In the world of stand-up comedy, it takes supreme talent to maintain a relatively obscenity-free and clean act. Perhaps more than any other working comic, Jim Gaffigan pulls it off with room to spare. After getting his start in the …
MACLA and San Jose Jazz have created an outdoor festival to celebrate Puerto Rican music, and dancing is encouraged. The event features fiery salsa bands like Latin Rhythm Boys, Orquesta Taino and La Mixta Criolla, with additional beats provided by …
The Little Mermaid is West Valley Dance Company’s massive end-of-season performance and is sure to be a spectacular spectacle. This production takes the classic story by Hans Christian Andersen and tells it through several different dance styles. Children of all …
It never fails.
This Saturday, the San Jose Fountain Blues & Brews Festival returns, with bands alternating on two stages for nine hours in Plaza de Cesar Chavez in downtown San Jose. A craft beer garden with food takes care of the Brews …
Twenty-seven years ago, Third Eye Blind blasted onto the music scene with a self-titled album that went six-times platinum and included the enduring alternative rock hits “Semi-Charmed Life,” “Graduate,” “How’s It Going To Be” and “Jumper.” A double-platinum second album, …
Waiting in line to eat brunch is an American tradition. In San Mateo, the hottest spot to stand in that state of anticipatory limbo is Nattacha Lerspreuk and Thanasit Nanthasitsira’s Taste & Glory. On a recent Saturday morning, the line …
Don’t worry, California youth, Gov. Gavin Newsom and his army of regulators are looking out for you in at least one way: thanks to them, you are in less danger of getting a mild buzz from a can of cannabis-infused …
Instead of the ’60s tune “Abraham, Martin and John,” this week I bring you the song of Lenzen, Martin and Gehrke.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
In the contemporary world of sensitivity and delicate interaction, comedian Bill Burr stands as something of a fiery relic from a time past. Born and raised in Boston, Burr earned his stripes in the ruthless New York stand-up comedy scene …
This exhibition by artist TT Takemoto on queer experiences revolving around WWII is composed of video and sculpture. According to Cantor Arts Center, the exhibit, titled Remembering in the Absence of Memory, highlights “the tactile and sensory dimensions of queer …
In a special Father’s Day event, real-life father and daughter Cory Cullinan and Riley Max will present music from their respective solo albums and perform together in a heartwarming evening of talent, storytelling and family culture. Cory Cullinan is an …
Bela Lugosi might be dead, but the goth scene is (un)alive and (not so) well. Major festivals like Cruel World and Darker Waves are possible because underground bands like Vision Video and Nox Novacula keep the genre’s undead corpse animated …
DJ and producer Gordo headlines this day festival, which also features Lee Foss, Malóne and Noya. Although he’s only gone by his new moniker for the past three years, Gordo has been making music for the past two decades. Under …
The concept is that three singer/songwriters (Kenny Schick, Mike Drew, Martha Groves Perry) take turns telling stories of how their songs came about and then perform them to the audience. Often, a topic or theme emerges as each subsequent songwriter …
Last year’s Juneteenth "In The Streets" celebration filled two blocks of downtown San Jose. Crowds enjoyed vendors, performers, a marching band parade and resource tables curated by the African American Community Service Agency. They’ll present the festival again this year …
The first 50 folks in line at the Loft this Friday will get to attend (for free!) an interview/meet & greet session with the genre-defying Santa Cruz rapper Amp Melo. He’ll surely catch fans up on the creation process of …
Somewhere deep in the French Quarter is the ideal place to dance to Tom Rigney’s world-famous Cajun blues, but it’s incredibly hot and humid in Louisiana right now. Sunnyvale is in luck because the all-star musician is bringing his spicy …
Joseph Fiennes (star of Shakespeare in Love) takes the stage—on screen—in this National Theatre Live prerecording of Dear England. It’s a story as old as time; a middle-aged man rants about the lackluster performance of a sporting enterprise they live …
