.Aaron Carnes

Writers and SJSU lecturers Ume Ali and Au-Co Tran were frustrated at the media’s portrayal of the conflict in Gaza, so they decided to do something about it and organized the Poets for Palestine.

Sometimes, it takes a good story to understand big spiritual ideas. Norbu will also speak at this upcoming screening, which will undoubtedly shed more light on his vision and give people much to ponder.

Jóse Hernàndez takes his mariachi group Sol de México on the road and together they dazzle audiences with mariachi Christmas tunes, or more accurately, Merry-Achi Christmas tunes.

Some of the artists involved include Pura Fé Crescioni (lap steel guitar, voice), Sandeep Das (tablas), Karen Ouzounian (cello), Francesco Turrisi (frame drums, accordion), Michi Wiancko (violin), Yazhi Guo (suona, Chinese percussion) and many others.

Ghastly may sound like a clever DJ name, but there’s an entire story behind it that involves growing up on a goat farm, being homeless in LA, getting fired from American Apparel, and moving back to the goat farm before returning to LA to give DJing his everything.

He’s got one bit about how Italy doesn’t get a bad wrap, despite fighting alongside Germany in World War II because, well, they have such great food. So, people give them a pass. His nonchalant delivery is what makes the punchline land.

Sometimes autumn feels like summer, and the winter feels like autumn. Add climate change to the mix, and it gets even murkier. But Nov 4 is definitely still autumn and in no way winter, no matter what the temperature may say. The reason I know this is a flyer told me so.

This is the time to catch Voluntary Hazing's shows, too—while they’re still playing small local venues, and you can dance all night and burn off enough calories to justify a late-night run to Taco Bravo