The blues world has its own specific set of criteria to assess the quality of its practitioners. One strong indicator of a solid blues artist is winning (or placing) in the annual International Blues Challenge. Oregon-based Rae Gordon was a …
Medical school is challenging enough as it is. The idea that students, staff and faculty could augment their already busy schedules with musical rehearsals and performances is remarkable indeed. But that’s exactly what’s happening here: Stanford Med’s Chorus (conducted by …
A Jane Austen Christmas? Sure, why should Charles Dickens have all the fun? Based on Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon’s Austen fanfic novel, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley is a romantic sequel to Pride and Prejudice that invites audiences to …
Jay Chou had better watch out because Jam Hsiao is gunning for his title as King of Mandopop. For those not in the know, Mandopop is Mandarin popular music, a subgenre of C-pop infused with jazz elements. Enter Jam Hsiao, …
Afterlife, one of the most well-anticipated group exhibitions displayed at the Mexican Heritage Plaza, occurs annually during the Día de los Muertos season. The show features 28 local artists whose voices span cultural memory and generational experience. Afterlife opened during …
Tribute bands are big business these days. Usually, it involves a group of musicians studying one group’s entire body of work and presenting it as authentically as possible. That is not the case with Crew of Flunkies. Their focus is …
Hip hop doesn’t dominate the charts like it used to five years ago. But that doesn’t matter to the legions of hip hop heads out there. Vegas-based DJ Romeo travels the world, filling rooms with the best, most danceable hip …
What more does a beloved deserve this holiday season than a beloved seasonal favorite: tickets to A Christmas Story: The Musical. Fun for all ages, the musical reinterpretation of an American film classic has all of the Red Ryder BB …
Oh, yeeeaaaahhh! The cream of the crop rises to the top once again as the mighty macho Randy Savages returns to the Caravan Lounge. This punk rock wrestling accompaniment will lay the smackdown with Necessary Noise and INFM. For almost …
After much contemplation, Eos & Nyx, the dazzling new restaurant on Paseo de San Antonio, wins this columnist’s award for “Best Transformation of a Botched UA Theater.”
The two dining concepts at Eos & Nyx are as different as night and day. Executive Chef Nicko Moulinos’ daytime brunch menu ventures into familiar American territories, with a sincere attempt to refine them, alongside a couple of dishes with …
A tradition that’s been around almost as long as this publication, the annual Best of Silicon Valley invites our readers to shine a spotlight on the valley’s finest. This issue—Part 2 of the 2024 readers survey—focuses on the things that …
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For most listeners, music is a year-round experience. Yet there’s an entire category of music that’s enjoyed during the holiday season, and created expressly for the period around Christmas. And while Chip Davis didn’t have that sort of music in …
Re: Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, the sequel to his Gladiator (2000): What would the world do without gladiator movies? (The ones set in the ancient Roman Empire, of course, preferably in the vast and menacing Colosseum.)
“I worked at [Video USA] for 10 years, it was my favorite job,” Emilio Menze says. “And looking back now it’s a page out of history to have worked at a video store.”
