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Playing Chicken I ask this question honestly. Are there any Republican voters out there who believe in the basic principles of their party but are

disgusted by the way Republicans consistently play dirty in Washington?

The recent unnecessary “crisisâ€? created by the Republicans is just another hijacking of the country’s well-being to advance the Republican agenda of gutting services for the poor. To instigate a game of chicken with the country’s global economic standing and then declare a “compromiseâ€? is despicable. It proves that their guiding philosophy is “Get what we want; f--- everyone else.â€? I have yet to ďŹ nd a Republican voter who is embarrassed by this philosophy. I’d like to ďŹ nd at least just one.

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Sanity Check Just a funny quote I heard today that ďŹ ts this story (“The Externalities of Mental Illness,â€? SanJoseInside. com, July 27). “Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, ďŹ rst make sure you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes.â€?—W. April Gibson ROBERT CORTESE

Doing Better Nice seeing a new Chamber CEO who pitches the big tent notion for what a regional chamber of commerce can be (“Chamber Star,�

The Fly, July 27). Seem like the role

the Chamber fell into the last decade or two was as a foil to the South Bay Labor Council and plum posting for termed-out politicians. Looks like, at least initially, we’re doing better now.

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Beyond Voting Costs of the Libyan “warâ€? range from one million per day to $4 billion, according to Google searches! So why is the government refusing to give California $47 million to help defray ďŹ re and weather damages?

How can I help create another form of government? Simple voting doesn’t seem to work.

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Spam Scam Almost Works Practically everyone in the San Jose political community recently received an email asking for financial assistance from a faraway land—but it didn’t come from a Nigerian prince. Instead, it came from a scammer posing as local political consultant and aspiring lawyer ROLANDO BONILLA, whose email accountt was hacked. “It’s me Rolando—I really don’t mean to inconvenience you right now, I made a trip to Scotland and I misplaced my passport and credit cards,” the imposter wrote. As if to explain that he had gotten drugged and woke up in a bathtub missing a kidney, the email went on: “This may sound odd, but it all happened very fast.” A phone number for a presumablyy fake hotel is included, as well as Bonilla’s real email signature and the predictable plea: “I’m short of funds to pay for my ticket and other miscellaneous Don’t expenses. I’m willing forget to pay back as soon to tip! as I return home.” One person who was more FLY@ than a little surprised WS. METRONEWS. to be included in COM the email chain was fellow poli-con JAY ROSENTHAL. The two have had an, ahem, adversarial relationship over the years, and Bonilla and his business partner, RYAN FORD, took Rosenthal to court in January after Rosenthal launched a prank website with the URL fordandbonilla.com. Rosenthal’s n reaction to the faux cry for help: “When I saw that I received an email from Rolando, I was surprised,” he said.

“When I was saw that he was asking for large sums of money, I was less so.””

It is not clear whether the ordinarily n sharp Rosenthal immediately caught on to the fact that the email was a spam scam. Bonilla says the ordeal has been a headache, but it’s been nice to see how many people have reached out to make sure he was OK.

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“This is not how we want this city to be,” he said, and immediately corrected himself: “Town,” he said. “Town.

Because this is the Town of Los Gatos.”

Los Gatos is incorporated as a “town” under California Government Code Sections 34500-34504. And while “town” and “city” are explicitly interchangeable in that section, Los Gatans will frequently correct anyone

who inadvertently slips and uses the C-word. There are also almost no buildings taller than 35 feet—except at the Netflix campus on Winchester Boulevard—thanks to a town ordinance.

Following Monday night’s public hearing, the council approved a development plan that will allow Netflix—by far Los Gatos’ biggest homegrown business success story—to expand that headquarters into two new buildings, one of which will stand five stories tall and measure 85 feet.

While the decision is being hailed as a coup that will help Los Gatos through the financial troubles that are plaguing all California municipalities, local leaders had to overcome opposition from passionate residents who experienced it as a civic identity crisis.

David Wells, Netflix chief financial officer—and a resident of Los Gatos himself—has been doing most of the

public outreach for the company since the expansion proposal was initiated.

“Netflix wants to stay here,” he said Monday, for perhaps the 50th time in the past year. “And [this] is the only place in Los Gatos that would allow us to stay here.”

As if to remind the council that the company was not interested in compromising on its requirements, Wells pointed out that “height is a key driver for us.”

“Collaboration is a is a very strong competitive advantage in our industry,” he said, “and we need the space, the density and the height to achieve that level of collaboration.”

On the face of it, Los Gatos’ decision to do whatever it had to do to keep Netflix in town may seem like a no-brainer. Two weeks ago, Netflix announced that its DVD rental division would move from Los Gatos to San Jose, taking 200 jobs and as much as $3 million worth of sales tax revenue away from the town. By approving the company’s headquarters expansion, the council would effectively replace that lost revenue.

According to an analysis by Town Manager Greg Larson, the Netflix

Company Town Opponents of the Netflix expansion frequently refer to the site of the new headquarters as “the park.” It is in fact the Los Gatos Business Park, a 1970sera development that fits the name.

Two big interconnected loops, both known as Albright Way, wind through

its 21 acres past eight unremarkable one-story office buildings. The property is shaded by hundreds of mature trees including yellow pines, poplars, maples and redwoods, all planted when the park was built 30-plus years ago. The parcel faces Winchester Boulevard and Highway 85 and backs up to another light-industrial park and the Los Gatos Creek Trail.

Architectural drawings that the developers have been showing around the community depict two buildings that more or less resemble Netflix’ current campus across Highway 85.

In some ways the nicely articulated neo-Mediterranean edifices, with their set-back upper stories and red-tile roofs, look more like apartments or condos than offices. (A controversial second phase of the development would in fact allow the developer to build a 178-unit senior housing project if a commercial tenant can’t be found.)

Thanks to the canopy, the four- and five-story buildings will be partially obscured from view. A three-story parking lot will abut the wall separating the park from Highway 85.

The proposal approved this week was not brought forward by Netflix, but by a company called LG Business Park LLC, which recently purchased the land.

In several conversations over the weeks leading up to Monday’s vote, Larson was careful to point out that his support for the project went beyond the specific Netflix expansion. He points out that presently Los Gatos does not have any available “Class A” office space—a designation reserved for big, wellequipped structures in prime locations.

While he’s pleased that the development approved this week will keep Netflix in his town, Larson would ultimately be satisfied if any big employer leased the space. “Let’s remember,” he says, “The Googleplex used to be the SGI-plex.

“We did not do this to chase sales tax dollars, but because this is the right thing for Los Gatos,” he says.

A professional pragmatist, Larson nevertheless speaks of the deal in almost philosophical terms. It’s clear that he believes it isn’t just a matter of jobs and tax revenue but of civic pride.

“San Jose has Cisco, Cupertino has Apple, Mountain View has Google, Menlo Park has Facebook and Los Gatos has Netflix,” he says. “Los Gatos is part of Silicon Valley. And we deserve to have a corporate headquarters here.”

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deal will generate almost $2.5 million in one-time revenue, and around $2 million per year in annual sales tax revenue going forward. In addition, the company will pay more than $1 million per year to the Los Gatos School District—that’s all new money, because Netflix’ current headquarters is in the Campbell Union School District.

To sweeten the deal, Netflix also agreed to a one-time “community benefit” payment of more than $900,000.

To some angry Los Gatans, it appears that the town was paid off by the online movie-rental giant, convinced by the lure of tax dollars to surrender some of its semirural charm. Larson shrugs off these charges, pointing out that Los Gatos is in no way desperate for the money.

Since taking the job in January 2008, Larson has been squirreling money away in a rainy-day fund.

Consequently, when responding to the announcement about the DVD division’s relocation plans last month, Larson was sanguine.

While Los Gatos was the point-ofsale for all of Netflix DVD rentals for the better part of a decade, the town collected sales tax on those rentals.

According to state law, video streaming fees are not taxed. Of course Larson, who served as chief of staff to State Controller Steve Westly from 2004 to 2007, knows this and planned accordingly.

Unlike neighboring San Jose, which went on a spending spree when tax revenues inflated along with the dotcom bubble, Los Gatos was cautious.

That prudence was likely the result of a fiscal disaster that was barely averted when many of the car dealerships that for years lined Los Gatos Boulevard pulled up their tent stakes and moved down Highway 85 to South San Jose and Gilroy—taking millions of dollars in sales tax revenue with them.

“We knew this day was coming,” Larson says. “DVD rentals have been a declining tax stream. And after all, the company is called ‘Netflix,” not ‘Discflix.’”

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sv 411.com TechCrunch’s MG Siegler took the proposition more seriously, writing on his personal blog that “Bing needs its Halo” — the hit game that put Microsoft’s Xbox on the map. “Microsoft spends a shit ton of money on Bing—mostly on marketing it,” Siegler writes. “But I don’t know a person who actually uses it. That includes people who work at Microsoft.”

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Mary Jo Foley herself, the dean of Microsoft reporters, weighed in with the authoritative “Why Microsoft Won’t Dump Bing.” Yes, the division is losing money, and some of its marketing schemes don’t make much sense, Foley admits. Nevertheless, Bing has become fully integrated into every Microsoft platform, from Windows Phone 7 to streaming video and live TV on the Xbox, and likely even Windows 8 itself.

Microsoft couldn’t untangle itself from Bing if it wanted to. It’s not just sunk cost, but sunk strategy.

But it’s a strategy that still may pay off. —TIM CARMODY, WIRED.COM/ EPICENTER

In two years, Microsoft’s Bing has doubled its share of the U.S. search market, from 7.2 percent to 14.4 percent. If you add Yahoo’s Bing-powered portal, it’s 27 percent. So why are loud voices clamoring for Microsoft to give up on search?

Bing’s home division at Microsoft, the Online Services Division (OSD), doesn’t make money. Shortly after Microsoft released its quarterly earnings results, ZDNet’s Larry Dignan called the OSD an “online sinkhole,” noting that the division last turned a profit in 2006 and had lost $8.5 billion over nine years. Last year, it lost a record $2.56 billion.

Reuters columnist Robert Cyran’s “Microsoft ought to kick off search for Bing buyer” turned up the heat, particularly when it was syndicated the following week in the New York Times under the headline “Bing Becomes A Costly Distraction for Microsoft.”

It’s hard to see another big tech company paying full value.

Daring Fireball’s John Gruber joked that Microsoft could make money just by charging “pay-per-view admission to listen live to the phone call as Steve Ballmer calls Steve Jobs and pitches him on Apple buying Bing.”

John Smith Fixation on short term profit versus investment in innovation that leads to long term profit is the death of the American economic system.

Martain Chandler I’ll use Bing the day Microsoft refunds the money I spent on Windows ME. Angelo99 MS doesn’t need to make money from online search and free services. The reason they need Bing is because it’s eroding Google’s market share and Google is a one-trick pony.

Apai google a one trick pony?

Best search engine; gmail; google maps; google reader; youtube; android...

Shizuppy Bing is truly awful, but I like to see Google get a little competition.

Travis Brown Out of curiosity, what’s one search term it can’t find?

Timothy Hartkorn Bing can find anything when it uses Google’s search results and simply dresses them up pretty.

Twitter Users Ask GOP for #Compromise As negotiations over raising the U.S. debt ceiling continued, President Barack Obama took to Twitter to express his desire for a compromise between parties. His staff posted the Twitter handles of GOP lawmakers, so that Twitter users could voice their opinions to the people in charge.

On Friday, the president tweeted: “The time for putting party first is over. If you want to see a bipartisan #compromise, let Congress know.

Call. Email. Tweet. —BO.” His staff then began tweeting the handles of lawmakers in each state, asking users: “Tweet your Republican representative and ask them to support a bipartisan solution to the deficit crisis.”

Earlier last week, Obama also urged citizens to contact their representatives. The results of that request took down capitol websites.

—ADAM OSTROW, MASHABLE.COM

kawaiimanko The fact that the phone lines are actually jammed for the 2nd time gives me a lot of faith in the American people. Most seem to hold the belief that their voice doesn’t

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matter, so the fact that so many people are even attempting to contact their representative is amazing to me.

Andrew Enzy Follow For a President that desires a bipartisan solution, this seems awfully partisan.

Only calling out Republicans appears to be more along the lines of, hey, GOP, do what the Democrats want you to do rather than let’s work together.

Todd Dwyer If Democrats were the ones holding our country hostage for political gain, I’m sure he’d call them out too.

Barbara Burns I tweeted to our South Dakota Republican & Democratic reps in Washington the very same thing: Increase taxes & cut spending & Leave SS & Medicare ALONE #compromise

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rossdmochowski The KnowNothingsSayNoBaggers have explosives strapped to their chests, and are threatening to blow all of us up, and our Commander in Chief has to also be Chief Hostage Negotiator. :-(

Obama Loses Twitter Followers

btouch oh no! The President is filling my timeline with relevant information not about reality TV and internet memes! #unfollow!

According to NM Incite, the #compromise hashtag had been used more than 22,000 times and reached 36 million users (followers of accounts using the hashtag) as of around 5pm ET on Friday, and people had mentioned the President some 28,000 times in tweets. NM Incite says 40% of the @ BarackObama mentions and 28% of the #compromise tweets expressed positive sentiment, with only 13% and 12% of them expressing negative sentiment, respectively.

Josh Morrow Obama is an inexperienced, uneducated, narcissistic socialist. He certainly isn’t brilliant. Only the ignorant would decline this.

Update:

As we noted in our earlier coverage, however, some users felt the stateby-state tweets were creating way too much noise—the President lost nearly 37,000 followers Friday.

—ADAM OSTROW, MASHABLE.COM

SG Wow. He lost 0.3% of his followers, who were probably all #GOP anyway. Now that’s news.

Paul Neave Well, seeing as his account GAINS around 15,000 or so followers per day, it’s only 2 days worth.

rickysalsberry You may disagree with his policies, fine, but to call him inexperienced & uneducated is just factually wrong. I believe Michelle Bachmann to be well educated as well—she’s just a complete asshole.

twasserman Let’s first ignore that the Republicans have voted 19 times in the past 10 years to increase the debt limit and that the major causes of the increases were the undeclared wars, the uncontrolled prescription plan, and the interest on the bonds issued to pay for these expenses by the previous Administration. With a Presidential election coming up, suddenly the debt limit is a big deal. The Tea Party House members have no problem with voting against the best interests of the US and its citizens to make their political point.

Hashtag of the Week #compromise TeamBachmann In Washington today to vote against a “deal” that spends too much & doesn’t cut enough.

