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Nick Veronin on August 15, 2018
Founded in 2007, Starover Blue grew out of San Jose State’s music department, where core members Kendall Sallay and Dirk Milotz met. The pair have been making music together for more than a decade now. They return to San Jose this week to debut their new single, “Anemone,” a shimmery dream pop…
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Andrew Lentz on August 15, 2018
Any rock nerd can form a cover band, but how many tribute vehicles are fronted by an actual guitar hero? As Zakk Sabbath, Black Label Society main man and on-again-off-again Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde does an inspired take on Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi’s classic riffs. Wylde, a multi-tasking savant, also does…
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Steve Palopoli on August 15, 2018
The “Final Transmission” episode of Documentary Now—the recent Netflix series in which Fred Armisen and Bill Hader lovingly skewer a different famous documentary in each installment—begins with a shot of Armisen’s feet as he walks out on stage in a white suit and says, “Hi. I got a cool little toy.” He…
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After five hours volunteering at the San Jose Jazz Summer Festival on Saturday, I thought I’d rest my feet and go listen to the last song of Booker T. To make sure that was OK, I asked the gatekeepers for permission to enter the VIP section by the main stage and wound…
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Nick Veronin on August 10, 2018
Still pounding on the 88 keys at the age of 82, Jerry Lee Lewis has had long and storied career. Known for such hits as “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” and “Great Balls of Fire,” Lewis is also rumored to have set his instrument on fire during a Brooklyn performance in 1958—nearly…
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Bill Kopp on August 10, 2018
At its core, rock & roll has always been about youthful rebellion. From the national debut of Elvis Presley—who was initially shown on television waist-up so as not to offend delicate sensibilities with his shaking hips—to transgressive modern-day artists like Marilyn Manson and GWAR, part of rock music’s mission has to been…
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Nick Veronin on August 9, 2018
As awesome as the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest is sure to be, many locals will surely be heading to San Francisco this weekend for the annual Outside Lands event. This year certainly boasts a litany of great acts, including The Weeknd, Florence + The Machine, Janet Jackson, Future, Portugal. The Man…
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Wallace Baine on August 9, 2018
Forget Jagger. Forget Morrison. Forget Plant. For millions of boomers, the voice of thunderous, pissed-off, rock & roll rage is Roger Daltrey—the blonde-tressed front man of The Who. Daltrey had to be a big voice to compete on stage with Pete “Bleeding Fingers” Townshend and the madman drummer Keith Moon. At 74,…
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Wallace Baine on August 8, 2018
There’s a little bit of something for everyone at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest. Here are some of the highlights—from hot Latin rhythms to laid back licks, genre-defying new artists old standard bearers.
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Bill Kopp on August 8, 2018
IT’S ONLY A slight overstatement to call trumpeter Herb Alpert the king of 1960s easy listening music. Alpert, of course, led the staggeringly successful Tijuana Brass; if you’ve ever been in a thrift shop, you’ve seen Whipped Cream and Other Delights, the record with that famously racy cover photo. Alpert is the…
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