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.…
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San Jose Bike Party was back in action on Friday with a Robot themed ride.
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Jennifer Wadsworth on October 15, 2013
When Carlos Babcock organized the first San Jose Bike Party rides from downtown Campbell, it was a paltry crew of cycling enthusiasts looking for something to do and somewhere to go. Six years later, the group has become a South Bay institution, a third-Friday-of-the-month event that often draws more than 5,000 riders…
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It was “Night of the Living Dead” downtown as the San Jose Zombie Crawl was resurrected for a pre-Halloween party. As usual, the zombies were more thirsty for beer than blood as they made their way through the downtown bars.
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Richard Faulk on September 17, 2013
Boots Riley—activist, Marxist revolutionary and writer-producer for Oakland’s hip-hop outfit The Coup—recalls the first record he bought: The Message 12-inch by Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five. Quite appropriate. And quite accidental.
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Vintage lovers of all stripes (and polka dots) turned out for Handsome Hawk Valentine’s Rock ‘n Rumble at the Blank Club on Saturday. The Bellfuries, The Atomic Aces, and vintage vinyl DJ Okie Oran provided the rockabilly and retro tunes, alongside live burlesque and a pin up pageant.
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Clouds of colored powder covered the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds on Saturday as runners took the opportunity for some messy fun at the Color Me Rad 5K.
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Ryan Sebastian now knows that bacon is the third rail of the food industry. Touch it at your own risk. Sebastian’s food truck event company, Moveable Feast, brought over 12,000 people to the first annual San Jose Bacon Festival of America this past weekend—overwhelming vendors with about 5,000 more attendees than expected.
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The first ever San Jose Bacon Festival of America brought over 12,000 bacon-lovers together, with live entertainment and an a mechanical bull to accompany, at the San Jose Flea Market.
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Jennifer Wadsworth on August 28, 2013
Touted as Dave Chappelle’s biggest comedy comeback since retreating from the white-hot spotlight of his eponymous Comedy Central show eight years ago, the 15-city Live Nation-Funny Or Die Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival will put the reclusive entertainer in front of some of the largest audiences in standup history.
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