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The Barfly on March 8, 2012
For those looking for a true dive drinking experience, the self-labeled Dive Bar on Santa Clara Street, San Jose, is a flagrant case of false advertising. Absent are the shady atmosphere, run-down appearance and rough crowd that connote a dive bar. Instead drinkers are treated to a hip, stylish place, one flashier…
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The Barfly on February 29, 2012
The Cinebar is fairly easy to miss. Located on 69 E. San Fernando, the Cinebar‘s entrance is a bland, nondescript wooden door, the kind one passes on the street without giving any thought. Sandwiched against the flashier Azucar—with its bright lights, blaring music and floor-to-ceiling windows—this door looks like the staff exit…
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How big is heavy metal in San Jose? Gigantor. Megadeath and Motorhead filled the San Jose Event Center with rabid metal fans last night. Our photographer caught the action from the pit.
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Promoters are preparing for a high turnout for Madonna’s just-announced world tour. A second concert at HP Pavilion was announced today.
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Steve Palopoli on February 8, 2012
Andy Kuntz remembers when arcade games suddenly became the hottest nostalgia item in Silicon Valley. It was during the dotcom boom, when the coin-op craze was gone and seemingly forgotten, and home consoles already ruled the video-game industry. Kuntz and his brother, Chris, were running T Minus One, a company that rents,…
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Featuring hand-drawn designs by artist Joey Mirandilla, SDR Clothing Company (Seize x Defend x Rule) held a launch party Friday at Pagoda Lounge in downtown San Jose. The event featured a red carpet, several DJs and a surprise appearance by 49ers tight end Delaney Walker.
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Monkey and Drunken Starfighter drew an eclectic and energetic crowd to The Bank in Saratoga on Friday. Metro photographer Christine Kelly was there to catch the action.
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The Winter KraftBrew Fest brought a capacity crowd and long lines around the block at San Jose’s Landmark Ballroom on Saturday. Attendees tried specialty brews from several Bay Area Breweries and regional brewers that offering 8oz and 4oz samples. Metro photographer Jennifer Anderson was on hand to catch the action.
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Aaron Carnes on January 25, 2012
Third-wave ska legends Dan Potthast of MU330 and Slow Gherkin thought they had put skanking behind them years ago. But it all came back to them in 2009, when Potthast joined up with four ex-Gherkin members (A.J. Marquez, Matt Porter, Brendan Thompson and Phil Boutelle) and his fellow MU330 bandmate Matt Knobbe…
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The Canvas a a bi-weekly open mike that happens at the Sunnyvale Art Gallery every first and third Thursday evening celebrated its two-year anniversary last week with a party featuring poets, comics, bands, solo musicians and dancers. Our photographer Jessica Shirley-Donnelly was there to capture the action.
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