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John Hollar, president and CEO of the museum, says these two watches symbolize the message of a new exhibit, “Revolution: The First 2,000 Years of Computing History,” which opens next month.

“Computers are the end products of much trial and error and creative problem-solving, and they’ve transformed our lives and our culture,” Hollar says. “Until now there hasn’t been one place where you could visit their 2,000-year history.”

He says the show uses artifacts, demonstrations and films to demonstrate “how we got from the abacus—the first computing

device used to count beyond our 10 fingers—to supercomputers, the Internet and the watches on Steve’s wrists.”

The “Revolution” exhibit, which opens next month, will also show off the museum’s $19 million renovation, which added exhibition space, facilities for public programs, a shop and a cafe—and makes the Computer History Museum the largest of its kind in the world.

“It’s the only institution that collects and interprets computer history in all its forms,” Hollar says. The renovation also makes the 8-yearold facility one of the nation’s 10 largest museums of any kind.

Plans are in place for an ambitious education program that will provide resources, workshops and seminars to public school

teachers and students, as well as a “Revolutionaries Speakers Series,” featuring cutting-edge thinkers.

“Music fans have their rock & roll museums, sports fans have their halls of fame, now technology fans have a place to call home,” Hollar says.

Kirsten Tasher, vice president of collections and exhibitions, predicts that the newly juiced-up museum will have broad appeal.

“It’s not just techies and engineers that are interested in computers,” she says, adding that sociologists, anthropologists and historians will visit to “explore how technology has changed our lives.”

The museum has more than 1,100 artifacts, 200,000 still images, 5,000 films and 400 oral histories, at least 5,000 linear feet of documentation.

It is the only institution in the world that’s collecting historic software.

“We have the original code for MacPaint and Quickdraw, the graphics engine that ran the Macintosh,” Hollar brags. “There are software engineers who call it poetry—young software engineers like to look at it because it’s so well done.”

The Museum seems to be taking its academic role quite seriously.

Tasher and her staff have collected oral histories from people who were involved in the Silicon Valley story from its beginning. Most of the collection, including all of the “Revolution” show’s 3,000 images, 16 films and 100 oral histories, is available on the museum’s website, www.computerhistory.org (which, Hollar points out, is “the Silicon Valley way of doing things”).

About 500,000 visitors have toured the Computer History Museum since it moved to Mountain View in 2002. Another 2 million a year visit the website.

After the museum reopens on Jan. 11 (the 40th anniversary of the coining of the term “Silicon Valley”) Hollar is projecting a big spike in traffic—to 300,000 visitors per year, plus another 6 million to 8 million website visitors.

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It’s hard to recognize today’s smart phone apps as yesteryear’s table-size computer chess games and the refrigerator-size video games— so large they were only found at pizza places, movie theater lobbies and arcades.

Hollar is particularly proud of the Pong machine on display—a vintage piece of gaming equipment.

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by Al Alcorn,” Hollar says. “He built it as an experiment and it ended up launching Atari, and unleashing games from public places to living rooms.”

Visitors can get their steam punk on with a demonstration of the Difference Engine No. 2. The size of a train engine, it was the first authentic calculator. Designed by Charles Babbage in 1848 to run on steam, utilizing ancient typesetting technology to print its results, the replica in Mountain View is one of

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“Because of computers, never in “I love how at the same the history of the world has there moment in history Seymour Cray been this much change this fast was building the world’s fastest in how we do things,” Woz said, supercomputers for government beaming. “If you grew up this sort of and industry, Hollar says, “while way, you love these things.”

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Regardless of the motives behind EveryDNS’ decision, we should keep in mind it’s a free service . . . maybe Wikileaks should have used some of its hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations to get a backup?

Now Julian Assange will have to release all the cables in Facebook status updates. —ADRIAN CHEN,

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Wikileaks’ Domain ‘Killed’ AFTER getting dropped by Amazon’s web hosting service yesterday, Wikileak was booted today from its Domain Name Service provider. Now Wikileaks is down again, and effectively homeless. In a statement, EveryDNS says it was forced to terminate its relationship with Wikileaks to protect stability for other customers: . . . wikileaks.org has become the target of multiple distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks. These attacks have [threatened] and future attacks would threaten the stability of the EveryDNS.net infrastructure, which enables access to almost 500,000 other websites.

Thus, last night, at approximately 10pm EST, Dec. 1, 2010, a 24-hour termination notification email was sent to the email address associated with the wikileaks.org account.

hate Jon Stewart for bashing Assange because, honestly, it should be the kind of blanket embarrassment that someone with a real desire to change politics would love.

Sammich Lover Wow, not even 4chan, with its history of illegal content and many, many DDOS attacks, has been kicked by its domain provider. mozzy I’m extremely liberal and yet I think this guy Assange is as shit-stirring asshat. Maybe it’s because I think the guy has no style, no real strategy and no art to his mission so I see him as the little brother tattletale from hell.

WikiLeaks’ One True Home Is Twitter With Amazon, Paypal and EveryDNS .net dissolving their relationships to WikiLeaks, leaving it without a stable home and a way to make money, Twitter currently serves as the only solid ground the Internet whistleblower has to stand on. This has left many wondering whether or not Twitter will eventually take down the @wikileaks

account if put under enough pressure, from lawmakers or otherwise.

In fact it’s pretty interesting that the account is still up. Twitter has cooperated with the government before, postponing performing maintenance so Iranians could tweet in the aftermath of the Iran 2009 presidential election.

When asked whether or not it would take the account down under any circumstances, Twitter officially responded with “No comment.”

But, according to one source, the company has not yet received any government request.

The legality of WikiLeaks is a subject of debate, as assisting in leaking classified information may or may not count as espionage. PayPal cited “assisting” when it decided to drop the site, citing the TOS clause that reads “Our payment service cannot be used for any activities that encourage, promote, facilitate or instruct others to engage in illegal activity” as a reason.

TOSes basically function as a way for companies to cover their asses.

As Twitter can do whatever it wants with regard to usernames, @ wikileaks’ future basically hinges on interpretations of the Twitter TOS. And there are multiple clauses in the Twitter TOS that could be used to justify removing the @wikileaks account including:

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michaeln Nonsense. Iran is an oppressive, theocratic regime that routinely executes homosexuals, shoots protesters, and incarcerates and tortures dissidents and rock musicians, while in the United States, those same individuals are free to live as they choose and express themselves on platforms like Twitter.

Boris Revsin Ron Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;grow up.

Trent Harvey WikiLeaks has yet to do anything illegal. They received unsolicited documents from a source who had authorized access to those documents and they distributed them.

Andrew Richardson Whether you agree or disagree, love or hate Julian Assange, we really are looking at a major shift in the way information has historically been withheld to maintain status quo. As Corey Doctorow says, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re only going to get better at copying and distributing.

Keith Twitter should grow a pair and just take down the Wikileaks account and not wait to be asked to.

Morgan These are interesting times. Maybe Twitter will save the world and maybe Twitter is God. It seems Twitter is one of the last free states in a truly global position, or letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hope so. All Hail Twitter. Each morning when I tweet my prayers, I thank Twittergod for being free and real.

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GIO GIUSTI: The Limousines’ beat architect ROSE KIRKLAND: Bay Area booking coordinator for Live Nation

AARON AXELROD: Live 105 music director MICHAEL SOLARI: Channel 92.3 promotions director

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Opening for Duran Duran at Mountain Winery ERIC VICTORINO: That was a weird moment. It was a wine and cheese party.

GIO GIUSTI: But it was still awesome.

I thought it was cool. We kind of shocked ’em, I think. They weren’t expecting something like us, going to see Duran Duran. But we got a good response.

ERIC VICTORINO: At the last minute, they needed somebody to open, because somebody dropped off or something. They called literally 18 hours before the show and said “Can you guys do this?” We’re like, “OK.” ROSE KIRKLAND: I listen to a lot of bands and try to stay as dialed in as possible. I had just heard the Limousines for the first time about two months earlier. It happens a lot that we have to put somebody on at the last minute, and I needed something to work for Duran Duran.

You can’t put a singer/songwriter on Duran Duran; you need more energy. It just clicked to me. I sent [their music] to the agent, and Duran Duran thought it was great.

GIO GIUSTI: It was cool that we could tell people, “We’re the new electro in the house”—show those people what’s up.

ERIC VICTORINO: A Duran Duran or a Depeche Mode, when they came out, there was a lot of nonelectronic stuff going on, so they kind of stuck out.

Depeche Mode also had the same thing the Cure has, where they could

write a song that sounds like the happiest song ever, melodically. And then you listen to the words, and you’re like “Fuck, this is so dark. If the sound was dark too, I’d probably want to kill myself right now.” You kind of juxtapose the light and the dark together.

ROSE KIRKLAND: They’ll come through for you. They work hard. “Can you come open for Duran Duran?” “Sure!”

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GIO GIUSTI: I was in a big table we built with all my lights on the front of it. It was daytime so you couldn’t really see them, but it still looked like I was in a big spaceship. That was a fun show, even though we played first.

ERIC VICTORINO: That was interesting, because you could see the busloads of people coming. There’s no way to just walk up to that show. So for one song, there’d be 50 people, then the next song 100, and it’d go in increments, instead of a steady flow.

GIO GIUSTI: That was probably the seventh show we’d done.

ERIC VICTORINO: It’s kind of how everything happens with us.

Somebody calls and says, “You want to do this? And we say yeah. Now it’s managers, but back then—“back then,” like, a month ago—it’d just be email.

GIO GIUSTI: It was all viral. We had nothing out really. One song we’d released.

ERIC VICTORINO: Before that, it was all free MySpace demos. A month after Treasure Island we put out a vinyl thing of all the old demos put together, the Scrapbook EP.

Recording the Album GIO GIUSTI: It was definitely spaced out. We did the first half of it in a professional recording environment, with our engineer buddy Todd. The second half, the darker grittier stuff, we did in my garage. By that time we were going pretty fast.

TODD COOPER: Me and Giovanni have been best friends since fourth grade. We got into music together.

Giovanni was always doing cool stuff, and I looked up to him for inspiration and motivation. He had started developing this cool sound, which later became the Limousines. I was working on so much rap music, and it became so boring and monotonous. All of a sudden, the Limousines came out of nowhere, and they damn near saved

me, because I was getting so burnt out. I did the whole project for free, because I was in love with the music.

ERIC VICTORINO: Where we’re doing the vocals is one thing, but it’s basically Gio and his computer and he’s kind of always putting stuff together. So it’s not really a recording session. When he has something that’s ready for me to hear, and then once I have something to put on that, I guess that’s a technical recording session.

GIO GIUSTI: It’s all pre-production before that. I mix as I write, and he’s writing at the same time. Then we get together, and we’ll restructure there, and he’ll add new stuff. But it comes together pretty quick.

ERIC VICTORINO: There’s a couple songs on the album that we did in a room together—“The Future,” “Get Sharp” and “Fine Art.” That was basically a pad of paper, a computer and a microphone. I’m shooting words at him, he’s like, “I don’t like that, try this, try that.”

GIO GIUSTI: He’ll sing melodies, and I’ll play them on keyboard, and it’ll stay a keyboard melody, or whatever.

Sometimes I have a problem with . . . not overdoing things, but adding too much. It’s like a big jigsaw puzzle, I could sit there forever doing it.

ERIC VICTORINO: I’ve left him listening to one song, leave and come back, and it’s almost a completely different song. It’s always better. But you could have easily taken the thing from three hours ago, and made that a whole different song by itself and come out with two of them.

GIO GIUSTI: He’s always pushing me to do weirder shit. I’m always like “No, we need to do a cookie-cutter building block pattern of a song.”

He’s like “No, just flip that shit backwards and stretch it out and make it all googly and weird.” That’s the fun part of production.

ERIC VICTORINO: We both say everything to each other. That’s what’s kind of cool. At first it wasn’t a collaborative project—he made all the music, I did the words, and that was it. But now while we’re working on stuff, if you feel strongly enough

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‘Internet Killed the Video Star’ single GIO GIUSTI: I made a beat for it. It was actually a remix beat for something else, but I was like, “This beat’s pretty good; we should use it for something else.” He recorded the hook [“The kids are disco dancing; they’re tired of rock & roll”] on his iPhone and sent it to me, and I was like “That’s it. That’s it right there.”

ERIC VICTORINO: I just sang it into my phone. It sounds silly to say it, but the reason that became a single is we had a cool video idea for it. It wasn’t like “Oh, this is the perfect next single.” Once that video idea started up, it felt like that was going to be the song to focus on.

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GIO GIUSTI: He’s my filter, I’m his filter.

Getting on the Radio ERIC VICTORINO: Aaron [Axelrod, of Live 105] played “New Year’s Resolution” on Soundcheck. At the time, I was still in Strata. When we first started doing this, it was really just a hobby, and there was no intention of trying to do what we’re doing now.

GIO GIUSTI: I was doing my own solo thing, too. I was doing instrumental music, just beat stuff. It was a total hobby. Then I remember being in my living room with my mom and hearing that on the radio and going, “OK, this is pretty dope. Something could happen here.”

ERIC VICTORINO: Everything started with Aaron, and to be honest,

probably about half of the good things that have happened to us have been his fault.

AARON AXELROD: I’d say 72 percent.

