One of the saddest things about the passage of time is how much is lost to the faded halls of history, even when well-documented. The ’60s Bay Area hippie movement is no different. Despite literally changing the world with ideas, …
The first thing that stands out about Haley Heynderickx is her guitar playing; she is dreamy, pick-y, and flowing. The second is her irreverent lyrics calling forth nostalgic influences from the ’60s to the ’90s. The third is her voice—a …
To kick off its newest season, Symphony San Jose invites audiences to return to the roaring ’20s by immersing themselves in the detailed opulence of the historic California Theatre. Visitors can walk the red carpet, pop a bottle of bubbly, …
As traditional American music evolved in the early 20th century, it diverted from a single river into different streams, producing currents of country, blues and soul. Growing up in Texas, however, guitarist Jimmie Vaughan never understood the pigeonholing of genres, …
Argentine accordionist and composer Alejandro Brittes is a tireless champion of the music of the northeastern region of Argentina and neighboring countries. Brittes has spent the last three decades studying the origins and techniques of the Argentine folk music known …
As we wind into yet another harrowing, seizure-inducing show we call “The US Presidential Election,” the Follies transforms current headlines into a three-night charming musical revue meant to soothe, entertain and engage patrons so they may feel less alone in …
Known as one of comedy’s “best journalists,” Roy Wood Jr. has blazed his own stand-up career covering politics. From interviewing President Obama to hosting Roy’s Job Fair for Comedy Central, Wood riffs on headlines as much as he entertains. Before …
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In 2018, a loophole in federal law created a market for potentially problematic or even dangerous hemp products that can get you high. Kids can easily buy them, and often do. The market exists in a netherworld governed neither by …
Burbanks Bites & Billiards has taken over a spot with plenty of history, and it’s already shaking things up with killer food and a vibe that’s nearly impossible to ignore.
Sharpshooters, earthmovers, helicopters, and women who take to the skies to defy gravity? Find all that and more in MACLA’s upcoming presentation, Riding the Currents of the Wilding Wind.
It had to happen eventually: Aubrey Plaza’s latest vehicle is a comparably lightweight comic feel-gooder. It’s called My Old Ass, and despite its cheeky title it changes everything we thought we knew about one of the most distinctive personalities on …
When Portuguese invaders first introduced cottage cheese to the natives in Bengal, and took away cheap black pepper in return, they didn’t know their efforts would surface in discussions with festival organizers and newspaper columnists 500 years later.
In April of 1989, there were no trees on South First Street by the abandoned Fox California Theater in downtown San Jose. The sidewalk was pretty bare.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
What’s that about instant karma? BDU (Boys Define Universe) is the product of a South Korean talent competition program called Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival. The young, four-member K-pop group competed from late January to the end of March …
For 11 years, the SoFA Street Fair has brought the best and brightest of San Jose’s creatives into the public spotlight, and there are no signs of slowing down. First Street transforms into a walking tour of great local art, …
Avi Vinocur (formerly of the Stone Foxes) calls San Francisco home, and his songwriting partner Patrick Dyer Wolf resides in North Carolina, so naturally, they named their folk-rock duo Goodnight, Texas, after a town that sits right between them on …
Drawing from the Laurel Canyon singer-songwriter tradition and sultry Brazilian bossa nova, indie folk-pop singer and guitarist Jamie Drake is a study in contrasts reconciled. The daughter of hippies, she grew up in the Pentecostal faith; her family’s itinerant lifestyle …
Anyone who knows the San Jose bar scene knows the Caravan Lounge. And anyone who knows the Caravan most likely knows Rachel Warner. She’s been a pillar of the bar community for more years than some of her customers have …
