Armando Bravo would like to emphasize that he is not an entrepreneur. “I don’t put entrepreneurship on a pedestal,” he says. The plant store owner and organizer of the upcoming Mercado SanJo event at Chromatic Coffee sits on a folding …
Later this year, the Martin Luther King, Jr., Main Library will celebrate 20 years in action, which prompts me to raise the ghosts of Fourth and San Fernando. Perhaps I should say “raze” the ghosts instead, because as with much …
Jazz is all about split-second decisions. A constant presence of choice and taste, timbre and rhythm. That doesn’t mean, however, that every choice or every taste is for everyone. “I have a personal belief that there are a lot of …
Jesse James Guerrero is ready for his big moment. The Gilroy native—after racking up five wins and a draw, all in Mexico—will compete for the first time as a pro stateside on March 25 at Save Mart Center in Fresno. …
Zach Braff’s A Good Person is a syrupy rendition of films like Ordinary People and The Sweet Hereafter. The depressed mood in these movies saturates the screen with depictions of loss and grieving. They’re meant to provide audiences with enough …
Salmon population numbers in key California stocks are forecasted to be lower than they have been in years, prompting a full closure of the ocean fishery for the first time since 2008/2009. The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) determines ocean …
ARIES (March 21-April 19): If we were to choose one person to illustrate the symbolic power of astrology, it might be Aries financier and investment banker J. P. Morgan (1837–1913). His astrological chart strongly suggested he would be one of …
It’s time to break out the weird sugar spoons and collected volumes of Rimbaud, because Absinthe Father is coming to town. The dreamy Oakland pop-shoegazers have been consistently dropping quality releases since around 2017, but sound particularly assured on last …
This weekend, Emmy-nominated comedian, author, podcaster and actress Ms. Pat is in San Jose for four shows. Patricia Williams (aka Ms. Pat) is famously known for her hit show on BET the Ms. Pat Show, based largely on her own …
Eleven piece Florida-based a capella group Voctave is finishing up the last leg of their West Coast spring tour and making one of their final stops the crown jewel of Campbell, the historic Heritage Theatre. The ensemble is notorious for …
It takes a true gem to succeed on stage for over eight decades, and Blithe Spirit is a rare gem indeed. Written by Noel Coward and premiered in London’s West End in 1941, the play follows socialite and novelist Charles …
Lying alone atop a white pillow in a vast expanse of desert is the head of Nappy Nina. Surprisingly not photoshopped, the image captures the Brooklyn-based rapper buried in sand in the Sahara Desert. It was originally meant as the …
The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ireland, once again brought a delegation to San Jose last week, enabling politicians from both sides of the Atlantic to reconnect and discuss shared values, including academic exchange programs. San Jose and Dublin have been …
When the crew of A Statue for Ballybunion last gathered on stage, it was the day before lockdown. March 2020. A few things have changed in the world since then. Now a full three years later, Playhouse San Jose will …
Soundtracking this year’s Fast Forward showcase of contemporary ballet is a diverse range of music, from an early 20th-century piece by American composer Amy Beach, to a song by DC post-hardcore band Fugazi. Fast Forward returns to the Hammer Theatre …
“We’ll just take your house,” the new account manager threatened with all the swagger he could muster. We’d been a Silicon Valley Bank customer through the 1990s as it grew from a community bank into a global concern with several …
On Alum Rock Avenue, at the entrance to San Jose’s Eastside, a crowd packs a small graffiti-splattered room, watching rappers share a bluetooth mic and a solitary speaker. Across town, a crowd of young punks waits impatiently to enter an …
ARIES (March 21-April 19): I highly recommend the following experiences: 1. Ruminating about what you learned in a relationship that ended—and how those lessons might be useful now. 2. Ruminating about a beloved place you once regarded as home—and how …
Angeleno artist N8N0FACE brings his sublimely grimy, mercurial synth-punk blend up the West Coast this month, landing at Cupertino’s X Bar for an all-ages show on his way back downstate. 2022’s HOMICIDE pogos between the hardness expected from an album …
Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, but how many are Irish Pirates? That’s right: Celtic Pirate Rock is the genre San Jose’s own O’Craven proudly claims. These scurvy dogs churn and swirl a swash-buckling fusion of Irish folk music, punk-inspired …
