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Browse Events
- Tue Dec 10
- Lee Ranaldo and The Dust
- at The Blank Club (8pm)
- Music
The core songs of Last Night on Earth, the new album by Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo and his band The Dust, were written in the wake of hurricane Sandy, in a week without electricity or water, but with mercifully little human…
- Wed Dec 11
- Wax Wednesday
- at Cafe Stritch (9pm)
- Music
Many DJs have transitioned out of spinning actual vinyl records and are using purely digital platforms to "spin" music, though every once and a while a DJ somewhere will get old school and whip out a stack of wax.
- Thu Dec 12
- The Residency
- at Blackbird Tavern (9pm)
- Music
Blackbird Tavern's weekly Thursday Jazz series welcomes a variety of styles and local musicians. The Residency. The Vanguard of the Creative Jazz Front.
- Fri Dec 13
- Friday the 13th Metal Mayhem
- at Back Bar (10pm)
- Music
Plague Phalanx (SJ Black Metal). Necrogenic (SC Mountain Grindcore). Slag (SJ Grindviolence). (SJ Black Metal Assault). 10pm. 21+ No Cover
- Sat Dec 14
- Social Saturdays
- at Myth Taverna Lounge (10pm)
- Clubs
Every week, Myth Lounge brings Social Saturdays, a non-stop evening of thumping house music, to downtown San Jose. It tends to pack the place, so be prepared to do a little socializing. The house can get a little loud, but that…
- Through Tue Dec 31
- SJ Made Holiday Popup Shop
- at Westfield Valley Fair (10am-9:30pm)
- Events
SJ Made, a vendor platform for Bay Area makers, labels, brands, small businesses, and artists, is putting a temporary holiday pop up shop in Westfield Valley Fair. The shop will be selling "Best of SJ Made" items throughout its run,…
- Through Sun Jan 12
- Downtown Ice
- at Circle of Palms (varies)
- Events
Make sure that Downtown Ice is part of your visit to downtown San Jose this holiday season. Visit Christmas in the Park directly across the way, watch a holiday stage production, or shop the new international marketplace, plus dining…
- Through Thu Feb 13, 2014
- Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination
- at The Tech Museum of Innovation (10am-5pm)
- Events
These are the droids Star Wars fans are looking for, or at least some of the props and other ephemera-including robot costumes for C-3PO and R2D2-from all six of the Star Wars films. "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination,"…
Photo Gallery
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Good Hustle@ Cafe Stritch
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Not So Silent Night 2013 - Saturday@ Oracle Arena
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Not So Silent Night 2013 - Friday@ Oracle Arena
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Los Ovidados-Drunk Injuns@ San Jose Rock Shop
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Plug and Play@ Tech Center, Santa Clara
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Give Thanks 8@ San Jose Civic
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Starry Starry Night@ San Jose Woman's Club
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What's Left of Haiyan Benefit Show@ Sunnyvale Art Gallery
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PASS IT AROUND: A Fundraiser for the Philippines@ Blackbird Tavern
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San Jose Bike Party Robots and Long Socks@ San Jose
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Sunrunners@ SLG Art Boutiki
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Andy Allo@ Blackbird Tavern
Tickets to see Tower of Power & WAR
Win tickets to see Tower of Power & WAR at the San Jose Civic on December 28.
$150 to The Sea by Alexander's Steakhouse
Win a $150 dining certificate to The Sea by Alexander's Steakhouse in Palo Alto.
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Music & Clubs
Black Magic: Mrs. Magician Wallow in Surf Pop’s Dark Side
The title “There Is No God” hardly suggests a bright sunny song, but nonetheless Mrs. Magician translates such an existential crisis into a fun, driving pop tune. It makes sense: the San Diego band is taking garage-rock and surf-pop into newer, much darker territory. Right at the opening line in the song,… » Read More
Kings of Leon Announce San Jose Tour Stop
Just a few days after playing Live 105′s Not So Silent Night holiday concert at Oracle Arena, Kings of Leon announced a return visit to the Bay Area with a stop in San Jose. The Tennessee rockers will stop at SAP Center on March 25 as party of the second leg of… » Read More
Best of 2013: Derek See of the Bang Shares his Album Picks for 2013
Few people in the South Bay know more about classic soul, psychedelic rock and other traditional genres than the Bang’s Derek See. His blog, Derek’s Daily 45, has uncovered countless obscure singles from the 60s and 70s and his band the Bang, accesses the look, feel and sound of the classic girl-fronted… » Read More
Movies
The Broken Circle Breakdown
The Belgian import The Broken Circle Breakdown, originally titled Alabama Monroe, has death as its subject matter, and the soundtrack is full of songs in the key of (the end of) life. It earns its title reference to the Carter Family's tune, about the contraction of the family circle. The movie tries to be euphemism-free—it often shows Flemish skill in warts-and-all depiction: the disjointed scenes are connected with lively bluegrass, while showing sex as a pale, two-backed beast with elbows, butt and the soles of indifferently washed feet. » Read More
Oldboy
Writing about noir stalwart Robert Ryan, critic David Thomson commented that just as some men grind their teeth, some men could be said to grind their eyes. Spike Lee's crazed, delightfully sick remake of Park Chan-wook's 2003 shocker Oldboy has Josh Brolin grinding his eyes impressively as he goes on the customary blood-soaked trail of vengeance. Give or take Michael Shannon, there may not have been an actor with such a clenched fist-like face since Ryan himself. » Read More
The Arts
Preview: South First Fridays December 2013
The weather outside may be somewhat frightful-at least by Bay Area standards-but the December edition of South First Fridays offers some holiday cheer, and even some chances to get some holiday shopping done. Galleries, shops and restaurants host art shows, receptions and art activities throughout the SoFA district and other downtown neighborhoods. Here's a small sampling of shows and activities going on around downtown » Read More
Flesh and Metal
As the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) goes on the road during its own phase of inner-reconstruction, its collections are appearing at various partner institutions throughout the Bay Area. One such collaboration has emerged at Stanford University's Cantor Arts Center, where students helped curate "flesh and metal." » Read More
Features & Columns
Bob Ray: Pop-up Galleries
So far, Bob Ray has had a good run. He worked as a producer on The Dating Game at age 16. In the 1970s, he was the morning drive guy on KLIV and also the PA announcer for the NASL incarnation of the San Jose Earthquakes, back when some of the world's greatest-ever soccer players came to Spartan Stadium. Oh, and he ran an advertising agency for 36 years. » Read More
Dogfight: How Apple and Google Went to War and Started a Revolution
Anyone considering writing a novel about Silicon Valley or a spy thriller set in the computer industry should forget about it. Why? Because the truth is often more entertaining, especially in the case of Fred Vogelstein's new book, Dogfight: How Apple and Google Went to War and Started a Revolution. The story contains many elements of an epic saga, with all the betrayal and ego-jockeying one finds in mainstream fiction. » Read More
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