The Palo Alto Philharmonic presents an evening of classical music featuring two pieces. The first is Kyoto-born, France-based composer Yuko Uebayashi’s Flute Concerto led by flutist Ráyo Furuta (dubbed the Rockstar of the Flute). Furuta is also a professor at …
Described as a group that bridges the gap between the Gun Club and the Rolling Stones, LA’s the Hangmen (not to be confused with Washington DC’s legendary ’60s group of the same name) released their self-titled debut in 1989. Their …
The Australian-born artist Meow Meow is coming to town, bringing a show that teeters on the edge of chaos. Dubbed a “post-post-modern diva” by The New Yorker and the crowd-surfing “Queen of Chanson” by Berliner Zeitung, Meow Meow blends cabaret, …
Jessica Audiffred, Mexico’s reigning queen of dubstep, is coming to melt faces at the sure-to-be-packed San Jose Civic. Coming up in the mega-metropolis’s competitive scene, Audiffred’s unique sound and commanding, energetic stage presence earned her an international following. She’s heavily …
Helen Hong likes to keep busy. She’s appeared in Jane the Virgin, Parks and Recreation, Nickelodeon’s The Thundermans, as Mrs. Song in Blunt Talk, and on the big screen in Inside Llewyn Davis. She can be heard regularly on NPR’s …
The exterior of Fumie Ito’s Kitchen Therapy café is hard to distinguish from the other businesses housed in the same strip mall. On a routine tour of San Bruno, it looks like any other anonymous front door.
I went into this past weekend fully intending to see Red One, that new movie in which The Rock, Chris Evans and a polar bear have to rescue a kidnapped (and completely jacked) Santa Claus.
Most documentaries about the 1960s are content to dwell on hippies, rock music festivals and antiwar protests—news highlights from the lifestyle file. Johan Grimonprez’s immensely entertaining, powerfully informative doc Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat takes a different approach, a provocative …
If you’re ChatGPTing your holiday movie recommendations this year, the list will likely include popular items like Home Alone (1990), Elf (2003), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 & 2000), A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965), Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), …
Every fall brings a big ol’ bagful of Christmas albums. This year seems to have a slightly lower number of holiday releases, but with more than a fair share of worthy and unique music. Here are some albums Christmas music …
Now based in San Jose, the drag queen known as No One hails from a town near Sacramento, where she proudly became the first openly queer student at her high school.
A thick layer of dust covers the Chinook salmon. Sheets of cobwebs stretch from the hummingbird to the horses and on to the shark. Ankle-high piles of leaves cover the ground. Even the camel is covered in dirt.
With federal legalization now (perhaps) a far-off pipe dream as Republicans descend into the White House and Congress to assume full control of the government, one of the chief hopes for California’s badly ailing pot industry has (perhaps) been dashed.
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Jimmy Reed and BB King inspired young guitarist Daniel Castro so much that by age 15, he had committed to a life playing the blues. Paying his dues in the clubs of South Central LA, he earned a reputation as …
After the recent presidential election results, Kerry Gudjohnsen, director of Pear Theatre’s production of The Agitators, says she feels like the country has taken one step forward, and two steps back. But she takes comfort from the play’s protagonists, Frederick …
The Nutcracker, A Christmas Carol, A Charlie Brown Christmas and Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! are staples of seasonal entertainment, festive, fun-filled live shows where everyone in the end learns the true meaning of Christmas.
From the perspective of a Quakes fan, nothing would be more fun than destroying the LA Galaxy with that team’s former coach.
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Thanksgiving is about sharing gratitude, for everything and everyone in our lives. It’s impossible to ignore the fact that the world’s richest economy derives from the bounty of the North American continent, a land that has nurtured and sustained wave …
