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ISawYou@metronews.com Send us your anonymous rants and raves about your co-workers or any badly behaving citizen—or about citizens you admire. I SAW YOU, Metro, 550 S. First St., San Jose, 95113, or via email.

B.O. Hazard I saw you on the dance floor, glistening with sweat in your sleeveless whateverit-was sleazy thing you had on. Why were you so compelled to hug me over and over? Did I look like a wash towel? You wiped your foul, fetid BO all over my clothes. I could smell your stench the rest of the night, and I left early because I was embarrassed that maybe someone would think it was I who was averse to personal hygiene.

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Healthy Enthusiasm The Metro Fly (“Unsupervised,” Nov. 30) was critical of Cupertino City Councilmember Barry Chang. It is unfortunate that Barry Chang’s enthusiasm for a healthy environment causes anyone to wonder if he is “nuts.”

Barry Chang has worked hard attempting to convince regulatory agencies to bring the quarry into environmental compliance for the benefit of the citizens of Cupertino and Santa Clara County. I was in attendance at the meeting that prompted the Jeff Smith letter and didn’t hear baleful words that required a written response. Barry Chang has taken a strong environmental position and there are those who would like to silence him.

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Who’s Counting From your Q&A with San Jose Police Chief Chris Moore (SanJoseInside, Nov. 30): “Optimally, a city of 1 million

residents should have at least 2,000 cops. While I know we do not have the funds to maintain a force of that size, we must ensure that we go no lower than we are today.”

Chief Moore: How can you guarantee this when you have no academy and cannot control how many retire and leave for better jobs?

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Mayor for Life?

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JOSE ESTEVES has built a reputation

of doing things his way as mayor of Milpitas. Opponents accuse him of using his keys to turn City Hall into an improptu wedding chapel and for the last month he has worked to have Planning Commissioner MARK TIERNAN relieved of his duties a year before Tiernan’s term expires. Apparently, the mayor wasn’t too keen on comments Tiernan made to Fly in August regarding his removal as commission chair—he accused Esteves of organizing a coup against him with other commissioners. Now there’s word the mayor wants to do things his way even longer than expected by changing the city’s charter on term limits. Milpitas has a complex term limits system, but right now a mayor is currently allowed to serve three consecutive terms of two years each. Esteves previously served three terms as mayor before sitting out two years and then being elected again in Don’t 2010. But if Esteves forget gets the supposed to tip! changes he’s been talking about, term FLY@ limits would be modified METRONEWS. to two consecutive COM terms of four years apiece. Any change to the city charter would require going to the ballot, and in order to get to the ballot Esteves would need a council vote of three, including himself, in support—the same number needed to get rid of Tiernan. Two councilmembers who could benefit from an extension of term limits are ALTHEA POLANKSI and ARMANDO GOMEZ, who are both in their third terms—councilmembers get four-year terms—and would only have the option of running for mayor in 2014. Language could be written into a new ballot measure to wipe the tenure slate clean for the mayor and councilmembers— something Milpitas insiders suspect Esteves and a few members of the council would be open to. All of this could serve as a double whammy for Tiernan, who recently announced his intention to run for a City Council seat in 2012. With such a rosy relationship with everyone in Milpitas, why wouldn’t Tiernan want to stick around?

Wine or Whine?

NOT SO CLEAR CUT Sonoma County provides some of the best wine in California, but some people are questioning the environmental costs.

Popular winemaker Paul Hobbs accused of tree clearing for Sonoma County vineyards

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HILE oenephiles consume $100 bottles of pinot noir at Silicon Valley’s top restaurants, they may be unaware that one “rock star” winemaker currently finds himself in hot water.

This past October, in a rare instance of a local politician speaking out publicly against a member of the North Bay’s influential winemaking community, Sonoma County Supervisor Efren Carrillo lambasted winemaker Paul Hobbs for uprooting hundreds of trees in Sebastopol and adding one more open wound to a Russian River watershed already impacted by erosion and sediment. According to several Silicon Valley sommeliers, Paul Hobbs wines are among the most popular in the area’s top-tier restaurants.

Carrillo called Hobbs “one bad apple,” and noted that the globally renowned maker of high-end wines hadn’t bothered to acquire a permit to remove the trees, part of an old Christmas tree farm, which Hobbs is planning to buy and convert to vines.

It was one of three instances this year in which Hobbs has cut down trees to the dismay of onlookers. He leveled 10 acres in Pocket Canyon just east of Guerneville, and eight acres of redwood trees along Highway 116 on land acquired in a court settlement from his neighbor, John Jenkel.

“Paul Hobbs has shown a blatant disregard for Sonoma County, its resources, his fellow vintners and community sentiment,” Carrillo declared in an editorial printed in the Sonoma County Gazette.

All of this comes as a shock to Bert George, an industry expert of more than three decades and owner of one of San Jose’s most popular wine vendors Joseph George Wine Shop.

“I would think clear-cutting happened back in the ’50s, when people didn’t

care. But people are so environmentally aware that I couldn’t imagine them doing anything like that,” George says.

“We’ve sold Paul’s wines for probably 20 years. He’s not only a personal friend; he’s one of the best winemakers in the United States. He’s a rock star.

“If you’ve ever talked to Paul or met him, that’s not acceptable in the wine business. That just doesn’t go on.”

But environmentalists believe that Carrillo’s outburst over Hobbs’ actions needs to be echoed 100 times over. To Jim Doerksen, who has lived in the Mayacamas Mountains for 44 years and has watched local streams sucked dry as wineries near his property have been built, Carrillo’s words on Hobbs only amplify the silence that nearly all Sonoma County officials have kept toward the local wine industry through years of alleged environmental abuse.

“Efren said Hobbs is ‘one bad apple,’” Doerksen says, “but all we have are bad apples.”

Doerksen points straight to his neighbors, whom he charges with illegally cutting down about 60 acres of conifers to plant vineyards.

“These guys at Pride and Cornell [vineyards] are doing way worse things than Hobbs, but no one can see what they’re doing because they’re way up here in the mountains,” Doerksen explains. “Hobbs was right on Highway

Living Sponge Conversion of forestland to vineyards is tremendously destructive, according to Chris Poehlmann, director of Friends of the Gualala River. The activity, he explains, is even more harmful to a forest than clear-cutting; planting a vineyard requires permanently or indefinitely eliminating the forest as well as the soil, precluding any foreseeable opportunity for second-growth trees.

The ecosystem from the treetops to the roots is annihilated as the stumps are bulldozed and the remaining forest detritus and topsoil scraped away, flattening the earth’s surface and readying it for vines.

“The forest is like a living sponge that slowly drains water collected during the winter into the streams and keeps fish alive,” Poehlmann says. “When you scalp these mountainsides and turn the mountain into a bald bowling ball, that effect is gone, and you have nothing but a biological desert.” Without the stabilizing effect of tree roots, rain water gushes down such uprooted slopes like rapids down a waterslide, and erosion can be severe.

