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Music Review: San Francisco Noise Pop Show
Kid Koala, Mike Relm and other DJ greats spin up a storm.

Club Review: Montalvo's Garden Theatre
Montalvo packs the Saratoga hills with smooth jazz, rock and R&B—plus a few surprises.

Wes' World
Newly opened music venue E3 Playhouse overcomes the hurdles of city planning.

Metro's Club of the Week
Agenda Lounge in San Jose.

Club Life
Keeping track of nightclub changeovers and updates requires diligence of a supersleuth.

Wave Goodbye
Exit interview: Judy Hackett of Espresso Garden and Café.

Club Life
San Jose Museum of Art's December Performance Series.

Club Life
Patxi's in San Jose.

Pay to Play
A new booking policy at Gaslighter signals a new economic reality for musicians.

Club Life
358 Culture Lounge.

Club Life
The Cave.

Club Life
Angels Ultra Lounge and Cabaret.

Where Is the Club?
Is an all-age venue too much to ask for the 10th-largest city?

Selling the Farm
Another rock venue bites the dust; Gilroy's Gaslighter Music Hall goes dark.

Club Life
Club Barcelona.

Club Life
Mountain Winery.

Club Life
Garden Theatre.

Club Life
Buddha Lounge.

Club Life
Studio 8 in San Jose.

Club Life
Blue Rock Shoot in Saratoga.

Wax Poetic
From jazz to jam bands, DJ Logic is an equal opportunity needle thrasher.

Cave Dwellers
A new all-ages venue serves the youth.

Club Life
Agenda Lounge in San Jose.

Club Life
Sofa Lounge in San Jose.

Club Life
Deep in San Jose.

The More Things Change...
New owners will keep JJ's Blues exactly the same; Prince parties like it's 1999—again.

Club Life
Blush in Burlingame.

Club Life
Art21 in Palo Alto.

Club Life
The Vault Ultra Lounge in downtown San Jose.

Club Life
Pete Escovedo's Latin & Jazz Club in San Jose.

Club Life
Nova Alliança Hall in San Jose.

Club Life
Delux at Moorpark Hotel in San Jose.

Aural Fixation
Pete Escovedo takes over the spy nightclub.

Club Life
Finn Center in Mountain View.

Villa Montalvo
After a 2003 season that relied on old familiar, Montalvo bounces back with a lineup that shakes out the sheets.

Club Life
The Vault Ultra Lounge.

Aural Fixation
Exclusive new San Jose dance club offers guests the VIP treatment.

Club Life
Hookah Nites Cafe.

Aural Fixation
New management causes talent buyer Jimmy Arceneaux to resign from the Edge.

Metro's Club of the Week
The Elixir Lounge.

Metro's Club of the Week
The Cardinal Lounge.

Metro's Club of the Week
Club V.

Metro's Club of the Week
Clandestine.

Metro's Club of the Week
Splash/Club Furia.

Metro's Club of the Week
Tres Gringos.

Metro's Club of the Week
Liquid Lounge.

Metro's Club of the Week
T-Bar Lounge.

Metro's Club of the Week
Avalon.

Metro's Club of the Week
The Improv.

Metro's Club of the Week
Back Bar.

Metro's Club of the Week
The Vbar.

Metro's Club of the Week
Blowfish Sushi.

Metro's Club of the Week
Elements.

Metro's Club of the Week
Temple Bar & Lounge.

Metro's Club of the Week
Music After Dark.

Metro's Club of the Week
Blue Tattoo.

Turn It Up
Live original music does exist in San Jose, thanks to two local band showcases: South Bay Unsigned and Rockstars and Bitches.

Metro's Club of the Week
Club Four.

Metro's Club of the Week
Gecko Grill.

Metro's Club of the Week
Seven Restaurant.

Metro's Club of the Week
Blue Tattoo.

Metro's Club of the Week
The Quarter Note.

Metro's Club of the Week
The Saddle Rack.

Metro's Club of the Week
Straits Restaurant.

Rearranging the SoFA
Swanky renovations in downtown's venerable nightclub district stand to reinvent the area known as SoFA. But this time, it's closer to Italian leather than to scratchy plaid.

Aural Fixation
Plant 51 goes dark.

Aural Fixation
The Edge in Palo Alto returns.