The American people demand it.

claytonhauck A telling @ TheEconomist poll shows that 70% of Democrats prefer political #compromise while just 30% of Republicans prefer it.

TheDemocrats The debt #compromise ensures the middle class, seniors, and the most vulnerable are not shouldering the entire burden of deficit reduction.

Ben_Howe “Give me victory! Or give me something else!” #compromise 1_ZenWoman #compromise Raise the #debt limit Stick with the deal, vote YES, Dems! Plenty of time for tax reform and haggling in the coming months.

AngiiBTP If my grandma doesn’t let me dye my hair, I’m getting my ears and cartilage pierced. #compromise

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Education Reform Takes Off

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Newsom Talks Shop in San Jose LT. GOV. Gavin Newsom, speaking at an event sponsored by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, proposed several plans to boost the state’s economy while also eliminating “redundant” agencies such as the Economic Development Commission.

Newsom is the chair of that commission, but he says a better use of resources would be to shift responsibilities to a cabinet-level office under the governor.

Some of the former San Francisco mayor’s ideas will require the approval of Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature, but Newsom sounded intent on boosting trade with foreign nations like China and luring companies to California. He also said he wants to streamline regulatory and permitting matters for businesses.

Never one to shy away from a sound bite, Newsom had this to say about his plan, which apparently has the approval of Carl Guardino, CEO of the SVLG: “This is not about some lieutenant governor,” Newsom said. “Guys like me come and go and most of you never even knew who was before me. I get it. But it is about the fate and future of the most magnificent

experiment God has ever conceived, and that’s California.”

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Matt Damon addressed the crowd at last Saturday’s Save Our Schools March in Washington D.C. about the issue of only relying on fill-in-bubble testing in public education.

“As I look at my life today, the things I value most about myself—my imagination, my love of acting, my passion for writing, my love of learning, my curiosity—all come from how I was parented and taught.

And none of these qualities that I’ve mentioned—none of these qualities that I prize so deeply, that have brought me so much joy, that have brought me so much professional success—who make me who I am… can be tested.”

The tragic thing is Race to the Top still relies on student test taking as pillar of its policy foundation. This is not to confuse the absolute importance of public school systems that are accountable for results with the regime of testing. The public school system must be accountable for results, but education is so much more than test taking. Isn’t it? —Joseph DiSalvo

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What does this have to do with the San Jose Earthquakes taking on the Portland Timbers at 7:30pm Saturday? Well, everything.

San Jose forward Chris Wondolowski, a.k.a. Wondo, has been an All Star, played for the U.S. Men’s National Team and just last season won the MLS Golden Boot award, which is given to the best player in the league. This weekend he will reach true cult-hero status.

Wondolowski’s likeness is going big time.

The first 5,000 fans to enter Buck Shaw Stadium Saturday will receive a Wondo bobblehead. But while bobbleheads are all well and good, Wondolowski’s teammates can’t afford to be distracted from the task at hand. The Timbers are two points back in the standings of the Earthquakes, who are looking for their first win in MLS action since a 4-2 win over D.C. United back on June 11.

Giants Marching Toward Third Straight Title A little more than a month remains in the San Jose Giants’ regular season. So far, the Sultans of Silicon Valley Swat have had no problem continuing their dominance through the dog days of summer. Going 19-10 in the month of July, the Giants have won more than twice as many games than they’ve lost this season—the club is 71-35 through Sunday.

But as with all farm teams, San Jose must pay tribute to the club that sits upon the throne, and San Francisco recently sent one of San Jose’s biggest studs packing in a trade for former New York Met Carlos Beltran. Fireballer Zach Wheeler will no longer be fanning foes for the Single-A Giants, as the pitcher was included in part of the deal.

Regardless, San Jose is still a frontrunner to win a third straight California League championship.

The Giants come back home Sunday to face Bakersfield in a threegame series through Tuesday, which will complete a hellacious 14 games over 14 days. The first 500 people to attend Tuesday’s game, which starts at 7pm, will get a free baseball as part of a promotion. While catching a foul ball is cool, early arrival will allow fans to leave their gloves at home, which means still getting a ball and then being able to focus on priorities like stuffing their face with food and double-fisting beers.—Josh Koehn

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The penchant for organization and categorization contrasts with Rucker’s obvious bias towards artists, writers and musicians who fled strictures and conventions. His sense of making order of the world, though, seems at harmony with

a man whose Ph.D. specialty was Mathematical Logic and who spent two decades teaching computer science to engineering students at San Jose State University.

Another paradox: the digital era icon, a pioneer of cyberpunk alongside William Gibson, John Shirley and Lewis Shiner, lives a largely analog existence. An old thermostat hangs from the wall.

He wears a sweep hand watch and plays vinyl on a turntable, which he runs through a preamp and his computer’s sound card using a free software program to load old songs onto his iPod. “I got through 30 albums before I lost my momentum,” he says of the retirement project.

“The scratches are sort of good,” he says of the digitized vinyl recordings.

“They give it an impasto quality,” Rucker muses, using the Italian term for the painting technique to build up layers of paint, a process that he has experimented with in the past few years. He motions towards one of the colorful, cartoony paintings that fill the walls of his writing room, pointing to one done several years ago that was flat on the canvas.

Newer ones have relief ridges and texture from the layered paint.

Sitting in an Aeron chair, a 5x7 photograph of him with two granddaughters in a bathtub next to his portrait-oriented computer monitor, Rucker explains that he likes to paint the worlds he writes about.

“I often paint before I write to get some images,” he says. “After I write I don’t get as motivated. I’ve seen it.

I’ve lived it. I’ve been there.”

Rucker’s 32nd novel, Jim and the Flims (Night Shade Books, 2011), is a departure from its hard core science fiction predecessors. “I wanted to try something a little different,” he says.

He’d been writing about a “postsingular” world after the tipping point known as “singularity,” at which machines became smarter than humans. There were dragonfly cameras that observed everything.

He threw in teleporting as well. “It was like three hours of nonstop speedmetal,” Rucker says.

“I wanted to back off and do something that’s more like fantasy.

You know, like Harry Potter. Fantasy

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“I’ve never really gone off the deep end,” he says, even though he writes about drug-addled characters such as Skeeves, who sleeps with sarcophagi in a van on the cliffs between Santa Cruz and Davenport. It doesn’t bother him that he hasn’t lived that life. “If I lived in a van, it would be hard to have an office where I can write.”

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RUDY RUCKER 21 moved to California 25 years ago, he says, “This is just totally bogus.” He laughs and continues the shoot like a good sport.

Having set his sights on writing “beatnik science fiction” when he moved to the town where surrealists Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady cavorted in the 1950s and 1960s, Rucker seems concerned about being inauthentic as he makes shit up amidst his paintings of nudists with UFOs, flying vegetables and disembodied vaginas.

“Even though I’ve published 32 books, I get anxiety over whether I’ve just been faking all this time.

I wonder if I’ll be able to do it,” Rucker muses. ”I’ve got all these rabbits running and all these plot threads. Am I going to be able to bring it all to a nice, grand, harmonious climax?

“You don’t now what it’s going to be until you get there. You have to trust the muse.”

The world outside his meticulously organized writing laboratory is much like the other side of the mortal membrane, where the flims live.

Beyond the railing of the quintessentially Californian wooden wraparound deck that has no doubt shifted with the Santa Cruz Mountains’ winter rains and seismic activity, a tangle of native and non-native trees—eucalyptus, pine, bamboo and California oak—rise over the winding mountain asphalt below. The road leads to Main Street in Los Gatos, near Town Hall and the tall entrance columns of the local high school. Sounds from construction activity at his wealthy neighbors’ homes can be heard on this hot midsummer afternoon.

He calls Los Gatos “a very comfortable community,” even though it’s a bedroom town of “engineers and Realtors,” not bohemians and artists, as it once was.

“There’s not a big subculture here,” he understates.

He likes the scruffiness of Santa Cruz’s Pacific Avenue, though he also enjoys Los Gatos’ main drag, Santa Cruz Avenue, which he says has a similar feel “except that people aren’t shoving petitions in your face

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is doing really well,” he points out, though he thinks the Potter series could use a few sci-fi touches, like nanobots.

In Jim and the Flims, his protagonist, Jim, punctures the membrane separating Earthly existence from the afterworld. “He wants to find his wife’s soul and bring her back to Earth,” Rucker says.

Jim winds up in the afterworld, which doesn’t much resemble those of classic literature, mythology or religious lore. In this alternate world are no winged angels or hell fires.

Instead there are mythical creatures (“flims”) like yuels and jivas, rolling green hills and plowed plots with humanoid heads growing like cabbage. Evil flying beets traverse the horizon, and inhabitants live in a large purple, snail-like pod. With eye stalks.

The Sunnyvale-bred central figure in “Jim and the Flims” is a recentlygraduated e. coli bioengineer who worked for a Santa Cruz firm trying to convert human waste into electricity, a job he lost when he served genetically modified eel at a company barbecue. His late parents had been “eaten by their jobs,” then financially wiped out in a low-grade investment scam.

Without elaborating on the parallels, Rucker suggests that there are some autobiographical qualities to Jim, who’s “drawn from my life experiences.” His characters are mashups of those around him. “I model most of my characters on someone I know — or fragments of people I know, and reassemble them.”

How does the sarcastically self-described “kindly old author” with white hair swept back on the sides and combed forward in front implant his persona into the paradigm-shifting, slang-tossing Santa Cruz surfer-stoner dude? “I’m not a 27-year-old surfer,” Rucker admits. He doesn’t even surf, though he tried to when he moved to California 25 years ago. He found it “harder than I thought it would be,” especially the part that involved paddling out to the waves. “You get out there, and you’re exhausted.”

Later, when he indulges our request to pose with the barely-used surf board he bought when he

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My parents didn’t notice, and if they had they wouldn’t have cared. They’d had their one child, me, and by now they’d turned to other concerns: their jobs and their investments. My grades weren’t a big issue, as I’d already been accepted for admission at the University of California.

My favorite surf break was off a rocky point at Four Mile Beach, on Route 1 north of Cruz. My friend Chang would drive us over there.

Chang wasn’t into studying at all, he was planning to be a pro surfer, and he figured his day job could be dealing pot. He had a vintage blue Haut board with an epic feel. I was more of a short-boarder, working snappy moves up and down the

tubes—when I wasn’t wiped out and floundering in the foam.

Some the locals at Four Mile had taken to hassling us. A spaced-out raw-boned guy called Skeeves was on my case in particular. He was a little older than the rest of us. All he did was surf, and he lived in his van.

One particular afternoon, I did a drop-in on one of Skeeves’s waves, forcing him away from the curl.

When we got back to shore, he put his face really close to mine and started yelling curses at me, even throwing in some gibberish-type incantations that he’d learned.

Skeeves had this idea that he was hooked into the magic of the pyramids—or some crap like that.

“Dung-beetle!” yelled Skeeves.

“Ankh salaam Amenhotep.”

“Calm down,” I told him. “It’s just a wave.”

“Ruh nuh port mu hurra,” Skeeves intoned, making weird gestures with his hands.

“Dude’s having a fit,” said Chang, standing at a safe distance. “His brain is slushed.”

“It’s a magic spell, fool,” said Skeeves. “The chant is called ‘leaving in the daytime.’ I might send you two out of your bodies.” He crouched and picked up a dense, sharp rock.

“Let’s take a break, Chang,” I said, briskly heading down the beach.

“We’ll get some beer,” I called back to Skeeves. “You can have all my waves while I’m gone.”

Skeeves’s van was parked in the lot near Chang’s pickup. Skeeves lived in this van, mostly, and he had tinted glass in the rear windows.

He’d painted occult symbols all over the vehicle—ankh crosses with loops on top, scarab beetles, hovering eyes, hieroglyphs, and a long pair of wings flowing back from the front wheel wells. Peering in through the van’s

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Naturally, all of the above emerges in his writings, and he also coined the term transrealism—writing about yourself, but in fantastic settings. Combining speculative fantasy with deep math, gnosticism and punk rock, his novels exude a style all their own. He tends to pack multiple layers of meaning into every narrative and backstory.

He was also a heavyweight at Mondo 2000, the anarchistic magazine of early digital culture, dope, surrealism, dada, fringe culture, hacking and consciousness. As a result, in his novels, you’ll find hightech Silicon Valley insight right amid rock & roll, ’60s radicalism, Chebyshev polynomials, dope and the fourth dimension. Throughout his career, he has run with the best intellectual instigators this side of the galaxy—everyone from Terrence McKenna to Robert Anton Wilson.

When the 2011/12 publishing season is finally said and done, four new Rudy Rucker books will have emerged. Jim and the Flims (Night Shade Books), is a rowdy psychedelic romp that reinterprets the Orpheus and Eurydice myth for the 21st-century stoner/surf-punk milieu of Santa Cruz.

Rucker also just self-published a new version of his art book, Better Worlds, a collection of 79 of his color paintings. He often paints fantastic scenes to help him get a better grip on how to depict scenarios in his novels. And later this December, his long-awaited autobiography, Nested Scrolls, will appear in hardcover from Tor Books. A separate edition from PS Publishing already exists in the United Kingdom and comes with a CD with a million words of Rucker’s writing notes; that is, the complete notes for his last 13 books.

For Rucker’s 65th birthday party last March, a twisted bouillabaisse of miscreants gathered at his house in Los Gatos.

Fellow cyberpunk pioneer and pal John Shirley showed up, as did Richard Kadrey, author of the Sandman Slim books. The underground comic-book artist and Church of Subgenius co-founder Paul Mavrides was there, as was science fiction author Terry Bisson.

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dusky rear window, we could make out a long gold box in the back of the van. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skeeves got into the Egyptian stuff when he started dealing dope to Julian Crocker in San Francisco,â&#x20AC;? said Chang. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But, wow. Is that a casket?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crocker?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a screwball descendant of this rich old family. He lives in a mansion with all these wack antiquities.

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I brooded about Skeeves on the short drive to the Quick Mart in Davenport. And when we got back to the Four Mile Beach parking lot, I took a knife out Changâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s glove compartment and slashed one of the front tires on Skeevesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s van.

Chang and I carried the beer down to the beach and had a mellow hour or two on the waves. I even forgot about slashing Skeevesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tireâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;until we all went back up to the lot together.

Skeeves got all excited. Chang was laughing so hard that the weird old surfer quickly ďŹ gured out it was me whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d done the deed. Skeeves said he was going to kill meâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he fetched an axe with a green-painted handle from the van. I was scared. It was

hard to tell what Skeeves might do.