I’m kidding. It’s all good. I knew Eric from the Strata days. When they formed the new project, Eric brought me a bunch of demos. One of them, “Very Busy People,” just hit me over the head. I jumped on it. I started playing it on my show immediately. It sounded like a hit song. I like playing hit songs.

GIO GIUSTI: He’s been going to bat for us for a long time.

AARON AXELROD: I probably get 300 new CDs a week. People ask me, why do I play one band over another?

Sometimes it’s a perfect storm. The timing, the quality of the song, the lyrics. Sometimes it’s an instinct. I love their amalgamation of pop and synth and electronica.

ERIC VICTORINO: For a while there, Michael Solari [of Channel 92.3] was the Lone Ranger on “Very Busy People.” He was playing it in the daytime like three weeks before anyone else.

MICHAEL SOLARI: When I got “Very

Busy People,” it was pretty much a no-brainer. Eric has a very clear way of communicating with an audience about everyday things that people are saying or thinking.

ERIC VICTORINO: The other thing happening that was along the same lines was satellite radio getting a hold of it. I don’t even know how they got it, but they got “Very Busy People” before Universal was involved. Friends will text from all over the country and be like, “Hey, I’m in a bar and they’re playing your song.” That’s satellite radio. The thing that’s amazing is that we actually cracked the alternative charts as an unsigned band.

GIO GIUSTI: That was a trip, I remember seeing that. And also charting on iTunes with our album.

We released the album ourselves, and what did we hit, No. 47? Then to see crazy bands like Radiohead underneath us.

ERIC VICTORINO: Of course, it’s not like we’re really beating them, but for that moment . . . I have so many screenshots of all the rad bands we’ve beaten for a minute.

GIO GIUSTI: It was a 100 percent homemade video. We built the cardboard guns, and we got to see those in the video. We painted the whole [“Zombie Killer”] station wagon ourselves and attached lights to it. We recently sold the station wagon. . . . It was sad to see it go, kind of, but it was sitting in my driveway for so goddamn long, leaking oil.

ERIC VICTORINO: It’s pretty crazy having been in a situation before [in Strata] where you have like 50 people working on a $100,000 music video for you, and how stressful that is. You’re not really even doing anything except standing in front of the camera, that’s it. And in this case, we wrote it, co-directed it, made the props, did so much stuff, and it was not stressful at all. It was just fun the whole time. And cost nothing.

GIO GIUSTI: We shot all the insidethe-house kids’ scenes, where the zombies are first coming up, in one day. They had to get a shot of the station wagon unpainted. Then that night, we had to take it back to my garage and paint it, for when the kids painted it [in the video]. It was crazy, just a two-day thing.

ERIC VICTORINO: It’s funny because [music] goes through phases—there are certain times when MGMT works, or Duran Duran works, people are accepting of a certain thing—and then a Nirvana comes around and

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GIO GIUSTI: It’s funny to see people confused about it, too. They’re like, “These guys use a drum machine, and they’re bitching about it?”

ERIC VICTORINO: It’s talking about the kids liking it, but the narrator’s basically saying he doesn’t like it, even though he is in a band that’s like that.

ROSE KIRKLAND: Last time I looked, they were like the 15th-most-played artist on Live 105.

ERIC VICTORINO: “Internet Killed the Video Star” is No. 1 on Sirius’ Alt Nation this week.

Adding a Drummer DINO CAMPANELLA: We [Dredg] had them open for us at the Great American Music Hall, it was the first show they ever did. I’ve known Eric forever, and I remember he mentioned there was this guy Giovanni that he was maybe going to do some tracks with. I really liked all the stuff I heard, and I told him, “Hey, I’d love to drum for you guys.”

It kind of took a while.

interested in the band as you are, and they want to play. That’s really important, when you have that chemistry with someone you’re working with. I respect him greatly; he’s awesome.

DINO CAMPANELLA: It wasn’t hard [to adjust]. When I hear their music, to me it hits hard rhythmically. It’s already aggressive. My first instinct when I started drumming with them was “make it pound more.”

ERIC VICTORINO: Dino’s already in a band, and when he’s on tour, it’s like . . . you know. We have an open relationship with Dino.

DINO CAMPANELLA: It’s funny, the new Dredg record has a lot of electronics.

I’d never played to electronic beats, but the Limousines got me so tight at it. I love playing to Giovanni’s beats.

DINO CAMPANELLA: We’re the only two members of the band, ever.

We have no plans to ever officially make anyone else a member. And the reason for that is so we’re able to switch up our live show later on, if we want to. If we want to have a drummer or two drummers or a guitar player or whatever, for one show or for one tour, we can.

GIO GIUSTI: That’ll totally switch it up, chemistry-wise. If we have Tommy Lee—not like we would, but Tommy Lee drumming for one show, and then a more artsy-type rock drummer for something else, it’ll switch up the live show completely.

That’s what’s cool, that’s what we keep changing.

ERIC VICTORINO: Nothing’s set in stone. Five years from now we could be a seven-piece flute band.

ERIC VICTORINO: That was April 20 of 2008. At that first show, we had a drummer, a bass player and a backup singer who was playing a tambourine, so it was a five-piece.

After that it was just the two of us again. Then we brought in Dino.

GIO GIUSTI: I love the tent. We passed out little psychedelic 3-D things.

GIO GIUSTI: We just wanted to switch shit up a bit. We felt like we could add something else live.

ERIC VICTORINO: The acid glasses. That was because we didn’t get to use our lights.

DINO CAMPANELLA: Eric was like, “We want to bring in some live drums, and we’d love to have you.” We just started jamming in Giovanni’s garage.

GIO GIUSTI: In the daytime, you know, we gotta trip it out somehow. That was the first time we did that.

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ruins everything for them. It’s just a cycle. I think context is hilarious if you think about it. Whether something’s good or bad really depends on what else is going on at the time. For right now, maybe it’s OK for just two dudes and a drum machine to be out there, and then five years from now it’s the butt of every joke, like disco was. I think that’s where [the lyrics] come from, but there wasn’t any specific message, saying whether it’s good or bad.

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Rickshaw Stop CD Release Show GIO GIUSTI: That was the show where I could look out and see people singing even the most obscure songs.

It was “Whoa, they know this stuff.”

That was a crazy moment.

ERIC VICTORINO: That was the show that felt more like we were a real band. When you don’t have an album out, you kind of don’t feel like a real band yet. Then once that

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DINO CAMPANELLA: It was crazy. It was definitely over the fire marshal limit.

ERIC VICTORINO: There was sweat raining off the ceiling at that show.

Adding Management ERIC VICTORINO: We’ve spent basically the last six months putting together our team. All the people that are going to work for us are people who are kind of younger, who came to us.

We didn’t go searching for people to help us. If you knocked on our door long enough, we’d finally be “OK, you can come in. What do you want to do?” It’s been good for us.

MATT GALLE: I heard them online, and I thought they were great. We just started emailing back and forth.

I said, “I’m super passionate, and I think your music is amazing.” I really wanted to work with them.

ERIC VICTORINO: It probably would [change our lives] if we were the type of people who would just sit back and let people do their jobs.

GIO GIUSTI: We like to take control.

We’re still sending out merch ourselves, we’re still doing it all ourselves.

MATT GALLE: They’re real. They want to do it on their own terms. Their sound is original, and the way they play live is original. They put together their own light show. They did the video on their own dime. It’s cool to see somebody work that hard for that stuff.

ERIC VICTORINO: Now, if we don’t know how to do something, we can ask someone else to do it. We’re playing in Chicago with Weezer, and I don’t know how to set any of that stuff up, how to book the right flights, or make sure we get paid enough that we’re not losing money to play the show. It’s nice to have people helping with stuff like that.

Live 105 Spookfest At the Cow Palace ERIC VICTORINO: For us, it was interesting. We played first. They didn’t really give people time to get in.

GIO GIUSTI: It was like a rave. But Eric ran around the whole place with a wireless mic, all over.

ERIC VICTORINO: Well, I had plenty of room to run around. I had the whole arena to myself.

Opening for Weezer COREY O’BRIEN: My friend Dan who manages Weezer was asking what was going on in the Bay Area. I sent him a link to the Limousines and a couple other bands. He must have liked them.

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with him. For him to say, “Yeah, go ahead and play this other show, where I could potentially lose tickets,” that’s cool of him to support us.

COREY O’BRIEN: That would have been a really lame and selfish way to think about it. To have one of our [South Bay] bands in a high-profile show in San Francisco, that’s huge.

GIO GIUSTI: The Weezer shows were cool. It was all seating, because the Masonic is a theater-looking place.

But Eric got everyone on their feet.

That was pretty dope.

ERIC VICTORINO: I tricked ’em. I told ’em our job is to warm them up, and just think of how happy Weezer would be if they looked out right now and they saw all you guys standing up. So they all stood up, every single person. I was shocked by that, so I was like, “They’d be even more stoked if they saw your hands in the air!” So everyone did that.

They stayed up for the rest of the set.

ERIC VICTORINO: When we have a good reaction from the crowd, like at the Weezer shows, it kind of trips me out.

If I were in their position, and these two dudes got up there, no guitars, no bass, just these two guys and maybe a drummer—if you’re used to seeing a four or five piece rock band, and you find yourself liking us, it probably twists some little part of your universe around, like, “I’m not supposed to like this, but I do. Like, at the Weezer shows, watching all these people we knew didn’t know who we were, and trying to put myself in their position and wonder, “Would I like what we’re doing?” I think I’d respect the fact that we’re doing something different, first off. But there are so many purists who are all into guitars and bass, and then they see us and they like us, even though we don’t have that.

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when people pay too much attention to the tools that music was made with. It doesn’t matter.

What does it sound like? That’s it.

It doesn’t matter whether the thing you played it on was a computer or an acoustic guitar. What’s the difference? When Rage Against the Machine was coming out, in the early ’90s, electronic music was not cool. It was a big deal to tell people, “We didn’t use computers or samplers on this record. They’d actually put that on the back of their album. I can’t imagine us putting on the back of our album, “We did not use an acoustic guitar.”

GIO GIUSTI: There’s no rules, that’s what it comes down to.

The Future MATT GALLE: I’m dealing with securing their label deal, which should be done within a week or two. They’re going to be recording three or four new songs, and Get Sharp will be re-released, probably in spring. Something else we want to do is a video for “Very Busy People.”

There was never a video for that song. That should happen next year.

GIO GIUSTI: We want to be international. I think we could do awesome over in the U.K. and Japan.

ROSE KIRKLAND: I think they’ve made all the right moves over the last year or so.

ERIC VICTORINO: It’s weird how stuff happens. Someone picks up on it, and they just want to support it.

You’ve got to say thank you, make yourself known.

COREY O’BRIEN: They’re down to Earth. They’re doing it for the right reasons. And they’re on a roll.

GIO GIUSTI: There’s still the rock element; we still bring edge to it with just the three-piece. Even when it was me and Eric it was still kind of like a rock show. I’d bob up and down or whatever. He called me a jack-in-the-box for a little bit.

ERIC VICTORINO: Everything we do is potentially our big introduction to the world. Whether this album ends up being that or not, who knows?

The next one could be the one that gets big. Or the one five years from now.

MATT GALLE: When you hear them, you might think “This is electropop.”

But when you see them, you’re like, “This is a rock band.”

DINO CAMPANELLA: They’re hitting it on the head right now. And they deserve it. I think next year is going to be a big year. I don’t there’s anything that can stop them.

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AMICI’S EAST COAST PIZZERIA Pizza. $. Amici’s specializes in thin-crust, New York-style pizza. With its upscale atmosphere and friendly service you’ve got one of downtown San Jose’s best pizza shops. 11am10pm Mon-Thu, 11am-11pm Fri, 11:30am-11pm Sat and 11:30am-10pm Sun. 225 W. Santa Clara St. 408.289.9000.

ARCADIA Steakhouse. $$$. Celebrity chef Michael Mina reworked the menu at Arcadia in the summer of 2006 to create a modern steakhouse, a change that has made it the destination restaurant it was originally supposed to be. Lunch 11:30am-2pm Mon-Fri and dinner 5:30-10pm Sun-Thu, 5:30-11pm Fri-Sat. 301 S. Market St. 408.278.4555.

BELLA MIA Italian-American. $$$. One of downtown San Jose’s most attractive eateries, Bella Mia serves regional dishes with flair. Full bar. 11:30am-9pm Mon-Thu, 11:30am-10pm Fri, 4:30-10pm Sat, 4:30-8pm Sun. 58 S. First St. 408.280.1993.

BILLY BERK’S Eclectic. $$.

Billy Berk’s restaurant looks and taste likes the offspring of the Hard Rock Cafe and Chili’s. The downtown San Jose restaurant offers a populist mix of American, Mexican and Asian food.

Most dishes are designed for sharing—appetizer-size portions, nibbles and finger foods that pair well with the prodigious drink list.

11:30am-10pm Mon-Wed, 11:30am-10pm Thu, 11:30am-

11pm Fri, 5-11pm Sat, Bar open till midnight. 99 S. First St, San Jose. 408.292.4300.

CITY BAR AND GRILL CLASSIC American. $$$. Bigshouldered food in handsome surroundings is the rule. The steaks are big and juicy, the pot pies better than Grandma used to make. Full bar. 300 Almaden Blvd, inside the Hilton. 408.947.4444.

DALAT Vietnamese. $$.

