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Oct 11, 2023
San Jose Taiko Turns 50
San Jose Taiko celebrates a half-century of art and tradition with two anniversary concerts on October 14.
Aug 16, 2023
Self-Discovery is a Joyous Journey in ‘Egghead & Twinkie’
Egghead & Twinkie is a film I wish I’d had in high school: a brightly-colored, unabashedly dorky queer buddy comedy.
Screening on August 17th and...
Aug 2, 2023
Will Sprott Connects With ‘Natural Internet’
San Jose-born musician Will Sprott captures an ecosystem in his songwriting—bugs and all.
Released at the beginning of July, Natural Internet is the third solo...
Jul 11, 2023
Lydia Lunch Talks Twin Resorption and Performing in Palo Alto
Not only is Lydia Lunch a Gemini—the sign of the twins—but she herself contains a twin. This is what the multidisciplinary performer and self-proclaimed...
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Jun 14, 2023
Optical Allusion: Three Bay Area Artists Pay Tribute to a Legend in ‘Altered Perception’
When Sarah Hotchkiss began a series of black-and-white graphic paintings as nursery gifts for new parent friends, one recipient called the designs “Baby LSD.”
“High-contrast...
Jun 7, 2023
‘Anything That Moves’ and the Pain and Poetry of Compulsive Sex
There’s a familiar kind of story to those close with people who have struggled with addiction, or any life defined by compulsive seeking.
The recipe...
May 24, 2023
Character Study: The Passions and Fashions of Fanime Return to San Jose
Each year, on the last weekend of May, the streets of downtown San Jose bloom into a rainbow of wigs, petticoats and full-body makeup....
May 19, 2023
Katalyst Breezes Into the SJZ Break Room
Nine-piece experimental jazz ensemble Katalyst, conceived by drummer Greg Paul in the band’s home neighborhood of Inglewood, is quintessentially Angeleno in its sound. One...