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Nov 13, 2024
Three Events That Reflect the Best Silicon Valley Has to Offer
With the 2024 edition of Metro’s Best of Silicon Valley upon us, there is no better moment to recommend a few top-notch events.
Nov 20, 2024
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Rocks the Hall in San Jose
For most listeners, music is a year-round experience. Yet there’s an entire category of sounds enjoyed during the holiday season.
Nov 20, 2024
‘Gladiator’ All Over: Try On These Sword-and-Sandals Epics
Re: Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II’: What would we do without gladiator movies? Here’s an overview of some noteworthy sword-and-sandals pics.
Nov 13, 2024
Hopes for federal legalization have been all but dashed, especially if the GOP takes both houses of Congress.
Preliminary results in the first published returns from Santa Clara and San Mateo counties showed Sam Liccardo beating Evan Low by a 60%-40% margin.
Nov 19, 2024
Dmitri Shostakovich’s Gustav Mahler-influenced Fourth Symphony was composed in 1936 amid Stalin’s bloody reign. The Russian dictator was not a fan, resulting in the symphony not making its premier until 25 years later, after being lost during World War II and then found again.
Nov 19, 2024
Actor-singer Franc D’Ambrosio has a lengthy and distinguished resume. His credits include an acclaimed portrayal as Anthony Corleone in the Oscar-nominated The Godfather Part III. But his role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony-winning musical The Phantom of the Opera stands at the peak of his onstage work.
Nov 19, 2024
Only six months in, Nekromantix landed a record deal for their debut album, Hellbound (1986), and toured Europe as one of the few non-English bands in the psychobilly scene.
Nov 19, 2024
Tiller has worked with some of the best artists out there—H.E.R. and Rihanna, to name a few—and his album Trapsoul went triple platinum. His second album, True to Self, debuted in the number-one slot on the Billboard 200.
Nov 19, 2024
The Agitators tracks a forty-five-year friendship through its ups and downs and illustrates how the various testings of their bond helped shape the country as it is known today.
Nov 19, 2024
Frak’s career was thriving even before: at age 15, he earned the distinction of being the champion at the Bay Area MC Olympics.