.Melisa Yuriar

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Melisa is a features writer for Metro Silicon Valley, covering music, arts and entertainment in the Valley. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, the journalist has bylines in Dancing Astronaut, Gray Area Magazine, Festival Insider and Saint Audio. She is a member of the American Copy Editors Society.
Musicians playing live under colored lights
Nov 19, 2025

Off the Radar, an Underground Music Scene Thrives in the South Bay

Each generation of San Jose musicians seems to inherit the same challenge: finding a place to play and enjoy live music.
Detail of sculpture made of cast bronze and crocheted copper wire
Oct 22, 2025

Loose Threads

For artist ektor garcia, no piece is ever truly finished—only paused. His sculptures resist the idea of permanence.
Bearded man wearing sunglasses and a hat
Sep 10, 2025

Rapper Larry June Plays Discovery Meadow

Few new festivals have landed as cleanly at the intersection of music, Bay lifestyle and culture as Sleeping on Gems, debuting Sept. 14.
Woman with bright red hair crouching down and staring at the camera
Aug 27, 2025

Snow tha Product Shows Up for Silicon Valley Pride

Known for her rapid-fire bilingual flow and sharp wit, Snow tha Product performs Aug 30 for Silicon Valley Pride’s 50th anniversary event.
Large congregation of people taking over a freeway
Aug 27, 2025

Pride of Place

Fifty years after its first march in San Jose, Silicon Valley Pride is still defined by the people who refuse to let the community go unseen.
Three cannoli on a plate
Jul 22, 2025

Wine and Dine at the Italian Family Festa

If you ask Gene Guglielmo, everyone’s “a little Italian.” And those who find themselves at the Italian Family Festa might believe it.
three people posing for a photo inside a nightclub
Jul 18, 2025

Atomic Marks 20th Anniversary July 19 at the Ritz

This Saturday at the Ritz. DJ Basura will headline the night, joined by industrial-techno DJ Plastic Disease and goth/darkwave DJ Bit.
Photo of a man outside, wearing a white t-shirt and black jacket
Jul 16, 2025

Future Talk: Adam Aleksic and the ‘Algospeak’ Era

Linguist Adam Aleksic says, “Language is a really cool proxy for human behavior. It’s our way of capturing what reality is.”
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