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Kindness in San Jose: Dolly Parton, Aart de Geus and Susan O’Malley
While certain tech industry CEOs embrace the global far right and advocate inhumanity, inequality and cruelty as policy, it can be a form of self-care to elevate others who thrive on kindness and generosity instead.
Back in the...
Iconic Andy’s Pet Shop sign hangs again
As of last weekend, the Andy’s Pet Shop neon sign has returned to life on Bascom Avenue, making San Jose a much more interesting place.
The grand re-opening party brought out tremendous community support, with several nearby businesses...
The New World in San Jose
2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the nation. Despite all of its flaws, it’s still a country that has inspired generations of immigrants.
The Hellflowers in San Jose
This weekend real punk rock is alive and grinding in the most appropriate of places, a skate park. Oh, and it’s totally @#$%&*in’ free!
Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology for September 23-29, 2026
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
In the practice of niwaki, Japanese gardeners shape trees so they look both natural and artfully composed. They prune and style...
Coyote dodges a battery: San Jose’s greenbelt remains protected—for now
As warm, dry breezes brush past the hills and fields that make up Coyote Valley, Nick Perry recalls overlooking the landscape with his grandfather, and deciding...
Evicted San Jose club owner Pete Be says he had unwritten deal to pay...
After one of the SoFA District’s largest property owners passed away earlier this year, a six-figure legal dispute over unpaid rent ensued. It ended with the...
The Hellflowers in San Jose
This weekend real punk rock is alive and grinding in the most appropriate of places, a skate park. Oh, and it’s totally @#$%&*in’ free!
Queer American Memorials in San Jose
The ICA hosts Queer American Memorials, an ongoing project that replaces stories of violence with stories of life.
Hayley Williams in Mountain View
Her 2025 album Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party bounced between alternative rock, indie pop and considerably stranger corners.
W. Kamau Bell at Stanford
One would be hard-pressed to find another Oakland-identifying comic with as much chops and influence as Emmy Award–winning W. Kamau Bell.
Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime – The Final Chapter in Menlo Park
Queensrÿche’s 1988 concept album wrapped progressive metal around a story involving political corruption, addiction, and revolution.
Don McMillan in San Jose
PowerPoint has ruined plenty of afternoons. Don McMillan has built a comedy career around making it worth sitting through.