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

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

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

Unless a person’s list includes that impossible-to-buy-for music fanatic who has every CD almost before it’s released, music is always a safe bet for gift-giving, because who doesn’t love music? Even then, that fanatic can’t own every new musical memoir, or know how to breakdance, or play a strumstick or taiko drum.… » Read More

The Recent Typhoon in the Philippines has shocked the world with a death toll climbing close to 4,000 people, and tens of thousands injured. People all over the globe have responded with support, with a lot of people contributing however much money they can to the victims. At San Jose’s Blackbird Tavern,… » Read More

San Jose Bike Party was back in action on Friday with a Robot themed ride. Photos by Metro photographer Darrell Nance. » Read More

Fresh after the release of double album Reflektor, Arcade Fire announced plans for a North American tour today that include a date at Shoreline Amphitheatre and a suspicious gap during the scheduled dates for Coachella 2014. Fueling rumors that the band is a potential headliner at Coachella, the first leg of the… » Read More