The impresarios of Heavy Lemon have corralled another epic collection of bands for a show at Chromatic Coffee this week. Grad Nite, who identify as “Watsonville’s only emo band,” kick the bill off with angsty guitars. SoCal rockers Slingshot follow …
Pianist Bruce Liu is a pianist with broad cultural and artistic inspirations. After becoming the first prize winner in the XVIII Chopin International Piano Competition, he has been gaining traction and touring the world. This former child prodigy plays Chopin …
Being the son of the legendary Bob Marley and pursuing a music career without getting stuck in his shadow can’t be easy. Nevertheless, Stephen Marley has found musical harmony eschewing that shadow while still honoring its legacy and finding massive …
As the frontman for the Brooklyn-based Afrobeat band Antibalas, Amayo helped bring the Afrobeat sound to a broad audience. Now, operating solo, Amayo explores the sonic soundscapes of African and Chinese ancestral rhythms, extrapolating and combining the elements to create …
This old-school tale of a dimwitted young man falling in love with a real doll and then being saved by the lady who loves him is a tale as old as time and certainly topical in a moment when beautiful …
As summer weather arrives, a rave is in order—not just any old rave, but an anime-themed rave, and Senpai Squad knows a thing or two about throwing this kind of party. They have curated a fantastic lineup of DJs featuring …
Place metal, sludge, Latin, progressive, electronic and punk with a dash of jazz into a Vitamix and the resulting concoction will be the nectar of gods and shall be called Gürschach! The harmonic ooze will tantalize the senses and invigorate …
The Barhemian’s Stop Drop & Roll show presents Dali Amadeus. Raised in Antioch but born and based in San Jose, Amadeus uses his platform to speak on the struggle and the victories of coming up in a rough neighborhood. His …
Northern California’s largest anime event turns 30 this year, and the guest of honor is celebrating another important anime-versary: the beloved film Kiki’s Delivery Service is turning 35. To commemorate both monumental events, the guest of honor, Hirokatsu Kihara, who …
It’s tough being a stand-up comedian. So says Willie Barcena, a 20-year comedy veteran whose one-person show Cry Like a Man (about the pitfalls of the business) earned him critical acclaim. Over his career, Barcena’s no-topics-barred approach garnered ten appearances …
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Tezkatlipoka Aztec Dance & Drum and Movimiento Cosmico are throwing a big birthday bash for San Jose’s own incarnation of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, whose visage is represented in sculptor Robert Graham’s monumental Plumed Serpent, first installed in San Jose’s …
