IF Brian Carroll only flung nunchucks, wore fantasy costumes and made up imaginary personal histories about himself, he'd simply be called a nerd. But since he can also shred guitar strings into a fine powder and lay down wicked banjo, drums, mandolin and piano tracks to boot, he's called Buckethead. Donning his iconic "KFC Funeral" chicken bucket hat and white mask, Mr. Head. a.k.a. Death Cube K, has become an underground champion with his malevolently fast solos and unique funk-thrash style. He's also worked with a laundry list of rock greats and utterly confused each one of them. Multi-instrumentalist That One Guy also performs.
NOT CONTENT to present concerts, Stanford Lively Arts has been commissioning more and more material lately. Robert Sierra's Concierto de Cámara, a five-movement piece, is the latest premiere from the series. It will be performed by a one-off nonet comprising the Imani Winds and the Miami String Quartet, working together to give Sierra a wider range of sonic possibilities. Also on the program are works in a Latin vein by Ginastera, Villa-Lobos and Piazzolla. Composer Sierra will take questions after the concert.
Thursday Nov. 20
Agenda
399 S. First St
San Jose
408.287.3991
Free with pass
KRS-One
THE ESSENCE of hip-hop embodied in one MC, KRS-One comes to the Agenda Lounge in downtown San Jo to drop a little lyrical science and a whole shit-ton of knowledge on a scene that could use a little lesson. Easily one of the most highly regarded rappers of all time, KRS-One flows with a style and substance that every MC after him as tried to adopt, but none have ever come close to the Teacher's socially poignant, often political and always controversial takes on modern society.
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