But land-use and environmental lawyer Eric Koenigshofer, who is employed by the Preservation Ranch project, which, if approved, would clear 1,769 acres of second-growth redwood trees in the upper reaches of Sonoma County’s Gualala River for 1,100 acres of vineyards, says that careful management

can amount to an overall benefit to local ecosystems.

Of the 300 miles of roads already extant on the Preservation Ranch site, the project proposes to put only 100 miles of them into use while reverting the other 200 miles into woodland, Koenigshofer says. Along the roads designated for use, the antiquated systems of ditches and culverts, which can exacerbate erosion, will be eliminated. The vineyards, he says, will be planted well within the slope-steepness limits defined by county grading laws.

While Preservation Ranch is 43 times bigger than the county’s largest-ever permitted timberland conversion on record—a 41-acre plot owned by KendallJackson, approved for cutting in 1997— “it’s also the largest privately funded land-preservation project that has ever been put in place here,” Koenigshofer says.

Some environmentalists say that legal lenience toward the Sonoma County wine industry can be traced back to the 1970s, when the threat of suburban sprawl spilling off the Highway 101 corridor was staunched by amendments to county code. Those amendments gave agricultural lands legal precedence in the fight to survive. Today, that agricultural land has become mostly vineyard land.

But the outlook for forest conservationists could be improving in Sonoma County. The timber conversion ordinance of 2006 appears to have had an effect in slowing the crawl of vines into the county’s wooded hill country.

From 1979 to 2006, 25 conversions of timberland to agriculture occurred, amounting to 21 acres per year. Thirteen of those projects occurred in the grapecrazy years from 2001 to 2006, but all legal timbering activity abruptly stopped with the new ordinance in place. No officials could estimate for Metro how common illegal timber removal is in Sonoma County.

Preservation Ranch is advancing along the lines of the law, but the fact that its size amounts to three times the area of all Sonoma County timberland ever converted into agriculture—573 acres—strikes dread in conservationists.

“In the old days, farming meant growing food or fiber, things to be eaten or things to be turned into clothing,” observes Stephen Fuller-Rowell, a cofounder of the Sonoma County Water Coalition. “Now, a main product of farming here is alcohol.”

Josh Koehn contributed to this report.

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down. Efren had to say something.”

Carrillo tells Metro that Hobbs, who did not respond to requests for comment, showed defiance of law that mandated an objection. “My reaction was just my response to anyone not following policies that we have in place,” Carrillo says.

But do Silicon Valley wine connoisseurs really care? Josh Weeks, owner of the Michelin-starred Plumed Horse restaurant in Saratoga, which boasts one of the most impressive wine selections in all of California, says his patrons are more concerned with the experience of their meal and wine than pairing their appetites with activism.

“Even if a couple do know about [clear-cutting], it’s nothing that’s somebody asks about or mentions,” Weeks says. “I’m an experience-oriented restaurant. ... I’m not saying that if [winemakers] are fertilizing with baby seals that customers would still be buying it, but it’s not really a big deal.”

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TECHNOLOGY & CULTURE IN SILICON VALLEY

BY BRENDAN NYSTEDT

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This Week in ‘Must We?’: The Facebook Phone

Streaming Addiction May Cost You (Again)

Rumors of a collaboration between Facebook and HTC are starting to come to the surface after months of speculation.

The phone will run on a modified version of Google’s perpetually fragmenting mobile OS, Android, and feature a heavy reworking from the social networking giant. But there’s an important question that should have been asked long before development began: Will anyone want such a device?

Due to the usage of streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, Internet service providers are looking into charging by usage rather than just offering up unlimited In response to access as is proposed alteracommon today. tions in Internet Cox Communcharges, Netflix ications, subscribers Charter began to boycott Communthe company and ications Inc. burn their red and Time envelopes out of Warner Cable pure habit. reportedly are both toying with usage-based pricing in an effort to profit off of previously unforeseen bandwidth consumption. According to Bloomberg, companies have mulled over this business model before but were hesitant due to consumer outcry. Will their second attempt be met with the same aggression?

An informal poll taken by CNN columnist Pete Cashmore turned The future Facebook phone takes the annoyance of answering a call no one up little evidence wanted quite literally. for interest in a Facebook-centric mobile device. Less than 8 percent of those polled said they’d consider such a device, and the overwhelming majority didn’t care. It’s likely the idea behind the Facebook phone is one meant to compete directly with Google on their own turf since the two companies have key businesses going head to head. If it works, Facebook stands to create a neater experience for its users. But it’s clear that this isn’t an experience many people were clamoring for in the first place.

Grand Central’s Apple Store Opens Friday Now arriving at platform 1, the A Train. Making stops at iMac, iPod, iPad, iPhone and Genius Bar stations. Apple is ready to take the wraps off its newest real estate investment—a store in New York City’s famous Grand Central Station.

After years of ambitious retail openings around the world in the Ginza district of Tokyo, at the Louvre in Paris and in Covent Garden in

As if the plethora of food carts and magazine stands weren’t enough, riders now have another distraction to aid in missing their trains.

London, this latest store is a bold new expansion of the retail empire grown by Steve Jobs. Just in time for the holiday shopping bonanza, the Grand Central store will open on Friday, December 9th at 10am. If you’re an Apple fanboy, it’s time to start lining up.

YouTube Gets New Duds After years of sporting a simple, subtly changed look, YouTube joins the other Google properties in getting an overhaul. Replacing a stark, white background is a light grey, textured background and dark grey buttons and menus. The video windows themselves remain more or less the same as they’ve been in the past year or so. The arrangement of some features has changed with a much more slick, organized approach to subscriptions

The site finally emphasizes the chic and chromatic nature of watching kitten videos online.

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Google in Hot Water with the EU The European Commission is serving Google with a huge bundle of objections which allegedly demonstrate that the search giant has committed “abuse of dominance.” The 400+ page document is the culmination of an ongoing investigation which started last November due to concerns raised by search competitors.

According to the Financial Times, Google Chairman Schmidt is expected to pop by Brussels next week and discuss the acquisition of Motorola Mobility with EC Commissioner Almunia. The FT reports that: Google is accused of lowering the ranking of unpaid search results of competing services specialised in providing specific online content such as price comparisons, also known as ‘vertical search services.’

Google also allegedly accords preferential placement of its own vertical search services in order to shut out competing services. Google is also said to impose exclusivity obligations on advertising partners, preventing them from placing certain types of competing ads on their websites, as well as on computer and software vendors.

Finally, the EC is investigating whether Google lowered the ranking of sponsored links by competing search services; the rating is one of the factors determining the price paid to Google by advertisers. Quite a list of allegations!

HP and Box.net On Cloud Nine Cloud storage wunderkind Aaron Levie’s Box.net has started serving

In a classic sales technique, Aaron Levie, of Box.net, has managed to convince HP and buyers that there is nothing more valuable than free space in nowhere.

up data to HP business customers.

Box.net is giving free cloud storage to companies that buy select models of Compaq/HP workstations. With the purchase of a Compaq Elite 6005 or 6200 series PC, users get 10 GB of storage, and with the purchase of an HP Compaq Elite 8200, users get unlimited storage for a year. This isn’t the first time HP has hooked up with Box.net to provide storage for its customers.