And it looked as if the axe blade already had blood on it.

Chang and I ran, leading Skeeves in a big circle. We got back to Changâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pickup ďŹ rst, then hopped in and drove away.

It was maybe the next day when we saw in the paper that Julian Crocker had been found dead in his home. The cops thought it might be a drug overdose. Crocker was found lying beside a ďŹ replace ďŹ lled with ashes. Apparently heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d suffocated from some smoke. And an ancient gold sarcophagus was said to be missing from the Crocker manse.

But there were no actual signs of robbery. In any case, Crockerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surviving relatives werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t interested in trying to make a case. And the cops quickly lost interest.

Quite a few of the surf crowd must have suspected that Skeeves was involvedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;especially with that funky gold casket right in his van. A rumor was circulating among us that Skeeves was obsessed with a female mummy that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d found in the gold box. Worshipping her or something.

Not that any of us was going public with this stuff.

Chang and I had switched to surďŹ ng Pleasure Point down near 41st Street in Cruz. There were some psychos there, too, and a few of them made a point of picking on usâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;especially when they found out that we were valley guys from near San Jose. Chang toughed it out and got in with the brahsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;his steady supply of weed was a help. But I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get past the hostility.

And then I was, like, to hell with itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and I went back to skateboarding. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never been that good of a surfer anyway.

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My old friend Chang was living down in Cruz by now, too, surfing his ass off. He won a few local contests, and during my junior year at UC–Santa Cruz, he got invited to the annual Mavericks big wave contest a few miles up the coast.

I went to watch him, that is, to watch the faint line on the horizon where the big waves were. On the TV monitors, we could see Chang carving sick curves into the wobbly mountains of glass. He placed in the top five and he picked up some sponsorship deals.

Chang came by my rented room a month after Mavericks and lent me a board so we could go riding at Four Mile like old times. Sure enough, our man Skeeves was still on the waves, indefatigable as a Terminator robot, still living in his Egyptian-themed van.

By now Chang was in some sense a friend of Skeeves, that is to say, Skeeves’s over-tweaked synapses could successfully achieve a patternrecognition of Chang’s face. He walked over to us and Chang broke out a joint. Skeeves seemed to recognize me, but, so far as I could tell, he’d forgotten about the slashed tire.

I figured the joint was like a peace pipe. But after a few tokes, Chang, never one to let things stay calm, started ribbing the eccentric old surfer. “Getting much action?”

Chang asked him. “Still hanging with the mummies?”

Even when Skeeves had his shades off, you couldn’t really see his eyes, buried as they were in the creases of his weathered lids. He turned his head towards Chang, moving as slowly as a plant tracking the sun.

“I like that girl mummy,” allowed Skeeves in a low murmur, his tongue loosened by the pot. “Not the guy who’s in the box with her. Julian Crocker and I smoked the third mummy, you know. Amenhotep.

He was down under the other two, all crumbly like rotten wood. We burned Amenhotep in Crocker’s marble fireplace, the two of us leaning into the fumes, very resinous, very tasty. What a rush. But then Crocker died, the lightweight.”

“Mummies?” I said numbly, feeling the layers of reality come peeling off.

“That mummy woman—I’m very

tight with her,” came Skeeves’s raspy whisper. “She’s always the same.

Every now and then, in my head, she talks to me.”

“Can we see them?” asked Chang.

“They’re in that gold sarcophagus in the back of your van, right? You’re legendary, dude.”

“I—I don’t think Jim here could handle it,” said Skeeves thoughtfully.

“The spirit of Amenhotep destroys the weak.”

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“You and Crocker?”

Skeeves squinted at me for a long time.

“Remember the axe, Jim,” he said, finally, and laid his bony finger over his lips.

I knew then that Skeeves hadn’t forgotten about the slashed tire at all.

But, now that he’d shared his secret with me—or run me through a bizarre put-on—we were closer than before. From then on, when I crossed Skeeves’s path around Cruz, I’d wave, and he’d favor me with a slow nod. Not that I spent that much time thinking about him or about the gunjy mummy-chick who was supposed to be in his Egyptian sarcophagus.

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It’s as if the hardest-core of the hard-core regulars, not to mention the employees themselves, refuse to let go of the days when the little Italian sandwich shop on Lincoln Avenue was an exclusively neighborhood phenomenon, fueled

exclusively by word of mouth touting the best sandwiches in the South Bay. La Villa’s “neighborhood” has gotten a lot bigger. Many among the initiated will consider it a misnomer to even call this collection of offmenu items, specialties and “secrets,” since they are hidden in plain sight.

But for the uninitiated—and I don’t mean just first-timers, because it can be weeks, months or even years before a regular thinks to ask, “Wait, what’s a Chris Combo?”—there’s a bit of catching up to be done before they can experience the best La Villa has to offer.

1.) THE CHRIS COMBO: The headiest of La Villa secrets, this has to be peeled back in layers. First, one has to know to ask for it, since it’s not

on the menu. One veteran sandwich artist at the deli told me that most often people discover it by asking him, “What’s that sandwich you’re making? It looks really good.”

Beyond knowing to order it in the first place, however, there’s the mystery that is the Chris Combo itself. The ingredients are kept top secret, and whatever punishment has been promised to the first person who leaks it must be impressive, because I have not been able to pry it out of anyone there using charm or veiled threats. My Plan B, trying to suss it out from watching them being made, also failed. (They pull some ingredients out of weird places, and seemingly already put together.

No fair!)

What I can say is that this sandwich is the ultimate intersection of meat and cheese. There are at least four kinds of meat, and nearly as many types of cheese, from what I can tell, and they’re fused together for a creamy, savory kick that is unrivaled among local sandwiches.

2.) THE DEATH SANDWICH: Another

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off-menu item, this may seem like a cult curiosity compared to the Chris Combo’s groundswell of popular support among regulars. But in fact, it has quite a following. Mere words can barely describe the enormity of this thing. It’s an all-too-aptly named monster that weighs in at 2 pounds— four meatballs cut in half and laid across a quarter loaf of garlic cheese bread, splashed with sauce and then covered with another quarter loaf.

It’s the first sandwich I’ve ever come up against that might require a weight-training regimen to get through. In fact, there used to be a T-shirt you could get if you did finish one. But it also highlights—in the most over-the- top way possible—the fact that La Villa’s meatballs are unfairly overshadowed by the popularity of their raviolis (by far their most popular item). Yes, the raviolis have a remarkable meltin-your-mouth quality, but the meatballs use the same sauce and are exquisitely spiced.

3.) LA VILLA BBQ: They only do it on Saturday (and sometimes Tuesday), but the barbecue here is off-thecharts good. A Tuesday lunch plate can get you barbecue chicken or ribs, served with raviolis and potato, macaroni or three-bean salad. If the pit’s fired up outside, it’s a good time to stop.

4.) SEEING SPORTS STARS: Who else has noticed this seems to be a top pro-athlete hangout? We’re used to seeing Sharks players around town, but I’ve seen Joe Thornton here more than once, and what seemed like the team’s whole front line. Then during the NFL lockout, I sat at one of the outside tables next to 49ers quarterback Alex Smith, who was there with three of his teammates.

5.) AVOCADO AND SHRIMP SALAD: If there’s any knock against La Villa, it’s that much of what’s available is so heavy. This salad (served only when avocados are in season) is the perfect antidote: the top-quality jumbo shrimp are light and refreshing, and the avocado slices are the best I’ve had in a deli salad ever.

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ALDO’S Italian. $$$. A warm and engaging atmosphere sets the scene for full-bodied flavors and healthy ingredients.

11:30am-2:30pm Mon-Fri, 59pm Thu, 5-10pm Fri-Sat. 14109 Winchester Blvd. 408.374.1808.

CALIFORNIA CAFE New American. $$$. An innovative approach to Pacific Rim staples makes for some lovely surprises. The ace service matches the smart setting.

Full bar. 11:30am-10pm MonFri, 10:30am-10:30pm Sat, 10:30am-9:30pm Sun. 50 University Ave. 408.354.8118.

CIN-CIN Eclectic wine bar. $$$.

The heart of Cin-Cin’s menu is an eclectic mix of small plates, tapas-size dishes that partner well with a great wine list.

4-10pm Mon-Sat. 368 Village Way. 408.354.8006.

DIO DEKA Greek. $$$. Dio Deka is doing its part to elevate Greek food in Silicon Valley.

There’s much to recommend at this handsome restaurant.

Most starters are large so they’re best shared. 5:30-10pm Mon-Thu, 5-10pm Fri-Sat, 5-9pm Sun. 210 E. Main St. 408.354.7700.

FLEUR DE COCOA French bakery. $$. Almond croissant.

Almond croissant. Almond croissant. Los Gatos’ Fleur de Cocoa is rightly known for its chocolate confections and pastries, but I can’t stop thinking about the little pastry shop’s spectacular almond croissants. There’s plenty of other good stuff and not all of it sweet, like the croque monsieur and the quiche.

7:30am-6pm Tue-Sat, 8am4pm Sun. 39 N. Santa Cruz Ave. 408.354.3574.

Steakhouse. $$$$. When Metro first checked in with Forbes Mill in 2003, it was called “a big, burly brasserie equipped with style as well as substance.” It’s holding up well and still does things in a big way. 5-9pm SunThu, 5-10pm Fri-Sat. 206 N. Santa Cruz Ave. 408.395.6434.

GREEN PAPAYA Vietnamese. $$. California cuisine meets Southeast Asia by way of Paris, with inventive updates of clay pot and five-spice authentica.

Beer, wine. 11am-3pm, 59:30pm Tue-Sun. 137 N. Santa Cruz Ave. 408.395.9115.

I GATTI New Italian. $$$. I Gatti fits like a glove along peaceful Main Street. The chef understands the basics but isn’t afraid to create refreshing twists on traditional recipes.

11:30am-2pm, 5-9:30pm MonSat, 5-9pm Sun 25 E. Main St. 408.399.5180.

KAMAKURA SUSHI AND SAKE HOUSE Sushi bar classics. $$.

In a smart setting, Kamakura showcases a procession of impeccable sushi and sashimi platters. 10:30am-2pm, 5:3010pm daily. 135 N. Santa Cruz Ave. 408.395.6650.

LOS GATOS BREWING CO. Brewpub. $$$. Most brewpubs seem to be cooking from the same menu, but executive chef Jim Stump has created a diverse menu of upscale comfort food that goes well beyond burgers and grilledchicken sandwiches. The handsome wood-accented interior and open kitchen with its wood-fired pizza oven and rotisserie grill add to the restaurant’s appeal. Breakfast 10am-2pm Sat-Sun; lunch 11:30am-3pm; dinner 5-9pm daily. 130 N. Santa Cruz Ave. 408.395.9929.

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MANRESA High concept. $$$$.

Drawing from produce grown at his own farm, superstar chef David Kinch is blazing a trail of high-caliber cuisine that’s as daring as it is delicious.

Expensive but worth it. 320 Village Lane. 408.354.4330.

NICK’S ON MAIN American. $$$. Nick’s on Main is a relaxed but elegant bistro full of neighborly charm and is a showcase for owner Nick Difu’s decadent and deeply satisfying style of cooking. 11:30am-3pm, 5-9:30pm Tue-Sat. 35 E. Main St. 408.399.6457.

PASTARIA & MARKET Italian. $$. Pastaria offers reasonably priced comfort food in an unpretentious but lively atmosphere. 5-9:30pm Mon-Thu, 5-10pm Fri-Sun. 49 E. Main St. 408.399.3477.

RESTAURANT JAMES RANDALL Californian. $$$.

Chef and co-owner Ross Hanson takes his cues from the seasons and favors a simple, ingredient-driven approach that places it squarely in the California school of cooking. He favors big, robust flavors and large serving sizes to create a kind of California comfort food. 5:30-11pm Tue-Sat. 303 N. Santa Cruz Ave. 408.395.4441.

STEAMER’S New American. $$$. Styling itself as a grill house, Steamer’s includes

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REAL ICE CREAM: Bangalore Cafe is the home of Real Ice Cream, purveyor of supremely delicious Indian ice cream and kufli. Cheap and delicious Indian food plus thick and rich (but egg-free) ice cream. You can do no better. 3077 El Camino, Santa Clara; 408.984.6601.

NAENG MYUN (chilled Korean noodles): This is one of my favorite summer treats—chilled buckwheat noodles in an icy beef broth. There are several places to get them along El Camino Real in Santa Clara.

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ANDY’S ORCHARD: If you’ve never made the trip down to Morgan Hill to Andy’s Orchard (pictured), you’ve been denying yourself not only a taste of some delicious peaches, plums and apricots, but a stroll through the country’s premier heirloom stonefruit orchards. 1615 Half Road, Morgan Hill; 408.782.7600.

HOMEGROWN TOMATOES: The best of all summer pleasures is a homegrown tomato, the kind you grow yourself. I like them cut into thick slices and sprinkled with salt. I eat them over the sink as I look out the kitchen window at the green tomato vines slowly, but surely fading with the long days of summer.

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TAPESTRY Contemporary haute. $$$. Right on the main street, this cottagelike spot blends traditional French cooking with contemporary fusion: filet mignon with Mongolian-style brown sauce; crayfish chow mein. Elegant and friendly. 11:30am-2pm, 5-10pm Tue-Sat, 5-9pm Sun. 11 College Ave. 408.395.2808.

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11:30am-10pm Sun-Thu, 11:30am-9:30pm Fri-Sat. 20 S. Santa Cruz Ave. 408.354.5566.

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WINE CELLAR New California. $$. This cozy dining spot offers an education in Old World charm and New World cuisine, from smoked salmon pizza to grilled ahi tuna to desserts as fresh as spring break. 11:30am9pm Mon-Thu, 11:30am-10pm Fri-Sat, 10:30am-9pm Sun. 50 University Ave. 408.354.4808.

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California. $$$. Set inside the beautifully remodeled Toll House Hotel, Three Degrees delivers a mixed bag of big and small plates from an eclectic menu. Some dishes, like the New York steak, are great, but others fall flat. Full bar.

Breakfast 6:30-11am Mon-Fri; dinner 3-10pm daily. 140 S. Santa Cruz Blvd. 408.884.1054.

AMBER INDIA Northern Indian, tandoori. $$. Meals unfold like a bolt of rare silk, served with care and efficiency in a rich, luminous interior. Dishes are complex and varied. 11:30am2:30pm, 5-9:45pm daily. 2290 El Camino Real. 650.968.7511.

