Fremont’s nascent downtown got a must-anticipated boost with the late August opening of Din Ding Dumpling House. Just a few doors down from Banter Bookshop and across from the Fremont Hub Shopping Center, the family-owned restaurant has already attracted many …
The wine industry is experiencing a glut of grapes and bulk wine. Vineyards are being pulled out in the Central Valley and in parts of Europe. Many vines will not even be picked this year, making a field day for …
If the current political scene feels unbearably divisive, maybe it’s time to gain a little historical perspective.
On multiple levels, Menlo Park is ahead of San Jose in terms of Grateful Dead history. However, it’s not too late for San Jose City Hall to assert itself and get its proper due.
Flogging Molly have reached the 25th anniversary of when singer/guitarist Dave King and fiddle player (and future wife) Bridget Regan formed the band. Having survived the pandemic, these veteran Irish rockers are back on tour supporting their latest album, Anthem.
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Though she’s been releasing songs online as Pacing since 2019, Katie McTigue had never played those songs onstage until 2023. That year was noteworthy for Pacing, and the album Real Poetry Is Always About Plants and Birds and Trees and …
Something about the music of Damn Tall Buildings speaks to the desolate heart, capturing regret mixed with hope, the kind that hits when least expected, ushering in a moment of cold sublimity before life beckons the lost and wandering back …
In previous decades, people with comedic talent had to slug it out in empty comedy clubs for years before getting a shot at success. Thanks to social media, however, jokesters like Ken Flores can easily showcase their funny finesse, capturing …
The ladies and gentlemen of the fair city of San Jose shall no doubt be delighted to don their fancy cocktail attire for a scintillating evening with ... Steve-O. One of the original Jackasses, now a darling of the Jackassery …
There’s romance, and then there’s Romance. A performance by the 70-plus members of the all-volunteer Nova Vista Symphony focuses on music from the European artistic and intellectual era known as the Romantic Period. The program features works by Alexander Borodin …
The members of Common Kings may have started in Hawaii, Tonga, Fiji and Samoa, but their sound—a rock-infused reggae with Polynesian accents and some hip hop flourishes—couldn’t have come from anywhere else but Orange County. The four college mates met …
Santa Anna Bay Coconuts play surf like a rock band: mid-tempo instrumental rockers with guitar solos galore, but lots of low-end. Not quite the screeching guitars that have come to define surf revival bands, but, as one writer pointed out, …
Up-and-comer Luciane Dom blends Afrobeat, urban jazz and Latin for a powerful sound representing her roots in Rio de Janeiro—so much so that she was voted Rising Star of the Year at the African Entertainment Awards. Her music connects feminism, …
Considered one of the most famous stories ever written, The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is the third part in his four-book series starring the most famous detective in history, Sherlock Holmes. Inspired by the local …
LA-based composer/musician Tashi Wada will perform pieces from his new album, What Is Not Strange?, along with vocalist Julia Holter. Recorded over a period that marked the death of his father and the birth of his daughter, each piece not …
Now in its 40th year, Chicanx theater company Teatro Visión presents Macario, a Día de los Muertos tradition held at the Plaza every few years. Featuring original music and choreography, Teatro Visión’s Macario brings to life the classic story of …
Elizabeth Rosner’s new book, Third Ear: Reflections on the Art and Science of Listening, is by no means a prescriptive self-help book, though it could be. Focused on listening and hearing, the Berkeley-based writer reflects on auditory landmarks and how …
Laughter is the best medicine, right? Or maybe it’s food... Music soothes the soul, and nature is a boundless source for healing.
Imagine stepping into a world where your wildest dreams come to life, and you can control every moment. Where you could solve problems, create art or improve your tennis serve—all while you sleep. If scientists working in the field of …
