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Metro is Silicon Valley's leading weekly newspaper, now in its 40th year of covering the culture and politics in the San Jose, California region, including Palo Alto, Santa Clara, Cupertino and Sunnyvale.

In this week’s Metro, Mike Huegenor look back at the Valley’s pre-digital musical heyday, back when bands like No Doubt ...
11/13/2025

In this week’s Metro, Mike Huegenor look back at the Valley’s pre-digital musical heyday, back when bands like No Doubt played South First Street clubs and streaming wasn’t a thing yet. Out of a garage in Silicon Valley’s tiniest city, Monte Sereno, Asian Man Records emerged during those beautiful vinyl and cassette days. This week’s cover story chronicles raw, road-trip spirt of friends in a van with the shared dream of playing music across America.

In this week’s look about art galleries in , Metro writes about Internationally acclaimed Chinese-American artist Zheng...
11/06/2025

In this week’s look about art galleries in , Metro writes about Internationally acclaimed Chinese-American artist Zheng Chongbin, whose exhibit inaugurates new Silicon Valley Asian Art Center in Downtown San Jose.

Zheng Chongbin: The Field Of Shui Mo (鄭重賓：水壁的場域)

📅 Dates: October 17–November 17, 2025

📍 Silicon Valley Asian Art Center, 150 E Santa Clara St., Suite B, San Jose

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Metro visits three art galleries this week as part of its look at how vacant storefronts are being redeployed to advance...
11/06/2025

Metro visits three art galleries this week as part of its look at how vacant storefronts are being redeployed to advance local culture. On Friday, opens Memories & Dreams: SELECTED WORKS in SoFA.

Metro visits three art galleries this week as part of its look at how vacant storefronts are being redeployed to advance...
11/06/2025

Metro visits three art galleries this week as part of its look at how vacant storefronts are being redeployed to advance local culture. On Friday, opens Memories & Dreams: SELECTED WORKS in SoFA.

The South Bay closes out October and opens November with theater, literature and live music. Golden Girls comes to the C...
10/31/2025

The South Bay closes out October and opens November with theater, literature and live music. Golden Girls comes to the Center for the Performing Arts, and Natalie Diaz appears at . Art Boutiki hosts Heavy Lemon Halloween, and welcomes Spafford to Menlo Park. Veotis performs at , and Drew Daywalt appears at Kepler’s Books in Menlo Park. Early next week brings 156/Silence to , Mariza at Bing Concert Hall in Stanford, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid at Montgomery Theater.

See more events at metrosiliconvalley.com/events-calendar

This week’s Metro spotlights the valley’s Halloween festivities. From Deadwood to La Avenida with , make the most of thi...
10/31/2025

This week’s Metro spotlights the valley’s Halloween festivities. From Deadwood to La Avenida with , make the most of this most paranormal of days.

This week, Garbage performs at in Saratoga, Kublai Khan TX takes the stage at and Catalyst plays . Also: Freaky Friday...
10/24/2025

This week, Garbage performs at in Saratoga, Kublai Khan TX takes the stage at and Catalyst plays . Also: Freaky Friday at Bus Barn Theater , Hysterical: Hairy Situation at Stanford’s Bing and Rocky Horror Picture Show Menlo Park, plus Mick Foley at The Improv in San Jose.

See more events at metrosiliconvalley.com’s calendar

If you want to get your king thing on, downtown San Jose is the place, with No Kings protests, great weather and free ch...
10/18/2025

If you want to get your king thing on, downtown San Jose is the place, with No Kings protests, great weather and free chess games at Plaza de Cesar Chavez til 6, with DJ and food truck.

It’s another Metro Giveaway! 🎸 Enter here to win 2 free tickets to see The Cult live at The Warfield — Monday, Oct. 27 a...
10/13/2025

It’s another Metro Giveaway! 🎸 Enter here to win 2 free tickets to see The Cult live at The Warfield — Monday, Oct. 27 at 8pm.

Here’s how to enter:
1️⃣ Like and save this post
2️⃣ Follow (if you’re not already a follower)
3️⃣ Tag your concert buddy in the comments below

Must be 18+ and a California resident to enter. This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by Instagram or Meta.

Winners will be drawn Wednesday, Oct. 22 and notified by email (you’ll have 48 hours to respond).

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Win $100 for Good Karma Bikes Win a gift cert for Good Karma Bikes in Downtown San Jose. Good for bikes, accessories or ...
10/13/2025

Win $100 for Good Karma Bikes

Win a gift cert for Good Karma Bikes in Downtown San Jose. Good for bikes, accessories or service!

To enter:
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👥 Tag a friend you’d bring with you in the comments — each tag counts as a separate entry, so tag as many friends as you’d like!

🎉 Winner will be announced November 10!

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A WEEK AWAY: The inaugural Plaza de Chess takes place at Plaza de Cesar Chavez on Saturday, Oct. 18 with four hours of c...
10/10/2025

A WEEK AWAY: The inaugural Plaza de Chess takes place at Plaza de Cesar Chavez on Saturday, Oct. 18 with four hours of casual play from 2 to 6pm. This FREE event welcomes beginners, seasoned players and anyone curious to join in and enjoy the game. Mentors will be on hand. Details at www.plazadechess.com

The White Buffalo performs at in Menlo Park, while journalist Jodi Kantor leads What She Said at Bing Concert Hall in S...
10/10/2025

The White Buffalo performs at in Menlo Park, while journalist Jodi Kantor leads What She Said at Bing Concert Hall in Stanford. John Mulaney brings laughs to and Intocable takes the spotlight at . You can also catch Slugish Ensemble at , Witch Perfect at Montgomery Theatre and Mariachi Tapatioat Montalvo Arts Center.

See more upcoming shows at metrosiliconvalley.com

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