Fish Me Poke in Eastside San Jose stuffs quesadillas with bulgogi beef and adorns sushi burritos in Flamin’ Hot Cheetos dust. The experimental menu draws inspiration from Korean, Mexican, Hawaiian and Japanese cuisine.
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Writer-director Alex Garland faces a tricky dilemma in shaping his new dystopian actioner, Civil War. Just how true to real life does it need to be?
During his 30 years as singer and primary songwriter in Queensrÿche, Geoff Tate never concerned himself with getting his name recognized. In fact, the names of all of the band members were largely unknown to many music fans.
Though born and raised in New Jersey, Michela Musolino always felt connected to her homeland of Sicily. As the granddaughter of Sicilian émigrés to America, Musolino grew up in two worlds, straddling the contemporary and the ancient. As a singer, …
In this fable musical, a beautiful and clever little fox named Keen Ears is captured by the Forester while she is young. Though she manages to escape, the contrasting paths of her life and the Forester’s tell a larger story …
Jimmy Shin is an LA comedy producer and comedian who’s gathered six comics for this special event. Some are local, like San Jose’s Tyler Stannard and Hayward’s Aivy Cordova. Anna May from New York, former political strategist-turned-comic Mehran Kodabandeh, Hans …
Founded in 1975 in Budapest, the Tákacs classical music string quartet in its current iteration comprises Edward Dusinberre and Harumi Rhodes on violins, Richard O’Neill on viola and András Fejér on cello. Julien Labro, a virtuoso on the bandoneon (a …
LA’s friendliest power trio, Force Model, will descend upon the South Bay’s newest and most exciting music venue: Chromatic Coffee. Along for the ride are Oakland’s Facet, Celadon (in support of their latest self-titled EP) and the sonic explosion also …
Stoner rock fans will rejoice, as this night of heavy guitars and heavy pours will surely satisfy. San Francisco’s Bongfather will rattle the walls of San Jose’s favorite bar venue. Their new EP, Kingtide, is equal parts Fu Manchu and …
Though operas seem like a relatively ancient form of theater, nothing could be further from the truth. Take Daniel Catan’s Florencia en el Amazonas, which debuted in 1996. Sung in Spanish and inspired by the magical realism of novelist Gabriel …
What is the result when two geniuses come together? It’s a relevant question for anyone attending this program featuring violinist Daniel Lozakovich and pianist Behzod Abduraimov. The former is a Swedish prodigy, while the latter is an Uzbek luminary; both …
The Center for Literary Arts, directed by SJSU professor Selena Anderson, brings a star poet to town this week to celebrate National Poetry Month: Leila Mottley. Born and raised in Oakland, Mottley is nothing short of a literary phenomenon at …
This weekend, a month before the world’s biggest film festival kicks off in the south of France, the bucolic hills south of San Jose will become magnets for movie lovers. Over the course of eight days, starting on April 10, …
On April 1 at 6:30pm, a large crowd of us gathered at AMC Eastridge 15 to view a secret advance screening of HBO’s adaptation of The Sympathizer.
After Nick Miller’s alarm wakes him up around 3 o’clock in the morning, he drives to Saratoga to start baking at Mangia Mornings. Italy is reflected in the name of his new cafe and in the pastries he makes.
The life and legacy of trailblazing Bay Area rapper and producer Traxamillion was honored with a gala fundraiser in February. And now one of Trax’s protégés—part of the organizing team for that event—is releasing his latest recording, one that was …
One must be like water and watch as 30-something siblings Albert and Jennifer Chen, portrayed by Will Dao and Jenny Nguyen Nelson, embark on an “Asian Freedom Tour” to the Far East in order to find a deeper meaning within …
Activist, poet and music manager John Sinclair died last week at 82. He was someone about whom everybody concerned about cannabis reform, of any age, should know.
Author Rob Brezsny offers insights for all signs in the horoscope in his weekly Free Will Astrology column.
