Two decades ago, Elon Musk was 33 years old and had just pumped a $6.5 million investment into a fledgling electric-car company called Tesla. That made him the firm’s largest investor and put him well on his way to taking …
Two decades ago, Elon Musk was 33 years old and had just pumped a $6.5 million investment into a fledgling electric-car company called Tesla. That made him the firm’s largest investor and put him well on his way to taking …
The combination of coffee and doughnuts is a dream made real at WhatCoffee, Rain Sun’s Santa Clara café.
Nobody should be a one-issue voter in 2024 unless that one issue is preserving democracy and the rule of law (or, perhaps, destroying those things if that’s your bag). But even if you insist on voting solely on cannabis reform, …
In Phillip Hua’s art practice, Atlas, a 13-foot-tall tree, signaled a definitive change in his approach to scale. When Hua and I spoke about “You Can Never Go Home Again,” his first solo exhibit at the Triton Museum, he recalled, …
Before Kyla Zhao became a talented adult fiction author in Silicon Valley, she was a young chess player in Singapore. Starting at age six, she played throughout her childhood before leaving the chess world after middle school.
The corner of Blossom Hill Road and San Jose Avenue is not what it used to be. And it never was.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Most singer-songwriters tend to work in one genre; they might make the occasional foray into other styles, but a sharply defined approach tends to define those in that idiom. John Hiatt is no typical singer-songwriter, as his work seamlessly blends—transcends, …
It always rocks to see women shredding on the guitar. And Joanne Shaw Taylor does just that. One of the most sought-after live acts on the modern blues circuit, Taylor infuses her performances with rock, pop, soul and blues-rock. With …
Sometimes, the algorithm rewards listeners with a band like Delta Sleep: heady and intimate yet explosive in its sonic power. Delta Sleep arguably plays in the math rock genre due to their use of obscure time signatures. In practice, however, …
Psychedelic rock is primarily associated with the latter part of the ’60s. Heavy metal had its peak in the very late ’60s and early ’70s. But here it is, the middle of the 2020s, and Australia’s own King Gizzard & …
Anyone who thinks they don’t know Danny Elfman’s music is likely mistaken. His The Simpsons theme song alone makes him one of the human ear’s most frequent guests. He also provided soundtracks to most of Tim Burton’s movies. As Halloween …
Leanne Morgan is just getting started, which is why she chose that to be the name of her current tour of the same name—and for good reason. Her comedy career began as a door-to-door salesperson cracking jokes about motherhood with …
What do monsters do when they aren’t scaring people? That’s the question explored in a live play adaptation of Adam Rex’s children’s book of poems by the same name. Turns out, they’re just like us: Frankenstein needs to go to …
The Beta Space series commissions artists to experiment with new ideas, materials and models. As the world navigates multiple climate crises, the eighth Beta Series premieres Stray Dog Hydrophobia (2024), a multidisciplinary project by LA-based artists and educators Patty Chang …
The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra plays soul and blues with a 12-piece, horn-driven sound. Paule himself is a versatile guitarist who has worked with Boz Scaggs and Charlie Musselwhite, all while having a following of his own on his solo …
San Jose–based band Forever to the Moon plays a combination of alternative and hard rock, resulting in sounds that bring one back to the screamo and post-hardcore golden years of the early millennium while remaining relevant for the modern era. …
At the end of October, two annual film festivals (with similar acronyms) return to encourage short- and long-form binge watching. Launching first on Oct. 24, the 16th annual San Jose International Short Film Festival (SJSFF) has scheduled four days of …
Just about everyone is calling on Omar Torres to resign his city council seat. The two leading business associations in the district he represents, the executive director of the South Bay Labor Council that supported his election and his colleagues …
