Playboi Carti: Out With the Old, In With the New
Traditions of rap are challenged in latest release from a budding artist Peter Schutz The Santa Clara May 24, 2018 Playboi Carti is not a rapper. Where hip-hop zigs, Carti[…]
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Pizza Antica: New Spins on Old Classics
A newly renovated San Jose landmark remains timeless Peter Schutz The Santa Clara May 17, 2018 Don’t call it a comeback—Pizza Antica is once again open for business after a[…]
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Review: Messages Miss the Mark in “Tully”
Brand new, star-studded film from “Juno” director fails to deliver Peter Schutz The Santa Clara May 10, 2018 There is a wise saying, often heard on airplanes, that you should[…]
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: A Retrospective
A look at a massively influential composer, 125 years after his passing Peter Schutz The Santa Clara May 3, 2018 Speaking the language of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky goes beyond Russian.[…]
Big Meets Bigger in Action-Packed “Rampage”
The Rock is just a stone’s throw from perfection in latest blockbuster film Peter Schutz The Santa Clara April 19, 2018 The body-count in “Rampage,” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s latest[…]
Los Altos Gallery Highlights Local Artists
Gallery 9 displays talents of Bay Area painter in new exhibition of artwork Peter Schutz The Santa Clara April 12, 2018 Sometimes, it’s the little things that count. In the[…]
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Czarface Creates Greatness From Nonsense
Rap purist legends join forces for an utterly monolithic project Peter Schutz The Santa Clara April 5, 2018 “Czarface Meets Metal Face” is a silly title for a kind of[…]
One-Act Play Delves Deep into Subconscious Thoughts
Reviewing “Call It Clover” at Santa Clara Peter Schutz The Santa Clara February 22, 2018 You’re seated on a train. Opposite you is a middle-aged couple. As you turn the pages[…]
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Live Coding: Music is in the (Macbook) Air
Cyber songs produced on the spot during faculty concert Peter Schutz The Santa Clara February 15, 2018 There is a touching moment in the 2013 film “Her” where the AI main[…]
Still Loving Timberlake? Cry Me a River…
Justin Timberlake tries to get *NSYNC with his southern heritage Peter Schutz The Santa Clara February 8, 2018 Consider flannel. Soft, warm. Gently evocative of a rugged, long-extinct lifestyle. Flannel suggests[…]