aug. 24, R&B, funk, blues and jazz perform as visitors browse menus on the table-lined…
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Metro Staff on July 24, 2019
Dance is one of humanity’s most cathartic outlets. La Misa Negra understands this primal drive and seeks to capitalize on our collective lust for movement. Hailing from Oakland, the seven-piece band excels at packing a world of sounds into every one of its tightly wound, hip-shaking numbers. Shimmying cumbia and Afro-Latin beats…
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I like to shop local and have always favored small independent coffeehouses. But after a trio of bad experiences (stale burned coffee, clueless indifferent employees and a filthy smelly restroom), I decided to surrender to the dreaded corporate behemoth from Seattle. That’s where I saw you. You greeted me with a genuinely…
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Matei Predescu on July 17, 2019
At 23, indie R&B singer-songwriter Ian Santillano is shining with artistic potential. Santillano hails from Hayward but is quickly gaining traction within San Jose’s DIY music scene. A self-taught multi-instrumentalist, Santillano’s lush guitar harmonies and bouncy bass lines complement his understated vocals with a waviness reminiscent of contemporary R&B acts like Daniel…
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Matei Predescu on July 17, 2019
San Jose alt-pop rock band Frantic Romantic has released six music videos since October in a concerted effort to build buzz for their new full-length album, Celestina, which comes out this Saturday. Their visually striking music videos for songs such as “Among the Stars,” “At Night” and “Rocketship,” showcase their original take…
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Erika Rasmussen on July 17, 2019
Back in 2017, when the Warped Tour announced it would no longer be making its annual cross-country trek, even those who took down the thumb-tacked posters of their alternative, punk and hardcore heroes long ago must have felt a tiny tug at the heartstrings. Fortunately for Bay Area locals, Shoreline is one…
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Erika Rasmussen on July 17, 2019
La música y el arte están vivos y buenos. Sonido Clash, a cultural arts collective, emerged in 2009 to address a lack of creative diversity in local nightlife. The group celebrates and explores the diaspora of Latinx sound and art, from the traditional to the contemporary, and hosts this summer fiesta. Sonido…
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Matei Predescu on July 17, 2019
This iconic classic rock band got its start playing in the nightclubs of late ’60s Chicago, ultimately taking the city’s name for its own. At a time when most rock groups stuck to the classic four-piece arrangement of two guitars, bass and drums, Chicago challenged conventions by incorporating the diverse musical traditions…
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