The PC maker also offered 50 GB of free storage to HP TouchPad users. I think by now we’re all familiar with that sad story.

iBooks Under Investigation for Price Fixing Apple and other ebook publishers are being investigated by the EU antitrust team over price fixing for the European region. Apple’s deals with News Corp., Hachette Livre, Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, Penguin and a few other publishers are being probed for any signs of shady dealings. The EU wants to make sure there’s competition in the ebook space but if publishers are promising pricing to Apple and denying other ebook sellers the same pricing, it makes for a nice little anticompetitive arrangement.

Given that ebook sales haven’t taken off the way that publishers were counting on, investigating this infant industry and making sure everyone is playing by the rules is important if it is to grow.

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It is why he became a San Jose police officer. Something happened to the Chris I knew on Sunday, Nov. 27, when he took the life of his soon-tobe-ex-wife and himself.

There is no question Chris was in severe emotional pain. He called our mutual best friend, Bob White, a week ago. There was no evidence from that call that violence was a possibility, let alone imminent. Bob listened and assured Chris that he had a friend who was there for him.

Chris lived two doors down from Bob growing up. Bob, a year older, was the closest thing Chris had to an older brother and confidante. It was natural for him to make the call.

What was unnatural was the violence that ensued.

The couple had decided to split.

Lynn was actively pursuing another relationship, which Chris was unhappy about but fully aware. They stayed in the house together for financial reasons. Chris was worried about the effects of the break-up on his kids, his financial future, and yes, he still professed to “love” his ex-wife.

He was depressed about her infidelity

but expressed no anger indicating violence. It was a matter-of-fact kind of unburdening.

They agreed to talk again in the near future. Bob, as is his nature, was there for his friend anytime he needed him. Then the unthinkable occurred. Left wondering in the wake of the tragedy are family and friends. The incident does not appear premeditated, as no one plans to physically “strangle” their victim. But the result is the same. ...

Depression is a disease that can have fatal consequences. For many, Chris’s last actions are those for which he will be most remembered and condemned. But for those of us who knew him, his last hours of life do not reflect the man we knew.

Thus depression becomes a contagion, and the unavoidable, unanswerable questions will forever remain a pain that can never fully be healed. —By Rich Robinson

BS Monitor Leave the murdered woman’s infidelity out of this story, and in all likelihood there’d have been no murder, and thus, no story. I’m not sure I understand all the shock and disbelief. For a disloyal spouse to pay the ultimate price for infidelity is nothing new, it’s a story as old as storytelling. ...

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Christian Hemingway BS Monitor, they were separated so how could it be construed as infidelity? They were separated and living in the same house for financial reasons. The problem is that he wanted to stay married, and she didn’t.

She wanted to move on with her life. I can understand how hard that was for him to accept but that in no way justifies murdering her.

Kathleen I have read about his wife’s supposed infidelity. If the marriage was over, she had a right to be in a new relationship without being murdered for choosing to move on with her life.

I must confess that it offends me that yet another murder victim is being made to look bad, and it further demonstrates how we as a society scapegoat victims rather than deal with the truth of a situation. I understand how easy it is to love someone, hurt for them and want to blame others for their pain, but the reality is this police officer murdered this woman because he wanted total control over her life. When he couldn’t get it, he killed her leaving behind two young sons who have to live with his actions. These two young boys will always blame themselves for their mother’s death, and will replay over and over again in their heads, what they should have done differently that day. The reality here is that his selfish act has devastated the lives of two innocent victims forever.

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SPORTS

On Track

ON TRACK Racing fantasies become realities when K1 Speed gets motors revving.

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EW PEOPLE have witnessed any form of closed-track racing and pondered the question, “Why would anyone ever do this?” Generally, the sight of race cars zooming around corners produces a sense of excitement—along with a feeling of “I wanna do that!”

Racing is infections, and few can withstand its temptation.

Closed-track racing is, however, unattainable for average folks. It is very expensive and requires a tremendous investment of time. This is why most people opt to purchase an aftermarket muffler and some faux-carbon trim for their daily drive instead of investing in a real race car.

Luckily, the recent opening of K1 Speed in Santa Clara, at 295 Mead Ave., can provide one’s inner Michael Schumacher a chance to let loose around a winding track.

The indoor race venue has room for 12 competitors per race. Granted, the machines aren’t exactly F1 cars; but at 20hp they can slingshot drivers around corners at up to 40 mph. That is very fast considering you’re about four inches off the ground, and the course consists mostly of hairpins from start to finish.

K1 Speed employs a fleet of electric go-karts. For some, electric engines seem strange and probably slow. The truth is, their performance provides much more excitement than any internal combustion engine; they give all from the get-go. Simply put, their torque curve is not so much a

curve as a vertical line. This means the driver can harness the entire 20hp immediately, even after slowing down to take a corner.

K1 allows racers to hone their skills all year long. K1 has even created a point-tracking system that ranks racers from all of their 10 locations. The top 50 competitors convene at a race once a year to decide a champion.

Owners David and Susan Danglard manifested their passion for racing in 2003 with their first location in San Diego. Since then, they have opened 10 tracks from coast to coast.

Susan keeps a watchful eye over the marketing, while David engineers the venues.

David spent his childhood days in Europe, undoubtedly watching F1 racing and Paris-Dakar rallies on TV. That youthful excitement can be seen in the details at K1 Speed. The facility is adorned with racing memorabilia, which include a Champ car at the finish line and a NASCAR racer down track.

K1 Speed is a place where you can live your racing fantasies, and if there is a little Stig in your family, the Juniors program can put him behind the wheel as well. K1 Speed also offers a variety of corporate events like team building exercises.

The action is fast, clean (no exhaust fumes) and safe. While drivers have full control of the intense power, the little race karts provide, the karts can be shut off remotely in case of emergency. The K1 Speed facility also offers snacks, drinks and a conference room.

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“He needed some place for the band’s mail to go to,” Lew recalls.

“He really didn’t have a mailing address. So I used my parents’ house.

I made up some Megadeth fan club stationary, people wrote in, and it went on for a year. Once things got going, after the first album came out, he took it back over, but I remember giving him a huge garbage bag filled letters that I had collected. When the band came back to town, I gave him all the letters.”

‘It was a different world back then. There weren’t as many rules and regulations at clubs.’

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During those halcyon days, Lew and pal Harald Oimoen took loads of pictures—capturing vivid images of thrash bands onstage, backstage, at drinking binges and essentially everywhere else. More than 400 of those pictures now comprise Murder in the Front Row: Shots From the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter, a new volume being released this month accompanied by texts from the photographers and bandmembers themselves.

In Murder in the Front Row, one sees Oimoen’s shots from when Metallica played at the Keystone Palo Alto in 1983, as well as Lew’s pictures of Exodus performing at Ruthie’s in 1984. Likewise at Keystone Palo Alto, we get 1984 shots of Megadeth when Kerry King was in the band. From Berkeley, the books provides shots of Slayer frolicking in the park after a 1984 gig with Suicidal Tendencies.

