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Apr 2, 2025

Silicon Valley’s Music Scene Has Come a Long Way

In 2005, I visited Nashville and returned to complain about San Jose’s dismal live music scene. Last week, I was in Nashville again.
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Apr 2, 2025

‘Blood Be Water’ Traces a Journey of Transformation

For artist Esteban Raheem Abdul Raheem Samayoa it was community as much as family that had an impact on his art.
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Apr 2, 2025

Y&T Knows What Audiences Want to Hear

Hard rock has gone in and out of fashion and endured the so-called hair metal era. But for true believers, the style never lost its appeal.
Apr 2, 2025

Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology for April 3–9, 2025

Author Rob Brezsny offers insights for all signs of the horoscope in his weekly Free Will Astrology column.
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The famed Gilroy Garlic Festival will return this summer after a five-year absence, the Gilroy Garlic Festival Association announced.
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In 1991, four South Asian women started noticing the increasing presence of young women who were lost after facing abusive situations at home.
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For Counterpoint, music and dance combine in a dazzling display of artistry.
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Sometimes, The Ritz features lineups so iconic that it almost breaks reality.
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William King has been touring and recording with Commodores since 1968, playing trumpet, guitar, synthesizer, flute and congas
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Nikki Glaser was good, real good, but then suddenly, last year, she was one of the best
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It can never be said enough: while classical music is appropriate any time of year, its beauty always feels amplified in the spring.
California Standard in San Jose
The California Standard applies to many things. California’s known for the best burritos in the country (and the best Mexican food in the states, for that matter), the best cannabis and that golden California sun.
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