San Jose’s second-oldest Vietnamese restaurant continues to draw those in search of delicious traditional fare. Surroundings are clean and friendly. Open daily for lunch and dinner. 408 E. William St. 408.294.6989.

E&O TRADING COMPANY Southeast Asian. $$$. Entrees come on playful serving dishes and are beautifully spiced with multiculti flavors, from Bali to Ceylon and back through Malaysia. Full bar.

Open 11:30am to 10:30pm, until midnight on weekends.

11:30am-10pm Mon-Thu, 11:30am-10:30pm Fri, 510:30pm Sat, 5-9pm Sun. 96 S. First St. 408.938.4100.

EMILE’S Contemporary French. $$$. White-tablecloth amenities without the stuffiness. An old favorite comes back strong with a new bistro. Full bar. Closed Sun-Mon. Reservations suggested. 11am-2pm ThuFri, 5-10pm Tue-Sat. 545 S. Second St. 408.289.1960.

EULIPIA New American. $$$. The revamped menu emphasizes robust flavors and beautiful presentations.

Several standouts have been retained from the previous menu, as have the sexy Eulipia cocktails. Full bar.

5:30-10pm Tue-Sat, 4:309:30pm Sat. 374 S. First St. 408.280.6161.

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FLAMES EATERY EAT A ERY AND BAR American. $$. In Silicon Valley, the home-grown Flames restaurant chain is the area’s definitive coffee shop. And now they’ve opened in downtown San Jose to great acclaim. 7ammidnight daily. 88 S. Fourth St. 408.971.1960.

4TH STREET PIZZA CO. Pizza. $. 4th Street Pizza Co. occupies a prime corner spot on East Santa Clara and Fourth with big windows to watch the comings and goings at City Hall across the street. The thin-crust margherita fell short but the thicker-crust pies are better.

11am-9pm Sun-Thu and 11am-10pm Fri-Sat. 150 E. Santa Clara St. 408.286.7500.

GUMBO JUMBO Cajun fusion. $$. Gumbo Jumbo charts new territory with dishes such as Cajun lemongrass chicken, garlic shrimp noodles and crawfish egg rolls. And don’t miss the boiled crawfish. 11:30am2:30pm and 5:30-10pm Mon-Wed, 11:30am-2:30pm and 5:30pm-midnight ThuFri, 3pm-midnight Sat and 3-10pm Sun. 80 N. Market St. 408.294.8626.

HOUSE OF SIAM Thai. $.

This popular establishment runs the gamut of Thai treasures. Casual. Beer, wine.

11:30am-2:30pm Mon-Fri, 510pm daily. 151 S. Second St. 408.295.3397.

IL FORNAIO Regional Italian. $$. Embraced by the graceful Sainte Claire Hotel, this location (there are several up and down the coast)

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Among the many participating wineries are AHLGREN VINEYARD, BONNY DOON VINEYARDS, COOPER-GARROD VINEYARDS, DOWNHILL WINERY, SILVER MOUNTAIN VINEYARDS, SOQUEL VINEYARDS, TESTAROSSA VINEYARD and ZAYANTE Vineyards. Purchase tickets at any participating winery, online at www.SCMWA.com or by calling 831.685.VINE. Following the passport day, on Jan. 16, 2–5pm, four local restaurants will square off the for the eighth annual WINE AND CRAB TASTE-OFF in hopes of being named crab cook of the year.

All four restaurants will be preparing two crab dishes. Participants are invited to cast their votes for the best dishes. Ballots will be tallied to determine the “consumer choice awards” as well as scores from professional judges for the “judges’ choice awards.”

The cost is $49 per person for two restaurants and $16 for each additional restaurant. Go to www.SCMWA.com and enter promo code GW11 for $15 off when you attend both events. Email info@ scmwa.com for more information.—Stett Holbrook

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KOJI SAKE LOUNGE. $$.

Japanese. In spite of Koji’s well-tuned atmosphere, it’s the sakes that really set the tone. Koji’s sake list includes tasting notes that help you find one that suits you.

Happy hour 6-9pm Wed-Fri with $3 beers and $5 small plates. 6pm-late Wed-Fri, 8pm-late Sat. 48 S. First St. 408.287.7199.

LA PASTAIA Italian. $$. La Pastaia remains a stalwart of

downtown San Jose’s dining scene. Set inside the Hotel De Anza, the rustic Italian restaurant has big city style to spare. Lunch 11am-3pm Mon-Fri and noon-2pm SatSun; dinner 5-9pm Mon-Thu, 5-10pm Fri-Sat and 5-9pm Sun. 233 W. Santa Clara St. 408.286.8686.

LA VICTORIA TAQUERIA Mexican. $. La Vic’s famously addictive orange hot sauce merely tops off its tasty taqueria fare: big burritos of the breakfast and lunchtime varieties, overflowing nachos, delectable chile rellenos.

7am-3am daily. 140 E. San Carlos St. 408.298.5335.

LOS CUBANOS Cuban. $$.

Cuban food exudes an earthy, slow-cooked seduction and

Los Cubanos has it in spades spades.

Lunch 11am-2:30pm; dinner 5-9pm Tue-Thu, 5-10pm Fri, 3-10pm Sat and 3-8:30pm Sun. 22 N. Almaden Ave. 408.279.0134.

MCCORMICK AND SCHMICK’S Seafood. $$$.

Harks back to big-city fish houses with stately, masculine interiors. Menu follows the freshest fruits of the sea, grilled, pan-seared, steamed. Desserts will hook you. 11:30am-10pm daily, 11pm happy hour Fri-Sat. 170 S. Market St. 408.283.7200.

MEZCAL Regional Mexican. $$. Mezcal specializes in delicious regional cuisine from the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. People

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11:30am-11pm Sun-Fri and 511pm Sat. 25 W. San Fernando St. 408.283.9595.

MOROCCO’S Moroccan. $$. Morocco’s is the kind of restaurant downtown San Jose needs more of: distinctive food cooked and served by people with a personal investment in customer happiness.

Morocco’s personal touch is all over the restaurant.

Lunch 11am-3pm Mon-Fri, dinner 5-11pm Mon-Sat and Sun 5-9pm. 86 N. Market St. 408.998.1509.

MORTON’S STEAKHOUSE Steakhouse. $$$$. Morton’s, a Chicago-based chain of restaurants with more than 80 locations across the United States and abroad, offers delicious, premiumpriced steaks. The rest of the menu is a mixed bag. 5:3011pm Mon-Sat, 5-10pm Sun. 177 Park Ave. 408.947.7000.

MUCHOS Mexican. $. A small player with a big rotisserie, this taqueria cultivates a devout lunch following. All standards get billing, but the mesquite-roasted chicken is the star. Beer. 11am-10pm daily. 72 E. Santa Clara St. 408.277.0333.

NAGLEE PARK GARAGE New American. $$. Lots of restaurants would like to think of themselves as friendly neighborhood joints but few deliver. The Garage does. Small but satisfying menu of well executed comfort food classics. 59:30pm Tue-Thu, 5-10pm Fri, 9am-1pm, 5-10pm Sat, 9am1pm Sun. 505 E. San Carlos St. 408.286.1100.

NHA TOI Vietnamese. $$$. Nha Toi is the place for northern style Vietnamese food—less sweet than southern Vietnamese food and less spicy than the food of central Vietnam, yet it makes wider uses of aromatic ingredients 9am-

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ORIGINAL JOE’S ItalianAmerican. $$. For five decades OJ’s has been serving classics of American and Italian-American food with heaping portions of big city attitude and glamour.

The restaurant underwent an extensive remodel, but the menu is the same as it ever was. 11am-1am daily. 301 S. First St. 408.292.7030.

PAGODA RESTAURANT Chinese. $$$. The cuisines of China share top billing with the opulence of the décor.

Pagoda offers the gamut of regional all-stars. Dressy.

Full bar. 6-10pm Tue-Sat. Fairmont Hotel, 170 S. Market St. 408.998.3937.

PAOLO’S New Italian. $$$$.

Filled with artistic spins on California-meets-Italy, the kitchen turns out elegant entrees spearheaded by seasonal vegetables.

The impeccable service compensates for the modest portions. Full bar. 11:30-2:30 Mon-Fri, 5:30-10pm MonSat. 323 W. San Carlos St. 408.294.2558.

P.F. CHANG’S CHINA BISTRO Chinese. $$. With atmosphere to spare, Chang’s doesn’t neglect taste.

Vibrant Szechuan flavors mix surprisingly well with rich Western-style desserts. Takeout. Patio dining. Full bar.

11am-10pm Sun-Thu, 11am11pm Fri-Sat. 98 S. Second St. 408.961.5250.

POOR HOUSE BISTRO New Orleans. $$. The Poor House Bistro offers a lowpriced menu of Crescent City classics like po’ boys, barbecued shrimp, gumbo and muffaletta. Live music on Fridays and Saturdays.

Open 11am-9pm Mon-Sat. Open Sundays for major HP Pavilion events. 91 S. Autumn St. 408.292.5837.

SCOTT’S SEAFOOD Seafood. $$$. Culture lovers and power brokers alike find impeccable sourdough, a sea of marine treats and other entrees and a panoramic view (there’s a sister eatery in Palo Alto). For maximum pleasure, get there at sunset. Full bar. 11:30am-

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5pm Mon-Fri, 5pm-close Sat, 4:30pm-close Sun. 185 Park Ave. 408.971.1700.

71 SAINT PETER New American. $$$. This romantic eatery offers upscale Mediterranean food in an intimate setting Beer, wine.

Closed Sun. 71 N. San Pedro St. 11:30am-1pm, 5-9pm Mon-Sat. 408.971.8523.

SONOMA CHICKEN COOP Mixed. $. If you don’t mind carrying your own tray and fighting for a table you’ll be rewarded with hearty spit-roasted chicken that requires at least six napkins.

31 N. Market St. at San Pedro Square. 11am-9pm Sun-Thu, 10pm Fri-Sat 408.287.4098.

VEGETARIAN HOUSE Vegetarian. $. This meat-free stalwart offers vegetarian dishes from around the world with a side serving of religious reading material from spiritual leader Ching Hai. 11am-2pm, 5-9pm Mon-Fri, 11am-9pm SatSun. 520 E. Santa Clara St. 408.292.3798.

VUNG TAU VIETNAMESE $$. Traditionalists might gripe that they can get authentic Vietnamese food for less elsewhere, but it’s hard to top Vung Tau for its fresh, quality ingredients and sleek yet comfortable décor. Encyclopedic menu.

Open daily 10am-3pm and 5-9pm. 535 E. Santa Clara St. 408.288.9055.

WING’S Chinese. $. The food is complemented by an exotic dining room with sequestered seating equipped with hanging beads and doorbells, and other miscellaneous peculiarities of a bygone era. Always a fun place to visit. 11:30am9:30pm daily. 131 E. Jackson St. 408.294.3303 or 998.9427.

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AMATO’S Sandwich shop. $. The sandwiches make for greasy, sloppy, ferociously delicious eating. There are 34 varieties, categorized in three

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In 2005, the Michelin guide’s specially trained inspectors, whose secret identities are guarded as jealously as those of international spies, came to visit New York, and the first American Michelin guide was released in 2006. Its reception by restaurant critics and locals was just above lukewarm.

It is now almost 2011, and Michelin has released the fifth edition of its Northern California guide, and there are still many who find the guide unreliable and would rather turn to Zagat, Yelp or the column of a local food critic for restaurant advice. There are others who still don’t know what the tire man has to do with food.

One of the biggest concerns is that while the inspectors might be well versed in French food, their understanding of the generally diverse culinary culture of the United States is less than perfect. A few years ago the guide’s reputation was further thrown into question when an ex-Michelin inspector, Pascal Rémy, went public with his memoir, The Inspector Sits Down to Eat, which stated that there were far fewer inspectors than the guide claimed to hire, that they ate at the starred restaurants far less often than the guide claimed and that there were undisputed favorites who could do no wrong independent of what they served.

There is certainly a bias toward the upscale and the French. Most of the two- and three-star restaurants in the United States are influenced by French cooking methods if they’re not outright French, and none of them are what you might call inexpensive. This year, three new South Bay restaurants were awarded stars: ALEXANDER’S STEAKHOUSE, BAUMÉ and DIO DEKA. When asked how the guide has changed things for them, Alexander’s executive chef JEFFREY STOUT said that since receiving his star he has gotten more recognition from the culinary community: “A lot more eyes on me—people shake my hand and have recognized me a few times outside of work.”

At Dio Deka, general manager and partner NIKOS KALOURIS has noticed that the type of clientele has changed. “Los Gatos has become a destination place, and people are coming from further away,” he says. “There are 20 to 30 percent more clients from out of town, and the restaurant’s volume has gone up 15 to 20 percent.” The only downside is the added pressure, because as Kalouris says, “Once you have a star, you do not want to lose it.”

