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How SJSU Helped Pioneer MAX/MSP and Computer Music Innovation
In the School of Music at San Jose State University (SJSU), there is a room upstairs where the gear is different nowadays, but software manuals from 35 years ago remain.
Several of those manuals accompanied the original versions...
Animal, Vegetable, nor Mineral at Stanford
Through various mediums, “Animal, Vegetable, nor Mineral” explores the ways humans have understood their place in the world.
Ozomatli Brings 30 Revolutions Tour to The Guild Theatre
Anyone who’s spent 30 seconds with Ozomatli’s high-energy, in-the-pocket and stylistically diverse songbook knows the group makes music rooted in Latin rhythms, fusing salsa, cumbia and merengue with reggae, samba, funk, hip-hop and jazz.
For three decades, Ozo’s...
Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology for March 4-10, 2026
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Many ancient cultures had myths that explained solar eclipses as celestial creatures eating the sun. In China, the devourer was a...
How Purple Lotus Keeps It Fresh
Published in cooperation between Purple Lotus and Metro Silicon Valley
For many cannabis consumers, there’s one unmistakable sign that they’ve found the right dispensary: the flower smells...
Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount: What’s the Deal
This article originally appeared in the American Prospect.
In progressive circles, there is a great fear about the consolidation of Hollywood and the broader media into the...
Motown in your Town in San Jose
Motown in your Town recreates the vibes of legends like Smokey Robinson, The Supremes, The Temptations, and The Four Tops.
Poiesis Quartet at Stanford
Poiesis Quartet has earned international recognition through major competition wins and a reputation for immaculate ensemble work.
Frog and Other Essays in Menlo Park
Anne Fadiman first caught the country’s attention with her 1997 debut The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, the story of an epileptic Hmong child....
Karina Denike & The Cottontails in San Jose
Singer-songwriter Karina Denike first came to fame fronting the 1990s Bay Area ska band Dance Hall Crashers. That band’s horn-focused approach made significant inroads during ska’s...
BoDeans in Menlo Park
What happens when a charismatic frontman joins forces with a smokin’ band of rockabilly musicians that creates memorable songs?
The Enigmatic Voice in San Jose
The Dictionary defines “enigma” in three ways. It’s only fitting that The Enigmatic Voice, features three separate pieces.