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Cowboy poetry meets free jazz in a fancy studio in Willow Glen (January, 2009)
ON A LAZY CHRISTMAS EVE, Gordon Stevens guides me through the corridors of the Music & Entertainment Business Center, a masterpiece of lightweight '50s kitsch architecture at 1202 Lincoln Ave. in Willow Glen. His family's company, Stevens Music, operated at this address from 1961 until 1984... More
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Flipper flagellates the punk rock-spirit once more
As a hazed prelude to Flipper's 2006 San Jose show, Gary Singh remembers their last appearance in 1991. More
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In the music world, PK is a San Luis Obispo–based (by way of Santa Cruz) quintet fusing anomalous and varied time signatures, vocals akin to a softer version of Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba, and a savvy use of breakdowns and bounding beats. More
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San Jose’s oddest rock band takes up residency at the Blank Club
San Jose band Suicidal Barfly's sound bears an uncanny resemblance to its name. Jen Chambers’ voice recalls Cat Power or Helium’s Mary Timony, whiskey-soaked and sometimes creeping through a song as if she might trail off completely at any minute, only to rise back into an emotional pitch in the very next line. The music is moody one minute, then briefly rushes into a blur of guitar and drum before ebbing with the vocals. More
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A preview of Bruce Springsteen show April 1 in San Jose More
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A guide to best classical in the valley for the first weekend in April
One of the biggest names in children’s lit, Lemony Snicket (a.k.a. Daniel Handler), has a new musical project with comic-sinister undertones called The Composer Is Dead. He has released the tale as an illustrated book, and the SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY has commissioned a concert version from composer Nathaniel Stookey. For a family performance, the symphony will call on Snicket to narrative the tale while Edwin Outwater conducts. More
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The best concerts for the weekend
A guide to classical concerts in Silicon Valley for March 26-29 More
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The ska revolution is in good hands with San Jose's Monkey
Barack Obama: the ska president? That’s what it seems like to Curtis Meacham, guitarist, vocalist and head songwriter for San Jose’s longtime ska band Monkey, which was booked on the Ska is Dead 4 tour, which happened to start the day after Obama’s inauguration. More
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With ‘Salutary,’ San Jose band Pericardium pumps out an eclectic mix of metal, rock and psychedelia
The past year and a half has been a roller-coaster ride for San Jose’s Pericardium. The young rock act has transitioned from a keys- and violin-heavy amalgam to a standard four-piece with two guitars, a bass and drums. And while the musical stylings of the band have morphed along with the lineup changes, the inspiration and drive to create out-of-the-box sounds has remained the same More
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The best classical concerts for weekend of March 20-22
A look at classical concerts in Silicon Valley for March 20-22 weekend More
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