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AMICI’S EAST COAST PIZZERIA Pizza/Italian. $$.

Contemporary Italian. $$$.

While the kitchen exudes earthy aromas, the dining room’s soft terra-cotta walls glow with a sense of Mediterranean mission. Handson management makes each patron feel pampered. Full bar.

5pm-close daily. 160 W. Main St. 408.354.8108.

When it’s done right, East Coast pizza can be a glorious thing.

Dough is rolled ultrathin and served noticeably charred on the sides and bottom, the ideal combination for a “foldable” slice on the go. It’s done right here. 11am-10pm Mon-Thu, 11am-11pm Fri, 11:30am-11pm Sat, 11:30am-10pm Sun. 790 Castro St. 650.961.6666.

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BODRUM CAFE Turkish. $$.

California. $$$. This popular Los Gatos restaurant mixes it up with Italian-leaning Mediterranean food, fresh fish, grilled steaks and several Asian-inspired dishes.

11am-9:30pm Mon-Fri, 8am10:30pm Sat, 8am-9:30pm Sun. 15970 Los Gatos Blvd.

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WILLOW STREET WOODFIRED PIZZA Pizza. $$. Silicon Valley’s three Willow Street pizza locations prepare the definitive upwardly mobile California pizza. Crispy, thin crusts breathe with accents of almond from the Italian wood-fired oven. Check out the new Neapolitan-style pizzas—delicate, light and satisfying. Hearty pastas,

The menu at Bodrum Cafe is extensive and covers a lot of ground, but it’s the lamb dishes that stand out. A good place to start is with the lahmacun (Turkey’s take on pizza) and the kebabs. 10am-10pm daily. 383 Castro St. 650.396.7010.

CASCAL Spanish tapas. $$$.

The tapas menu yields big tastes in small portions at this pan-Latin charmer. Calamari, roasted quail and minted lamb meatballs are among the delicacies. Full bar. 11:30am10pm Mon-Sun. 400 Castro St. 650.940.9500.

CHAAT PARADISE Vegetarian Indian. $. Golden spices predominate at this popular spot for inexpensive, fun-to-

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CHINA CAFE Mandarin, Szechuan. $$. A little surprise in the Blossom Valley Center promises uptown ambience, spotless surroundings and well-presented classical Chinese cuisine. 1760 Miramonte Ave. 650.968.2298.

DON GIOVANNI Italian. $$$.

This pumpkin-hued eatery faces the bustling downtown with a handsome demeanor of mahogany and candlelight. Full bar. 11am-2pm, 5-9pm Mon-Fri, 11am-9pm Sat-Sun. 235 Castro St. 650.961.9749.

LE PETIT BISTRO Classic French. $$. There’s a lot to like about this pinch of a place with its simple, practiced French cuisine and quiet dining. Casual. Beer, wine. 5:309:30pm Tue-Sat. 1405 W. El Camino Real. 650.964.3321.

MARU ICHI Japanese noodles. $. Maru Ichi is a true noodle shop. While there are a few appetizers on the menu, the slurpable house-made noodles—ramen, soba and udon—are what you want.

Go for the house specialty kuro ramen or the soy sauce ramen. Beer and wine. Cash only. 11:30am-2:30pm, 5-10pm Mon-Fri, 11:30am-10pm Sat, 11:30am-9pm Sun. 368 Castro St. 650.564.9931.

NAMI NAMI Japanese. $$$.

Nami Nami specializes in kappo-style Japanese food, prepared in the artful, laborintensive, seasonally driven style associated with the city of Kyoto. For diners willing to open their minds and mouths, it offers one of the most exciting restaurant experiences in the Bay Area. 11:30am-2pm Tue-Sun, 7-10pm Tue-Thu and 6-11pm Fri-Sat. 240 Castro St. 650.964.6990.

NETO CAFFE AND BAKERY Cafe. $$. Neto Caffe and Bakery is a busy, good-looking space that has a happy buzz about it. There’s a little bit of everything including a number of Middle Eastern specialties.

7am-10pm daily. 135 Castro St. 650.625.9888.

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THE SPICE ISLANDS CAFE Singaporean, Malaysian, Indonesian. $$. This restaurant will send your taste buds to the tropics. Talented chefs put out dishes full of spice and passion, like jumbo chile prawns, papaya salad and Malaysian spareribs. The menu is expansive. Prices are reasonable. 210 Hope St. 650.960.1888.

SUSHI TOMI Japanese. $$.

Sushi Tomi serves Japanese food with an elegant simplicity.

Sushi and sashimi are ocean fresh. For a real treat, ask for an omakase dinner and let the chef put together a tasting menu for you. Lunch 11:30am2pm daily; dinner 5:30-9:30pm Mon-Fri, 5-9:30pm Sat, 5-9pm Sun. 635 W. Dana St. 650.968.3227.

TAQUERÍA LOS CHARROS Mexican. $. This clean and fetching diner is the place for authentic fare. Generous portions. 6:30am-10pm MonFri, 6:30am-11pm Sat, 8am10pm Sun. 854 W. Dana St. 650.969.1464.

VASO AZZURRO Ristorante Italian. $$$. Entrees are attractively presented, and the waiters will make you feel as though you were the most important guests in the place.

Dessert lives up to the rest of the meal. Beer, wine. 11:30am2pm Mon-Fri, 5-9pm Mon-Thu, 5-10pm Fri-Sat, 5-9:30pm Sun. 108 Castro St. 650.940.1717.

XANH RESTAURANT Modern Vietnamese. $$.

Xanh (pronounced “zahn”) epitomizes the new breed of upscale, contemporary Vietnamese restaurant. The appealing menu ranges from the traditional to the unconventional and includes rolls, salads, noodles, small plates and full-size entrees.

11:30am-2pm, 4:30pmclose Mon-Fri. 110 Castro St. 650.964.1888

YAKKO Japanese, sushi bar. $$. A pairing of swift service with an exotic range of sushi and udon makes this a favorite among sushi lovers. Beer, wine. 11:30am-2pm Mon-Sun,

5:30-9:30pm Sun-Thu, 5:3010:30pm Fri-Sat. 975 W. Dana St. 650.960.0626.

ZUCCA Mediterranean. $$.

Time slows and the paella glows at this Turkish/Spanish charmer: lamb kofte, spicy shrimp, steak, baklava.

11:30am-2:30pm Mon-Fri, 510pm Mon-Sun. 186 Castro St. 650.864.9940.

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BAY LEAF Indonesian and Thai. $$. Bay Leaf’s menu is divided into Thai and Indonesian food and it’s the latter that stands out. While Thai food is characterized by bright, high notes, Indonesian food strikes a lower bass note. 11am-3pm, 59:30pm Mon-Thu, 11am-10pm Fri-Sat, 11am-9pm Sun. 122 S. Sunnyvale Ave. 408.481.9983.

CHELOKEBABI Persian. $$.

Go straight for the baghali ghatogh, a fantastic appetizer made from delicate but rich baby lima beans, scrambled eggs and lots of garlic. Just as good is ghaymeh, a daily special made from tender chunks of beef, split peas, eggplant and tomato sauce.

11am-10pm daily. 1236 Wolfe Rd. 408.737.1222.

DISHDASH Middle Eastern. $$. Dishdash celebrates the culinary glories of the Middle East beyond falafels and hummus. The menu is made from traditional recipes and ingredients but presented with a contemporary flourish.

There’s also a small but wellchosen wine list to match.

11am-2:30pm, 5-9:30pm Mon-Fri, 10pm Sat-Sun. 190 S. Murphy Ave. 408.774.1889.

IL POSTALE Italian American. $$$. Its previous incarnation as a post office lends this space eccentric charm, and the food delivers full-bodied taste in generous portions. Veal marsala, thin-crust pizza and New York steak are featured.

11am-1:30pm, 4-9:30pm TueSun. 127 W. Washington St. 408.733.9600.

LUCKY DHABA Indian. $. A dhaba is a roadside fast-food joint in northern India. We’ve got our own version here at Sunnyvale’s Lucky Dhaba.

Located off busy El Camino Real, Lucky Dhaba offers a

wide variety of good Indian food. 11am-10pm Sun-Thu and 11am-10:30pm Fri-Sat. 1036 El Camino Real. 408.617.0660.

PEZELLAS Family Italian. $$.

Serves popular Italian dinners with rich sauces and generous portions. East Coast seafood dishes like linguini and clams and calamari sautéed in tomato, garlic, and basil stand out. Pizza and pasta abound.

Full bar. 11am-2:30pm Tue-Fri, 5-10:30pm Tue-Sat. Closed Sun-Mon. 1025 W. El Camino Real. 408.738.2400.

SAIZO Japanese. $$. Part bar, part eatery, Saizo served small plates of grilled and fried dishes made to go with sake and beer. It’s all good. Open daily for lunch and dinner Mon-Sat. 592 E. El Camino Real.

408.733.7423.

SENZALA Brazilian. $$.

Senzala restaurant is like a Brazilian cultural center that also serves food. Brazilian art and photographs cover the walls. Go for the feijoada, a hearty, smoky black bean stew made with chunks of beef and pork. 11am-10pm Mon-Sat. 250 E. Java Dr. 408.734.1656.

SHALIMAR Indian-Pakistani. $. Walk up to the counter, grab a menu and place your order.

One of the best dishes is the plain-looking haleem, a lentil and barley stew available with chicken or beef. Nihari, a rich beef shank stew, is also great. 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30-10:30pm Sun-Thu, noon-3:30pm, 5:30-11pm Sat-Fri. 1146 W. El Camino Real.

408.530.0300.

SUGAR BUTTER FLOUR Bakery. $. Sugar Butter Flour’s desserts and pastries go well beyond the humdrum sweets found at most restaurants and bakeries. The bakery’s chocolate skills are particularly strong. 7am-7:30pm Mon-Thu, 7am-8:30pm Sat, 8am-5pm Sun. 669 S. Bernardo Ave. 408.732.8597.

TAVERNA BISTRO Old Mediterranean/Turkish. $$. Mustard and ruddy pomegranate hues warm the restaurant’s interior; zesty Arabic infusions warm the food.

Choose from mezes such as hummus or tabouli. Entrees include lamb, beef or chicken gyros or lamb kebab. 11am10pm daily. 133 S. Murphy Ave. 408.735.9971.

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noodle house. $. The pho here is an honest noodle soup. Firsttimers might want to stick with the basic pho chin, topped with slices of beef brisket.

11am-10pm daily. 853 Villa St. 650.961.8069.

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Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View Wed – 5:30; $18-$80

Streetlight Records, San Jose Thu – 5pm; free

Greg Kihn continues his 2011 victory lap (which also includes his induction into the Metro Best of Silicon Valley Hall of Fame, a 103.1FM simulcast that boosted his KFOX morning show, a threedisc retrospective of the Greg Kihn Band, a new screenplay and a grandchild) with this latest edition of his annual classic-rock-palooza, featuring his band, along with pretty much the Mount Rushmore of ’70s AOR rock: Styx, Yes and Kansas. (SP)

In one of the weirdest one-two punches to be seen around here in a while, this double bill teams Sacramento folk-poppers In Euphoric Company with San Jose’s own out-there jammers Noys Annoise. It’s fun to imagine that the latter were what the Buzzcocks had in mind when they wrote “Noise Annoys,” but signs point to no. For one thing, as weird as it may be, Noys Annoise’s noise totally fails to annoy. It’s actually damned fun, and I’ll bet anything that’s the

only time you’ll see that word used to describe prog-rock, so savor the moment. But really, a piano riff opening a fast rocker like “Bundles”? A bassline that sticks in your head like superglue on “Galapaghost”?

C’mon, guys, aren’t you supposed to be making arty, barely listenable noise? Stop making “experimental” sound catchy and good! (SP)

DOOBIE BROTHERS Mountain Winery, Saratoga 7:30pm; $50-$90 The Doobies played the first anti-nukes M.U.S.E. benefits in New York in 1979, in response to the Three Mile Island disaster,

and on Sunday they’ll play the latest one at Shoreline, in response to the post-tsunami meltdowns in Japan. It’s a sobering reminder that maybe things haven’t changed all that much in three decades.

Thankfully, neither have the Doobie Brothers themselves, not just because of their enduring social conscience but also because they re-create the things about the ’70s that are worth missing. The mellow poprock vibe of songs like “Listen to the Music” and “Jesus Is Just Alright” are better than a hottub time machine. Lara Johnston opens. (SP)

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CASH’D OUT Blank Club, San Jose Fri – 9pm; $10 Cash’d Out does an exceptional job of bringing the unmistakable sound of Johnny Cash to the stage.

First and foremost, does Douglas Benson sound like J.C.? Yeah, he really does. He even looks like him, too. Second, do they respect the music? Of course they do, and they don’t turn into some crummy Las Vegas act you’d see at 4am while spending your last dollar on Kenny Rogers’ slot machine in a dive casino. Not that I’d know anything about that. Still need another reason? They even have a guy that

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BLUES TRAVELER Aug 4 at 7:30pm, Montalvo Arts Center

SYMPHONY SILICON VALLEY SYM Free Targe Target Summer Pops Series, Aug 5 at 7pm, Aug 6 at 7pm, Aug 7 at 5:30pm, SJSU

TOBY KEITH Aug 5 at 7pm, Shoreline

DISASTER RELIEF BENEFIT D With CS&N, CS& Jackson Browne and more Aug 7, Shoreline

PAT TRAVERS Aug 11, Avalon, Santa Clara

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notable, but it certainly helps that their amalgam of pop, punk, New Wave and surf guitar is so intoxicating. The musical equivalent of the future’sso-bright idealism of ’60s-era Tomorrowland, the Phenomenauts’ shtick manages to be both arch and exhilarating. Great openers, too: Plan 9, Sugar Daddy’s, Shitkickers, Trashkannon, Culo A Boca. (PMD)

PAT BENATAR Mountain Winery, Saratoga Sat – $39.50-$99.50 I have a friend who is obsessed with Pat Benatar, although she wasn’t even born when Benatar released her best-known hits. At first I thought she was kidding about being this big fan, but no, it’s no joke. So I took her to see a Benatar show at Mountain Winery, not expecting much. I learned three

things: 1) Since I was alive when Benatar was on the radio, all of her hit songs are stored away in my brain, and when I see her live those synapses suddenly fire and I can sing all the words; 2) there’s something about “Invincible” that makes everyone in a crowd get on their feet, like they’re reporting for duty in the ’80s Army; and 3) Pat Benatar is awesome. (SP)

*tue GIPSY KINGS Mountain Winery, Saratoga Tue – 7:30pm; $55-$150 Like any band that dares to explore new realms of fusion

through the vehicle of traditional music, the Gipsy Kings have been under constant fire from the purist minority for much of their storied career. But as their staggering worldwide popularity attests, the rest of us don’t really care that the Kings defiantly shatter the molds of convention; in fact, we encourage it. Brothers Nicolas and Andre Reyes formed the group in the ’70s under the pretense of traditional flamenco, but in just a few short years the band evolved into a powerful fusion group bolstered by Tonino Baliardo’s impeccable guitar skills and Nicolas’ exceptional vocal talent.