Baumé’s BRUNO CHEMEL was awarded a star at Chez TJ, so he is not a Michelin newcomer. Baumé is a small restaurant and has been busy since it opened, so the effect of the guide has been less obvious, although Chemel has received congratulations from fellow chefs and many dinner guests. When asked if he was aiming for stars he replies, “I was thinking about it, but I work for my customers, not the guide.” Addressing the added pressure that having a star entails, which all three newcomers feel, he says, “It would be nice to have two or three stars, but it would be terrible to lose your single one. You have to be constantly improving. I’m listening to my customers and learning every day.” In spite of its critics, having a Michelin star holds sway even as far away from France as the South Bay. For the three new restaurants that are now part of the pantheon, the guide has generated more business from further afield and given the chefs an overnight sheen of celebrity. After all, there are 1,900 one-star, 300 two-star and 72 three-star restaurants in the world. If that’s not a cool club to be a part of, I don’t know what is.—Liza Mock

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AMBER INDIA Northern Indian, tandoori. $$. The sister to the popular Mountain View restaurant, Amber India’s Santana Row location continues to offer elegantly prepared Indian cuisine in a stylish setting.

11:30am-2:30pm, 5-10pm, Mon-Thu. noon-3pm, 510:30pm Fri-Sat, noon-3pm, 5-10pm Sunday. 377 Santana Row. 408.248.5400.

B.B.’S SMALL WORLD CAFÉ Filipino and Italian. $$. This is the kind of food you could imagine your grandmother serving if she happened to be Filipino and had an affection for Italian food. B.B.’s is open for lunch and dinner, but lunch seems to be the bigger draw. Prices are low, and the many steam table items mean the food is ready right away. 11am-3pm and 5-8pm Mon-Fri; 11am-4pm Sat. 2561 N. First St. 408.383.9135.

BANGKOK TASTE Thai. $$.

Humble strip mall gem with a loyal following. Beef Pi-Roj is a house favorite. Veggies love the Rama tofu. 11am3pm Mon-Fri, 5-9:30pm daily. 1769 Blossom Hill Rd. 408.358.2525.

BILL’S CAFÉ Diner. $. Serving only breakfast and lunch, Bill’s knows its way around typical diner standbys—eggs (scrambles and hollandaiselaced “benedictions”), pancakes and expertly grilled sandwiches and burgers.

6:30am-3pm daily. 302 N. Bascom Ave (at Naglee).

408.287.2455.

CAO NGUYEN Vietnamese, Chinese-Vietnamese. $.

Gargantuan menu features nearly 200 Vietnamese menu options, including smoked duck, sautéed frogs and clay pot catfish. Casual. 10am10pm Mon-Fri, 9am-10pm Sat-Sun. 2549 S. King Rd #A16. 408.270.9610.

CARDINAL COFFEE SHOP American. $$. Classic latenight post-party hang out, this Vegas-style coffee shop

serves up the faves: burgers, spaghetti and meatloaf on Tuesdays. Full bar. Open 24/7. 3197 Meridian Ave. 408.269.7891.

CASA VICKY Family-style Mexican. $. Nothing fancy, but a hearty brand of Mexican food wrought from popular family recipes. Breakfast plates and warm sweet pastries in abundant supply.

7am-7pm daily. 792 E. Julian St. 408.995.5488.

CASABLANCA’S CAFÉ Middle Eastern. $$.

Casablanca’s Cafe is not going to win any awards for atmosphere or restaurant design. But it should win awards for its falafel. In addition to wonderfully creamy hummus, tangy tahini sauce and pickled red cabbage, the falafel deluxe is gilded with strips of baked eggplant, fried cauliflower and fried potatoes. If you like it spicy, the ribbon of shatta (hot sauce) delivers a blast of chile pepper heat. 10am9:30pm daily. 1185 Lincoln Ave. 408.993.8636.

CHEESECAKE FACTORY American. $$. A true “American restaurant” in every sense of the term, this popular chain lives by the red-white-and-blue credo that bigger is definitely better. 11am-11pm Sun-Thu, 11am-12:30am Sat-Sun. Westfield Shoppingtown Oakridge, 925 Blossom Hill Rd. 408.225.6948; and Valley Fair, 3041 Stevens Creek Blvd, 408.246.0092.

CITRUS New American. $$$.

In Santana Row’s chic Hotel Valencia, Citrus peels back the hotel dining myth. Here, diners match their own main dishes with their choice of rub, sauce and side dish. Fun continues in skilled desserts.

5:30-9:30pm Mon-Sat. 355 Santana Row. 408.423.5400.

COCOLA French bakery. $. Cocola is a fine place to while away an afternoon sipping tea and sampling a pear tart with vanilla custard and slivered almonds. For heartier fare, try the gourmet sandwiches. 8am-11pm SunTue, 8am-noon Wed-Sat. 333 Santana Row #1045.

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CONSUELO Mexican. $$.

Good regional Mexican food made with lesser-known ingredients in an attractive, upscale atmosphere. The food is served tapas style and meant to be shared.

Fantastic tequila list.

11:30am-10pm Mon-Fri, 11am-11pm Sat, Sun 11am11pm. 377 Santana Row #1125. 408.260.7082.

THE COUNTER Hamburgers. $. The Counter takes the quintessential American burger and turns up the Americanness by letting diners choose from dozens of options to build a custom burger. 11am-10pm MonThu, 11am-11pm Fri-Sat and noon-9pm Sun. 3055 Olin Ave #1035 (Santana Row), San Jose, 408.423.9200. And 369 California Ave, Palo Alto, 650.321.3900.

CRAWDADDY Cajun. $$.

Crawdaddy specializes in boiled live crawfish flown in from Louisiana. The mud bugs are served steaming in a plastic bag swimming in a buttery, garlic-laced sauce that ranges from mild to ridiculously hot. 3-10pm Mon-Fri and noon-10pm Sat-Sun. 779 Story Rd. 408.286.2729.

DEEZI’S CAFÉ Persian. $$. Deezi is a hearty lamb shank stew and it’s quite good here. But the soul of menu is the kebabs, and the koobideh kebabs are outstanding. Made from ground beef blended with puréed onions, garlic and various spices, the skewered and grilled meat stick is beautifully grilled and so tender and juice-filled it squirts when you bite down on it. The joojeh (chicken) kebab scores as well. Try the fresh made dogh (a yogurt drink). 11:30am-9:30pm Mon-Thu and 11:30am-10pm Sat-Sun. 1312 Saratoga Ave. 408.244.0300.

DIA DE PESCA Mexican. $.

As you might guess from the name (Dia de Pesca means “gone fishing” in Spanish), the restaurant specializes in seafood—fish tacos, ceviche, shrimp cocktails and soups. It’s all good.

10:30am-8:30pm daily. 55 N. Bascom Ave. 408.287.3722.

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VOODOO GLOW SKULLS VooDoo Lounge, San Jose Thu – 9pm; $10 Riverside skasters Voodoo Glow Skulls could be included in the Venn diagram that is second-generation SoCal punk rock. Their working day includes saluting fellow old timers the Descendants with a terrific cover of “I’m Not a Loser” and performing a spot of political protest (“Morning Air Raid Sirens”). If their music is an indicator, they spend the rest of their time with common man pursuits: drinking whiskey and rum, getting tattooed, hitting the thrifts, driving around and looking at stuff.

Southern California Street Music, the newest album, has these suave

pochos rocking out. Two years after publicly declaring ska was dead, they were dancing on its grave. (RvB)

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KFOX CAN JAM 2010 The Avalon, Santa Clara Fri – 6pm; free After performing at the San Jose Holiday Parade last weekend, December People lend Second Harvest Food Bank a hand by headlining the KFOX Can Jam. The band features Gary Pihl of Boston (the band, not the town) and performs Christmas tunes in the style of famous bands. Yes, including Boston, smart ass, but also the Who, U2, ZZ Top, Zeppelin

and more. The show is free, but attendees are expected to stick out their cans. (SP)

HAYRIDE TO HELL Blank Club, San Jose Fri – 9pm; $10 The Scandinavian death metal explosion is what people remember now, what with all the church burning and brain-eating, but back in the ’90s you couldn’t throw a rock in any of those countries without hitting a psychobilly band.

Hayride to Hell was one of the first U.S. bands to embrace that style— unlike the heavy, gritty sound of American bands like the Cramps, it was almost like slap-bass-driven hardcore punk, wild and tinny and so fast it could barely keep up with itself. As they evolved, their sound got deeper and truer to old-school rockabilly, But they kept the horror

theme in their music and attitude (is there any psychobilly band that doesn’t have a song about a serial killer?), even as they muscled up their sound, going from a trio to a quartet, then back to a trio, and now back to a quartet with the return of original lead singer Craig. (SP)

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PATRICK BALL Sunnyvale Theater, Sunnyvale Sat – 8pm; $28 Patrick Ball is the most-requested performer at the Sunnyvale Theater. If you don’t think that’s impressive, keep in mind this is a man who plays the harp. Not like “harp” as in hipster slang for

harmonica. I’m talking about an actual Celtic harp. The guy is like the Cal Ripken of South Bay Celtic music, performing at the theater every season for the last 20 years.

In the ’90s, he released an awardwinning collection of holiday songs, which was the genesis for his holiday performances, which include Irished-up carols and readings from Yeats, Shakespeare and Dylan Thomas. (SP)

ALIEN ANT FARM Blank Club, San Jose Sat – 9pm; $10 Cover songs giveth, and cover songs taketh away. Alien Art Farm resurrected the near-forgotten Michael Jackson gem “Smooth Criminal” for the modern-rock generation with grinding guitars and a brisk metal-punk chug. It was a smash hit, but their fortunes

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De 9 at 7:30pm, Carriage House Dec TTheatre, Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga

CHANTICLEER Dec 9 at 8pm, Memorial Church, De Stanford

BLUES HAMMER Dec 10 at JJ’s Blues, San Jose

CIARAMELLA, PIPER’S NOEL CIA Dec 10 at 8pm, First Lutheran, De Palo Alto

FESTIVAL OF CAROLS Dec 10 at a 7pm, Foothill Presbyterian, San Jose

LIVE-105 NOT SO SILENT NIGHT LIVE-1 Dec 10 at 7pm, HP Pavilion

DJ L Dec 11 at Wet, San Jose

GARY HOEY HOLIDAY TOUR GA Dec 11 at a 8pm, Club Fox, Redwood City

OHLONE XMAS CONCERT Dec 11 at 2pm, Smith Center, Ohlone College, Fremont

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SEASON OF HOPE quickly faded until no one even seemed to know if they were together or not. But sometimes cover songs giveth again—after MJ’s death last year, they hit the Warped Tour playing the cover as a tribute. Now the band’s original lineup is intact again and on tour.

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THE NUTCRACKER San Jose Center for the Performing Arts Dec 11-26, 1:30 and 7:30pm; $30$100 Ballet San Jose does Swan Lake in February, which will give audiences a chance to compare and contrast the real thing to the movie with Natalie Portman. In the meantime, the less agonizing side of the art form is on view in the company’s annual spectacular, The Nutcracker, choreographed

by artistic director Dennis Nahat and full of sumptuous costumes and Tchaikovsky’s beautiful, neverstale score. There is no better holiday treat for the younger more-starry-eyed members of the family. (Dec. 11, 21 and 26 at 1:30pm are special family matinee shows for really young fans, $16–$60). (MSG)

POUNDERS Homestead Lanes, Cupertino Sat – 9pm; $5 Combining hard rock and poppunk, Pounders are capturing the attention of San Jose’s rebounding rock scene with heartfelt lyrics and fine musicianship. This show is for their highly anticipated release, Chasing the Sun. Now, if I could only talk to lead singer Chris Pounders about his Sanjayalooking Mohawk. Joining them will

be Mike Herrera of MxPx playing an acoustic set, Boom Boom Stereo, 5606 and Dj Aj Orbit. (BD)

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Spangenberg Theater, Palo Alto Sun – 3 and 7 pm; $35-$50 When I first heard the political satire troupe the Capitol Steps in college, I assumed they were a bunch of wacky liberals—’cause, I mean, aren’t they all? (P.J. O’Rourke hadn’t been invented yet, or at least I’d never heard of him). However, it turns out they were (and I assume, still are)

mostly Republican. That was a very strange revelation, since all their songs that I liked were making fun of Republicans. (I still remember word for word their parody of Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” that ended, “How does it feel to be an ’80s man? With a Miami tan? And be a Reagan fan? A Re-pub-licannnnn.”) To put it another way, the Capitol Steps are a wily bunch of bastards, and over the last 30 years and as many albums they’ve morphed into whatever American politics needed them to be. (SP)

Seasonal concerts Dec 12-23 at 7:30pm, Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph

SCHOLA CANTORUM Dec 11 at 8pm, Campbell United Methodist; Dec 12 at 4pm, First Congregational Palo Alto

PA PHILHARMONIC Dec 11 at 8pm, Cubberley Theatre, Palo Alto

CALIFORNIA POPS ORCHESTRA Dec 12 at 3pm, Calvary Church, Los Gatos

EL CAMINO YOUTH SYMPHONY Dec 12 at 2:30pm, California Theatre, San Jose

WILD JAM 2010 Dec 16 at 7:30pm, HP Pavilion

MISSION CITY OPERA Dec 18 at 7:30pm, Dec 19 at 2:30pm, Mission City Center for Performing Arts, Santa Clara

JAY CHOU Dec 31 at 9pm, HP Pavilion

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The publishing landmark of the season is Volume One of the authorized version of the AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN (UC Press; 736 pages; $34.95). Near the end of his life, Twain hit upon an idiosyncratic approach to his memoirs: he would dictate them on the ďŹ&#x201A;y as times past ďŹ&#x201A;itted across his consciousness. Untethered to chronology, Twain indulged his taste in asides about news and politics while dredging up marvelous anecdotes from his seemingly inexhaustible memory banks. As he writes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Here we have diary and

history combined; because as soon as I wander from the present textâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the thought of to-dayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that digression takes me far and wide over an uncharted sea of recollection.â&#x20AC;?

