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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 |  | 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 [i]Guinness Book of World Records[/i] for most salsa albums sold. He had been recording Spanish-language albums for years before releasing his first, self-titled crossover hit.More |  | 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 |  | Excellent cast puts its own spin on Neil LaBute for RTE’s ‘The Shape of Things’ For those who haven’t seen "The Shape of Things," I personally think this is a better way to first experience this play than even Neil LaBute’s version of his own work. He tends to go for harder, more cynical performances, an approach that’s less successful with "The Shape of Things" because it telegraphs too much about the characters and drains them of the sympathy they require to earn real investment from the audience.More |  | John Cleese’s Redwood City ‘alimony’ show shows he hasn’t lost his bite. At his show in Redwood City Sunday night, John Cleese talked a lot about how he’d had to stand up to anxious producers and easily offended focus groups to get away with the edgy black humor that he’s now best-known for. Okay, talking about it is one thing. But in the first fifteen minutes, he proved without a doubt that even at 70 he’s still willing to step up to the line of sheer tastelessness, and then do a very silly walk right over itMore |  | The Monty Python legend brings the laughs to Fox Theatre in Redwood City on Sunday, Nov. 8 JOHN CLEESE performs Sunday, Nov. 8, at 8pm at the Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City. Tickets are $50–$66; 800.745.3000.More |  | Shonen Knife goes beyond cute Friday at San Jose's Blank Club WITH Shonen Knife, it’s always the “cute” issue. Despite almost 30 years in music, the c-word has been wielded on the Osaka, Japan–based band like a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it’s a kitschy compliment in the rock world. On the other, it’s a socially sanctioned put-down, an easy out for listeners and especially music critics who never really got them.More |  | Steely Dan performs 'Aja' live at SJ Civic; and bands like Devo and the Pixies join the album-on-stage trend IN June 2009, college-rock darlings the Pixies made an announcement that thrilled aging indie rockers. The band would commemorate the 20th anniversary of their release Doolittle with a tour featuring a live replay of the album in its entirety. For a band who hasn't hit the recording studio since 1991, the buzz around the Doolittle tour was tremendous, with people clamoring to see the band perform their most beloved album.More |  | Michael Angelakos talks about coping with stardom PASSION PIT performs Monday (Oct. 12) at 8pm at the Blank Club, 44 S. Almaden Ave., San Jose. The show is sponsored by Channel 92.3. Tickets are $9.23. (408.29.BLANK)More |  | The rumors are true—it's really, really scary PARANORMAL ACTIVITY (R; 99 min.), directed and written by Oren Peli and starring Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat, opens Oct. 9 at the AMC Mercado in Santa Clara and the Oakridge in San Jose. For movie alerts, follow us at twitter.com/metronewspaper.More |
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