The Kings have endured as one of the most exciting live acts on earth. (GW)

SAN JOSE PRIDE Aug 20–21, downtown San Jose

JOSH GROBAN Aug 23 at 8:30pm, HP Pavilion

SADE Aug 25 at 8pm, HP Pavilion

ITALIAN FESTA Family event from Italian American Heritage Foundation, Aug 27-28, Guadalupe River and Gardens Park

DEVO Aug 27 at 7:30pm, Mountain Winery

ROCK THE BELLS Aug 27 at 10:30am, Shoreline

TAYLOR SWIFT Sep 1–2 at 7pm, HP Pavilion

BARENAKED LADIES Sep 19 at 7:30pm, Mountain Winery Join Metro on Facebook at Metrofb.com for a chance to win concert tickets.

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*stage Theater AIDA The Elton John and Tim Rice musical as interpreted by Children’s Musical Theater San Jose. Thu-Fri, 7pm, Sat, 2 and 7pm, Sun, 1 and 6pm (no 6pm show Aug 7). Runs thru Aug 7. $16-$23. Montgomery Theater, San Jose.

CURTAINS A musical mystery play by John Kander and Fred Ebb in a Foothill Music Theatre production. Thu-Fri, 8pm, Sat, 2 and 8pm, Sun, 7pm. Runs thru Aug 14. $13-$26. Lohman Theater, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills.

FLY BY NIGHT A TheatreWorks presentation of a musical about New Yorkers during the 1965 power outage.

Wed, 7:30pm, Thu-Fri, 8pm, Sat, 2 and 8pm, Sun, 2pm. Thru Aug 13. $19-$69. Lucie Stern Theater, Palo Alto.

INHERIT THE WIND A courtroom drama based on the famous Scopes Monkey Trial, presented by South Valley Civic Theatre. Opens: Fri, 8pm.

Regular shows Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2:30pm (Aug 14, 21). Runs thru Aug 27. $14/$18.

NEW WORKS FESTIVAL Plays in development from TheatreWorks. This week: “Little Rock,” a play with music about breaking the color barrier in the South in 1957. Sun, 7pm. Festival runs thru Aug 21. $29. Lucie Stern Theater, Palo Alto.

NINE City Lights presents the musical based on Fellini’s famous film “8-1/2.”Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2pm. Runs thru Aug 28. $25$35. City Lights, San Jose.

SENECA’S OEDIPUS The Roman playwright’s take on the tale is presented in the Ted Hughes translation by Stanford Summer Theater. ThuSat, 8pm, Sun, 2pm. Runs thru Aug 14. $15-$25. The Nitery, Stanford.

SHADY SHAKESPEARE The summer troupe presents

“Henry V” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in repertory.

Thu-Sun, 7pm. Runs thru Sep 4. $10-$15. Free. Sanborn Park, Saratoga.

SHAKESPEARE SANTA CRUZ “The Comedy of Errors,” “Henry IV, Part One” and “The Three Musketeers” run in repertory.

Runs thru Aug 28. UC-Santa Cruz campus.

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Stanley Kowalski and Blanche DuBois renew their strange courtship in Dragon’s adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ famed drama. ThuSat, 8pm, Sun, 2pm. Runs thru Aug 21. $16-$25. Dragon Theatre, Palo Alto.

Comedy COMEDYSPORTZ Fri, 9pm and Sat, 7 and 9pm: Live improv comedy. Fri, 11pm: The Midnight Show. Inside the Camera 3 building, San Jose.

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: Unfiltered. Thu, 8pm, Fri, 8 and 10pm, Sat, 7 and 9pm, Sun, 7pm: Ali Wong.

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Museums OPENING CANTOR ARTS CENTER “Expanding Views of Africa.”

A reinstallation of works of African art from the museum’s collection looking at the continent’s art and culture in diversity and depth. Opens Aug 3. Ongoing. Wed-Sun, 11am5pm, Thu, 11am-8pm. Stanford.

CONTINUING ART MUSEUM OF LOS GATOS “Crossing Boundaries.” Works by sculptor Kristen LindsethRivera and painter Ming Jing

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METROACTIVE.COM Wang. Thru Sep 15. Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm. Los Gatos.

CANTOR ARTS CENTER “The Art of the Book.” A show about five fine presses in the Bay Area. Thru Aug 28. “Illustrated Title Pages: 1500-1900.” A show of 80 illustrated book pages from the museum’s collection. Thru Oct 16. “True Colors: Rediscovering Pigments of Greco-Roman Marble Sculpture.” Thru Aug 7. Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-8pm. Stanford.

CHILDREN’S DISCOVERY MUSEUM “Mammoth Discovery!” Plus activities and hands-on fun for kids. Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm. Sun, noon-5pm. Discovery Meadow, San Jose.

DE SAISSET MUSEUM “Hobos to Street People: Artists’ Responses to Homelessness From the New Deal to the Present.” “The Changing Face of Homelessness: Portraits by SCU Photography Students.”

“Between Struggle and Hope: Envisioning a Democratic Art in the 1930s.” “This Camera Fights Fascism: The Photographs of David Bacon and Francisco Dominguez.”Thru Feb 5. Santa Clara University.

HISTORY PARK SAN JOSE “Nature’s Beloved Son: Rediscovering John Muir’s Botanical Legacy.” A show dedicated to the many biological specimens collected by the naturalist. Runs thru Sep 11 at Pacific Hotel. “Celebrating Local Artists.” Thru Sep 18 at Pasetta House, History Park, San Jose.

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART “Bill Owens: Ordinary Folks.” A selection of photographs taken

by Owens in the 1970s. Thru Feb 5. “The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb’s Book of Genesis.”

Thru Sep 25. “Laboratory.” The museum’s new Beta Space hosts experimental shows. First exhibit features installations by Kevin Appel and Ruben Ochoa.

Runs thru Aug. 14. “Roots in the Air, Branches Below: Modern and Contemporary Art From India.” Thru Sep 4. Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm, closed Mon. San Jose.

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF QUILTS & TEXTILES “Primary Structures.” A look

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“Southwestern Banded Blankets: Three Cultures, One Horizon.” Thru Aug 7. Tue-Sun, 10am-5pm. San Jose.

show about the local natural feature. San Jose.

MACLA

The 15th anniversary for the mobile art pieces. Part of South First Friday. San Jose.

Unveiling of mural “A Body Parted: Shrapnel of Present Time” by Secos y Mojados Artist Collective, plus music by Marcos Pereda for South First Friday. San Jose.

Exhibits about science, technology and the world.

Ongoing. Mon-Wed, 10am5pm, Thu-Sun, 10am-8pm.

San Jose.

ARTOBJECT GALLERY

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TRITON MUSEUM OF ART

CAFFE TRIESTE

“Photographs by Diane Kreiter.”

Interior shots of industrial plants in Silicon Valley.” Thru Sep 11. “Atmospheric Firing.”

Examples of wood-fired ceramics. Thru Sep 11. “David Ogle: Sculptures.” Thru Sep 18.

Tue-Wed and Fri-Sun, 11am5pm, Thu, 11am-9pm.

Santa Clara.

“Art Alive.” Bodypainting art

by Trina Merry in collaboration with Bay Area photographers.

With music for South First Friday. Thru Aug 30. San Jose.

TECH MUSEUM OF INNOVATION

ARTCAR FEST

Monoprints by 10 South Bay artists. Open late for South First Friday. Thru Aug 11. San Jose.

DOWNTOWN YOGA SHALA “Dreams” by Valerie Runningwolf. Thru Aug 26.

San Jose.

GALLERY SARATOGA

Galleries OPENING ANNO DOMINI “The Melting Kingdom.”

Twelve new pieces by the New York artist Dimitri Drjuchin.

The artists will also perform acoustic music for South First Friday. Aug 5-Sep 17. Also “Art of Zines.”Thru Aug 13. San Jose.

ART ARK “Welcome to Coyote Creek.” A

“Images From California and the World.” Photos by Don del Castillo. Reception Aug 20, 2-5pm. Tue-Sun, 11am-6pm.

Saratoga.

HIGHER FIRE CLAYSPACE Ceramic artist Shawn Felts shows his creations. Open late for South First Friday. San Jose.

KALIED GALLERY “Convergence” by Jojo Perea; “Musings From the Wasteland”

by Michelle Waters. Reception Fri. Thru Aug 31. San Jose.

“Know Trespassing.”

Photographs by Jason Duffany illustrating his bike ride across Canada and the United States.

Open late for South First Friday.

Thru Aug 31. San Jose.

PHANTOM GALLERIES Works in storefronts. At 66 S. First St: “Defragmentation 66”

by Michele Guieu. Thru Aug 13.

At 386 S. First St: “Street Swag Photo Booth” photos by Abe Menor from SubZERO Festival.

Thru Sep 17. At 95 S. Market St: Roundels sculptures by Gianfranco Paolozzi. Thru Aug 13. San Jose.

PHO 69 “Collection of Light.” Naturepatterned work by Laurus Myth. Thru Sep 23. San Jose.

PSYCHO DONUTS Works by local artists. Ongoing.

San Jose.

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF QUILTS & TEXTILES For South First Friday, the museum offers workshops on

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THE MUSICAL extravaganza Nine is probably the best-known item from the large pool of artistic homages paid to 8½, Federico Fellini’s 1963 avant-garde tale of midlife crisis and writer’s block. This 1982 Broadway hit, revived to great acclaim in 2003, is not quite so surreal as 8½, and far less introspective.

However, it is more overtly erotic (which is saying something), and its impressive spectacle potentially makes up for its intellectual shortcomings.

The current production by City Lights Theatre Company, directed by Jeffrey Bracco, fortunately has more than enough sizzle to wipe the lukewarm taste of the 2009 screen adaptation from the mouths of local theater patrons.

This Nine is more spectacular than what you would normally expect to see at a smaller-sized venue, E`e\ with a large cast of beautiful and talented women in tastefully sexy costumes surrounding lead actor Runs through Aug. 28 Tim Reynolds.

City Lights Theater Reynolds plays the famed Italian director Guido Company, San Jose Contini, who has all but destroyed his marriage $15–$28 through narcissism and endless philandering. Seeking respite, he travels with his wife, Luisa (Aoife Stone), to a Venetian spa, only to discover that his mistress Carla (Elizabeth Santana) is also in town. Meanwhile, the movie Guido is supposed to begin making remains unwritten and unfocused—it might be a Western, or perhaps a Mondo Cane–style documentary (his producer, a former Folies Bergère dancer played by Molly Thornton, wants him to make a musical).

As with Fellini’s film, the narrative drifts back and forth between fantasy and reality, often making little distinction between the two while exploring Guido’s childhood memories, his uncertain movie and his relationships with the many women in his life. And there are many—apart from Reynolds, the only other male in this 20-member cast is 14-year-old Nicolas Sancen, who plays young Guido.

Kereli Dawn Sengstack portrays the prostitute Sarraghina, with whom Guido had his first sexual experience and who sings the show’s signature tune, “Be Italian.” As Guido’s mother, Ruth E. Stein joins in “The Bells of St. Sebastian,” in which Guido laments his repressive Catholic upbringing. Elizabeth Santana’s fervid rendition of “A Call from the Vatican” as a lingerie-clad Carla is one of the play’s finest moments. The only real quibbles I have with this show are the cast’s sometimes labored European accents; otherwise, it’s a highly enjoyable evening.—Sean Conwell

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by Michael Bautista of South Bay Guitar Society. San Jose.

SLG ART BOUTIKI Tikis and Polynesian pop art from the Modern Primitives Cultural Research and Cocktail Society. Live music for South First Fri. Thru Aug 31. San Jose.

SOUTH FIRST BILLIARDS “Reflejos de Nuestras Ra’ces.”

Works by Bay Area artists with Mexican roots. Reception for South First Friday with Aztec dance and live music by the Blank Manuscript. San Jose.

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TECHSHOP For South First Friday, a lobby show of art projects created at TechShop. San Jose.

WORKS/SAN JOSE An exhibit of works by five Oaxacan artists. Reception for South First Friday. San Jose.

CONTINUING BRUNI GALLERY Jazz portraits by Bruni, plus sports art by Mark Gray. Thru Aug 31. Daily, 1-6pm. San Jose.

LOS GATOS COMPANY “Variations, Different Faces of the Same Place.” Oil paintings of Los Gatos by Riki R. Nelson.

Los Gatos.

MACLA “Navigations of the Fantastic.” A group show by Elizabeth Gomez, Betty Davis, Jose Arenas and Veronica Felix. Thru Aug 13. Wed-Thu, noon-7pm, Fri-Sat, noon5pm. San Jose.

MAIN GALLERY “Aloha—Return to Paradise.”

Works by Foster City artists Nancy and Robert Terrebonne inspired by Hawaii. Thru Aug 7. Wed-Sun, 10am-3pm.

Redwood City.

MONTALVO ARTS CENTER

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“Records and Marks.” A show about mapping and identity

by Lordy Rodriguez, Adriane Coburn, Alexander Chen, Amanda Hughen and Ehren Elizabeth Reed.” Thru Oct 16.

“Sculpture on the Grounds: Traces, Twigs and Time.”

Ongoing. Thu-Sun, 11am-3pm.

Saratoga.

MOUNTAIN VIEW CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Paintings by Gail Ragains. Thru Aug 22. Mountain View.

OLIVE HYDE ART GUILD Members juried show. Thru Aug 13. Thu-Sun, noon-5pm.

Fremont.

SAN JOSE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART “Lift Off.” A show of works by recent MFA art grads from SJSU. Thru Sep 10. “Frames of War.” Works by Hanna Hannah.

Thru Sep 10. Tue-Fri, 10am5pm, Sat, noon-5pm. San Jose.