Twain famously warned that these remembrances should be left unpublished for a century in order to avoid scandal and embarrassment on the part of his subjects. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taken decades just to piece together the voluminous papers he left behind.

The result is salty and imminently readable. His observation on the veneration of the rapacious railroad capitalist Jay Gould is as relevant in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second Gilded Age as it was in the ďŹ rst: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jay Gould was the mightiest disaster which has ever befallen this country. The people had desired money before his day, but he taught them to fall down and worship it.â&#x20AC;? Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be put off by the scholarly apparatus employedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;even the footnotes are engaging.

The success of Unstoppable and the ongoing debate about the route of high-speed rail down the spine of California reinforce the verity that some of the best books gift books are aimed squarely at

the rail fan. ART FOR ALL: BRITISH POSTERS FOR TRANSPORT (edited by Teri J. Edelstein; Yale Univ. Press; 178 pages; $50) looks at the particular fertile subset of the ďŹ eld of railroad advertising (which makes it both train book and art book).

Starting in 1908 with the British Underground and expanding in the 1920s to the national rail lines, the English created a vast number of gorgeous posters aimed at both informing and enticing readership.

One of the best examples is Harry Beckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s justiďŹ ably famous schematic of the London underground system and its many stops: a perfect example of how to supply a surfeit of vital information with graphic simplicity.

Often the posters beckoned travelers with images of desired destinations.

One stunning piece by Margaret Calkin James depicts â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bluebell Timeâ&#x20AC;? in Kew Gardens with a nearly abstract pattern of azure petals marching across green and white triangles representing grassy ďŹ elds.

A grittier side of railroading can be seen in RAILROAD NOIR: THE AMERICAN WEST AT THE END OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY by Linda Grant Niemann with photographs by Joel Jensen (Indiana University Press; 152 pages; $39.95). Niemann was one of the ďŹ rst women hired to work as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;brakeman/switchman,â&#x20AC;? back in 1979, starting with the Southern PaciďŹ c at the Watsonville Junction.

She has followed the rails ever since, and her essays focus with insight and novelistic detail on the hard lives and hard times of rail workers.

Jensenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s moody photographs (in both black-and-white and color) capture the loneliness of switching yards, freight barns, bars and motels in the back of nowhere. One evocative shot shows a silhouetted fright train passing in the distance framed by the haphazard coils of a barbed-wire fence somewhere in the far reaches of Montana. The Orient Express itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not.

Derek Hayesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; extra-large HISTORICAL ATLAS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN RAILROAD (UC Press; 224 pages; $39.95) contains an extensive treasure trove not just of maps but also of photographs, handbills, timetables and brochures illustrating the whole breadth of railroading from Col. John Stevensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;steam wagonâ&#x20AC;? and the Baltimore & Ohioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tom Thumb engine to the eel-nosed Acela trains

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Free lobby events before every performance. Meet Maria, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.

PERFORMED AT THE SAN JOSE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Maria Jocobs-Yu and Ramon Moreno. Photo by John Gerbetz.

EVENTS AT MONTALVO ARTS CENTER Rockapella Holiday Show Sun, Dec 12, 4 pm & 7 pm Starting at $36 Rockapella is an innovative burst of talent.

Hear them spread the joy of the holiday season in this special performance.

Hailed by the (NY Times) as “… the most accomplished contemporary a cappella group,” and by the (NY Post) as,“pure magical talent.”

Joshua Redman: solo saxophone Wed, Jan 19, 7:30 pm Starting at $36 The Berkeley-born saxophonist and composer is one of the most acclaimed and charismatic jazz artists to emerge in the 1990s.

Redman “ranks with the top saxophonists in the world” (Boston Herald) and has been hailed as “a true king in the jazz jungle.” (Oakland Tribune)

The Makaha Sons Sun, Jan 16, 7:30 pm Starting at $27 The Makaha Sons are one of Hawaii’s premier Hawaiian music groups. Their incomparable vocal arrangements and delightful stage presence filled with comical antics have won an international following.

Carriage House Theatre Box Office, 408.961.5858, M-F, 10am-4pm ticketmaster.com or montalvoarts.org Free on-site parking!

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I suppose that the pricey BOOK OF SHELLS: A LIFE-SIZE GUIDE TO IDENTIFYING AND CLASSIFYING SIX HUNDRED SEASHELLS by M.G. Harasewych and Fabio Moretzsohn (University of Chicago Press; 656 pages; $55) can be justified as a study guide for a budding conchologist. But it is also a work of art full of sensual visual pleasures. Each page is devoted to a single shell, shown in full color at both actual size and enlarged, along with a habitat map and brief description.

The sheer variety of spirals, scallops, spots and striations dazzles the eye.

The Melaniod Abyssal Snail is a dropdead natural take on the Tower of Babel. The bloodstained Dove Shell (the names are every bit as arresting as the shapes) is a sea-floor night crawler with an ear-shaped, deep sherbet-orange outer lip.

Galen Rowell photographed the natural world on a grand scale for decades. Eschewing the sometimesstark black-and-white of Ansel Adams, Rowell, who died in 2002, sought the essence of mountain ranges and high valleys in full color.

GALEN ROWELL’S SIERRA NEVADA (Sierra Club Books; 112 pages; $29.95) gathers together the finest of his work in the Range of Light. An adventure climber as well as a photographer, Rowell is seen in a picture in the introduction clinging to a sheer defile above the Yosemite Falls—hanging on with one hand and holding his 35 mm camera with the other.

Some of Rowell’s expansive views from famous vantages in Yosemite Valley hark back to the grandiose canvases of painters like Thomas Hill and Albert Bierstadt. At times, Rowell’s indulgence in florid lighting (such as the vermilion sky in Stormy Sunset Over Evolution Lake) go overboard, but he was also capable of subtler effects, as in the plays of weathered surfaces seen close-up in Boulder Trapped in Whitebark Pine Roots, which is worthy of Edward Weston.

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Friday, 7pm; Los Gatos Town Council Chambers; also Tuesday, 6:30pm, Almaden Branch Library, San Jose; free In the spirit of the season, the South Bay Guitar Society presents a series of free concerts with the SBGS Quartet. The Los Gatos program concentrates on holiday music. The other concerts add some Spanish and country selections. (The series finishes Dec. 18, 3pm, at Cambrian Branch Library, and Dec. 21, 6:30pm, at Santa Teresa Branch Library.)

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Friday, 7:30pm, Saturday, 1:30pm, plus Dec. 15– 16, 7:30pm; Retro Dome, San Jose; $24–$36 Alternating with its rollicking production of The MeshugaNutcracker!, the Retro Dome salutes the holidays with the original musical Santastic! starring a mashup of beloved characters (Frosty, the Grinch et al.) and upbeat Motown, rock and big-band tunes.

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A Christmas Carol

Wednesday–Friday, 8pm, Saturday 5 and 8pm, Sunday 3pm, through Dec. 24; Northside Theatre Company, San Jose; $15/$20 The reliable, comfortable pleasures of Dickens are on ample display in Northside’s traditional production of the Christmas classic about a man who learns a valuable lesson in humanity.

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BALLET SAN JOSE NUTCRACKER

$24-$36. The Retro Dome, San Jose. 408.404.7711.

SANTA CLARA BALLET NUTCRACKER The 37th edition by the local troupe. Sat, 2 and 7pm, Sun, 1 and 5pm. $20.50-$30. Santa Clara Convention Center Theatre.

This week: Sat, 1:30 (family matinee) and 7:30pm, Sun, 1:30pm. Runs thru Dec. 26. $30-$100 (family matinees $16-$60). San Jose Center for the Performing Arts.

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Brisas de Espana Flamenco Dance Company. Sat, 7pm. $15. Historic Hoover Theatre, San Jose.

THE MESHUGANUTCRACKER! A different angle on the ballet.

Wed-Thu, 7:30pm, Sat, 7:30pm, Sun, 1:30pm. Runs Thru Dec. 19.

Classical and edgy works. Wed-Fri at 8pm, Sat at 2 and 8pm, Sun at 2pm. $20-$62. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S BIG GAY DANCE PARTY Aaron Loeb’s farce is given its South Bay premiere by City Lights Theater Company. Thu-

Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2pm. Runs thru Dec 19. $25-$35. City Lights, San Jose.

BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS A musical about the life and career of Ginger Rogers. Tue, 7:30pm, Wed, 8pm (plus 11am, Dec 8), Thu-Fri, 8pm, Sat, 3 and 8pm, Sun, 2pm. Runs thru Dec 19. $35-$74. San Jose Repertory Theatre.

BAY AREA SHOWCASE A holiday show with vocal group HookSlide. Sun, 4pm. $15-$35. Campbell Heritage Theater.

CAPITOL STEPS Musical political satire.

Sun, 4 and 7pm. $35-$50.

Spangenburg Theater, Gunn High School, Palo Alto.

A TUNA CHRISTMAS

The Dickens tale as told by Northside Theatre Company.

Wed-Fri, 8pm, Sat, 5 and 8pm, Sun, 3pm. (Dec 24, 1pm). Runs thru Dec 24. $15-$20. Northside Theatre, San Jose.

The holidays Texas style. Wed, 7:30pm, Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sun 3pm. Runs thru Dec 18. $30$34. Bus Barn Stage, Los Altos.

ACHRISTMASMEMORY A musical about family and giving by TheatreWorks. TueWed at 7:30pm, Thu-Fri at 8pm (plus Dec 23 at 2pm and Dec 24 at 7pm), Sat at 2 and 8pm, Sun at 2 and 7pm. (No show Dec 25.) Runs thru Dec 26. $19-$67.

Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto.

650.463.1960.

EVERYCHRISTMASSTORY EVERTOLD A romp through the holiday classics from San Jose Stage Company. Wed-Thu, 7:30pm, Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2pm. Runs thru Dec 19. $20-$45. The Stage, San Jose.

THEGIFTSOFTHEMAGI A musical version of two O. Henry stories by Tabard Theatre Company. Fri, 8pm, Sat, 3 and 8pm, Sun 2pm. Runs thru Dec 19. $10-$24. Theatre on San Pedro Square, San Jose.

HAIRSPRAY A Marquee Productions staging from Children’s Musical Theatre San Jose. Thu, 7:30pm, Fri, 8pm, Sat, 2 and 8pm, Sun, 1pm. Runs thru Dec 12. $25. Montgomery Theater, San Jose.

IT’SAWONDERFULLIFE A stage musical based on the film. Thu-Fri, 8pm, Sat, 2 and 8pm, Sun, 2pm. Runs thru Dec 19. $32. Hillbarn Theatre, Foster City.

NOISESOFF South Valley Civic Theatre presents the farce by Michael Frayn. Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2:30pm.

Runs thru Dec 18. $14/$18.

Morgan Hill Community Playhouse.

AN O.HENRYCHRISTMAS Broadway West Theatre Company mounts Howard Burman’s play about a stranger who starts telling stories to some homeless people. Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 1pm. Runs thru Dec 18. $17/$22. Broadway West Theatre, Fremont.

SANTASTIC! A holiday musical review with dancing elves and audience participation. Opens Fri, 7:30pm.

Regular shows: Fri, 7:30pm, Sat, 1:30pm, Wed-Thu (Dec 15-16), 7:30pm. Runs through Dec 18. $24-$36. The Retro Dome, San Jose. 408.404.7711.

WHITE CHRISTMAS West Valley Light Opera does the Irving Berlin classic. Fri-Sat, 8pm. Runs thru Dec 11. $18$30. Saratoga Civic Theater.

XANADU AUDITIONS The Retro Dome is looking for actors to appear in “Xanadu the Musical.” Prepare a showtune in ’80s pop vein. By appointment starting Dec 14-15. Send head shot and résumé to contactus@ guggyent.com.

Comedy ROOSTER T. FEATHERS Wed, 8pm: New Talent Showcase. $10. Thu, 8pm, Fri, 9pm, Sat, 8 and 10:30pm, Sun, 8pm: Butch Bradley. $12-$18.

Sunnyvale.

SAN JOSE IMPROV Wed, 8pm: Big Al’s Big Ass Comedy Show. $12. Thu, 8pm, Fri-Sat, 7 and 9pm, Sun, 7pm: David Alan Grier. $25. Tue, 8pm: Tom Segura. $12. San Jose.

THEATRE ON SAN PEDRO SQUARE Thu, 8pm: JStowe presents, with Kris Tinkle, Brendan Lynch and more. $10. Theatre on San Pedro Square, San Jose.

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of Initiates.”Thru Mar 20.

“Collection Highlights From Europe 1500-1800, Ancient Greece and Rome.”Thru Dec 30. “Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas.”Thru Jan 2. WedSun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am8pm. Stanford.

HISTORY PARK SAN JOSE “Celebrating Local Artists: The Fifth Anniversary of the McKay Gallery.”Thru Mar 2011. At Pacific Hotel Gallery. Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm. San Jose.

