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Artists Near and Far Plan Memorial Show for SJ Musician
Dominic Miranda, the driving force behind San Jose bands The Record Winter and Rex Goliath, died Oct. 20.
Resolutions: Demone Carter’s Rap on Music and the Arts in 2021
New Year’s resolutions aren’t for all. But for Silicon Valley influencers looking to the other side of this pandemic, they’re a start.
Can SoFA District’s Arts Scene Survive Influx of Luxury Condos?
Residents of San Jose’s SoFA District will pay top dollar to live in new high-rises, but artists and entrepreneurs worry they’ll be priced out.
Loss of Big Funding Creates New Silicon Valley Arts, Culture Scene
In decades past, five big arts groups dominated the Silicon Valley culture scene. The local arts organizations look quite different these days.
Last Year of Music in the Park?
Rising costs and complaints have cast a cloud over one of the city’s favorite events, Music in the Park. The San Jose Downtown Association will decide this fall if this should be the 23rd and final year of the free summer concert series.
On The Corner Music
Aside from Taco Bravo, the Recycling Center on McGlincy Lane and that large bear on top of Campbell Automotive, the other primary attraction in Campbell is a curious little bastion of activity called On the Corner Music. Located—you guessed it—on a corner at 530 E. Campbell Avenue, this little record shop offers an eclectic selection of vinyl LPs, and regularly stages art openings, parties and happenings, the latest of which goes down this Friday.
Musical Tragedy
AMT suddenly shuttered following cancellation of Tarzan.
In September, American Musical Theatre of San Jose threw a big, raunchy party for the ladies—a tuneful strip show known as The Full Monty. The audience, reported Metro’s critic, was full of white-haired ladies “snorting, choking [with] tear-inducing laughter.” There were tears but no laughter this Monday as AMT suddenly announced that it was going out of business. The company, which began life in 1935 (during another economic meltdown) as the San Jose Civic Light Opera, was no more.
At Children’s Musical Theater, Everyone Gets a Chance.
I was invited to attend the musical “Leader of the Pack” performed by the local Children’s Musical Theater (CMT) in the San Jose Civic Auditorium. Over the past year, I have attended a few of CMT’s productions. What specifically caught my eye during “Leader of the Pack” was a young girl who performed in a wheelchair. At first I thought the wheelchair might be part of the story, but I soon realized that she was a cast member who was disabled. She still participated with limited body movement and singing.
The Single Gal and Live Music
One of my missions on SanJoseInside is to point out to our readers things that I think are missing in San Jose and provide ideas for ways to fill the gaps.
Phuong Tâm, Vietnam’s First Rock ‘n’ Roll Recording Artist, Rediscovered in San Jose
A star in wartime Vietnam, Phuong Tâm returns to the spotlight five decades later with reissued recordings next spring.
How Facebook Undermines Privacy Protections for Its 2 Billion WhatsApp Users
WhatsApp assures users that no one can see their messages, but a ProPublica investigation reveals that the company has an extensive monitoring operation and regularly shares personal information with prosecutors.
Texit Roils Bay Area as Workers Flee to Austin and Elsewhere
As a tech era draws to an end, more workers and companies are packing up. What comes next?
New ‘Silicon Alleys’ Book Relishes Bizarro Side of San Jose
Singh, a “skinny, long-haired dude who roams the streets” picked out hundreds of 'Silicon Alleys' columns over 15 years for the book.
Leaders of the New School: Local Hip-Hop Figures Offer Alternatives to Gangs, Drugs
The ground: an unavoidable, unforgiving medium in the art of breakdancing. It bruises and cuts a dancer’s hands. Experience forms callouses. So, when world-renowned breaker and San Jose native Raymond “NastyRay” Mora set out to photograph some of the world’s top breakdancers (B-boys), he focused on their hands. The resulting gallery goes on display Friday night in San Jose, and a corresponding breakdancing competition will take place Saturday at Edenvale Community Center.
Mission Ale House Closing
Didn’t know Mission Ale House was closing this week? Hey, don’t worry, neither did the people who work there. “I was out of town spreading my father’s ashes, and came home to no job,” says Johnny Van Wyk, who this year closed his club Johnny V’s and moved his live-music bookings to Mission, where he was general manager.
