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Tomek Mackowiak on July 23, 2012
The Summer Kraftbrew beer festival on Saturday was a success from almost every angle. The weather was exactly what you’d expect for California in July, sunny and clear. The crowd was pleasant as well, and the beers were exemplary.
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This Friday, July 27, some of San Jose’s finest DJs/producers bring Treatment Sound System back to The Pagoda with off-kilter, booming digital compositions unique to the South Bay Area.
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The debut of Night Market in San Jose was a success with thousands attendees visiting booths with local vendors and food trucks.
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Last week, articles were popping up all over the internet announcing that Bill Murray was going on a party crashing tour, which would have been dismissed immediately were it anyone but Murray.
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And now, time for a warm and fuzzy photo break. Santana Row had a day for the dogs last weekend, pampering poodles and other breeds while they strutted their stuff on the red carpet.
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Tony Hawk had nothing but love for San Jose at the Birdhouse Left Coast Tour 2012, tweeting: “Thanks San Jose! Your park is awesome; hope the city keeps it going. @ Lake Cunningham Regional Skate Park .” Our photographer was on site to catch the action with the Birdhouse skate team and…
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San Jose is a legendary skating spot, even in the mind of Tony Hawk. When he first started skating in the ’80s, while growing up in San Diego, he wasn’t even supposed to respect it, thanks to the bitter divide between NorCal and SoCal boarders. “The rivalry was bizarre,” he tells me…
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The Barfly on July 6, 2012
Saturday evening—deafening riffs and distortion blast out at me from the stage where the Stone Roots strum their guitars. The trio belts out Americana hits without ceasing, only once pausing to down some whiskey shots sent over from the bar. I watch from the lounge of Quarter Note, a neighborhood bar in…
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Daydream Nation, a series of free shows at San Pedro Square Market was back for its third installment Saturday. The show featured local bands Cartoon Bar Fight, Curious Quail, Shuteye Unison and ColorScout.
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Tribute albums are trouble, because they’re usually terrible. And tipping your hat to a band like Fleetwood Mac is a complicated act, not to mention one that requires singular talent. There’s plenty of the latter on Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac which includes indie favorites…
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