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART “Scaffolding + Sky.” a new installation by Denicia Gantner in skybridge. Ongoing. “Leo Villareal.”Thru Jan 9. “RetroTech.”Thru Feb 6. “Vital Signs: New Media From the Permanent Collection.”Thru Feb 6. Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm, closed Mon. San Jose.

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF QUILTS AND TEXTILES “Cream of the Cloth: Quilts From the Marbaum Collection.”

“Yvonne Porcella: Bold Strokes.”

A 25-year survey. Both shows run thru Jan 30. Tue-Sun, 10am-5pm. San Jose.

TECH MUSEUM “Body Worlds Vital.” Mon-Wed, 10am-5pm, Thu-Sun, 10am8pm. San Jose.

TRITON MUSEUM OF ART “Sweet Obsession.” Wworks

by Lynn Powers. Thru Feb 27.

Reception Fri, 7-9pm. Tue-Wed and Fri-Sun, 11am-5pm. Thu, 11am-9pm. Santa Clara.

Galleries

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CITADEL PHOTO STUDIO

An Evening for the Arts Holiday Reception includes refreshments and holiday sale.

Thu, 6-9pm. Downtown Los Gatos.

Photos by Craig Scoffone plus chocolate and port potluck. Sat, 4-7pm. San Jose (see www. scoffone-studios.com).

TRITON MUSEUM OF ART

Five Tibetan Buddhist monks construct a sand mandala in the Project Space Gallery. Opening ceremony Sun, 1pm. Mandala on display until Dec 16 and then destroyed at closing ceremony.

Montalvo Arts, Saratoga.

“Heidi Brueckner.” Figurebased symbolism. Dec 11-Feb 20. Reception, Fri, 7-9pm.

“2010 Statewide Watercolor Competition/Exhibition.”

Dec 11-Feb 27. Reception Fri, 7-9pm. Tue-Wed and Fri-Sun, 11am-5pm. Thu, 11am-9pm.

Santa Clara.

CONTINUING CANTOR ARTS CENTER “Vodoun/Vodounon: Portraits

MONTALVO ARTS CENTER

CONTINUING ANNO DOMINI “Fresh Produce.” Works from more than 30 artists. Thru Jan 8. San Jose.

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From Haiti.”Thru Dec 12. Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm, Sun, 1-5pm, and TueThu, 7-10pm. Palo Alto.

“Robot Girl.” Works by Christine Benjamin. Thru Jan 28. San Jose.

PHANTOM GALLERIES

DOWNTOWN YOGA SHALA

Works in storefronts by Sean and Steven Sczepanik. Along South First Street, San Jose.

Works in clay by Paul Rubio. Thru Jan 28. San Jose.

GALLERY HOUSE Holiday show by gallery artists.

Thru Dec 24. Extended hours thru Dec 24: Sat, 11am-8pm, Sun, 11am-3pm. Enter through Printer’s Ink Palo Alto.

GALLERY SARATOGA “Farms, Vineyards and the Fruit of the Land.” Landscapes

by Charlene Celio. Thru Jan 2.

Reception Sat, 1-5pm. Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm. Saratoga.

PSYCHO DONUTS “Creatures, Donuts and Such.”

Local artists show pieces. Thru Jan 28. San Jose.

SAN JOSE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART “Old Technology.” A retrospective

by SJSU artist Tony May. Thru Feb 26. Tue-Fri, 10am-5pm, Sat, noon-5pm. San Jose.

THOMPSON GALLERY

“SJSU Color 112: Exploring the Hyperreal.” An exhibit by photography students. Thru Jan 28. San Jose.

“Chicago Imagism(s).” An exploration of Chicago painters from the late 1960s who redefined the city as a regional art center. Thru Dec 17. Tue, 11am4pm, 6-7:30pm, Mon, Wed-Fri, 11am-4pm. SJSU Art Building.

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“Geo Geometry.” Works by Doris Fischer-Colbre and Linda Mau. Thru Jan 1. San Jose.

KALEID GALLERY “The Rockin’ Stockings Holiday Show and Sale.” Works by many artists priced for gift-giving. Thru Dec 30. San Jose.

MACLA “Hybrid Spaces: Family Origins & Collaborations.” Works by Las Hermanas Iglesias and Amy Diaz-Infante. Thru Jan 8. WedThu, noon-7pm, Fri-Sat, noon5pm. San Jose.

MAIN GALLERY

“Ring in the New.” A member exhibit. Thru Jan 7. San Jose.

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THE CHRISTMAS MOUSE A new play about a sly rodent and a gingerbread house

by Santa Clara Players. Fri, 7pm, Sat, 11am and 3pm, Sun, 3pm. $7/$10. Triton Museum Hall Pavilion, Santa Clara.

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Volunteers are needed to put together gift totes for homeless teens. Bag assembly Wed-Fri and Mon-Thu (Dec 13-16), 9am and 1pm shifts. See www.gifts4teens .org for details.

DOWNTOWN ICE The holiday season gets into full swing with an ice-skating rink downtown. Runs thru Jan 17.

Downtown San Jose on Market at San Fernando.

FANTASY OF LIGHTS Vasona Park is transformed into an illuminated wonderland with thousands of colorful displays along a 1.5-mile driving route.

Runs thru Dec 31, 6-10pm. $10/$15 per vehicle. Vasona Lake County Park, Los Gatos.

FUZZY BLANKET DRIVE Donations of clean blankets and towels to help SJ Animal Shelter. Wed, 8-11pm (and Dec 15). Cinebar, San Jose, and get a free well drink.

LIGHT OF LIGHTS CEREMONY Light candles in honor of loved ones who have passed.

Sponsored by Bill Wilson Center for Living With Dying. Wed, 68pm. San Jose Fire Department Training Center.

LIGHT UP THE VILLAGE With performances, crafts, prizes and Santa. Sat, 1-5:30pm. Free.

Alum Rock Village, San Jose.

RTE BOWL-A-THON

A show about perseverance. Sat, 11am and 1pm. $10/$20. Carriage House Theatre, Montalvo, Saratoga. 408.961.5858.

Benefit for Renegade Theatre Experiment. Sign up to roll or sponsor a bowler. Sat, noon-3pm.

Moonlight Lanes, Santa Clara.

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California Theatre Center. Fri, 7pm, Sat, 11am and 7pm. Runs thru Dec 18. $11/$12. Sunnyvale Theatre.

A chance to meet Santa. Sat, all day. Thru Dec 18. $8-$15.

Bergmann Building, Willow Glen.

MADELINE’S CHRISTMAS

Dress up like Santa and help raise toy donations. (See www .santagoround.com for details.)

Sun. Downtown San Jose.

MONTALVO ARTS CENTER “From Within, So Without” by Ali Maschke-Messing. Thru Jun 1. “Sculpture on the Grounds: David Middlebrook.”Thru Jun 1.

“The Oldest Living Things in the World.” Photographs by Rachel Sussman. Thru Jan 16. Saratoga.

PALO ALTO ART CENTER “In Focus” Collecting Photography.” “Light From the Underground,” photo essay about mining by Colette Campbell-Jones. “Paintings

Palo Alto Children’s Theatre.

Wed-Fri, 7pm, Sat, 2 and 7pm, Sun, 2pm. Runs thru Dec 19. $8/$12. Children’s Theatre, Lucie Stern Center, Palo Alto.

THE MATCH GIRL’S GIFT Children’s show by Peninsula Youth Theatre. Fri, 9:30am and 11am, Sat, 11:30am and 1:30pm. $8/$10. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.

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Holiday show features gifts by local artists. Thru Dec 23. WedSun, 10am-3pm. Redwood City.

“Edge of Nowhere.” A show by First St. Photo Collective. Thru Jan 28. San Jose.

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SANTA IN THE TOWN PLAZA Visit the man himself. Sun, 11am3pm. Thru Dec 19. $5. Los Gatos.

SANTANA ROW CHANUKAH Arts and crafts, storytelling and lighting of the Menorah. Thru Dec 9, 5:30pm, plus 3:30pm Fri. Santana Row, San Jose.

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Truman Show FOR DECADES, readers have delighted in A Christmas Memory, Truman Capote’s short story relating his boyhood friendship with an elderly cousin named Sook. The adventures that the narrator (referred to as “Buddy”) shares with his friend around Christmastime—collecting fruitcake ingredients, searching for the perfect Christmas tree and flying kites—have found their way into television and radio adaptations. Now, thanks to the combined creative force of writer Duane Poole, composer Larry Grossman and lyricist Carol Hall, Capote’s tale has translated into a world-premiere musical at TheatreWorks.

One senses that this play could be a bit leaner; as it stands, it feels drawn-out, with a few too many songs. On the plus side, the songs are elegantly crafted and allow even the minor characters to become 8 :_i`jkdXj fully fleshed out. There are slower tunes with D\dfip a touch of melancholy alongside more upbeat refrains; one of the latter, the jolly “Mighty TheatreWorks Sweet Music,” is the musical highlight of the Through Dec. 26; evening. The casting could not have been better, $24–$79 with the Emmy-winning and Tony-nominated Lucie Stern Theatre, Penny Fuller as Sook and TheatreWorks veteran Palo Alto Gabriel Hoffman as young Buddy.

The play is faithful to its source material, with much of Capote’s language included in the book and even woven into the songs.

However, the original story has been expanded upon with some added characters, including a grown-up version of Buddy (played by Joshua Park), who narrates. There is the household authority figure, Jennie Faulk (Eileen Barnett), and housekeeper Anna Stabler (Cathleen Riddley). Some of the most entertaining scenes feature Jennifer Chapman as Nelle Harper, a young version of Capote’s lifelong friend Harper Lee and the spitting image of Scout from the movie of Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Incidentally, Jennifer Chapman and Gabriel Hoffman appeared in TheatreWorks’ production of Mockingbird as Scout and Dill (who is modeled on Truman Capote).

Richard Farrell plays another of Buddy’s relatives, the kindly Seabon Faulk, but is transformed unrecognizably into Haha Jones, a creepy bootlegger to whom local legend has ascribed a nasty reputation. In the short story, Haha appears briefly when Buddy and Sook go to him for the whiskey that their fruitcake recipe calls for. In the musical, Haha becomes something of a Boo Radley and is the subject of a double dog dare by Nelle. Capote had an unusual childhood, but his sense of holiday nostalgia is universal. The musical, while it could use some finetuning, captures this feeling beautifully.—Sean Conwell

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Ginger Spice GINGER ROGERS is so closely identified with Fred Astaire, her dancing partner in pictures like The Gay Divorcee and Top Hat, that it’s easy to forget what an important figure she was in her own right.

Backwards in High Heels—The Ginger Musical should go a long way in rectifying this. Now in its regional premiere at San Jose Rep, Backwards in High Heels charts the screen legend’s rise to stardom, from her girlhood victory at a Charleston contest through her time on the vaudeville circuit and Broadway, her appearances opposite Astaire and, finally, her Oscar-winning, dance-free performance in Kitty Foyle.

Along the way, we meet people like Bette Davis and Jimmy Stewart, but only briefly, and even Astaire is a rather minor character (not to worry, he and Ginger do their share of dancing together). The real heart of the show is Ginger’s relationship with her mother, Lela, a bond that endures despite dramatic strains.

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Through Dec. 19; $35–$74 In a flashback scene, Lela and her drunken San Jose Repertory husband sing an ironic and unsettling rendition of Theatre “Baby Face” while fighting over baby Ginger. Then there is Ginger’s revolving door of marriage and divorce, but she comes through it all with a smile; Christopher McGovern’s book might even be criticized for painting too rosy a picture of her life. The goal, however, is not authoritative biography but capturing the spirit of Rogers—the headstrong woman who became one of Hollywood’s first actresses to demand equal pay—and of course, to deliver entertaining song and dance numbers.

These are mostly Irving Berlin and Gershwin classics, supplemented by a few of McGovern’s workmanlike original tunes.

According to Rogers, “Beauty is a valuable asset, but it is not the whole cheese,” and Anna Aimee White seems to have taken this maxim to heart, playing Ginger with skill and charming exuberance. Heather Lee is splendid as the devoted but overbearing Lela, while Matthew LaBanca looks, sounds and moves like the real Fred Astaire. There isn’t room enough to describe the large number of supporting characters; suffice it to say that Christianne Tisdale, Benjie Randall and James Patterson play them all with remarkable versatility, switching in and out of various roles with ease. Flawless dancing, powerful singing and overall energy turn this relatively small-scale production into an extravaganza, which recalls the glamorous old Hollywood musicals and makes a wonderful evening at the theater. —Sean Conwell

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(PG-13; 115 min.) the elder Pevensies, Peter and susan, are in america. left behind are lucy (Georgie Henley) and edmund (skandar Keynes), who are billeted with their hateful cousin eustace (Will Poulter). inundated by an enchanted painting, lucy, edmund and eustace end up bobbing in the sea right next to the narnian navy vessel containing Prince caspian (ben barnes). eventually, seven golden swords have to be rescued and placed on the altar of aslan. there are times when the

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(Unrated; 87 min.) delicious but distressing. chris Hegedus and d.a.

