The Fountain Blues Festival is back, descending on Plaza de Cesar Chavez this weekend. This year, the festival is headlined by Elvin Bishop and also features Aki Kumar. But that’s not all the music in the park we have this week. Music In The Park is also returning—kicking off the summer with Katchafire. Oh… and for all the Tool fans out there. They play SAP Center tonight and tickets are at rock-bottom prices. Last check on StubHub had seats in the upper level going for under $15.
Though they have explicitly stated they won’t be putting out any new music this year, there’s still been a good amount of activity from the legendary band. Even if there’s no new release immediately forthcoming, they’ll likely play new songs in San Jose. Read More »
Based on Lloyd Kaufman’s cult film and winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for best off-Broadway musical, this laugh-out-loud rock musical features a toxic romance between a 7-foot mutant freak with superhuman strength and his blind librarian girlfriend. Read More »
Playwright Max Gutmann reinvents the beloved Elizabethan era comedy by rearranging thousands of snippets from the original play and shifting savvy sea captain Antonio to center stage. Read More »
As the host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah is one of the most recognizable faces on late night television. The South African-born comedian takes a break from the small screen and returns to the stage in Saratoga this Friday. Read More »
It’s been a minute since Katchafire dropped a full-length (2010’s On The Road Again), but they released the laid-back single “Burn It Down” last September. Katchafire will be joined by Monterey Bay reggae group One A-Chord, Bay Area top-rankers Mango Kingz. Read More »
It’s hard to say how many currently relevant music acts owe anything to Crazy Town (you know, the “Butterfly” guys). But they’re coming to town, so… Chain wallets, cargo pants and Airwalks optional. Read More »
Elvin Bishop’s 1976 single “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” recently found younger audiences on the first Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack, and he proves he’s still got it on his 2014 LP Can’t Even Do Wrong Right.Read More »
Carlos Aguirre—a.k.a. emcee Infinite—has spent the past few months guiding local youths in writing exercises along with opera singer Alexandra Sessler.The project culminates in a show where the young artists will put on a performance that features their work. Read More »
Michael Light’s work is a photographic collection of ethereal black-and-white images that blur the line between Earth and deep space, natural and man-made catastrophe. Join the artist for a discussion of the constantly evolving planetary landscape. Read More »
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