SANTA CLARA CITY HALL Biennial “Indoor Sculpture Exhibition.” Thru Sep. Santa Clara.

SARATOGA LIBRARY Photographs of West Coast people and places by Charles DiLisio. Thru Aug 31. Saratoga.

STANFORD ART SPACES Paintings by Jeung H. Kang, Claudia Stevens and Ichen Wu. Thru Sep 22. Weekdays, 8:30am-5pm. Allen Art Spaces Gallery, Stanford.

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FREMONT FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS With food and wine, live music, business alley, arts and crafts and a kids’ zone.

Sat-Sun, 10am–6pm; free.

Downtown Fremont.

GEEK DAD A talk for the Commonwealth Club by Ken Denmead, who will show how to build great projects from scratch. Wed, 7pm. $12-$20. Cubberley Theatre, Palo Alto.

HISTORY PARK YARD SALE A big sale by various groups throughout the park. Sun, 11:30am-4:30pm. History Park, San Jose.

HOT AUGUST NIGHTS Classic cars plus an Elvis Presley tribue show (2 and 7:30pm). Sat, noon on. Pezzella’s Villa Napoli, Sunnyvale.

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A musical from Peninsula Youth Theatre. Fri, 7:30pm Sat, 2 and 7:30pm, Sun, 1pm. Runs thru Aug 7. $18-$22. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.

Every Wednesday through August with fine foods and shows by local boutiques.

Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga.

CHILDREN’S THEATRE IN THE PARK A weekly family show presented by Peninsula Youth Theater. This week: “The Brementown Musicians.” Fri, 6:30pm. Free. On the lawn at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT A family musical. Wed-Thu, 7pm. $10. Retro Dome, San Jose.

MOMMY & ME An event for kids and mothers called “A Walk on the Wild Show” with performances by talented parrots, plus music by Andy Z. Tue, 10am-noon. Free.

Park Valencia, Santana Row.

SANTA CLARA YOUTH FAIR With horse shows and live music plus kids’ events. ThuSun, 10am-8pm. Free Thu-Fri; $5 to park on weekends.

Santa Clara County Fairgrounds.

TECH AFTER HOURS A monthly nighttime event at the museum with a sci and tech theme and no-host bar. Wed, 6pm. Tech Museum, San Jose.

YWCA DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BENEFIT With music by Rebecca Parks, Jack Van Breen and Damien Gonzalez. Proceeds benefit battered women. Sat, 7:30pm. $10. Mission City Coffee, Santa Clara.

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Art Night AFTER A small hiatus, the South First Fridays event returns this Aug. 5 with art, music and shopping opportunities in San Joseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s SoFA District from 7 to 11pm.

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Local Emcee â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mightyâ&#x20AC;? Mike McGee will color the evening with his slam poetry, and Dana Leong, the cellist who has collaborated with Kanye West, Ray Charles, Yoko Ono and BjĂśrk, will show off his distinct jazz-classical-pop sound at Eulipia Restaurant. Other performers include Ben Henderson & Friends, Oaklandbased Whiskerman, and indie bands Orangutang and Corrupt Autopilot.

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New THE CHANGE-UP (R) Two guys changes places—from swinging bachelor to harried father.

Stars Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman. (Opens Fri.)

THE NAMES OF LOVE (R; 100 min.) See review on page 46.

(Opens Fri at Camera 3 in San Jose and the Aquarius in Palo Alto.)

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG-13) The story of how it all began.

Read a review on Movietimes.com.

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Sita’s Side THE RAMAYANA tends to be too complex a story for unsophisticated Western minds, so Nina Paley’s heartbreak—chronicled in her lovable, jewel-colored animated film Sita Sings the Blues—turned out to be a good thing for cross-cultural understanding.

The former Santa Cruz animator was a victim of the new trend of dumping a wife by email. Paley had recently visited India, where her soon-to-beex was working; there, she found out about the Ramayana in a comic-book version. After much research, she retold the tale.

The gods know Sita, wife of King Rama, is faithful to a fault. But when she is kidnapped by Ravana, a rival king, Rama is certain she’s slept with her kidnapper. Protestations and lamentation by this primordial wronged woman don’t convince Rama.

(Part of the crisis is political—“Caesar’s wife,” as they used to say in the West.)

To illustrate Sita’s woes, Paley uses 11 songs by 1920s torch singer Annette Hanshaw; performing them is Sita as an avatar of that other cartoon goddess, Betty Boop.

The interludes feature commentary from Indonesian shadow puppets on the depths and curiosities of the story:

Is Sita indeed a bit of a doormat?

Is Ravana secretly honorable? Is Hanuman even really a monkey at all? These moments match Paley’s facility with the animated eye candy: an ingenious blend of Mogul illustrations, appropriated advertising imagery, rotoscoped J`kX J`e^j dancers and a touch of k_\ 9cl\j 1950s Disney character designer Mary Blair.

Unrated; 82 min.

Saturday, noon, Paley’s movie has been Camera 12, slightly besieged lately. A San Jose New York screening a few weeks ago was pressured into closing by a Hindu fundamentalist protest. This followed Paley’s issues with musical copyrights (thanks Sonny Bono, wherever you are). Protests always attract attention to a film, anyway. While it’s not my sacred cow, the Ramayana has been performed in every medium but Legos, and it seems as cranky to protest this as it would be to boycott a new movie version of the story of Lancelot and Guinevere.

Sita Sings the Blues is the work of an artist ravished by the tale, trying to figure out why it sticks around, and what inf luence it has had on the way men treat women and women treat themselves.—Richard von Busack

(PG-13; 111 min.) Kristin Scott Thomas plays a journalist who investigates a terrible incident from World War II. (Opens Fri at the Aquarius in Palo Alto.)

PSYCHOTRONIC FILM FESTIVAL A selection of films that the world wanted to forget. (Plays Aug 6 at 7 at Los Altos Hills at Room 5015, Foothill College; $2 for parking.) (RvB)

ROMAN HOLIDAY/SABRINA (1953/1954) Audrey Hepburn stars as a Ruritanian princess on the run; reporter Gregory Peck is on her trail. BILLED WITH Sabrina.

Hepburn plays the daughter of a chauffeur on a Long Island estate who for years has nursed a crush on the family’s younger playboy son (William Holden), but the responsible elder brother (Humphrey Bogart) eventually turns her head. (Aug 6-11 in Palo Alto at the Stanford Theatre.)

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SITA SINGS THE BLUES (2008) See review at left. (Plays Aug 6 at noon in San Jose at Camera 12.)

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(2010) On the general amnesia over nuclear war. See the Movie News section at Movietimes.com. (Plays Aug 4 at 7pm at the San Jose Peace and Justice Center.) (RvB)

(R; 125 min.) Annie (Kristen Wiig) is a Milwaukee woman going downhill. Her ex-boyfriend (Jon Hamm) uses her for sex. Suddenly, Annie’s best pal, Lillian (Maya Rudolph), announces her impending marriage. Lillian also introduces a new gorgeous friend (Rose Byrne) who elbows Annie aside and takes charge of the wedding. The wedding planning becomes more pretentious, more expensive and ever more humiliating for Annie.

Wiig is at her most comically nonchalant as the desperation seeps out of her pores. In her capacity to register degrees of comedic suffering, this actress suggests what happens when like when a movie is really loose down deep in its soul, and is not just wobbly and formulaic. But Judd Apatow was the executive producer, and Bridesmaids is shaped like an Apatow film: it’s a half-hour too long. Though it’s released as a chick-flick alternative, we still get the traditional pointless fight between Annie and her new man (Chris O’Dowd). (RvB)

FREE SUMMER MOVIES Megamind shows Aug 4 at sundown, Old Courthouse Square, Redwood City. The Princess and the Frog Aug 5 at sundown in Mountain View at Stevenson Park. Toy Story Aug 10 at sundown in San Jose at San Pedro Square. (RvB)

HAIRSPRAY (2007) The Sing-Along Experience.

A gathering of potential “Miss Baltimore Crabs.” (Plays Aug 5-7 at the Retro Dome in San Jose.) (RvB)

NILES FILM MUSEUM Regularly scheduled programs of silent films. Aug 6: The Girl in the Pullman (1927) plus shorts. Bruce Loeb at the piano. (Plays Aug 6 in Fremont at the Edison Theater.) (RvB)

NORTH BY NORTHWEST/ STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1959/1951) Some of Hitchcock’s movies are masterpieces, some are popular; these two combine both qualities. Here is silky, sexually confused evil (Robert Walker, James Mason); here, confoundingly innovative technique in the service of a sardonic spy film and a murder mystery, respectively. If you just think you remember them, you haven’t seen them, so don’t miss them.

(Plays thru Aug 5 in Palo Alto at the Stanford Theatre.) (RvB).

BUCK (PG; 88 min.) Buck Brannaman, subject of this excellent documentary, spends most of the year driving through the West and holding clinics on the gentling of out-of-control horses. An inspiration for the novel and the movie The Horse Whisperer, Brannaman had been a rodeo performer from early childhood. The film is most startling

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (PG-13; 125 min.) Above all, a luxurious recreation of the past; the long 3-D chase through 1940s Brooklyn is one of the best arguments for that technology that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen. It is an appealing comic-book story: the legend of how a New York stripling became the patriotic champion of World War II. Chris Evans must have got some of whatever it was that they shot up into the real Captain America.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signiďŹ cantly improved from his days in the weak Fantastic Four series, and his air of melancholy reminds you of â&#x20AC;&#x2122;40s star Alan Ladd.

Hugo Weaving is the impressively disďŹ gured villain, who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care for Hitlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lack of scope any more than he likes the nickname Der FĂźhrer bestowed on him, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Red Skull.â&#x20AC;? Joe Johnstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s direction may be too much in the mode of a classic â&#x20AC;&#x2122;40s movie for the kids, but it has loads to offer, including a drily funny Tommy Lee Jones and surprising art direction. (RvB)

CARS 2 (G) An animated Bond parody. Agent Finn McMissile (a sentient Aston Martin voiced by Michael Caine) is on the track of a mysterious professor. Events lure Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) into a race demonstrating alternative fuels in Paris, London and Tokyo. Tow Mater

attracts the attention of McMissileâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assistant, Holley Shiftwell (Emily Mortimer), who stays as subordinate as the 007 girls of three decades ago.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not really bad, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cute and relentless, and paced to tickle 5-yearolds. (RvB)

COWBOYS & ALIENS (PG-13; 118 min.) The summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dullest blockbuster. It plays like the result of someone ďŹ&#x201A;icking between TV channels: a bug hunt on one show, an overdressed Western on the other. Daniel Craig plays Jake, an amnesiac outlaw of the 1800s who teams up with Col. Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford), a small-town boss (one imagines one of the many versions of the script describing him as â&#x20AC;&#x153;sadistic but fairâ&#x20AC;?). The two macho men and the survivors of a blasted town team up against razortoothed and fairly uninteresting creatures from beyond. Could have used some more rewriting to go over the love interest between Craig and Ella (Olivia Wilde), the saloon girl who wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be shooed away; Wilde seems to have the most trouble acting around the spots where the CGI is going to take place. The ďŹ lm wants to be taken seriously, as a metaphor for how the West was spoiled. Since director Jon Favreauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roots are as a comedy director, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strange how anxious this movie is not to be laughed at. (RvB)

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (R; 109 min.) Friends With BeneďŹ ts follows No Strings Attached, which bowed earlier this year, and both tackle the idea of two friends having all the beneďŹ ts of a sexual relationship with none of the emotional strings attached.

Both ďŹ lms walk a ďŹ ne line between raunchy, slapstick humor and classic romantic comedy sentimentality, but Friends with BeneďŹ ts edges out slightly ahead. Even stranger than the similar concepts is that both are the follow-up ďŹ lms for Black Swan stars Natalie Portman and Mila

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Kunis. While Portman hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always shown her silly side, Kunis grew up (literally) on the hit sitcom That 70â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Show and has proven comedy chops. She uses some of that to her advantage but, unfortunately, she isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really given much to work with.

Justin Timberlake, playing Dylan, and Kunis, playing Jamie, become friends and decide theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re both sexually attracted to each other but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want a relationship. Against the advice of their friends and family that it will never work, they give it a shot. And guess what? They realize itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot harder than they thought.

So how does it unfold? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s innocent enough and Kunis and Timberlake have enough chemistry that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very enjoyable. However for a ďŹ lm that is constantly referencing, and knocking, romantic comedy ďŹ lms it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t end up being the antithesis or savior of the genre it hopes to be. Instead itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another middling rom-com that gets some genuine laughs but is nothing special. (MM)

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in the way we see temperamental, misbehaving horses not broken but rather tamed in front of us.

Brannaman speaks of avoiding â&#x20AC;&#x153;rudenessâ&#x20AC;? to them. Finally, this instructorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s methods and courage are tested by a real hell-horse: a huge, brain-damaged stallion from a ranch outside of Chico, whose killer rage is like nothing youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever seen. Buckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s encounter with this maddened creature stimulates his most philosophical words about the relations between horses and humans. (RvB)

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HORRIBLE BOSSES (R; 100 min.) This may not be the ďŹ rst hit comedy of the summer, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deďŹ nitely the ďŹ rst good one. Not only does the ďŹ lm bring the laughs,

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but it also boasts a well-written script and skilled directing. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the cast, led by Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day, that puts the nail in the cofďŹ n. Horrible Bosses may not be the most original or sidesplitting comedy of all time, but it has all its pieces in the right spot. The kernel of the story is that friends Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and Dale (Charlie Day) all have horrible bosses (played

by Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell, Donald Sutherland and Jennifer Aniston).

Playing nicely (and subtly, thank you) into the current economic crisis, they realize it would be easier to off their

bosses than look for new work. From there itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a basic comedy of errors but with some nice detours. Aniston, surprisingly enough, is really the breakout star of this. Finally playing against type, she and Day play off each other unexpectedly well and she creates many of the ďŹ lmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best scenes. (MM)

A LITTLE HELP (R) Jenna Fischer tries to extricate herself from comic troubles.

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG-13, 94 min.) Whatever happens, one canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go wrong ďŹ lling up the

screen with Paris. Woody Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest includes some sweet vistas.

