Any title applied to Pat Benatar seems inadequate. “Pop icon,” “Rock legend”—none of them do justice to her cultural footprint. Benatar tells truths that have lived rent free in the heads of music fans for decades. Love absolutely is a freaking battlefield! And just when music journalists thought they had her pinned to the guitar-centered, head banging rock songs of her earlier work, she shifted to the infectious drum machines and synths that defined her later output. She and her spouse/lifelong collaborator Neil Giraldo bring a tried and true arsenal of bangers to San Jose Civic this Wednesday.
Pat Benatar + Neil Giraldo
Wed, 8pm, $55+
San Jose Civic, San Jose
