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Dethklok mastermind Brendon Small loves metal, hates comedy; he appears Nov. 21 at SJSU Event Center
LED Zeppelin’s shark sex legend. Axl’s riot in St. Louis. Burzum’s church burnings. Ozzy biting the heads off bats and doves. More
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From the San Jose Chamber Music Society to South Bay Guitar Society, the best classical concerts for the weekend
FOR its November presentation, the San Jose Chamber Music Society welcomes the Amernet String Quartet all the way from Florida International University to town. Violinists Misha Vitenson and Marcia Littley de Arias, violist Michael Klotz and cellist Javiet Arias will perform Haydn’s Sunrise Quartet, Mendelssohn’s Quartet in E Minor and Tchaikovsky’s Quartet no. 1 (Accordion). Sunday (Nov. 22) at 7pm; Le Petit Trianon, 72 N. Fifth St., San Jose; $25–$40; 408.286.5111. More
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At the HP Pavilion, Leonard Cohen wowed an ecstatic San Jose crowd
On Friday, Nov. 13, an almost-full HP Pavilion in San Jose saw the future—and it was Leonard Cohen. The 75-year-old singer/songwriter, poet and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer wrapped up his 2008/09 tour by returning to Northern California a second time. More
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Latin-music king performs Saturday, Nov. 14, at HP Pavilion
OUTSIDE of the Latin music world, some people don’t realize Marc Anthony isn’t just Mr. Jennifer Lopez. In fact, the guy is in the Guinness Book of World Records for most salsa albums sold. He had been recording Spanish-language albums for years before releasing his first, self-titled crossover hit. More
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Ex-UCSC prof delivers a message of uplift in folky songs
MICHELLE CHAPPEL’S song “Screw you, Yahoo,” from 2008, is a jaunty, acoustic number on how bad it feels to be laid off and think it’s your fault when it’s not. An accompanying video posted to YouTube featuring the diminutive Chappel showing flashcards with key words from the song became a brief Internet sensation, garnering 17,000 viewers on its peak day. “I think the video’s more relevant now than it was then,” Chappel says. More
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The poet king has become a touring success
WHEN Leonard Cohen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year, he appeared at the podium with the serenity of a Zen monk and humbly declared: “This is a very unlikely occasion for me. It is not a distinction that I coveted, or even dared dream about. So I’m reminded of the prophetic statement of Jon Landau in the early ’70s. He said, ‘I have seen the future of rock & roll and it is not Leonard Cohen.’” More
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A round-up of the best classical concerts in the valley.
THE CELEBRATED Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953) endured a complex and fraught relationship with his homeland. Abroad during the Bolshevik triumph, Prokofiev came back during the 1930s, at the height of the Stalin regime. The government involved itself excessively in the creative output of its prominent artists. Realism was mandated; formalist tendencies condemned. Prokofiev struggled within these confines, tackling nationalist projects, such as his score for Eisenstein’s Alexander Nevsky and his opera version of Tolstoy’s War and Peace. In one of history’s ironies, Prokofiev died on the same day as Stalin. More
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The blues great talks about playing with Howlin' Wolf.
HUBERT SUMLIN is a national treasure. Not just because he played with Howlin’ Wolf for almost 25 years, including on what is to my mind the best blues record ever made, 1962’s Howlin’ Wolf (a.k.a. the “Rocking Chair album”). Or because he also played with Muddy Waters, most notably on the 1957 single “Got My Mojo Working.” Or even because his incredible and unmistakable guitar style influenced everyone from Eric Clapton to Jimmy Page to Keith Richards. More
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South Bay musician Angie Thurman of Stars Misplaced talks about her future plans
THERE COMES a point in every artist’s life when he or she simply hits a wall. Picasso’s hiatus following World War II, John Lennon’s “Lost Weekend” from 1973 to 1975 and Hemingway’s 10-year literary absence after writing For Whom the Bell Tolls are all examples of an artist’s need for a temporary departure from the creative realm. For San Jose songwriter Angie Thurman, that time is now. More
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Johnny Cash lives again in tribute band playing Friday, Nov. 6, at the Blank Club in San Jose
CASH’D OUT plays Friday, Nov. 6, at 9pm at the Blank Club, 44 S. Almaden Ave., San Jose; cover is $12. (408.29BLANK) More
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