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Lucia di Lammermoor: operatic wonder
Austin Metblogs @ Monday 30 January 2012 at 5:30 pm

“Enthralling” is the one-word description for the current Austin Lyric Opera production of Lucia di Lammermoor. We all know that this is a peak allergy season, but there was seldom even a half-suppressed cough or sneeze to be heard; through most of the evening there was not a sound except from the stage and the ... Continue Reading

Wu Tang Clan ain’t nothing to Trifle with. Win Tix!
@ Thursday 19 January 2012 at 9:38 am

Do you remember the movie Airplane? Remember the two gentlemen who spoke “Jive?” Remember the subtitles at the bottom that translated what they were saying? Remember whenever one of them would say a certain word, the subtitle always translated it as “Golly?” Such fun. It’s in this spirit I would like to remind you, one ... Continue Reading

And Now A Metaltastic Review Of Our Regional Mass Transportation System Shredfully Brought To You By It’s Casual
@ Thursday 12 January 2012 at 2:44 pm

“The Red Line (The Freeways Are Not So Nice),” by It’s Casual. Found at LA Taco ... Continue Reading

Happy New Year
Dubai Metblogs @ Sunday 1 January 2012 at 6:33 pm

Peace Prosperity & Tranquality Shall Prevail in the Region in 2012 and ever Expats Shall focus on saving more this year onwards, loan sharks & credit card companies have no mercy ... Continue Reading

National Day – 40 years Spirit of Union Dec 2 1971 – Dec 2 2011
Dubai Metblogs @ Thursday 1 December 2011 at 5:59 pm

Father of nation (late) Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al’Nahyan managed to bring the 7 emirates of arabian gulf together this day in 1971. His Vision & wisdom transpired through out the region. 40 years later UAE is trade, social & economical hub of diversified nationalities. Peace Prosperity & Religious harmony prevails SPIRIT OF UNION <– ... Continue Reading

Does this Clash Clash with my Bridge?
@ Monday 28 November 2011 at 1:20 am

In the area of Marina del Rey known as Grand Canal Lagoon stands a foot bridge that locals use to get from this sleepy part of the neighborhood to the relatively empty beach south of the Venice Pier. However, observant strollers will notice that, on the south wall of the bridge, a pensive Joe Strummer ... Continue Reading

Rockaway Beach to Venice Beach: Marky Ramone Hawks his Sauce at Whole Foods
@ Wednesday 9 November 2011 at 4:00 pm

East Coast vs. West Coast rivals laid down their Glocks and picked up spoons last Saturday, as Marky Ramone, former drummer of the Ramones, flew in from Brooklyn to the Venice Whole Foods to promote his new pasta sauce. The sauce is called Marky Ramone’s Brooklyn’s Own Pasta Sauce, a fittingly complicated name from someone ... Continue Reading

Jazz Fusion Ecstasy for charity this weekend
San Jose Metblogs @ Wednesday 2 November 2011 at 2:23 am

We’ve previously mentioned Pandit Habib Khan, the local master of Indian classical music and Indo-Jazz fusion. This weekend, Khan will give a concert of jazz fusion music under the title “Ecstasy”, to benefit Asha for Education Silicon Valley. Pandit Habib Khan’s fusion music blends classical Indian sitar with western instruments and jazz rhythms. Asha for ... Continue Reading

Win Tix to The Lemonheads Thursday Night!
@ Wednesday 26 October 2011 at 7:35 am

The Lemonheads will be performing the album “It’s a Shame About Ray” in its entirety, And I’m Giving Away Tickets! Send an email with your Full Legal Name as it appears on your Legal ID*, and I’ll pick Winners at Random. I need them by Right Away! So send me an email and then watch your Inbox! Send ... Continue Reading

Dead Man Rockin’ out this week
San Jose Metblogs @ Sunday 23 October 2011 at 3:42 pm

Local band Whiskey Avengers releases their third album, Dead Man Rockin’, this Tuesday. The band previously billed their style as “dirty ska”, but with this album they’re now calling it “renegade reggae and rocksteady”. This is a slightly different focus, musically and thematically, than their earlier work. The band’s first two albums, Round 1 and ... Continue Reading

Win Tix to Cyndi Lauper’s November 4 Club Nokia performance.
@ Friday 21 October 2011 at 3:00 pm

Its “Showvember” over at Golden Voice and they have really hooked us up this time. I have 4 pairs, yes FOUR PAIRS of tickets to Cyndi Lauper’s November 4, 2011 show at Club Nokia.  What to do to win a pair so you can see her in the Memphis Blues Tour?  Simple, tell me why ... Continue Reading

Last Minute Opportunity: Grammy in the Schools Programs
@ Wednesday 19 October 2011 at 7:12 pm

Who doesn’t love music? And who doesn’t love stories about band camp? Well, the fine folks over at the GRAMMY Foundation are offering a couple band camp options right here in Los Angeles in the coming year for high school students interested in learning more about having a career in the music industry. (You know, ... Continue Reading

Win Last Minute Tix! See Morris Day with The Original 7ven!! (The Band Formerly known as “The Time.”) TOMORROW!
@ Tuesday 18 October 2011 at 7:42 am