Owen Wilson is Gil, a disenchanted Malibu screenwriter who wants to be a novelist. As a result, he gets midnight visitations by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda. (The gilded couple is played by Tom Hiddleston and Alison Pill.) The nights continue, and Gil meets the artistic and literary lights of the 1920s, magically reincarnated. One night, he meets a ďŹ&#x201A;apper (Marion Cotillard) with a similar yet drastically different taste for nostalgia. The not very pungent point is stretched into a culturevultureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s version of Play It Again, Sam. Midnight in Paris is a harmless, gentle nothing, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a moldy vision of the city during its era of artistic adventurousness. (RvB)

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(Unrated; 125 min.) Lucas Belvauxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movie is a prime example of the French thriller as a doctorate class in misanthropology. Yvan Attal plays Parisian businessman Stanislas Graff, chief shareholder in the family ďŹ nancial enterprises. Snatched and blinded with black ski goggles, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hidden. Soon, his family receives a severed ďŹ ngertip and a demand for 50 million euros. The cops want to play it toughâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and then the ďŹ lm reveals that Graff was not just a friend of the minister of the interior but quite the compartmentalizer, with a shadowy life. Steady proceduralism and excellent support from Alex Descas and GĂŠrard Meylan (as a chatty, honorable Marseilles gangster) warm the real deathly coldness of the situation. Ultimately, the crime isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t kidnapping, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Graffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shattering of the Rules of the Game. The interesting, silkily satirical idea at the heart of the ďŹ lm is that this level of high society can bear all kinds of terror, but it cannot endure injured pride. (RvB)

THE SMURFS (PG; 86 min.) The blue men struggle to survive after being ejected from their homes.

entertainment through the unleashed ďŹ&#x201A;amboyance of the actors. John Malkovich lolls at the feet of a robot like a puppy. Alan Tudyk supplies some European suaveness as a Dutch bodyguard.

Frances McDormandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disgust with the entire ďŹ lm is infectious. Strange how well 3-D improves matters, too. The technique forcibly slows the editing and gives some visual dimension to what used to look like wrathful lawn-art junk sculptures, or $300 million versions of the roller-skating saps in a production of Starlight Express. (RvB)

THE TREE OF LIFE (PG-13, 138 min.) A memory of loss transďŹ xes a man of today, Jack (Sean Penn). Jack is led back to his early childhood home in the outskirts of Waco, Texas, in the late 1950s. In this world, his father is Jackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruler and his bitter enemy. In his lean, unsparing performance, Brad Pitt recalls the ďŹ erceness of the fathers of those days. The calm center of this ďŹ lm is the mother Mrs. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien.

Jessica Chastain plays this â&#x20AC;&#x153;lover of the way of grace,â&#x20AC;? and she is as much a dancer as an actress. With a strong theme of feminine mercy vs. masculine authority; with its acute longing for reconciliation with the past; with its tender faith that â&#x20AC;&#x153;No one who loves the way of grace comes to a bad end,â&#x20AC;? director Terrence Malickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new ďŹ lm is peaceful, and yet it breaks out in storms of color and rage. (RvB)

WINNE THE POOH (G; 70 min.) A gritty look at the dark underbelly of the 100-acre woodsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; not. Just a genial G-rated animated ďŹ lm for the young ones.

ZOOKEEPER (PG; 102 min.) The world holds its breath in anticipation of the newest Kevin James comedy masterpiece about an animal caretaker who seeks romance with the help of his furry friends. With appearances by such beloved stars as Sylvester Stallone and Adam Sandler.

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (PG-13; 157 min.) Blending in TV and newsreel footage, the new Transformers tells how Transformerism was hushed up in the 1960s. On the moon, Optimus Prime jumpstarts an aged robot sentinel. Meanwhile, evil Megatron vows revenge in the African veldt.

The ďŹ nal battle (45 minutes of drowse-inducing clash) takes place in Chicago after an opening act in D.C. A strange variety special with killbots, the ďŹ lm approaches

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Of course, that means there’s no end of people who want him to commit to their cause. But hey, it’s not like he gets asked to play every benefit show on the planet, right?

“No,” says Morello with a laugh.

“Probably just 85 percent of the benefit shows on the planet.”

There’s a proud tradition of radical politics in rock music, but there’s also an unfortunate tradition of bland politics—the kind Phil Ochs (and later

Jello Biafra and Mojo Nixon) sang about in “Love Me, I’m a Liberal.”

Morello’s career flies in the face of all the empty-mouthpiece grandstanding and waffling. Since his Rage days he’s been taking his politics to the street (and sometimes, to jail), and he’s only upped the ante since 2003, when he began touring as the Nightwatchman, a folkier singer/songwriter project that until recently was a one-man show.

With Serj Tankian from System of a Down, he started the nonprofit Axis of Justice, an organization that connects musicians and fans with activist organizations.

Now a parent of two children under 2, the 47-year-old Morello has had to curtail what he self-deprecatingly calls his “Nightwatchman do-gooding” somewhat. But it was important to him to be a part of the No Nukes Benefit at Shoreline on Aug. 7, which will raise money for Musicians United for Safe Energy (M.U.S.E.) and Japan disaster relief. The lineup also includes Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, the Doobie Brothers, Jason Mraz and others.

The history of M.U.S.E. dates back

to 1979, when the group was founded

by Browne, Raitt, Graham Nash and John Hall (who was elected to Congress in 2006 and will speak at this week’s show). Six months after the Three Mile Island nuclear meltdown in Pennsylvania in March 1979, they put together a series of shows at Madison Square Garden, culminating in a rally in Battery Park City that drew close to 200,000 people. Besides the founders, the Doobie Brothers are another link to M.U.S.E.’s history, having played at the 1979 shows. Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and Carly Simon were among the other artists who performed at the original shows.

“I’m a fan of the other artists performing, and I was asked by them.

And I was a big fan of the original shows,” says Morello of his reason for signing on. “I like the idea of connecting generations of musical activists. It was an honor to be asked, and I think it’s a very important cause.

Especially in light of the nuclear scare, it seemed very timely.”

In a striking parallel, the new M.U.S.E. benefit comes six months after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March that led to the meltdown of multiple reactors at Fukushima I nuclear power plant in Japan. Morello minces no words in condemning the nuclear-power system that allowed the disaster to happen.

“When the stewardship of the planet

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is in the hands of profiteers, that kind of a tragedy is inevitable,” he says. “It’s not a system under which protection and care of humanity and the environment comes first. Making money comes first.”

Though the scale and nuclear aspects set the Japan catastrophe apart, Morello doesn’t find it all that different in principle than the San Bruno pipeline explosions here last year, which killed eight people. After an investigation, PG&E admitted it may have installed the pipeline improperly.

“It’s substandard because it’s more cost-effective to be substandard, therefore the profits will be higher at the end of the day,” he says. “That’s the inherent logic, whether it’s nuclear or coal mine disasters.”

This is the kind of smart and impassioned political thinking that Morello is known for (he often jokes that he’s the other Harvard-educated, halfKenyan guy from Illinois, in reference to the roots he shares with Barack Obama).

His M.U.S.E. appearance comes just as he seems to be busier than ever, having just released the Union Town EP (with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting labor causes) and dropping a new Nightwatchman album, Worldwide Rebel Song, at the end of this month—his first with a full band.

“I feel much more comfortable now integrating my electric guitar playing with my folky singer/songwriting. This will be the 14th album of my career, and the ninth record since Rage Against the Machine. So at this point, I feel comfortable doing anything I want to do,” he says.”

Speaking of Rage, the group reunited in 2007 after breaking up in 2000. Just last month, they established the first L.A. Rising festival, like Coachella or Lollapalooza, but with an activist bent.

“I think the years apart were healthy,” he says of the reformed Rage.

“It allowed me to really stretch myself as an artist, with Audioslave and Street Sweeper Social Club and especially with the Nightwatchman. But then to be able to return as friends, and have the opportunity to play that music for an audience again.”

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AVALON Fri, 6pm: Battle of the Bands with the Art of War, Artist Vs. Empire and more. Sat, 8pm: The Phenomenauts, Plan 9, Sugar, Shitkickers, Trashkannon. $12$15. Santa Clara.

THE BLANK CLUB Fri, 9pm: Cash’d Out, Ghost Town Hangmen. $10. Sat, 9pm: The Record Winter, Survival Guide. $8. San Jose.

BLINKY’S CAN’T SAY Sat, 9:30pm-1:30am: Marvin Banks Band, rock and blues.

Santa Clara.

BOSWELL’S Wed: Jack Rip Off. Thu: Sexy Back. Fri: Love Stoned. Sat: Passion Killers. Sun: The Gents.

Mon: Degenerates. Campbell.

BRITANNIA ARMS ALMADEN Fri, 10pm: Cheeseballs. Sat, 10pm: Drive. Mad Karma. San Jose.

Fri, 9pm: Barb Rocks presents Everwise, Phil Traina, the Nickel Slots and the Devil’s Sunday Best. Sat: A1one.

Cupertino.

CAFFE TRIESTE Fri, 9pm: Dev Barnett and Greg Newton. Sat, 8pm: Jack Gilmour.

San Jose.

CAMPBELL CONCERTS Thu, 6:30pm: Cocktail Monkeys.

Free. Downtown Campbell.

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

Campbell.

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Artist of the Year” award, in 2004. Clearly, Hooker Jr.’s MIA years had left the world extremely confused about the heir to the throne. But he made his comeback complete with 2008’s All Odds Against Me, which snagged him another Grammy nom.

His sound mixes his father’s trad blues with the Motown sound of his native Detroit, as showcased vividly on his live album.—Steve Palopoli

CLUB FOX Fri, 9pm: Contino. $5. Sat, 9pm: The Unauthorized Rolling Stones with Heavy Petty. $13/$15. Redwood City.

CLUB ILLUSIONS Sat, 9pm: One Step Beyond reunion with David J and guests.

Palo Alto.

JASON-STEPHENS WINERY Fri, 6pm: FourWayFree. Gilroy.

LOS GATOS CIVIC CENTER PLAZA Sun, 5-7pm: The Shanks.

Los Gatos.

MOJO LOUNGE Fri: The Daniel Castro Band.

Sat: Buzzy Dupree. Fremont.

MONTALVO ARTS CENTER

Brothers with Lara Johnson. $49.50 and up. Sat, 7:30pm: Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Dennis DeYoung. $39.50 and up. Sun, 7:30pm: An Evening with the Beach Boys. $35.50 and up. Tue, 7:30pm: Gipsy Kings with Nicolas Reyes and Tonino Baliardo. $55 and up. Saratoga.

Thu, 7:30pm: Blues Traveler. $59 and up. Saratoga.

MURPHY’S LAW

MOUNTAIN VIEW SUMMER CONCERTS

MUSIC IN THE PARK

LOS GATOS LODGE

Thu, 6:30pm: The Colony Street Band. Castro and Dana streets.

Mountain View.

Fri-Sat: Live rock bands.

Los Gatos.

MOUNTAIN WINERY Thu, 7:30pm: The Doobie

Wed-Sat: Live music. Sunnyvale.

Thu, 5:30pm: Dredg with the Holdup and Trophy Fire. Free.

Plaza de Cesar Chavez, San Jose.

NETO’S GRILL Thu, 7pm: Junction. Sat,

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Santa Clara.

Pantea. Fri: Salsa. Sat: Latin night. Mon: Argentine Tango.

Tue: Salsa with Pantea.

Mountain View.

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Fri, 7:30pm: Zebop, South 46. $10. Gilroy.

CAMPBELL RECITAL HALL

Fri-Sat, 8:30pm: Fiesta Flamenca. $15-$25.

Redwood City.

Sat, 8pm: George Cables Trio and Madeline Eastman. $22-$36.

Stanford University, Palo Alto.

Wed-Sat; Live music. Los Gatos.

ARYA GLOBAL CUISINE

DINKELSPIEL AUDITORIUM

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

Fri, 8pm: Stanford Jazz Workshop All-Star Jam Session. $24-$38. Stanford University, Palo Alto.

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Fri, 8pm: Jordan Emmans. Sat, 8pm: Bravo Juliet. Mountain View.

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Fri, 6pm: Caravanserai. Free.

Courthouse Square, Redwood City.

Thu, 9pm: DJ Che live video mixing. Fri, 9pm: Latin rock en espanol. Sat, 9pm: Salsa, merengue, cumbia, urban & Latin fusions. Tue, 9pm: Salsa.

San Jose.

SANTA CLARA CONCERTS

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Sun, 6:30pm: Cool Under Pressure. Free. Central Park, Santa Clara.

SANTANA ROW Fri, 7-9pm: Tony Lindsay. Park of Hot August Nights. Free. Park Valencia Main Stage, Santana Row.

SOUTH FIRST BILLIARDS Thu, 7pm: Good Hustle, the Tenderbox. Fri: South First Friday. Sat: Town Crier and more.

San Jose.

STATION 55 Fri-Sat, 9pm-1am: Live music.

Gilroy.

STREETLIGHT RECORDS Thu, 5pm: In Euphoric Company, Noys Annoise. Sun, 2pm: Think and Die Thinking Fest with Palm Springs, the PillowďŹ ghts and more. San Jose.

SUNNYVALE SUMMER SERIES Wed, 5:30pm: Entourage Band.

Free. Downtown Sunnyvale.

TEMPLE BAR & LOUNGE Sat, 8pm: Live music. San Jose.

THE VENUE Sun, 6pm: Suffokate, Redeemer and more. Los Gatos.

WOODHAMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LOUNGE

Thu: Live music. Fri, 9:30pm & Sat, 9pm: Live music. Mountain View.

Sun, 6pm; Dixieland Jazz.

Cupertino.

EULIPIA RESTAURANT Fri, 8:30pm: Dana Leong. Free.

San Jose.

FLAVORS OF JAZZ Tue, 6:30pm: Hristo Vitchev Duo at Left Bank; Mark Arroyo Trio at Chiliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Santana Row, San Jose.

GRAND DELL SALOON

HUKILAU

Thu, 8pm: Blues Jam with Aki. Sat, 8pm: Len Cat. Campbell.

Fri: Aldon. Sat: Garden Island Blend. San Jose.

HEDLEY CLUB

LILLY MACâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Tue: Irish dancing. Sunnyvale.

MOROCCOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RESTAURANT MV Wed: Moroccan music. Thu: Latin guitar with Vic Moraga.

Sat: Belly dancing. Sun: World Music Night. Tue: Flamenco.

Mountain View.

MOROCCOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RESTAURANT SJ Wed, 5pm: Flamenco. Fri, 5pm: World music and belly dancing. Sat: Mucho Ave. Sun, 5pm: Moroccan music and belly dancing. San Jose.

NAGLEE PARK GARAGE Wed, 7pm: Cuatro Con Tres.