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metroactive film competition in which chefs contended for the medallion and tricolored collar tabs of the master pastry maker (in France, it is a crime to pose as one). jacquy Pfeiffer, of the French Pastry school of chicago, strives for the gold, with the support of his american wife, but it’s not clear how he will get his ribbons when we see the frankly brutal requirements: the dizzying multilayers of wedding cakes, or the monkey wrenches thrown by the terroir (egg yolks from local hens make cakes that are too yellow). most treacherous is the making of elaborate centerpieces (“bijoux,” or jewels) out of glassine sugar: precarious, intricate and terribly fragile, all slapstick accidents waiting

Like a sitcom, the film makes all the conned well-deserving. All the bit characters are mirrors to reflect the star’s twinkle. It might have given this sweet movie some salt to have a Javert—someone who was wise to Steven.

San JoSe Short FilM FeStival

opening night, dec 9, $10 with forum and mixer; two-day festival of submitted and juried short films follows, with a viewer’s choice award given at the end. (Plays dec 11-12 at 1 and 4pm in san jose at camera 3.) (rvb)

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Even when the movie takes swipes at Texas justice and evangelicals, director/writers Glenn Ficarra and John Requa pussyfoot around the truth: their subject is a kind of sociopath. When Steven gets someone beaten up, and we’re supposed to laugh, the moment exemplifies the out-ofbalance tone. Ficarra and Requa (of Bad Santa) try to short-circuit the audience’s homophobia by having Steven shout his sexuality to the rooftops. After a traffic accident, Steve decides to leave his life as a married, straight cop and come out of the closet. “Being gay is really expensive!” he claims and starts a career of crime to make the money. In prison, Steven meets the love of his life, Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor); rather than reforming him, it leads him to bigger scams.

to happen. “if something breaks, we all cry,” says a judge, and this does turn out to be the case. more intense than it sounds, this erstwhile slice-of-cake documentary shows the hard work, suffering and hard-won triumphs behind the prettiest pink trifles. (opens Fri at camera 3 in san jose.) (rvb)

TRIUMPHANT

Pen Pals Jim Carrey (left) and Ewan McGregor meet at the prison library in ‘I Love You Phillip Morris.’

JERRY LEWIS, meet your dream date Jean Genet! The true-life story of Steven Russell was a prize for anyone who could get a straight audience cozy with the sex life of a surprisingly successful confidence man. In the lead role in I Love You Phillip Morris, Jim Carrey does what Jim Carrey always does, despite the supposedly smaller and believable scale of this film.

He’s an overpowering shticker.

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Despite Steven’s narration (untrustworthy, naturally) the film never gets bigger than a sum of its sometimes amusing incidents.

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Only one montage has real forward motion—a suite of scenes showing how different people modify the act of telling a joke. Visually, the film cuts back, again and again, to its gaily colorful motif: a cornflower blue sky full of clouds—as in the place I love You the main character has Phillip Morris his head in. r; 112 min.

But there must have been Opens friday some kind of darkness in this criminal. “I did it all for love” is an excuse they don’t even accept in France anymore.

And it’s strange that the makers of the ultimate cynical Xmas movie weren’t on guard enough to take Stevens’ story—he was depraved because he was adopted—as perhaps just one more con. Call it a het-up, sweet, essentially unsophisticated date movie, then. It has little spark. McGregor is blond and lamblike; the love scenes have no heat, no musk, no off-handed tenderness. Even the weighty needle drops can’t make it romantic; a couples dance during Mathis’ “Chances Are” is accompanied by a prisoner being beaten offscreen. Obviously, the directors were scared straight. And the two leads dive into the trysts like swimmers leaping into a chilly water, shouting to mask the discomfort.—Richard von Busack

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shorts, 10 minutes and under, hosted by the university’s department of theater, radio, television and Film. (Plays dec 10 at 7pm in san jose at the University theatre, sjsU.) (rvb)

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(PG-13) a thriller with angelina jolie and johnny depp, directed by the euphoniously named Florian Henckel von donnersmarck. (opens Fri.)

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revivals (1973) tagline: “the King of the Undead marries the Queen of the Zombies.” mi6 discovers a plot by a mysterious real-estate developer—it turns out to be christopher lee’s dracula, who has big plans for us humans. one of a kind and absolutely free. (Plays dec 10 at midnight in campbell at camera 7.) (rvb)

vidor’s recently restored melodrama sounds a bit like a realistic updating of the tempest, with an exile, his lovely daughter (virginia valli) and an unhinged escaped prisoner. billed WitH Koko the Klown in the Fortune teller and curses (1925) with al st. john. jon mirsalis at the Kurzwell. dec 12: laurel and Hardy in the flabbergastingly quaint babes in toyland (1934) billed with our Gang Follies of 1938 and the Fixer-Uppers (1935). (Plays dec 11-12 in Fremont at the niles Film museum.) (rvb)

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CoUnt draCUla and hiS vampire Bride

the usual array of family-friendly 16 mm relics, rehashed, refried and served a-steaming. (Plays dec 11 at 7pm in los altos Hills, room Size 5015 at Foothill college; $5, plus $2 in quarters to feed 6.125 x 7 the meters.) (rvb)

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dec 11: Wild oranges (1924). King

(1959/1945) robert Wise’s film noir about a petty bank heist gone sour. Harry belafonte finds himself unable to trust his racist partner in crime, the alwaysRun Date(s) Time simmering robertInitial ryan. Gloria Grahame and 12.8 shelley Winters are ryan’s hard-luck WED girlfriends. billed WitH the House on 92nd street. lloyd nolan stars as an Fbi agent cracking a German spy ring, while

a double-agent (played by the ill-fated actor William eythe) risks death inside the circle. leo G. carroll plays the suave nazi spymaster. (Plays dec 9-10 in Palo alto at the stanford theatre.) (rvb)

random harveSt/ the philadelphia Story

(1942/1940) Greer Garson and ronald colman star in a drama of an amnesiac soldier’s return and his love for a music-hall singer who’s so hard to remember and so easy to forget. billed WitH the Philadelphia story. an idealistic novelist-turned-reporter (jimmy stewart) must cover a highsociety wedding. His entry is vouchsafed by the bride’s self-amused, dissolute ex-husband (cary Grant). all this would seem like hard cheese for the bride, except that she’s riding for a fall—the frigidness and brittleness of heiress tracy lord (Katharine Hepburn) is all too well known. (Plays dec 11-13 in Palo alto at the stanford theatre.) (rvb)

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Wednesday, 8pm, HP Pavilion, San Jose; $58.50–$253.50 So ya thought ya might like to go to a show?

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Chanticleer

Thursday, 8pm, Memorial Church, Palo Alto; $52 Glee has made male choral singing cooler than it has any right to be, which means the guys in Chanticleer are now hipper than you. Ha-ha!

They sing better, too, probably. A Christmas tradition just about everywhere, they bring their holiday show back to Stanford Lively Arts. (SP)

Rockapella

Sunday, 4 and 7pm, Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga; $40/$45 Infinitely more entertaining than a traditional vocal ensemble, but without the edge of the Bobs or Scala, Rockapella is the act that made a cappella a hot ticket in performing arts centers everywhere. Their annual Holiday Tour features them disassembling Christmas favorites and putting them back together into their quirky arrangements. (SP)

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Rock/Pop ANGELICA’S BISTRO Fri, 6pm: Raffy Espiritu. Mon, 7pm: Marty Atkinson. Redwood City.

AVALON Fri: KFOX Can Jam with December People. Santa Clara.

THE BLANK CLUB Wed, 9pm. Manifest, Eden View.

Free. Fri, 9pm: Hayride to Hell, Culo a Boca, the Real Nasty.

Sat, 9pm: Alien Ant Farm, I Am Empire, the Trophy Fire. San Jose.

party with Ruthie and the Gents. Free. Santa Clara.

BOSWELL’S Wed: Jack Rip Off. Thu-Sat: Live music. Mon: Drive! Campbell.

BRITANNIA ARMS ALMADEN Thu, 10pm: After Party. Fri, 10pm: Superbad. Sat, 10pm: Live music. San Jose.

BRITANNIA ARMS CUPERTINO Fri, 9pm: The Debonair Dialects.

Sat, 6pm: Something Left Unsaid, NASCI, Frost Hammer, My Last Friend. All ages. $8/$9.

Cupertino.

CAFFE TRIESTE BLINKY’S CAN’T SAY Sat, 9:30pm-1:30am: Xmas

Sat, 7pm: Curious Quail, the Doormice, Warbler, Laser Tag, Le Vice. Free. San Jose.

CAPERS Fri-Sat, 8:30pm: Live music.

Campbell.

CARAVAN Thu-Sat: Live music.

San Jose.

CLUB FOX Fri, 7pm: Bonafide, Karmic Trigger. $8. Sat, 7pm: Gary Hoey’s Ho Ho Hoey’s Rockin’ Holiday Tour. $20/$22.

Redwood City.

FIREHOUSE BREWERY Fri: The Blackouts. Sunnyvale.

JOHNNY V’S Thu: Live music. Fri: Finger Bangerz. Sat: Factory Minds, Tried and True, Mental Disaster. San Jose.

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Sunnyvale.

NICKEL CITY Fri, 6pm: Our Living Memory, the American Dream, Tha Dootz, Silence Oh Israel. All ages. Sat, 6pm: Four O’Clock Heroes, How High the Moon, Acidic, the Antioxidants, MDK, Mental Disorder, Zax Avila. All ages. San Jose.

NUMBER ONE BROADWAY Thu, 9:30pm: Bone Drivers.

Fri, 9:30pm: Groove Kings. $10 Sat, 9:30pm: Touch of Class. $10. Los Gatos.

QUARTER NOTE Wed-Thu, 8:30pm: Pro Jam. Fri, 8:30pm: Den of Antiquity.

Sat, 8:30pm: Retro Rockets.

Sunnyvale.

RED ROCK COFFEE ROASTING Wed, 7:30pm: Normandie Wilson, Sofa City Sweetheart, the Corner Laughers. Free.

Sat, 8pm: Eddie Cohn. Free.

Mountain View.

VOODOO LOUNGE Thu, 9pm: Voodoo Glow Skulls, Whiskey Avengers, Funk the Band. $10. San Jose.

X SPORTS BAR Sat, 9pm: Pounders CD release with Mike Herrera, 5606, Boom Boom Stereo and DJ AJ Orbit. $5.

World ALBERTO’S Wed: Bachata. Thu: Salsa with Pantea. Fri: Salsa. Sat: Sabados Latinoamericanos. Sun-Mon: Argentine Tango. Tue: Salsa with Pantea. Mountain View.

ARYA GLOBAL CUISINE Fri-Sat, 8pm: Live music and belly dancing. Cupertino.

AZUCAR Fri-Sat and Tue, 9pm: Live music with Son de Kali and Orquesta Saboricua. San Jose.

CAFFE TRIESTE Thu, 8pm: Nate Kavanaugh, Andy Barnes. Free. Fri, 8pm: Gianfranco and friends. Free.

San Jose.

CASCAL Fri, 9:30pm: Danilo. Sat,

8:30pm: James Robinson.

Mountain View.

LILLY MAC’S Sun, 6pm: Traditional Irish music. Tue: Irish dancing.

Sunnyvale.

MOROCCO’S RESTAURANT Wed, 6pm-midnight: Hot Kugel. Thu, 6pm-midnight: Mucho Axe. Fri, 6pm-midnight: Ambient lounge music and belly dancing. Free. Sun, 6pm: Moroccan music. Mon: French Music Night. San Jose.

PARRANDA NIGHTCLUB Thu-Sat: Live music. Sunnyvale.

RISTORANTE FRATELLO Fri, 7pm: Claudio, Italian classical guitar and vocals. San Jose.

SENZALA Fri, 7:30pm: Capoeira show. Sat, 9:30pm: Forro Brazuca. $10.

Sunnyvale.

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ILLUSIONS SUPER CLUB Sat, 8pm: Kenny Neal. Blues & gospel Christmas show. $20.

Palo Alto.

J.J.’S BLUES CAFE Wed, 7pm: Gomer Hendrix Experience. Thu, 7pm: The Dan Goughs. Fri, 7pm: Blues Hammer. $10. Sat, 7pm: Gene Washington, Alan Iglesias. $15.

Sun, 7pm: Alvin Draper. Mon, 7pm: Dennis Dove. Tue, 7pm: Blue J, Liar’s Club. San Jose.

LOFT BAR AND BISTRO Thu, 7-10pm: Live jazz. San Jose.

MISSION CITY COFFEE ROASTING COMPANY Fri, 8pm. Cafe Musique. $15/$17. Santa Clara.

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Jazz/Blues

Sat, 6pm-midnight: Jazz night with Jason. San Jose.

ANGELICA’S BISTRO

Mon: Pro blues jam. Sunnyvale.

Fri, 8pm: The Post War Crisis Jazz Band. $5. Redwood City.

POOR HOUSE BISTRO

MURPHY’S LAW

CLUB FOX

Wed, 6pm: Ron Thompson. Thu, 6pm: Lara Price and Yesterdays Band. Fri, 6pm: John Garcia Band. Sat, 6pm: Frank Bey and Anthony Paule Band. Sun, 1-5pm: Motor Dude Zydeco.

San Jose.

Wed, 7pm: Cold Feat, Club Fox Blues Band. $5. Redwood City.

SENZALA

BRITANNIA ARMS CUPERTINO Sun, 5:30pm: Jazz Jam. Cupertino.

CLUB REGENT

Wed, 7:30pm: A Touch of Brass.

Holiday show. $10. Sunnyvale.