The two photographers initially

met as teenagers at a 1981 Y&T gig, also at the Keystone Palo Alto.

Oimoen worked at the Photo Drive-Up in Sunnyvale, where Lew would often take his pictures to be developed. Before long, the two occupied the front row at every thrash gig in the Bay Area, ensconced in the raging madness of a new and extreme flavor of metal.

During the first half of the ’80s, the Bay Area was an unmatched place for heavy metal. The unknown Metallica had just relocated from Los Angeles to gig at places like the Old Waldorf in San Francisco and the Keystone Palo Alto. The New Varsity Theater in Palo Alto drew thrash fans, as did the old Mountain View Theater. In San Jose, a temporary joint called the Stagecoach Inn booked a few thrash shows, and some bands even showed up at the Fencing Center on North First Street.

In the East Bay, the violent slam-dancing and stage-diving that normally characterized punk shows crossed over to metal gigs, beginning at Ruthie’s Inn, a gorgeous little booze bin in Berkeley. At Ruthie’s, a local metal band, Exodus, prided themselves on their noxious hatred of “poseurs,” the ever-growing contingent of glam-metal bands.

Two Los Angeles bands, Slayer and Megadeth, found a more appreciative audience in the Bay Area than they ever did at home, so they started regularly booking gigs in NorCal. Collectively performing some of the sickest, fastest and most extreme metal anyone had seen, the aforementioned bands, along with subsequent others, essentially turned the Bay Area into the undisputed world capital of what came to be known as thrash metal.

Everyone at the shows knew everybody else. The bands and the fans all got hammered together after every show and the scene was entirely a do-it-yourself endeavor, featuring homemade demo tapes, fanzines and flyers.

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begins at the beginning, rather than the mid-’80s. Lew says that it fills an important gap, especially since many other scenes like punk and grunge are so well documented and photographed.

“For some reason, metalheads in 1983 weren’t into documenting everything,” Lew tells me. “When people talk about the old punk scenes in their cities, it’s always so reverential. When punk stepped in, for whatever reason, they documented their scene way better than other genres. There were more artistic people involved, more people with cameras, scenes like LA punk, grunge in Seattle, all those scenes are so well documented. But with thrash, the only exposure people ever get is the That Metal Show version.”

And contrary to what the revisionist folks on That Metal Show might want us to believe, thrash cannot be lumped in the same category as all other metal music of that decade. It was not the Heavy Metal Parking Lot documentary crowd at all. Thrash music was 10

times faster and 10 times heavier and, in that sense, claimed influence from punk bands like GBH, the Exploited and Discharge.

Rotting Flesh If one attended thrash shows in those days, the bands themselves were almost always sporting punk shirts.

When Metallica, Slayer and Exodus first put albums out, they terrified conventional hard-rock fans. To those fans, thrash was way too close to punk.

They didn’t get it. And instead of lyrics about booze, broads and cars, thrash lyrics were about murder, Satan, torture, cannibalism, necrophilia, rotting flesh, botched medical procedures and vomiting.

Thrash fans also harbored a toxic hatred for the glam-metal bands of that era, which seems like a trivial dispute now, but at the time, it was all-out war. The glam bands were about Hollywood, rockstardom and pretty-boy imagery. In fact, glam

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wasn’t even metal, really. It was just pop music played by dudes with long hair and lipstick.

Thrash bands and their people, on the other hand, were the everyday outcasts: the skinny runts, the zitfaced dirtheads and the loners in high school who couldn’t get laid, didn’t know how to talk to girls and went shoulder-tapping for cheap 12-packs and Barcardi 151 at every liquor store across suburbia. And they craved extreme forms of metal.

To them, the glam bands represented everything that had gone wrong with music and they needed to be destroyed, beaten and kicked.

“If someone showed up at Ruthie’s with a Mötley Crüe shirt or a Ratt shirt, Paul Baloff [of Exodus] would literally tear that shirt off the person’s back,” Lew explains. “He and [Exodus guitarist] Gary Holt would tear up the shirts and tie them around their wrists and wear them

as trophies. As badges of honor. That was what the original scene was like.”

It’s true. Baloff would often command the audience to ‘sacrifice a poseur,’ by throwing the dude onto the stage. The more mainstream types in the crowd would then get nervous.

In the original days, Exodus fans were legendary for destroying venues, and Holt himself supplied one of the texts for Murder in the Front Row. In a screed titled “The Birthplace of Violence,” Holt claims Ruthie’s Inn was the first place where slam-dancing and stage-diving crossed over from punk shows to metal shows.

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Klezmanics head to Moe’s Alley That there even exists a “contemporary klezmer” genre to discuss is due in large part to the New York City–based Klezmatics. Klezmer music dates back thousands of years. Brought to the United States by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe and recognizable by its lively violin-, clarinet- and accordiondriven dance tunes, klezmer’s melodies mirror human laughter and crying.

Originally a party band playing traditional klezmer at weddings and bar mitzvahs, a turning point came for the Klezmatics when a record label executive advised the members to add personal material to the repertoire.

Now, more than 25 years in, the band is an institution that has won numer-

ous awards (including a Grammy), reached No. 1 on Billboard’s world music chart, performed in 20 countries and inspired a wave of contemporary klezmer outfits.

The band’s latest release, Live at Town Hall, was funded through Kickstarter, an online, crowd-funding platform that provides fans a way to contribute to creative projects.The album’s central themes are of the small planet–one people variety and include gospel, R&B, world beat, folk and, of course, plenty of rousing and rollicking klezmer. Moe’s Alley; Wednesday, Dec 14 8:00p (doors open at 7)

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Avey Tare plays Catalyst Before Animal Collective splashed into

the mainstream with 2009’s Merriweather Post Pavilion, the band was busy skinnydipping and cliff-jumping in the secret swimming hole of the indie underground. For 10 years it had been making avant-garde neo-psychedelic music that pushed the boundaries of listenability.

Since Merriweather, AC co-founder Avey Tare (a.k.a. David Portner) has returned to his roots with solo work that places electronic instrumentation and samples alongside otherworldly atmospheres and emotional agony to create experimental collages of sound. Catalyst; $13 adv/$15 door; 9:30pm. (CJ)

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Lee “Scratch” Perry at Moe’s Alley Everyone knows musicians are eccentric folk, but with some musical

geniuses the line between brilliant and unhinged is so thin their stories become legend. Lee “Scratch” Perry is just an artist. With 54 studio albums under his belt, the Grammy-winning Perry got his start in Jamaica’s mythical Studio One factory, later forming his own Upsetter label in 1968. In between a slew of hits with his band The Upsetters, he produced many of Mt. Zion’s permanent residents: Bob Marley, Max Romeo, the Congos and more.

Of course, he is also known for burning down his recording studio, on purpose, in a fit of rage. His commanding stage presence is accented with wild beads, colorful rags, toys, jewelry and burning (yes, burning) candles that adorn his body. So, in a way, his shows are like his career: the hits keep coming while the rest of humanity can only helplessly look on, dance and enjoy. Moe’s Alley; $25 adv/$30 door; 9pm. (MW).

