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Dec 31, 2025
During 2025, Anniversaries Reigned Supreme in San Jose
As the year ends, the alley denizen again exudes gratitude and looks back on the highlights. The hometown curiosity must continue.
Jan 14, 2026
Guitar Wars retailer relocates to San Jose’s SoFA District
A new music instrument retailer, Guitar Wars, recently relocated to downtown San Jose. For anyone old enough to remember when Guitar Center left downtown 40 years ago, this is welcome news.
As I walk in from First Street,...
Jan 14, 2026
Bob Weir, from the Peninsula to the Universe
After the Grateful Dead played their farewell shows at San Francisco’s Winterland in October 1974, its members broke off into side projects, reverting from stadium tours to club shows up and down the California coast. Jerry Garcia...
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...
Dec 4, 2025
For any business to thrive for fifteen years in the same location is a testament to its ability to serve the community. Since 2009, Elemental Wellness Center has been a mainstay in San Jose that has evolved from a pioneering medical dispensary to the region’s most trusted cannabis destination today.
Jan 13, 2026
Stella Cole has brought jazz standards and the Great American Songbook to the age of social media and converted a lot of Gen Z into fans.
Jan 13, 2026
A musician of multifarious talents, Thomas Pridgen was arguably a star even before he joined boundary-pushing band The Mars Volta in 2006.
Jan 13, 2026
Caldee takes some EDM, blends in some R&B and throws on top some OG club music, while keeping the mood high and positive.
Jan 13, 2026
Grammy-nominated classical pianist Joyce Yang has been amazing listeners since she was still in single digits.
Jan 13, 2026
In the two decades since its conception, the Club Fox Blues Jam has become a Bay Area institution for top-level talent and blues hotshots.
Jan 13, 2026
Using a distinctive visual language, Mirchandani depicts female figures breaking free from built environments and domestic interiors.