Free. San Jose.

PALO ALTO MUSIC SERIES

Wed, 7:30pm. Jazz Jam hosted by John Worley and Oscar Pangilinan. Thu, 8pm: Russo Alberts Trio. Fri, 8:30pm: Russo Alberts. Sat, 8:30pm: J.P. and the Rhythm Chasers. San Jose.

JAZZ ON THE PLAZZ Wed, 6:30pm: John Nemeth.

Free. Los Gatos Town Plaza.

J.J.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BLUES CAFE Sat, 9:30pm: John Lee Hooker Jr. $20. Live music every night.

San Jose.

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

LOS GATOS BREWING CO. Fri: Dueling pianos. Los Gatos.

Sat, 6:30: Tempest, Celtic folk rock. Mitchell Park. Palo Alto.

LOS GATOS BREWING CO. SAN JOSE

PARRANDA NIGHTCLUB

Thu & Sat: Dueling pianos. San Jose.

Thu-Sat: Live music. Sunnyvale.

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MOROCCOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RESTAURANT MV Mon: Blues. Mountain View.

Sat, 7pm: Nehal and the Wanted. $10. Sunnyvale.

MURPHYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LAW

Fri and Sun: Pro Jam with local rock musicians. Santa Clara.

Jazz/Blues

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ANGELICAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BISTRO

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Thu, 7pm: Blues Jam. Redwood City.

Sun: Live blues. San Jose.

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Wed, 8pm: Salsa. $5. San Jose.

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Santa Clara.

Fri, 9pm: Levitate. Sat, 9pm: Kevin McCullough and Dirty Downtown Latin Jazz. San Jose.

AGENDA LOUNGE

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Dredg FROM THE LUSH opening soundscape of the ďŹ rst track, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Another Tribe,â&#x20AC;? itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obvious that dredgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest album, Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy, is like nothing theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done before. The songâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lyrics could even be read as lead singer Gavin Hayesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; anticipation of resistance to the popular Los Gatos indie bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s electronic direction: â&#x20AC;&#x153;They always say theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re against the grain/Come on, they all look the same/They just joined another tribe.â&#x20AC;?

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And perhaps they shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have been, considering Plaza de Cesar Chavez that the veteran alt-rock band worked with hipin San Jose hop producer Dan the Automator, to whom Hayes gives enormous credit for helping dredg re-invent 5:30pm; free. themselves sonically. They also relied on some guidance from drummer Dino Campanella, who has been fooling with electronic music for quite some time, and sharpened his genre chops playing gigs with the Limousines.

Earlier evidence that dredg was in the mood for the unpredictable came with their epic 2009 album (and their ďŹ rst after leaving Interscope), The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion. The record was full of contradictions: it was dense, yet hookier than anything theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d done before, fully prog-rock, yet tight all the way through, arty yet perhaps their most commercial release. If anyone was expecting a backlash from the recordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shift in sound, it never came; in fact, it was the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest-charting album. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what this bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about,â&#x20AC;? says Hayes of their creative risk-taking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we were regurgitating the same record over and over, this band would have broken up a long time ago.â&#x20AC;?

Instead, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been together for 18 years, with the four core members (also including Mark Engles on guitar and and Drew Roulette on bass) unchanged since 1993.

What continues to evolve, as on Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy, is the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art.

Clearly, they saw this coming, having early on adapted the Chinese symbol for â&#x20AC;&#x153;changeâ&#x20AC;? as their logo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That symbol is true to the band,â&#x20AC;? says Hayes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We live by that.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Steve Palopoli

Aug 11 Snoop Dogg (Ages 16+) Aug 11 High on Fire Atrium (Ages 16+) Aug 12 Tater Famine Atrium (Ages 21+) Aug 16 Bird of Prey Atrium (Ages 18+) Aug 17 Groundation (Ages 16+) Aug 17 Bomb the Music Industry Atrium (Ages 16+) !UG The Expendables (Ages 16+) Aug 26 Tribal Seeds (Ages 21+) Aug 27 Snail/ The Spell (Ages 21+) Aug 28 Pat Travers Band Atrium (Ages 21+) Sep 2 Montrose (Ages 21+) Sep 10 Fury 66 (Ages 16+) Sep 16 Tesla (Ages 21+) Sep 20 Hank 3 Attention DeďŹ cit Domination (Ages 21+) Sep 22 Andre Nickatina (Ages 16+) Sep 24 Jimmy Eat World (Ages 16+) Nov 2 Mac Miller (Ages 16+) Nov 3 Collie Buddz (Ages 16+) Unless otherwise noted, all shows are dance shows with limited seating.

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The ARTTEC 2011 Summer Concert Series Christopher Cross Fri, August 19, 8pm This five-time Grammy winner was the biggest new star in the ‘80s with the #1 hit “Sailing” followed by “Ride Like the Wind”, “Never Be the Same”and the #1 “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do),” from the popular movie starring Dudley Moore that earned Cross an Academy Award. Opening the evening is Cupertino native Jenn Grinels.

An Evening with Herb Alpert & Lani Hall Sun, August 21, 7:30pm Music legend Herb Alpert and his wife, vocalist Lani Hall (the original lead singer of Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66) will celebrate their newest release I Feel You, performing an evening of innovative arrangements and skilled improvisations that make old songs new and bring new songs to their audience.

Air Supply Sat, August 27, 8pm With heavily orchestrated sweet ballads, this Australian soft rock duo (Graham Russel & Russel Hitchcock) became a staple of early ‘80s radio, scoring a string of hits including “Lost in Love,” “All Out of Love,” “Every Woman in the World”, “The One That You Love”, “Without You”, “Here I Am” and “Making Love Out of Nothing At All”.

56 POOR HOUSE BISTRO Wed, 6pm: Gary Smith Blues Trio. Thu, 6pm: Lara Price and Yesterdays. Fri, 6pm: The Hum with Ron E. Beck. Sat, 1-5pm: Shari Puorto Band. Sat, 6pm: AC Myles Band. Sun, 11am-1pm: Jamaican Independence Day Reggae Beach Party with steel drummers; at 1pm, Jay’s Clash; at 2:30pm: Militia of Love. San Jose.

REDWOOD CITY

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BRITANNIA ARMS ALMADEN

Fri, 7pm: Open mic. San Jose.

Wed and Sun, 10pm: DJ Hank.

San Jose.

MISSION CITY ROASTING CO. Thu, 7pm: South Bay Folks Open Mic. Santa Clara.

RED ROCK COFFEE CO. Mon, 7pm: Cavin and King’s Open Mic. Mountain View.

THREE FLAMES RESTAURANT Wed, 8pm: Open-mic night with Anita. Willow Glen.

BRITANNIA ARMS CUPERTINO Sun-Tue, 10pm: Karaoke.

Cupertino.

BRITANNIA ARMS DOWNTOWN Wed, 9pm: August. Mon, 9pm: Comedy with Mr. Walker. San Jose.

Mon, 6pm: The Joe Cohen Show.

Free. Downtown Redwood City.

Karaoke

BRITISH BANKERS CLUB

TESSORA’S

7 BAMBOO

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

Campbell.

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

C&J’S SPORTS BAR

UNWINED

ACAPULCO RESTAURANT & CANTINA

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

WINE AFFAIRS Wed-Thu, 7:30pm: Live music.

San Jose.

Fri-Sat, 7pm-midnight: KJ Bob and Starmaker Karaoke. Santa Clara.

Mon, 9:30pm: Karaoke.

Menlo Park.

Thu, 10pm: Melissa and Heather.

Santa Clara.

CREEKSIDE LOUNGE Wed and Mon-Tue: Stephanie.

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

DASILVA’S BRONCOS Wed: Karaoke. Thu, 9pm-1am: Karaoke. Santa Clara.

C&W/Folk

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THE GRAPEVINE

Wed, 9:30pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

Sat 7pm: Emith. Willow Glen.

ALEX’S 49ER INN

THE SADDLE RACK

Nightly, 9pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

Wed, 9pm: California Cowboys.

Thu-Fri, 9pm, Sat, 10:15pm: Diablo Road. Fremont.

AZÚCAR

SAM’S BBQ

THE BEARS

Wed, 6pm: Sidesaddle. Tue, 6pm: Carolina Special. San Jose.

THREE FLAMES RESTAURANT Thu, 9pm: Doug Rose and Bit and Spur Band. Willow Glen.

Open Mic BAMBOO LOUNGE Mon, 7pm: Musical open mic for singer-songwriters. Sign up at 7pm. Free. San Jose.

Wed, 9pm: English and Spanish karaoke and dancing. San Jose.

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

THE ESCAPE

Fri, 9pm: Ryan. San Jose.

Mon, 8:30pm-1:30am: DJ Curtis. San Jose.

BENNIGAN’S GRILL

FAHRENHEIT ULTRA LOUNGE

Sat, 9pm: August. Santa Clara.

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

Tue, 9pm: Partyoke. Beer pong and karaoke. San Jose.

FIREHOUSE GRILL

BLUE MAX

Sun, 7pm-close: Uncle Dougie Show. Palo Alto.

Fri-Sat, 9pm: Karaoke.

Sunnyvale.

FLAMES COFFEE SHOP

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

Wed-Sat and Tue, 9pm: Uncle Dougie Show. No cover.

San Jose.

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

Sign up by 5pm. Santa Clara.

BLUE ROCK SHOOT Thu, 7:30pm: Open mic.

Saratoga.

BRITANNIA ARMS CUPERTINO Wed, 9:30pm: Stand-up comedy.

Cupertino.

CAFFE TRIESTE Tue, 7pm: Open mic. Free.

San Jose.

BOGART’S LOUNGE Wed, Fri and Sun, 8pm-2am: KJ Dennis. Sunnyvale.

BOSWELL’S Tue: DJ Davey K. Campbell.

BOULEVARD TAVERN

THE GOOSETOWN LOUNGE Fri-Sun, 9:30pm-1:30am: Karaoke. Willow Glen.

Thu: Karaoke. Los Gatos.

HOMESTEAD LANES

BRANHAM LOUNGE

Fri, 9:30pm: Vinnie. Mon, 9pm: Vinnie. Tue, 9pm: August.

Cupertino.

Thu and Mon: Karaoke.

San Jose.

KHARTOUM Thu, 9pm: DJ Davey K. Campbell.

Thu: Therapy. Fri: Soul Therapy.

San Jose.

KING OF CLUBS

Thu: Karaoke. Sunnyvale.

MARIANI’S

PEACOCK LOUNGE

BRITANNIA ARMS ALMADEN

Fri, 6:30-10:30pm: Bands with live karaoke. Santa Clara.

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

Sunnyvale.

Fri, 8pm: DJ dancing. Sat, 9pm: Chill, R&B, Top 40. Sun & Tue, 9pm: DJ dancing. Sunnyvale.

Wed & Sun, 10pm: DJ Hank. Thu: VJ Don. Mon, 9pm: Beer Pong.

Tue: Pub-stumpers. San Jose.

SABOR TAPAS BAR

BRITANNIA ARMS CUPERTINO

Thu-Sat: DJs and dancing. Sun: Reggae. San Jose.

Thu, 10pm: DJ Tosh. Cupertino.

SAN JOSE BAR & GRILL

BRITANNIA ARMS DOWNTOWN

Thu: SOFA King Thursdays.

Fri: Video Killed the DJ. Sat: Sultry. Mon: Manic Mondaze.

San Jose.

Thu: DJ David Q. Fri-Sat, 10pm: DJ Quantum San Jose.

AUGUST

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RED STAG LOUNGE Nightly karaoke, 9pm-1:30am.

San Jose.

STUDIO8

Thu, 9pm: Throwback Thursdays.

Fri, 9pm: DJ. Sat, 9pm: Snapshot.

Evergreen Inn, San Jose.

Fri: The League with Nayelli.

San Jose.

TEMPLE BAR & LOUNGE FAHRENHEIT ULTRA LOUNGE

SAN JOSE BAR & GRILL Tue, 10pm-close: Kamikaze Karaoke. San Jose.

THREE FLAMES RESTAURANT Mon, 8pm-midnight: DJ Curtis.

Willow Glen.

WILLOW DEN Wed, 9:30pm: DJ JR. San Jos

Wed: RedRun. Thu: JazBiz and Dave Dynamix. Fri: Video Mixing. Sat: Live bands. San Jose.

Thu, 9pm: The Heit Thursdays.

Fri, 9pm: DJ. Sat: DJ Homicide.

Mon, 9pm: Industry. Tue: Partyoke. Beer pong and karaoke. San Jose.

WILLOW DEN Thu, 10pm: DJ Uncle Hank. Fri, 10pm: DJ Tony. Sat, 10:30pm: DJ Jazzy. Willow Glen.

KATIE BLOOM’S Thu-Sat, 9:30pm: DJs and dancing. Campbell.

ZEN LOUNGE MIAMI BEACH CLUB

Thu: 24 Thursdays. Fri: Fabulous Fridays. Sat: Celebrity Saturdays with DJ D-Roc.

Thu-Fri: Top 40, club hits. Sat: DJ Nelly presents. San Jose.

WOODHAM’S LOUNGE Wed-Thu, Sat, Tue: 9:30pm: Vinnie. Santa Clara.

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Wed, 8pm: Salsa Wednesdays.

Thu: Anthromix. Fri: DJs. San Jose.

AZÚCAR Thu, 9pm: DJ Che live video mixing. Fri, 9pm: Latin rock en espanol. Sat, 9pm: Salsa, merengue, cumbia, urban & Latin fusions. Tue, 9pm: Salsa.

San Jose.

THE BLANK CLUB Thu, 9pm: Atomic with DJ Basura. $5. Free. San Jose.

BLOWFISH SUSHI Wed-Thu and Sat: DJs and dancing. Santana Row.

BRANHAM LOUNGE Wed: Humpday Wednesdays.

Bob Marley’s backup band plays ‘Exodus’ and ‘Uprising’ on consecutive nights. Aug 4-5 at the Independent.

Juan Formell and his 14-piece orchestra are a rich weave of Cuban and Caribbean soul. Aug 5-7 at Yoshi’s Oakland.

TORCHE Heavy-as-hell sludge metal from Miami; Big Business and Thrones open. Aug 6 at Slim’s.

RX BANDITS Long-running unclassifiable SoCal four-piece on their “Farewell Tour.” Aug 7 at Regency Ballroom.

IMELDA MAY Irish superstar channels Billie Holiday, PJ Harvey and Chrissie Hynde. Aug 9 at the Independent.

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