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This was where the shit truly hit the proverbial fan.”

In the South Bay, Metallica played a memorable show at the Keystone Palo Alto on Halloween, 1983.

Sponsored by San Jose’s KOME 98.5 as part of their Metal Monday series, the tickets were $5.98. Lew had a backstage pass, as he had already known the band for a year.

“One thing that’s hard for people to wrap their head around is that back then, we were all the same age as the bands,” Lew says. “They were just like us. We were all kids, even the bands. There was no line between the band and the fans.”

Murder in the Front Row depicts copious amounts of underage drinking. In the early days, many of

the bandmembers were not even 21 years of age yet. One sees myriad shots of Metallica, at age 19 or 20, drunk at their house in El Cerrito or hotel rooms or even backstage at clubs.

“That’s the way the times were,” Lew says. “It was a different world back then. There weren’t as many rules and regulations at clubs. The book captures all of that. There’s pictures of me and Lars [Ulrich] drinking backstage at the Old Waldorf, and we were just 18. That’s an aspect hard for people now to wrap their heads around. Before these bands became iconic, they were just our friends. At the time, we didn’t have to arrange to meet the bands, we just went and hung out.”

The Secret Life of Hummus WHEN IT COMES to the perfect hummus blend, the watchword is always balance.

Oren’s Hummus Shop in Palo Alto stakes its reputation on its chickpea specialty

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NE OF MY longtime culinary pursuits is a hunt for the perfect hummus. I’ve pared a long list of contending recipes down to a worthy few and tried countless variations on my two or three favorites. Whether or not I’ve mastered the art of the chickpea dip is an open question. But I have unlocked, I believe, the science.

Here, for the first time, I’ll reveal what I’ve learned. First,

there are plenty of ways to ruin hummus. Too much garlic, for instance—in fact, too much of any one spice. But outside of straight-up miscalculation, there’s really only one essential factor that determines how any particular batch of hummus will taste: the balance of tahini and lemon.

When it’s weighted toward tahini, the hummus will be creamy and thick; as it slides toward the lemon end of the scale, it gets lighter and zestier. Which is better is a matter of opinion, but there is definitely a balance to be struck: too much tahini with too little lemon, and the result is Middle Eastern peanut butter. Too much lemon with too little tahini, and the acidity leaves it pretty much inedible.

The quality of its hummus can make or break a Middle Eastern or Mediterranean restaurant; like the burrito is to a taqueria, it’s sort of a barometer dish. But rarely does any place have big enough garbanzos to put the dish in its name.

Oren’s Hummus Shop in Palo Alto, however, does. The name is a little tricky, since some might assume this is simply a brickand-mortar backing for a line of hummus products. But in fact, it’s a sit-down spot on University Avenue, taking over the space formerly occupied by Zao Noodles.

Another misconception might be that diners walk in to find a million varieties of hummus. This is a sad byproduct of the commercial brands of hummus that spin off 20 different flavors, perhaps to mask the fact that they can’t get their basic recipe right. But it’s not hard to guess that an establishment that has proudly painted on its inside wall “Finally an authentic Israeli restaurant in the Silicon Valley” is

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having none of that.

No, there’s really only one type of hummus served up at Oren’s—and it’s amazing. Though it can be purchased as “plain hummus,” it’s found on the menu in its purest form as “classic hummus.” One can get it prepared several ways: with a big helping of seasoned ground beef in the center, or mushrooms, etc.

But for true hummus lovers, I have to recommend going straight to the classic. Somehow, this dish defies hummus physics: perfectly creamy, with a thick base of tahini, so much so that the lemony quality is almost more of a finish. And yet, neither too heavy nor sticky. It’s a divine match with the fresh and surprisingly fluffy pita that the servers at Oren’s deliver needed. as ne Besides the hummus, there are Be several other dishes that work well sever small plate options to be shared. as sm The sampler ($8.95) includes six of these. The matbutcha—a Morrocan these reduction of tomatoes, garlic and redu spices—tastes more like a sauce that spice should go on something else and is shou a bit bland for a dip. The steamed carrots and pickled beets don’t wow, carro either. But the labane, which is eithe strained yogurt cheese topped with strain olive oil and za’atar spice, is superb.

And the babaganoush is perfectly smoky, as is the closely related Romanian eggplant dip.

Some might like more options on the menu, but clearly Oren’s wants to pick a few things and do them well. And there are surprises to be found, like the sweet potato fries that have just the right mix of outside crunch with a tender interior (and, unlike most sweet potato fries, aren’t too oily or salty).

Oren’s puts its mission statement in its name, and it lives up to it. The hummus is excellent, and from the amount of traffic it’s already getting in its small but efficient spot on University, people are responding to its approach. Perhaps I’m not the only one on a search for the perfect hummus.

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Our selective list of area restaurants includes those that have been favorably reviewed in print by Metro food critics and others that have been sampled but not reviewed in print. All visits by our writers are made anonymously, and all expenses are paid by Metro. Updates from vigilant readers and listed restaurateurs are heartily encouraged; please submit via email to sholbrook@metronews.com.

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“Back a yard” is Jamaican slang for “the way things are done back home” and this is one of the few Jamaican restaurants around. Jerk pork and chicken shine. 11am-3pm, 5-8pm MonThu, 11am-3pm, 5-9pm Fri, noon-3pm, 5-8pm Sat. 1189 Willow Rd. 650.323.4244.

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Impeccably authentic bistro dishes and welcoming prices are spun through Bay Area culinary consciousness to create regional homey French cuisine. Brunch 11:30am2:30pm Mon-Fri, 9am-2:30pm Sat-Sun; dinner 5-9:30pm Mon-Thu, 5-10pm Fri-Sat, 59pm Sun. 641 Santa Cruz Ave. 650.462.1686.

FLEA STREET CAFE New American. $$$$. Carefully crafted, impeccably chosen food featuring seasonal local produce and Niman Ranch meats. Atmosphere is casual and eclectic. Full bar. 5:309:30pm daily. 3607 Alameda de las Pulgas. 650.854.1226.

IBERIA. Spanish. $$. Iberia’s cheap tapas menu is available at the bar anytime or in the dining room at lunch, but these nibbles alone are worth the trip. Lunch noon-2pm Mon-Sat; dinner 5:30-10pm daily. 1026 Alma St. 650.325.8981.

KAYGETSU Japanese. $$$.

Kaiseki is a rarefied Japanese cuisine born in Kyoto with impeccably seasonal ingredients and poetic presentations. Kaygetsu bills itself as “classic Japanese cuisine” but its kaiseki menu is like discovering a new galaxy of food. Closed Mon. 325 Sharon Park Dr. 650.234.1084.

LEFT BANK Grandma’s French. $$$. Wise country fare combined with metropolitan savoir faire and a dash of Gallic attitude. Full bar. 11:30am10pm Sun-Mon, 11:30am-11pm Tue-Sat. 635 Santa Cruz Ave. 650.473.6543.

