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Morgan Hill’s BookSmart opens satellite location at Eastridge mall
At Eastridge, books are back in the mall and soon authors will be too.
Not since Barnes & Noble abandoned its Eastridge location has another bookstore appeared in the immediate vicinity. Now everything has changed. Brad Jones and...
Coroner in San Jose
METAL! Swiss thrash veterans Coroner built early respect in the heavy music world by combining aggression and technical precision in a way few peers matched. Formed in Zurich in the late 1980s, their work favored complex arrangements...
New Band New Year in San Jose
A lineup of only brand-new bands, all playing their first show ever. Every band gets 15 minutes; all genres of music welcome.
Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology for January 29–February 4, 2026
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
In 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal became the first climbers to trek to the summit...
How Purple Lotus Keeps It Fresh
Published in cooperation between Purple Lotus and Metro Silicon Valley
For many cannabis consumers, there’s one unmistakable sign that they’ve found the right dispensary: the flower smells...
Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount: What’s the Deal
This article originally appeared in the American Prospect.
In progressive circles, there is a great fear about the consolidation of Hollywood and the broader media into the...
New Band New Year in San Jose
A lineup of only brand-new bands, all playing their first show ever. Every band gets 15 minutes; all genres of music welcome.
Ying Yang Twins in San Jose
Atlanta’s Ying Yang Twins helped define the crunk era by turning late-night club energy into a national language all its own.
Sheila E. in Menlo Park
Daughter of percussionist Pete Escovedo, the Oakland Native got her first big break as percussionist for George Duke, and later with Prince.
Julie Fowlis in Saratoga
Raised in Scotland's sparsely populated Outer Hebrides, folk singer Jule Fowlis was immersed in Scottish Gaelic language and traditions.
Los Calderones in San Jose
Bay area group, Los Calderones, brings the Afro-Latino swag to shows and parties wherever they are requested.
Images 2026 in Santa Clara
Pulling from different genres and styles to inspire awe and emotion, “Images” is a long-standing tradition at Santa Clara University.