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A guide to the 2009-10 performing arts series
Several unusual collaborations highlight the Stanford Lively Arts performance series for 2009–10. Jazz trumpet player Dave Douglas and filmmaker Bill Morrison will work with Stanford students and faculty on a yearlong multimedia production called Frankenstein: The First Hundred Years (April 24, 2010), which takes its cue from Mary Shelley’s investigation of the possibilities and dangers of tinkering with nature. More
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Reggae great David Hinds sounds off on the past and present of roots reggae
It's tour time for Steel Pulse. Plane tickets have been booked, backup singers hired and hotel reservations made. David Hinds is in Birmingham, England. In less than two weeks, he’ll be in San Francisco, kicking off the latest leg of the tour. But after 35 years as frontman for the iconic roots-reggae set, he’s got the process down to a science and is a sea of calm amid the last-minute preparations. More
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A rundown of the best classical concerts for the upcoming weekend in Silicon Valley, May 1-3. More
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A look at the best classical concerts for April 25-27
The South Bay Guitar Society welcomes the Alturas Duo to town. The twosome will perform classical and Latin American music on guitar, viola and charango. This program features works by Telemann, Bach and several Chilean composers. More
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Bay Area cover bands keep the gloom alive
Outside of the major-media spotlight cast on Marilyn Manson, nowhere is the manifestation of goth rock more visible than in the almighty tribute band. And the Bay Area is home to at least three of them. More
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A visit to JJ's Blues in Santa Clara
The lone singer was bathed in soft red light, an acoustic guitar perched on his knee. He swayed to a mellow beat and sad lyrics. Gene Washington, also known as Mr. Blues, sat on a stool on the raised stage at venerable blues haven JJ’s Blues, a snifter of brandy in his hand. More
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A look at the best classical concerts in the valley this weekend
The Daedalus Quartet performs Sunday (APril 19) at Le Petit Trianon in San Jose, while the San Francisco Early Music Society plays in Palo Alto on Friday (April 17). More
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The joys of lagging behind in an analog wonderland
I still make tapes. Step into my car, and there are cassette tapes all over the floor. I suppose that’s weird, but weirder still is that they’re not just from older artists of the golden cassette era, like Bruce Springsteen and Huey Lewis. More
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The Tell-Tale Heartbreakers' intoxicating sound
Nov. 2007 story on the post-goth sultry macabre rock music of the Tell-Tale Heartbreakers. More
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Heavier, faster, uglier, sicker— and now with more evil
Thrash pioneers Exodus come to San Jose in 2007. More
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