SULTANA Turkish. $$$. If you’ve eaten Greek, Iranian or Middle Eastern food, you’ll find much that’s familiar here. Sultana makes your introduction to Turkish food easy with its warm service, well-executed dishes and soothing ambience. 11am2:30pm, 5-10pm Mon-Fri, 11am-10pm Sat-Sun. 1149 El Camino Real. 650.322.4343.

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ABC SEAFOOD RESTAURANT Chinese. $$. ABC is a Hong Kong-style restaurant, and that means dim sum and lots of fresh, fancifully prepared seafood. At lunch the place is a traffic jam of dim sum carts proffering an assortment of little snacks. 11am-2:30pm, 59:30pm daily. 768 Barber Lane.

408.435.8888.

BANANA LEAF Southeast Asian/Malaysian. $$$. A charming, exotic gem of a place with some of the best Southeast Asian food in the county. Sauces are masterfully crafted and reduced to glossy consistencies. 11am-3pm,

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5-9:45pm Mon-Thu, 510:30pm Fri-Sat. 182 Ranch Dr. 408.719.9811.

CHILI GARDEN Szechuan. $$.

There’s a lot to recommend at this Szechuan standout. Mapo tofu is a classic that rules here.

For sheer fireworks, go for the Chongqing spicy chicken, a fearsome-looking dish of chicken lightly battered and crisp. 10:30am-2:30pm and 4:30-10pm Mon-Thu, 10:30am2:30pm, 4:30-10:30pm Fri-Sun. 210 Barber Lane.

408.526.9888.

DARDA SEAFOOD RESTAURANT Islamic Chinese. $. Darda serves halal meat and draws parts of its menu from western China, a region that borders the Muslim countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Seafood and noodle dishes are particularly good. No alcohol served. 11am2:30pm, 5-9:30pm Mon-Fri, 10:30am-3pm, 4:30-9:30pm Sat-Sun. 296 Barber Court.

408.433.5199.

DING SHENG Chinese. $$.

Bustling Ding Sheng restaurant specializes in Shanghai-style Chinese food but features a wide variety of regional dishes.

Shanghai dishes include cold weather fare like dumplings, braised meats and sweet and savory meats. 11am-2:30pm, 5pm-midnight daily. 686 Barber Lane. 408.943.8786.

LIOU’S HOUSE Chinese. $$.

A shopping center next to a miniature golf course is an unlikely place to find a classically trained Chinese chef, but Silicon Valley offers good food in unexpected places.

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1) ARCADIA Arcadia is one of downtown San Jose’s swankiest restaurants and boasts a good-looking bar to match.

100 W. San Carlos St., San Jose; 408.278.4555 2) BILLY BERK’S The bar at Billy Berk’s occupies center stage at the restaurant and serves as the lively hub of a lively restaurant.

99 S. First St., San Jose; 408.292.4300 3) LA PASTAIA/HEDLEY CLUB Although not located in the restaurant, the Hedley Club is just a few steps away and serves a big helping of big city ambiance.

233 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose; 408.286.8686 4) CONSUELO MEXICAN BISTRO If tequila is your spirit of choice, pull up a stool at Consuelo. No other San Jose restaurant/bar has a deeper selection.

377 Santana Row, San Jose; 408.260.7082 5) MEZCAL Mezcal specializes in Oaxacan food and the small but cool bar offers a great selection of mezcal and tequila.

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outdoor tables while perusing the long but straightforward menu. 8am-2pm 6-10pm Tue-Fri, 9am-4pm Sun. 548 Ramona St. 650.323.1815.

SAVORY CHICKEN Filipino.

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$. Savory Chicken offers a Filipino take on fried poultry.

The chicken is tossed in a proprietary blend of herbs and spices and fried in soybean oil.

No flour or bread crumbs are used. The result is an almost translucent skin that is so crisp it shatters on contact. 11am8pm Tue-Sun. 1557 Landess Ave. 408.945.8616.

SOUTH LEGEND SICHUAN RESTAURANT Szechuan Chinese. $. The menu of this Milpitas standout reads like an encyclopedia of Szechuan food. The kung pao chicken and Chen ma pa tofu are great.

11am-2:30pm, 5-9:30pm MonFri, 11am-9:30pm Sat-Sun. 1720 N. Milpitas Blvd. 408.934.3970.

SWAGAT Indian. $. Swagat explores both southern and northern Indian cuisine in its traditional and extensive menu.

Beer, wine. Buffet daily 11am3pm, 5:30-10pm. 68 S. Abel St. 408.262.1128.

TIRUPATHI BHIMAS

Italian-American. $$. Like a Sicilian Christmas carnival in the ’50s, this party spot blends clutter, joy, high spirits and, oh yes, huge portions. 11am-10pm Sun-Thu, 11am-11pm Fri-Sat. 643 Emerson St. 650.329.0665.

CAFE BRIOCHE Southern French. $$. Mediterranean magic: exceptional cuisine on oversize plates is whisked to tables as soon as it’s created.

Breakfast 9-11am, lunch 11am3pm, dinner 5:30-9:30pm Mon-Fri; brunch 9am-3pm, dinner 5:30-10pm Sat-Sun. 445 California Ave. 650.326.8640.

CAFFE RIACE Trattoria. $$. An absolute joy. Every dish is made with honest expertise—no tricky trendiness here.

The homey offerings are based on wholesome Italian staples. Beer, wine. 11:30am2:30pm Mon-Fri, 5-10pm Mon-Sun. 200 Sheridan Ave. 650.328.0407.

CALAFIA CAFE AND MARKET A GO-GO Eclectic. $$. Calafia

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Cafe and Market A Go-Go combines elements of the fast-food world and the laborintensive slow cooking of more-high-end restaurants.

Chef and owner Charlie Ayers (who was Google’s first chef) calls his concept “slow food fast”—good-to-eat and goodfor-you food that he hopes will appeal to Silicon Valley’s frenetic, too-busy-to-eat pace of life. Look for good burgers, pizza, salads and fresh fish.

11am-9pm Mon-Fri, 9am-9pm Sat-Sun. 858 El Camino Real.

650.322.9200.

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COUPA CAFE Venezuelan.

French. $$$. The only problem with the menu is that it’s all tempting. Using seasonal produce, the chef allows flavors to speak for themselves. Wine, beer. 11:30am-1:30pm Tue-Fri, 5:30-9:30pm Tue-Sat. 448 California Ave. 650.327.0284.

$$. Venezuela is best known for its oil production and resilient populist president; Coupa shines attention on the country’s premium coffee and chocolate. The beautiful storefront also serves excellent arepas, white corn griddle cakes stuffed with various fillings. 7am-11pm daily. 538 Ramona St. 650.322.6872.

Indian. $$. Tirupathi Bhimas specializes in vegetarian food from south India, particularly that of Andra Pradesh, a spicy and aromatic cuisine, as well as a few north Indian dishes and “Indo-Chinese.” 11:30am-2pm, 6-9:30pm Sun and Tue-Thu, 11:30am-2:30pm, 6-9:30pm Fri-Sat. 1208 S. Abel St. 408.945.1010.

