Sonic Youth Guitarist Lee Ranaldo Brings 'Last Night' to San Jose
Lee Ranaldo and The Dust perform at the Blank Club on Dec. 10. Read More
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- Tue Dec 3
- Triple Ho Show 4.0
- at SAP Center (8pm)
- Music
The fourth rendition of a holiday concert filled with superstars, the Triple Ho Show brings a plethora of pop music to kick off the holiday season.
- Wed Dec 4
- The Sonic Heavy
- at The Blank Club (9pm)
- Music
The Sonic Heavy has morphed into many forms, the latest of which is a band that includes a maniacal mountain bike rider, an over-stimulated football coach, an artist who works in Lego, and a rabid Sharks fan. What happens when you put…
- Wed Dec 4
- 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 5
- The Tech Museum After Hours
- at The Tech Museum of Innovation (7pm)
- Events
The After Hours program at the Tech Museum is where adults can enjoy the museum when the kids aren't around. All galleries will be open to everyone.
- Thu Dec 5
- Therapy Thursdays
- at Myth Taverna Lounge (10pm)
- Clubs
Myth Taverna and Lounge presents Therapy Thursdays with a special DJ each week, mostly featuring local and touring house DJs. No cover at the door and $6 drinks before 11:30pm.
- Thu Dec 5 - Sat Dec 7
- Brian Posehn
- at San Jose Improv (varies)
- Events
Comedian/actor/writer Brian Posehn is currently on Comedy Central's popular show, "The Sarah Silverman Program" and has recently been seen on tour as one of the original members of the "Comedians of Comedy." Besides writing and…
- Fri Dec 6
- Metalachi
- at The Blank Club (9pm)
- Music
What began as an innocent evening of snorting horse tranquilizers with seven members of the village jai alai team in a Super Ocho motor lodge in Veracruz, Mexico became an event that literally gave birth to the greatest metal band to…
- Fri Dec 6
- Octobop
- at San Pedro Square Market (7pm)
- Music
WOctobop embodies the early days of West Coast Jazz when new ideas, harmonies, ensemble playing and great improvisation were the staples of a strong band. By performing and promoting the music that began with The Birth of the Cool.
- Sat Dec 7
- San Jose Super Toy, Comic Book & Collectible Show
- at Santa Clara County Fairgrounds (11am-4:30pm )
- Events
More than 200 toy, comic book and collectible vendors selling new and vintage items. There's a huge variety of GI Joes, LEGO, Godzilla, dolls, Transformers, Star Wars, Disney, model kits, Star Trek, hot wheels , robots, non sport…
- Sat Dec 7
- 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…
- Sun Dec 8
- Return Of The Boom Zap
- at Cardiff Lounge (10pm)
- Clubs
Join us for #ROTBZ at The Cardiff Lounge with residents Goldenchyld, AJ Orbit, R-Cade, Eni and Dubstantial. GLITCH - DUBSTEP - INSTRUMENTAL - EXPERIMENTAL - ELECTRO & MORE!
- 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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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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Slag@ San Jose Rock Shop
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Red Carpet Opening@ Pagoda Lounge
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Chuy Gomez@Fahrenheit
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Mavericks 2013 Opening Ceremony@ Mavericks
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Slayer@ SJSU Events Center
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Hiatus Kaiyote@ Pagoda Lounge
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
Sonic Youth Guitarist Lee Ranaldo Brings ‘Last Night’ to San Jose
There are moments in modern life when nature intrudes and reality is transformed. When I was living in New York, a twister skipped across my Brooklyn neighborhood. It was tiny as tornadoes go, but enough to tear off roofs, flood the streets and knock down far too many trees. In the aftermath,… » Read More
Photos: Party Shots From ‘Give Thanks’ With Dash Berlin
The Give Thanks electronic music party at San Jose Civic is becoming an annual holiday tradition in San Jose. For its 8th year, the party sold-out in advance with Dash Berlin, Morgan Page MPP3D, Beltek, Topher Jones and Alexx Adam on the bill. Photos by Metro photographer CJ Strom. » Read More
Alum Rock: Careless Hearts Move Further Away From Americana With New Album
Even Now, four years after the fact, the members of Careless Hearts are still amazed that they played with Stooges’ guitarist James Williamson at the Blank Club. For Williamson it was a warm-up gig. He dropped out of the music business decades earlier, and needed to prepare himself for touring with Iggy… » Read More
Movies
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
Betas
While we're waiting for HBO's upcoming Silicon Valley by Mike Judge, we have the beta version, conveniently titled "Betas" (downloadable weekly on Amazon Prime, where the first episode is free). Some woodshedding must have gone into creating this show about a gang of lovable misfits in San Francisco's SOMA and Mountain View, but it doesn't show: there aren't the serious inside jabs that really connect. » Read More
The Arts
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
Weird Mountain View
Keith Teleki brings the funk-and he goes looking for it. As the owner of Teleki Design, he's created visual imagery for radio stations, film festivals, clothing and tech companies. As the editor of the blog Weird Mountain View, he spotlights some of the city's oddest people, occurrences and landmarks. A native Californian and son of a Hungarian immigrant, Teleki, now 42, graduated from UC Berkeley with an architecture degree and moved to Mountain View in 2004. » Read More
Features & Columns
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
New Hate Crime Allegations at San Jose State Reignite Racial Tensions
Gregory Johnson Sr. stands in front of the angry crowd and closes his eyes. As he bows his head, the duct tape covering his mouth nearly touches his shirt, which is emblazoned with a picture of his dead son. The chants keep coming: "Let the students speak!" Johnson, unable to contain his rage any longer, peels off the black tape-the symbol of his voice being silenced-and yells at the top of his lungs. He joins dozens of students who have rushed the stage and holds up black-and-white photos of his son's broken neck for the entire crowd to see. "Uncle Tom!" he roars. "Let the students speak!" » Read More
F/X Reunion at Brix Nightclub with the F/X Players
The Sixth Annual Black Friday reunion of San Jose's pioneering F/X nightclub will unfold the day after Thanksgiving, as usual. However, this year promises to be quite a bit different, thanks to a glittering reunion performance by some of the original F/X Players, who presented debaucherous live dance performances on stage at F/X. Once again, the reunion will go down at Brix on South First Street. » Read More
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