Senri Oe and his solo piano performance was one of last year’s biggest and most packed Art Boutiki events. Once upon a time in the ’80s, a famous J-Pop artist named Senri Oe produced a series of juicy synth-pop bangers …
Oompa Loompa doo-pa-dee-do, here is another puzzle for you: What do you do on a weekend night? Wasting your time like some form of blight. Why not go out with the family? Take them to see the Chocolate Factory. The …
This iconic play by Samuel Beckett features two characters who wait endlessly for a mysterious figure named Godot. The two-act tragicomedy, which premiered in a tiny Paris theater in 1953, has been described as a play “in which nothing happens, …
Seasonal changes may be subtle here in the Golden State, but the signs are there. Autumn is coming, bringing with it a flurry of major cultural happenings. Outdoor festivals give way to indoor delights: theatrical productions, classical concerts, literary readings, …
The Baker Next Door has only been open two weeks, but it already feels like a gathering place for the community.
Christian music star Lauren Daigle is returning to the music scene with an undeniable enthusiasm for her current self-titled album and for being able to tour. But more than that, she’s diving back into music with a whole new perspective …
From a Zen perspective, all San Jose phenomena are subject to change, decay and death. This is especially true with lost highways.
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For their 65th season, the San Francisco Mime Troupe is touring the Bay Area with a new musical political satire, American Dreams.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
In this exhibition, 33 Asian diasporic artists reckon with the spiritual and spectral. Inspired by small devotional structures in Thailand that provide shelter for the supernatural, Spirit Houses asks what it means to “speak to ghosts, inhabit haunted spaces, be …
Nothing says, “Let’s go off on Hump Day” like watching Jared Leto jam out with his rad band. That’s right, Jordan Catalano himself will grace beautiful downtown Mountain View with his Letonian charm. But alas, the multi-award-winning actor won’t be …
Saratoga is being graced by not one but two Grammy Award-winning, internationally known Southern artists. Hailing from New Orleans, Trombone Shorty blends funk, jazz, hip hop, R&B and the music of his home city for a modern sound that is …
Tim Lee is a comedian who breaks heady scientific topics down for audiences in a hilarious way. Whereas most PowerPoint presentations tend toward the dull, Lee revolutionizes the format by including them in his comedy performances. Using witty slides and …
A veteran of hundreds of live shows before turning 20, Bay Area guitarist Anthony Arya got his first big break at age 15 as a contestant on The Voice. Since then, he has released three albums. With a sound that …
John Fogerty became famous in the late ’60s as leader, singer, guitarist and songwriter of Creedence Clearwater Revival. That quintessentially American group distilled the best qualities of the era’s music: tight, concise and accessible singles and the musical muscle to …
While the title of DJ is ubiquitous in 2024, with anyone who can afford Serato or Ableton software taking the moniker, Morgan Page was actually a disc jockey once. Before diving into electro house, Page was a DJ for WRUV …
This Bay Area, DIY, hardcore and skate punk foursome met, formed a band and started playing music together while in rehab during the 2020 End of the World. While most Americans waited out the pandemic playing Animal Crossing and getting …
The Verve Pipe burst onto the burgeoning ’90s rock scene with two phenomenal albums, I’ve Suffered a Head Injury and Pop Smear. The releases featured catchy songs with reflective lyrics bolstered by uniquely textured arrangements rare in the grunge-dominated rock …
Lauren Daigle is one of those Christian contemporary artists where it takes the whole song before it registers as Christian contemporary. Her honey-alto voice is reminiscent of Adele, and her look vibes with Kate Hudson in Almost Famous, if that …