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BISTRO MAXINE Cafe. $$.

Bistro Maxine is a bright, friendly little spot, a coffee shop and creperie rolled into one. If you’re lucky, you’ll snag one of the five indoor or two

EMPIRE GRILL & TAP ROOM California grill. $$. Waiters with charm to spare, an

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energetic clientele and a menu packed with grilled, roasted and smoked intensity make Empire Grill much more than simply a smart place to sip a cosmopolitan. Full bar. Tue-Sun 11:30am-10pm. 651 Emerson St. 650.321.3030.

EVVIA Contemporary Aegean. $$$. Forward flavors and plenty of laughter—that’s Dionysian dining. Evvia feels like a little taverna on Paros, only with an unmistakable Bay Area sophistication. Full bar.

420 Emerson St. 650.326.0983.

FUKI SUSHI Japanese. $$$. For over two decades this superb Japanese restaurant has served sushi to Nobel laureates and other grateful foodies.

Open daily. 4119 El Camino Real. 11:30am-10pm Tue-Sun. 650.494.9383. www.fukisushi. com.

GORDON BIERSCH New American. $$$. Food takes equal billing with ambience and fine handmade beers at the first in this group of successful brewpubs. The menu is so fine-tuned, though, it could thrive even without a brewery attached. Beer, wine.

11:30am-10pm daily. 640 Emerson St. 650.323.7723. Also 33 E. San Fernando St, San Jose. 408.294.6785.

GREEN ELEPHANT GOURMET Burmese. $$. Burmese food draws influences from its three largest neighbors: China, India and Thailand. Standouts here include the coconut chicken soup, tangy tea leaf salad and refreshing glass noodle salad. Lunch 11am2:30pm, dinner 4:30-9pm daily. 3950 Middlefield Rd (Charleston Shopping Center).

650.494.7391.

GYROS GYROS Mediterranean. $. The lunch crowd turns out in force to grapple with the oversize, and messy, lamb and beef gyros, chicken gyros and other treats. That’s especially true on sunny afternoons, when the sidewalk tables fill with folks downing the juicy sandwiches. 11am-11pm daily. 498 University Ave. 650.327.0107.

JUNNOON Contemporary Indian. $$$. This attractive Palo Alto restaurant serves eclectic

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SVDINING 31 modern Indian food, the kind you might get at an upscale restaurant in Bangalore or Mumbai. You could easily make a meal from the great selection of appetizers. 11:30am-2:30pm and 5:30-10pm Mon-Fri, 5:3010:30pm Sat. 150 University Ave. 650.329.9644.

LA BODEGUITA DEL MEDIO Cuban/California. $$$. Themed after a vintage Havana haunt of Ernest Hemingway’s, this zesty restaurant serves lively Cuban-influenced cuisine along with liquid staples like rum and mojitos in a handsome, casual atmosphere. Full bar. Lunch 11:30am-2pm Mon-Fri; dinner 5:30-9:30pm Mon-Thu, 5:3010pm Fri-Sat. 463 S.California Ave. 650.326.7762.

LAVANDA Mediterranean. $$$. This urban grill at the top of University Avenue offers eclectic, small tasting plates, along with heartier fare such as roasted sea bass with chanterelle mushrooms and guinea fowl with sautéed chard.

11:30am-2:30pm Mon-Sun, 510pm Mon-Thu, 5-11pm Fri-Sat, 5-9pm Sun. 185 University (at Emerson). 650.321.3514.

MANTRA French, American and Indian. $$$. Mantra serves inventive French and American food that speaks with an Indian accent. It isn’t fusion, but a more subtle blend of surprisingly compatible flavors and techniques. Lunch 11:30am-2:30pm Tue-Fri, dinner 5-10pm Sun-Thu and 5:30-10:30pm Fri-Sat. 632-636 Emerson St. 650.322.3500.

MAYFIELD BAKERY AND CAFE American. $$$. With its simple but handsome décor, open kitchen fronted by a long counter and tidy stacks of split almond logs tucked against the wall for the great-smelling wood-burning oven, Mayfield Bakery and Cafe presents updated versions of seasonally driven Mediterranean and American classics—big, bold, rustic flavors and simple preparations that aim to let locally grown ingredients speak for themselves without any undue manipulation or pretence. You know the stuff: Niman Ranch burgers, spitroasted meats, frisée salads with crumbled bacon and a poached egg on top, pizzas,

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grilled fish, crusty, fresh bread and hearty, satisfying desserts.

8am-4pm and 5-9pm MonFri; 9am-4pm and 5-9pm Sat-Sun. 855 El Camino Real.

650.853.9200.

OSTERIA Italian. $$. Authentic Italian cooking done by skilled chefs from Italy. Be sure to make a reservation, or you’ll be lucky to put a single foot through the door. Beer, wine.

11:30am-2pm Mon-Fri, 5-10pm Mon-Sat. 247 Hamilton St. 650.328.5700.

PAMPAS Brazilian steakhouse. $$$. Pampas is a meat lover’s haven. The $44 rodizio service gets you unlimited spitroasted meat. The sprawling side bar offers one of the most extensive selections of vegetarian options you’ll find in a nonvegetarian restaurant.

Lunch 11:30am-2:30pm Mon-Fri, dinner 5:30-9:30pm Mon-Thu, 5-10:30pm Fri-Sat and 5-9pm Sun. 529 Alma St. 650.327.1323.

QUATTRO RESTAURANT AND BAR Italian. $$$$. Quattro Restaurant and Bar brings high-style, impeccably sourced Italian cuisine to the South Bay, an area that has about as many great Italian restaurants as it does snow days. Breakfast 6:30-11am Mon-Sun, lunch 11:30am-2:30pm Mon-Sat and dinner 5:30-10pm MonSun. 2050 University Ave. 650.470.2889.

REPOSADO Mexican. $$$.

Reposado offers modern, refined Mexican food served in a lively setting. The restaurant is easily one of Palo Alto’s most striking. The soaring, exposed beam ceilings make the dining room feel at once industrial and inviting because of the warm colors, wood accents and dramatic light fixtures.

There’s a beautiful bar and cozy booth seating on one side and spacious table and banquette seating on the other. Great selection of tequila. 11:30am10pm Mon-Thu, 11:30am-11pm Fri-Sat and 11:30am-9pm Sun. 236 Hamilton Ave. 650.833.3151.

RESTAURANT SOLEIL New American. $$$$. A mouthwatering menu and an elegant, golden-hued room shine together at Soleil, upstairs in the Westin Palo Alto. Local

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ingredients and provocative sauces create dishes worthy of the wine list. Breakfast 6am11am, Dinner 5-10:30pm. 675 El Camino Real. 650.321.4422.

ST. MICHAEL’S ALLEY New California. $$$. Reservations are a must at this smart bistro, whose menu includes inventive potato, meat and seafood dishes that tilt toward New American cookery. Beer, wine.

