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Colman Domingo is one of the most significant character actors in American films today. Maybe the most significant, given his work in such films as Rustin, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, If Beale Street Could Talk, Zola, Blitz Bazawule’s version of …
Three days, multiple stages, with shows from morning to night, showcasing all manner of musical styles represented—this is the banquet of sound served up every year by San Jose Jazz Summer Fest. And while jazz is the central musical theme, …
One of San Jose’s emerging hip-hop collectives, Kid Lords have had an electric year in 2024. The crew—consisting of Tb Payback, Menasce, Xev Nebula and O2 Tony—has performed back-to-back shows and changed studios.
The last time I saw Chris Esparza was at the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest Kickoff Fundraiser, in May, at the San Jose Fire Museum. He was catching up with the iconic brewer Dan Gordon.
Two longtime friends who share a love of South County’s wine country are off and rolling with a new way to offer oenophiles safe transportation between downtown Morgan Hill and various local wineries—as well as insight into the history and …
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This year was a big milestone for Scott Weeks, proprietor of the San Jose tattoo shop Marks of Art Tattoo. The shop turned 30, and Weeks celebrated with his staff, enjoying the distinction of being the area’s second-oldest tattoo shop.
Since long before states started legalizing weed about a dozen years ago, the default assumption has been that cannabis use among young people, specifically teenagers, would surely increase.
There’s not enough pop culture appreciation of gay cowboys. Brokeback Mountain was an iconic hit, but that was 20 years ago. Tyler Childers took that disregard as a personal dare and wrote the hit country tune “In Your Love,” which …
For 30 years now, Skinlab has kept the heavy metal dream alive with vocalist Steev Esquivel, guitarist Mike Roberts, guitarist Gary Wendt and drummer Paul Hopkins. After releasing three full-length studio albums and an EP in the ’90s, the band …
Los Lobos is an American treasure. Formed in East LA in the early ’70s, the band has always drawn from across the entire spectrum of American music. While the group’s Latino roots invite easy comparison to groundbreaking acts like Thee …
Pat Benatar owned the ’80s, right up there with Prince and MJ. While her music videos (in constant rotation on MTV) featured her as a lone badass with a great sneer and oh-so-much eyeliner, she was, in fact, part of …
The Music of the Spheres program at the Lick is as close as most will get to both the wonders of the night sky and Nerdvana (paradise for nerds). At this week’s event, listeners are treated to the musical group …
The Stop Drop & Roll Show is bringing San Jose rapper Ziggy to the Loft as part of their ongoing get-the-music-to-the-people mantra. The self-proclaimed Creatively Confused rapper is best known as part of the eight-person collective Westacy but has been …
What’s better than a killer rock/punk/emo show? How about a rock/punk/emo show with dim sum? This Friday, dive deep into the San Jose underground with Natasha Sandworms, Star 99 and Grumpster, three of the area’s best on-the-rise acts. What makes …
Coproduced by the Breath Project, an advocacy group dismantling structural racism in American Theater, the Black Experience Festival is an immersive journey into the multifaceted realities of Black life in the United States. The three-week festival—which runs through Aug. 25—comprises …
Boston-based drummer Charles Haynes comes from a foundation in jazz, but over his decades in music, he has lent his prodigious talent and skill to a staggering array of artists across almost every genre. He’s worked with everyone from Ye, …
Part artist’s diary, part natural history, Todd McGrain’s The Lost Bird Project documents efforts to establish a series of public memorials for North American birds driven to extinction in contemporary times. Functioning as a moving, poignant and sometimes funny ode …
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