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Kyle Martin on December 8, 2021
Jazz, jazz and more jazz is scheduled for Christmas at the Shed, an annual swingin’ party for the holidays at the Drying Shed featuring the Bay Area’s beloved A Touch of Brass Big Band. The 18-piece orchestra brings private, corporate and community shows to Northern California with enough brass to make a…
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Elliott Sky Case on December 8, 2021
It may already be December, but Halloween is never over for those who truly believe. This Thursday, downtown fixture The Caravan Lounge hosts SHRINE, a certified Goth Nite featuring DJs Hex Embrace, C_Death, and (the most goth name of them all) Julian. Hex Embrace has been spotted spinning all over the Bay…
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Alec Adams on December 8, 2021
In the 1998 action comedy movie Six-String Samurai, a Buddy Holly stand-in wields a katana slaying Mad Max pastiches of rock and rolls greatest legends. During a bar fight scene, a band plays with an outlandish look and ferocious style on oversized instruments. You’d think this band would be an invention of…
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Aaron Carnes on December 1, 2021
The first time Trans-Siberian Orchestra took the stage in the late ’90s—a sold-out theater in Philadelphia—no one in the band knew what to expect. They had a few platinum records already, but it was orchestral metal Christmas music. Who exactly was the audience for this?
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Grace Stetson on December 1, 2021
Although it may not snow in San Jose this year, that doesn’t mean the winter holidays aren’t in full force. Take, for example, “Cool Yule,” a classic orchestral twist on the popular holiday tunes from years past. Hosted by SJSU’s Jazz Orchestra, the ensemble will be joined by Valley Christian High School…
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Kyle Martin on December 1, 2021
Zeds Dead—one of the most popular names in electronic music—is throwing an exciting display of booming bass, flashing lights and rapid-fire electro-beats on Saturday. Dylan “DC” Mamid and Zack “Hooks” Rapp-Rovan, the two behind the Canadian duo, started in the electronic world in 2009 and have mashed the gas ever since. With…
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Kyle Martin on December 1, 2021
One of the Bay’s favorite radio stations, 99.7 NOW, is throwing a pop music bash with some of the heaviest hitting artists from the Bay and beyond. Local crowd favorites such as Saweetie (“Best Friend”) and 24kGoldn (“Mood”) are gonna rock the stage, alongside an all-star cast of pop superstars like Doja…
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Jay Edgar on December 1, 2021
Jlin is an electronic producer who has gained a reputation for pushing the limits of footwork, the Chicagoland dance tradition in which she traces her origins. While her records have dabbled in experimental and IDM directions, Jlin has broken new ground by translating Mozart’s famous Requiem in D minor into a footwork…
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Jay Edgar on December 1, 2021
Music nerds of all stripes can agree: vinyl is how music is meant to be heard. The gorgeous campus of the East Side’s Mexican Heritage Plaza is set to host a daylong celebration of the most durable format, with a plethora of vendors hawking records across genres, and DJs spinning great hip…
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Grace Stetson on December 1, 2021
2020 would have been Beethoven’s 250th birthday, but real heads are celebrating his 251st (ok, COVID got a little in the way last year). This weekend, internationally renowned conductor John Nelson will lead the Symphony in two performances in their salute to the maestro and showcasing his signature work. Performances will include…
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