Yes!! This is the Real Deal! Morris Day, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Jesse Johnson, Jerome Benton, Jellybean Johnson, and Monte Moir. That’s right, the Original Seven Members of The Time. (Hence the name.) But I need names, NOW!! Show is tomorrow, Wed. Oct 19th. Wanna go? Send an email with your Full Legal Name as ... Continue Reading

Left Coast Live scenes
San Jose Metblogs @ Monday 10 October 2011 at 1:32 am

I started off the evening at the The Trims on the Lightson Stage. The brick walls surrounding the stage were a great backdrop for some straight-ahead rock & roll from this band. I had read good things about the Trims in the Metro a couple of weeks ago, and they lived up to their reputation. ... Continue Reading

This weekend: Left Coast Live
San Jose Metblogs @ Wednesday 5 October 2011 at 1:36 am

This Saturday, October 8, is the date for the third iteration of San Jose’s Left Coast Live music festival. The organizers continue to work on the formula to make the festival take off: They’ve moved the location from South First Street up a few blocks to Post Street, and they’ve reduced the stages down to ... Continue Reading

Foo Fighters – YES! – October 14th – If you compel me….
@ Tuesday 4 October 2011 at 4:54 pm

Just to give you a little peek behind the b.la curtain, the nice people at Goldenvoice often grace us with delicious bundles of free tickets to their events, in hopes that we will write about them and increase attendance. We love this – and I have to say that I love it in particular because ... Continue Reading

Win Tickets to see OMD at Club Nokia on 10/7!
@ Monday 3 October 2011 at 4:53 am

Update: Winners have been notified! Congratulations! I’ve got a secret that I can’t explain…actually, it’s not a secret now. We’re giving away TWO PAIRS of tickets to see OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) this coming Friday, October 7th at Club Nokia. I was excited when I learned earlier this year that OMD was still performing. ... Continue Reading

Sousa by the sympony brass quintet
Austin Metblogs @ Sunday 2 October 2011 at 10:58 pm

In the center of Wooldridge Square there is a bandstand. Occasionally, the bandstand is actually used as intended. Today was one of those days. At 2:30 pm, a professionally trained brass quintet took to the bandstand and played an entire hour of music by John Philip Sousa, to the complete delight of all assembled, children ... Continue Reading

San Jose Mariachi Festival is underway
San Jose Metblogs @ Wednesday 21 September 2011 at 2:50 am

The annual San Jose Mariachi Festival, branded this year as VivaFest, is an event that can fly under the radar. It rarely causes blocked roads, and the events are spread across multiple venues and two weeks of the calendar. But it is actually a major production and a great opportunity to see some brilliant music ... Continue Reading

The Opera Novice(?) returns for Mozart’s Idomeneo
San Jose Metblogs @ Monday 12 September 2011 at 6:42 am

How many operas does one have to see before they’re no longer a novice?  I suppose I’m not in any way a novice now after attending my sixth opera on Saturday night, but I still have no expertise in what I’m talking about.  However, I still think it’s fun, I still love the music and ... Continue Reading

Spring Awakening: An extraordinary rock music production by the San Jose Rep
San Jose Metblogs @ Friday 9 September 2011 at 6:56 pm

San Jose Repertory Theatre has opened their 2011-2012 season with a blockbuster of a show, raising the bar in every aspect of theater production.  Spring Awakening, with its provocative content, is the kind of show which should usher in a whole new generation of theater lovers, and its high level of technical and acting talent ... Continue Reading

Music in the Park in jeopardy?
San Jose Metblogs @ Sunday 28 August 2011 at 4:22 pm

I’d heard rumors before that the San Jose Downtown Association was considering discontinuing Music in the Park after this season, and Josh Koehn’s recent articles in the Metro and on San Jose Inside have confirmed them. The problem seems to be that too many business owners (the members of the SJDA) feel like the event ... Continue Reading

Jazz Festival Recap
San Jose Metblogs @ Tuesday 16 August 2011 at 2:57 am

I spent most of Saturday and Sunday bouncing back and forth between the main stage and the Latin stage at the San Jose Jazz festival. Ray Obiedo on the Latin stage added a driving guitar sound to a mix of latin and straight-ahead jazz selections. It was also a treat to see local favorite John ... Continue Reading

Friday Jazz Fest images
San Jose Metblogs @ Saturday 13 August 2011 at 4:02 pm

I wasn’t able to get to too many performances at the Jazz Festival last night, but I did see a couple of good ones: Over dinner at the Los Gatos Brewing Company, I caught the Steve Nakano Trio (all four of them) playing straight ahead jazz, as well as an impromptu rendition of “Jesse’s Girl” ... Continue Reading

Juneteenth parade 2011
Austin Metblogs @ Monday 20 June 2011 at 3:02 pm

The weather was perfect for a perfect Juneteenth parade commemorating Emancipation Day. Led off by the color guard depicted, which stepped lively to its own accompanying drum cadence, the procession included church groups, civic associations of many kinds, politicians galore, members of several riding clubs astride those beautiful gaited horses, the Spirit of the Drum ... Continue Reading

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