.Gary Singh

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Gary Singh’s byline has appeared over 1500 times, including newspaper columns, travel essays, art and music criticism, profiles, business journalism, lifestyle articles, poetry and short fiction. He is the author of The San Jose Earthquakes: A Seismic Soccer Legacy (2015, The History Press) and was recently a Steinbeck Fellow in Creative Writing at San Jose State University. An anthology of his Metro columns, Silicon Alleys, was published in 2020.

.Music

Jul 24, 2024

Fiesta del Mariachi Returns as Intimate One-Day Event

The lineup includes Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernández, plus Mariachi Azteca, Mariachi Femenil Orgullo Mexicano and Los Lupeños.

Framed illustration of Frida Kahlo hanging on a brick wall

.Columns

Jul 24, 2024

Angelou’s Keeps the Fire Burning in Downtown San Jose

One of downtown San Jose’s favorite mom ’n’ pop taquerias, Angelou’s, has now opened in a new location at 78 S. First St.

Vintage black-and-white aerial photograph

.Columns

Jul 17, 2024

Capitol Idea: Saving an Important Historical Replica

Some might not know that San Jose was the first capital of California, where a group of individuals met in the original State House in 1849.

Group of nine men posing for a photograph

.Columns

Jul 10, 2024

MLS History Flowed Through Quakes’ 50th Anniversary Weekend

During the opening reception in the City Hall Rotunda, former Earthquakes player Boris Bandov shared stories about the Quakes and the Cosmos.

Street signs at intersection of Encina and Urban

.Columns

Jul 3, 2024

Soundtrack of ’94: A Trip to House of Faith

I invaded Town & Country Village in Palo Alto for World Cup 1994 memories, but yacht rock drove me to the ghost of Bart Thurber’s recording studio.

Interior of a sparts pub with many TV screens

.Columns

Jun 26, 2024

Back to the Brit for the 2024 Euros

The intersection of Almaden Expressway and Cherry Avenue has come a long way since the 1990 World Cup. Pak’nSave and Bakers Square are long gone, but soccer fans remain.