Tue, 7pm: San Jose Jazz Orchestra. Fairmont Hotel, San Jose.

THREE FLAMES RESTAURANT

D’VINE JAZZ AND WINE Thu, 7-10pm: Martan Mann. FriSat, 8pm: Anton Schwartz. Sun, 1:30pm: Open jam. Morgan Hill.

FAIRMONT HOTEL LOBBY LOUNGE Wed, 8:30pm: The Girlz Band.

Thu, 8:30pm: Contemporary or Latin Jazz. Fri-Sat, 9pm: Jazz and Pop Dance Bands. MonTue: Piano Music. Fairmont Hotel, San Jose.

GRAND DELL SALOON Thu, 8pm: Blues jam with Aki. Fri, 8pm: Sid Morris. Sat, 8pm: Stan Erhard. Campbell.

HEDLEY CLUB Wed, 7:30pm: Hedley Club Jazz Jam. Thu, 8-11pm: Russo Alberts Trio. Fri, 8:30pm-12:30am: Kaye

Tue, 6pm: Modesto Briseno Septet. Willow Glen.

UNWINED Thu & Sat, 7pm: Live jazz. San Jose.

WINE AFFAIRS Thu: Double Play Jazz. San Jose.

WOODHAM’S LOUNGE Fri and Sun: Pro Jam with rock and blues local musicians.

Santa Clara.

C&W/Folk BOSWELL’S Sun: Mike Leatherman.

Campbell.

THE GRAPEVINE Thu, 7pm: Mike Medina. Sat,

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Live 105’s Not So Silent Night THERE ARE so many awesome Billy Corgan Fail quotes, but I think my all-time favorite has got to be this gem from a Rolling Stone interview: “Do I belong in the conversation about the best artists in the world? My answer is, yes, I do.” Whoa there, Big Bill! Is it not enough to have sold Friday, 7pm almost 20 million records and made a couple of really good albums? After all, how many of HP Pavilion, San Jose us who were reasonably sentient in the ’90s can forget the first time we heard Siamese Dream? $39.50–$59.50 Not many, judging from the fact that every time Corgan is able to duct together some version of the Smashing Pumpkins they end up headlining huge shows like this. In tow are My Chemical Romance, Phoenix, the Black Keys and Broken Bells, most of whom I’d venture to guess were in some way influenced by the Pumpkins. —Steve Palopoli

7pm: Mike Murdock and Sean McGuire. Willow Glen.

MISSION CITY COFFEE ROASTING Sat, 8pm: Mission City Guitar Series. Sun, 4pm: The Winter Show. Santa Clara.

A PERFECT FINISH Fri, 9pm: Steven Gary. Sat, 9pm: Blue House. San Jose.

RED ROCK COFFEE ROASTING Sat, noon: Margaret and Victor.

Mountain View.

THE SADDLE RACK Thu, 7pm: Fitzmas Party. ThuFri, 9pm: Diablo Road. Sat, 7:15pm: Rodeo House, Diablo Road. Fremont.

STEPHENS GREEN Tue, 7:30pm. Irish music.

Mountain View.

SAM’S BBQ

BAREFOOT COFFEE ROASTERS Wed, 7pm: Musical open mic.

Sign up by 5pm. Santa Clara.

Wed, 6pm: Dark Hollow. Tue, 6pm: Carolina Special. San Jose.

BRITANNIA ARMS CUPERTINO

THREE FLAMES RESTAURANT

Wed, 9:30pm: Open Mic Night. Cupertino.

Thu, 9pm: Live country music with Cowboy Larry. Willow Glen.

CAFFE TRIESTE

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Wed: Michael Medina. Free.

San Jose.

Open Mic ANGELICA’S BISTRO Wed, 6:30pm: Open Mic.Tue, 711pm: Pro Jazz Jam. Redwood City.

Tue, 7pm: Open Mic. San Jose.

Thu, 7pm: South Bay Folks Open Mic. Santa Clara.

MOUNTAIN CHARLIE’S Wed, 8-11pm: Live music, comedy and poetry. Los Gatos.

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POOR HOUSE BISTRO

Wed, 9pm: August. Sun, 9pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

Wed-Thu and Sun, 9pm: Wild Nights Karaoke. Fremont.

Tue, 6pm: Open Mic Night. San Jose.

BRITISH BANKERS CLUB

KATIE BLOOM’S

RED ROCK COFFEE CO.

Mon, 9:30pm: Karaoke. Menlo Park.

Sun, 9:30pm-1:30am: Karaoke.

Campbell.

BRIX

KCBARANDRESTAURANT

Tue: Karaoke. San Jose.

Wed, 8pm: DJ Desmond. San Jose.

C&J’S SPORTS BAR

KHARTOUM

Thu, 10pm: Melissa and Heather. Santa Clara.

Thu, 9pm: DJ Davey K. No cover.

Campbell.

CREEKSIDE LOUNGE

KING OF CLUBS

Wed and Mon-Tue: Stephanie.

Thu and Sat: Randy. Fri: Jerry Sauceda. San Jose.

Thu and Sun-Mon, 8:30pm: Bruce of KOR Karaoke. No cover. Mountain View.

DAN BROWN’S

LILLY MAC’S

Thu and Tue, 9pm-1am: Brian James. Palo Alto.

Thu, 9pm: DJ. Sunnyvale.

DASILVA’S BRONCOS

Thu, 8pm: Chris. Santa Clara.

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Fri, 7pm: Jamnesty. Open mic fundraiser presented by LAHS Amnesty. Mon, 7pm: Cavin and King’s Open Mic. Mountain View.

THREE FLAMES RESTAURANT Wed, 8pm: Open Mic. Willow Glen.

Karaoke 7 BAMBOO Wed-Sat, 9pm: Karaoke. Tue, 9pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

Wed: Guitar Hero Tournament plus karaoke. Thu, 9pm-1am: Karaoke. Santa Clara.

DIVE BAR ALEX’S 49ER INN Nightly except Sun, 9pm-2am: Karaoke. San Jose.

THE BEARS Fri, 9pm: Ryan. San Jose.

BENNIGAN’S GRILL Sat, 9pm: August. Santa Clara.

BLINKY’S CAN’T SAY Fri, 9pm-1am: Danielle. Santa Clara.

BLUE BONNET BAR Wed-Thu and Mon, 8pm: Karaoke. No cover. Sunnyvale.

BLUE MAX Fri-Sat, 9pm-1:30am: Karaoke.

Sunnyvale.

Wed and Tue, 9:30pm: Karaoke.

San Jose.

EFFIE’S RESTAURANT Wed-Sat and Tue, 9pm-2am, and last Sun of every month, 27pm: B&S Karaoke. Campbell.

EL RANCHO SPORTS BAR Thu, 8pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

FAHRENHEIT ULTRA LOUNGE Tue, 9pm: Partyoke. San Jose.

FLAMES COFFEE SHOP Wed-Sat and Tue, 9pm: Uncle Dougie Show. No cover. San Jose.

MARIANI’S NETO’S MARKET & GRILL Fri, 6:30-10:30pm: Bands with live karaoke. Santa Clara.

NORMANDY HOUSE LOUNGE Fri-Sat, 9:30pm: Karaoke. Santa Clara.

NUMBER ONE BROADWAY Thu: Singles party with DJ. Los Gatos.

OASIS Wed and Fri-Sat, 8:30pm: Doug. Sunnyvale.

OFFICE BAR Fri-Sat, 9pm-2am, and Sun, 7pm: Karaoke. Mountain View.

PEACOCK LOUNGE

GALAXY

Thu, 9pm: Brian. Sun, 9pm: DJ and karaoke. Tue, 9pm: Ryan.

Sunnyvale.

Thu, 9pm-2am: August.

Milpitas.

PIONEER SALOON

BLUE PHEASANT Tue, 7pm: Steve Tiger. Cupertino.

Tue, 8:30pm: Acoustic karaoke with Sam Marshall. Woodside.

POINCIANA LOUNGE Wed, 9:30pm: Wildside Entertainment. No cover. Santa Clara.

BOGART’S LOUNGE

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Wed, Fri and Sun, 8pm-2am: Karaoke. Sunnyvale.

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Cupertino.

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Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 11/01/10. /s/Jose Romero This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 11/25/2008. (pub Metro 12/03, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24/2008)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #544597 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Hui Hui Health Center, 3535 Ross Ave., #106, San Jose, CA, 95124, Huiyi Liang, 2554 S. King Road, #217, San Jose, CA, 95121.

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In fairness, few today realize how many explosions there were. Prior to the 1963 atmospheric test ban treaty, the atomic powers (the U.S. and the former Soviet Union mostly) among them detonated 502 nuclear devices with a total yield equivalent to 440 million tons of TNT at aboveground sites around the world.

The impact on instrument making was the least of the consequences.

Global radiation exposure per person peaked in 1963. Scientists at the time estimated that radiation-induced genetic, bone and bone marrow disease in children born during maximum fallout would be on the order of 5 percent above normal. To gauge how bad things were, researchers built “iron rooms,” shielded chambers in which people could be tested to see how much radioactivity they’d absorbed. These rooms had thick steel walls to prevent outside radiation from skewing the results.

The challenge in constructing iron rooms was that in those days new steel itself was contaminated, not because of problems with the ore, but because radioactive dust, mainly cobalt-60, got mixed in with the metal when huge quantities of air were blasted into the furnace during smelting. Small batches of uncontaminated steel could be made using special processes involving minimal air exposure, but that was pricey. Steel salvaged from pre-1945 warships was cheap.

That brings us to the German High Seas Fleet, interned with German skeleton crews aboard at the British naval base at Scapa Flow, off the Scottish coast, following the

armistice of November 1918. Unsure whether hostilities would resume and determined that the fleet not be seized by the Allies, admiral Ludwig von Reuter ordered his men to scuttle their ships on June 21, 1919. Some 50-odd vessels were sunk.

The shallow waters of Scapa Flow allowed relatively easy access to the wrecks, and many were soon salvaged.

A legend has grown up that much of the “low-background steel” from these ships was used in iron-room-type shielding applications, and in particular that NASA used some in the Voyager spacecraft. However, that’s probably exaggerated—most of the ships were salvaged in the 1920s and ’30s. I did find a 1973 news account saying steel from the battleship Kronprinz Wilhelm was going to be used to shield a medical diagnostic system at a Scottish hospital, and that other pieces of the ship had been sent to Cape Town and Koblenz.

However, NASA has said it can’t confirm steel from the German fleet was launched into space.

Fact is, plenty of old steel was available from decommissioned American warships. For example, 65 tons of armor plate from the battleship Indiana, scrapped in 1962, was used for shielding at an Illinois VA hospital, and another 210 tons went into building a shielded room at a Utah medical center.

Maybe you’re thinking: at last, a use for that pocket battleship I inherited from Mom. Sorry, the market for old steel is now pretty much sunk. Reduced radioactive dust plus sophisticated instrumentation that corrects for background radiation means new steel can now be used in most cases. There’s some lingering demand for really old maritime metal, though. When researchers at one national lab wanted shielding that emitted no radiation whatsoever, they used lead ballast retrieved from the Spanish galleon San Ignacio, which had been lying on the bottom of the Caribbean for 450 years.

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Another selling point is that the public schools are top-notch. Both the high school and middle school (Leland and Bret Harte) boast a diverse student population, with most going on to college. The schools have strong academic programs and extracurricular activities to match.

The athletic programs are ďŹ rst-rate and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tremendous support from the community. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a strong sense of community overall, with thousands of residents coming together each fall for the popular Almaden Valley Arts and Wine Festival, held annually for 34 years, and raising more than $800,000 over time for local schools, libraries and nonproďŹ t groups.

Some of the outdoor highlights are the city-run Almaden Lake, San Joseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only park featuring a sand beach and swim area. Adjacent to the lake is the Los Alamitos/Calero Creek Trail, a 3.9-mile trail that ends at Santa Teresa

County Park. But the most treasured by far is the 4,000-acre New Almaden Quicksilver County Park, with more than 35 miles of trails, including 27 that are accessible by equestrians. The park has preserved a unique piece of the valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rich history. This was the site of many ďŹ rstsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it was the ďŹ rst workable mercury mine in all of North America and the ďŹ rst mine of any kind in California. Its discovery in 1845 preceded the Gold Rush by more than two years. It was the richest mine in the state, producing upward of $70 million in what was then called quicksilver.

Perhaps the best kept secret in this neighborhood is New Almaden, located at the end of the Almaden Valley. This is a National Historic Landmark District, where one can still see the recently renovated Casa Grande, the mine managerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home, and several other buildings dating to the late 1800s.

Right now there are just two homes for sale in New Almaden. At 21530 Almaden Road sits a cute home on a long, skinny lot that backs up to the creek. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a-1,392-square foot, threebedroom, two-bath home that needs a bit of TLC, but is under the median at $465,000.

The other home is on the other end of the spectrum, priced at $2,375.000.

Located at 10180 Cinnabar Hills Road, it is a sizable 5,740-square-feet and offers six bedrooms on 13 acres.

In 1995, when I last proďŹ led Almaden Valley, the median price of a single-family home was $383,500.

Today, the median list price is $934,000. So this neighborhood seems to be a solid investment.

Elsewhere in Almaden Valley thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot to choose from: 102 single family homes ranging in price from $465,000 to $3 million. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Katherine Thornberry

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