Anthony Bourdain, one of the most fawned over cooking personalities in America, made a stop in San Jose on Saturday with Eric Ripert for a fawning crowd at the Center for Performing Arts.
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Thyra Phan on April 3, 2013
Students looking for a place to anonymously air their secrets, pet peeves and crushes now have an option with a new “Confessions” Facebook page going viral at San Jose State.
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Aaron Carnes on March 27, 2013
Although they’re brothers, it wasn’t until 2010 that San Jose musicians Raul and Mexia Hernández made a serious attempt to collaborate. The resulting song, “Todos Somos Arizona (We Are All Arizona),” a protest against the anti-immigration law SB 1070 that had just passed in Arizona, quickly earned the duo more attention than…
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San Jose boutique the Usuals celebrated its latest art show, Don’t Quit Your Day Job, with a party Friday featuring artwork from Chris Patton, Bryan Lopez and John Old and music from Pheelicks and Nate Le Blanc.
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The South Bay recently lost one of most unique and beloved figures in the local underground music scene. Cy Thoth, aka Phil Herz, who hosted the Firebunker show on KFJC at Foothill College every Thursday at 2pm, passed away on March 11th, only four days after his seventh anniversary show. He was…
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Celeste Lodge on March 13, 2013
Enjoy Saint Patrick’s Day at bars and restaurants all around Silicon Valley; the fun happens on Sunday, March 17, unless otherwise listed.
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Aaron Carnes on March 13, 2013
Milestones for rock venues and nightclubs would be better measured in dog years. It seems that each year is elongated by constant battles: noise complaints, bitchy artists, technical failures, unruly patrons and nights that, for whatever reason, are utter failures.
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Aaron Carnes on March 6, 2013
Last Wednesday, the Britannia Arms Almaden held a private event celebrating its 25th anniversary, a huge accomplishment considering that 25 years is a lifetime in the restaurant and nightclub industries—and the Brit has managed to be successful in both arenas.
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Andrew Gilbert on March 6, 2013
In the scheme of things, Robert Glasper knows that winning the 2013 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album is a very big deal. But the jazz pianist’s immediate reaction in the hours after he scored an unprecedented triumph with his Blue Note project Black Radio was to fall soundly asleep.
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Brandon Roos on February 26, 2013
The biggest DJ in the world is coming to San Jose. At the forefront of a recent American musical revolution, Dutch phenom Tiesto performs at the San Jose State Event Center on March 5, his only Bay Area stop, as part of his sold-out College Invasion tour.
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