metroactive
News, music, movies & restaurants from the editors of the Silicon Valley's #1 weekly newspaper.
Serving San Jose, Palo Alto, Los Gatos, Campbell, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Fremont & nearby cities.

Metro Silicon Valley
05.06.09

home | the papers | metro silicon valley

Metro Silicon Valley cover photo

News

Hot Sounds in the City
Fed up and het up, music boosters joined forces to bring West Coast Live festival to downtown San Jose

News

Twittering in Baghdad
Silicon Valley execs join State Department delegation to Iraq

The Fly Reports on Silicon Valley News

Columns

San Jose News: Live Music Alert
From Metro Fountain Blues Fest to Left Coast Live, the city is alive with music

Style News: Santana Row's Poolside Soiree Summer Fashion Show

Sports News: 36th Annual Cat's Hill Criterium

I Saw You
Gesundheit

Movies


Movie Review: 'Little Ashes'
Surrealists get down and dirty in new biopic

Movie review: 'Star Trek'
J.J. Abrams keeps the faith with the fabled franchise

Movie Review: 'Tyson'
The champ gets a chance to redeem his rep in new documentary

MORE MOVIE REVIEWS    MOVIE TIMES

Music & Clubs

Blues Valley
Local heroes Tommy Castro and Chris Cain join a heady lineup with Derek Trucks at the Metro Fountain Blues Festival

Club Scene: DJ Aspect
A night at Tres Gringos with a popular dance DJ

MORE MUSIC AND NIGHTLIFE    MUSIC AND CLUBS LISTINGS    MUSIC AND NIGHTLIFE CALENDAR PICKS

Restaurants

Restaurant Review: Mayfield Bakery and Cafe
The new Palo Alto restaurant serves hardy, fresh food

Wine News: Lisa Rhorer of Cin-Cin Wine Bar in Los Gatos
The sommelier talks about her approach to promoting fine wine

Vegetarian News: Obama's Dog
Silicon Veggie analyzes what the president's pooch has to do with your dinner

BOOK A RESTAURANT RESERVATION    FIND A RESTAURANT REVIEW

The Arts

DVD Review: 'Earth: Final Conflict'
Season One of Gene Roddenberry-inspired sci-fic cult hit returns to DVD

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
May 6 - 12, 2009