San Jose's Urban Vibrancy Institute
May 24, 2023

Silicon Alleys: The Anti-Man-About-Town Finds the Sweet Life

Last week, the anti-man-about-town resurfaced after not appearing in this column for a long time. He wanted to stop letting the emptiness of downtown San Jose affect his well-being, so he once again transformed into Marcello of the...
Smuin Contemporary Ballet
May 25, 2023

Smuin Ballet Brings Four Works to Mountain View

Smuin Contemporary Ballet’s season finale features four innovative dances in graceful succession. The late Michael Smuin’s Dream is a pas de deux infused with the company’s hallmark commitment to testing “the boundaries of contemporary ballet within a...
Salami Rose Joe Louis
May 25, 2023

Salami Rose Joe Louis Concocts Her Musical Magic

Immaculate vibes incoming, as Salami Rose Joe Louis is about to serenade the SJZ Breakroom this weekend. San Diego born Lindsay Cohen, who goes by Salami Rose Joe Louis, is revered as a musical scientist composing spaced...
May 24, 2023

Real World Astrology for the Week of May 24

ARIES (March 21-April 19): My reading of the astrological omens inspires me to make a series of paradoxical predictions for you. Here are five...
Delta-*, CBD
In January, after years of pleas to the Food and Drug Administration to create regulations for CBD, the agency essentially said, “this is too hard for...
The SAFE Act
As states continue to legalize cannabis, and as Congress continues on its excruciatingly slow path toward inevitable legalization, pot prohibitionism seems increasingly quaint and often outright...
Sonny and the Sunsets
Earthwise brings another musical chameleon to Palo Alto to kick off the weekend. Sonny Smith “finds comfort in returning to his roots in the wake of...
Bulldog at the Orifice
Tucked away downtown on San Carlos, the Orifice has been steadily offering a compelling variety of live music from hardcore to raves, and this week is...
Los Yesterdays
Daptone recording artists Los Yesterdays take a little trip in the bomber to St. James Park this week, playing a free show downtown presented by Levitt...
Symphony San Jose Game On
Music and video games go together like Mario and Yoshi. Without their evocative soundtracks, the faraway lands of video games would feel hollow, unmotivated and without...
Robert Smith of The Cure
We all have Robert Smith to thank for Ticketmaster’s recent public shaming. The Cure frontman and bona fide goth king forced the company into refunds and...
Second City Remix
There’s no place quite like the Second City. Opened in 1959 as a small comedy cabaret, the Chicago-based comedy incubator has gone on to churn out...
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