11:30am-2pm Tue-Fri, 5:309:30pm Tue-Sat; brunch 10am2pm Sat-Sun. 806 Emerson St. 650.326.2530.

SHOKOLAAT. Modern European. $$. Shokolaat’s open kitchen and pastry display counter are as gleaming and clean as a laboratory, a fitting setting for the restaurant’s technically precise, modern European cooking. Counter open 8am-9pm (to-go only 4-9pm); lunch 11:30am-2pm Tue-Sun, dinner 5:30-10:30pm Tue-Sun. 516 University Ave. 650.289.0719.

SPALTI RISTORANTE Italian. $$. Along with a handsome interior, Spalti offers good wine and sparkling flavors. Beer, wine. 11am-2pm Mon-Fri, 59:30pm Mon-Sun. 417 California Ave. 650.327.9390.

STRAITS CAFE Singapore exotica. $$. Blending culinary motifs from India, China and Thailand, the food of Singapore is anything but timid. The menu at Straits is lavish and diverse.

Full bar. 11:30-2pm Mon-Fri, 5:30-9:30pm Sun-Thu, 5-10pm Fri-Sat. 3295 El Camino Real.

650.494.7168.

TAMARINE New Vietnamese. $$$. A mesmerizing back bar of natural bamboo and glass sleekly adjoins a wall showcasing original artwork.

Even the waitstaff is sleek, clad in Prada black. Entrees are gorgeous and deeply aromatic. 546 University Ave. 650.325.8500.

THREE SEASONS Modern Vietnamese. $$$. Much of the menu is familiar, but the food at Three Seasons scores because of its superior execution and light touch. A cool, two-level dining room dominated by a striking circular stained-glass ceiling and an ornate wooden bar that serves great cocktails help set Three Seasons apart,

too. Lunch 11:30am-2pm MonFri; dinner 5:30-10pm Sun-Thu and 5:30-11pm Fri-Sat. 518 Bryant St. 650.838.0353.

American. $$$. A jungle gym of tiki gods—but a classy jungle.

Sip a mai tai in the lounge before embarking on a dinner trip from pork spareribs to boat-fresh seared suki tuna to a Calcutta curry. 4-6pm daily happy hour. Dinner at 5pm Mon-Sat and 4:30 Sun. 4261 El Camino Real. 650.849.9800.

VERO Italian. $$. Vero aims to offer truly authentic Italian food. The Palo Alto restaurant has had to make a few nods to American tastes but it mainly succeeds with its simple but satisfying food that’s a refreshing break from the same old pasta and pizza.

11:30am-2pm Tue-Fri, 5:3010pm Mon-Sat. 530 Bryant St. 650.325.8376.

VINO LOCALE Italian bistro. $$. This restaurant focuses on locally produced Santa Cruz Mountains wines and small plates of food sourced from local purveyors and growers.

On Thursdays, if you can guess all the varietals in your flight of wine, it’s free. 11am-9pm daily.

431 Kipling St. 650.328.0450.

ZIBIBBO Mediterranean. $$$.

This eye-popping remodel by the chef-partners of Restaurant LuLu in S.F. offers wood-fired favorites, pastas, risotto and more. Full bar. 11:30am-10pm Mon-Fri, noon-10pm Sat; daily happy hour 4-6pm. 430 Kipling St. 650.328.6722.

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ANDY’S BAR-B-QUE Barbecue. $$. Andy’s Bar-B-Que is the reincarnation of one of the South Bay’s best barbecue joints. Originally located in Campbell, Andy’s is still serving great oak-smoked meats to a dedicated following. Lunch 11am-3pm Mon-Fri; dinner 39pm Mon-Thu, 3-10pm Fri-Sat, 3-9pm Sun. 2367 El Camino Real. 408.249.8158.

ATHENA GRILL Greek. $$. The Santa Clara restaurant serves the standards you’d expect, but the menu goes deeper and offers authentic Greek dishes you’re not likely to find elsewhere at bargain prices.

BEQUE Korean. $$. Beque stands out on El Camino Real’s Korean restaurant row for its high style and modern design, but it’s the Korean barbecue, soups and noodles dishes that are the main attraction. 11am10pm daily. 3060 El Camino Real. 408.260.2727.

BIRK’S American grill. $$$.

What makes Birk’s stand out from the rest is a commitment to quality, freshness and hygiene. Concentrate on the specials, or enjoy creative selections from the appetizer menu. Full bar. 11:15am-2:30pm, 5-9:30pm Mon-Fri, 5-9pm Sat-Sun. 3955 Freedom Circle.

408.980.6400.

BY-TH-BUCKET American. $$. All walks of humanity rub shoulders here, enjoying just about everything that can be baked, fried, broiled or steamed.

Full bar. 11:30am-9pm SunThu, 11:30am-10pm Fri-Sat. 4565 Stevens Creek Blvd.

408.248.6244.

CHALATECO Mexican and Salvadoran. $. Chalateco, a San Jose-based six-restaurant chain, serves Mexico Citystyle Mexican food and a few Salvadoran dishes. That makes the food unlike the Mexican food typically served in Silicon Valley, but it’s definitely typical Mexican food. 10am-11pm daily. 2323 The Alameda.

408.243.1357.

DONG TOFU CABIN Korean. $.

This is the real deal, priced to keep patrons coming back for bowls of spicy beef, seafood, pickled vegetables, chili soup and, yes, bean curd in its many permutations. 1484 Halford Ave. 408.246.1484.

HATCHO Japanese. $$. Santa Clara’s Hatcho restaurant offers a little bit of everything.

Restaurants that strive to be jacks-of-all-trades often end up being masters of none, but Hatcho displays a wide range of talent. 11:30am-2pm, 5:30-10pm Mon-Fri, 5-9:30pm Sat-Sun. 1271 Franklin Mall.

408.248.8500.

KABAB AND CURRY’S IndianPakistani. $. Because it’s tucked into a quiet, semiresidential side street, Kabab and Curry’s feels like a neighborhood secret. The Indian and Pakistani restaurant serves a good lunch buffet, and at dinner try the

butter chicken, choley and tandoori chicken. 10:30am2:30pm, 5:30-10:30pm Tue-Sun. 1498 Isabella St. 408.247.0745.

KABAB HOUSE HALAL Middle Eastern. $. Santa Clara’s Kabab House Halal, a spare, eight-table restaurant, serves a pan-Middle Eastern menu that leans toward Iran. As the name implies, Kabab House is basically a kebab house. 11am9pm Mon-Sat. 2521 Newhall St. 408.984.2204.

99 CHICKEN Korean-style fried chicken. $. The simple restaurant specializes in Korean-style fried chicken.

Korean chicken is rendered of its fat and produces smooth pieces of meat with a taut, shatteringly crisp epidermis.

Noon-midnight daily. 2781 El Camino Real. 408.244.5599.

PARCEL 104 New American. $$$$. Parcel 104 casts a spell with its stridently seasonal, ingredient-driven menu of new American food. The restaurant is one of the South Bay’s musteats. Breakfast 6:30-11am Mon-Fri, 7-10am Sat-Sun; lunch 11:30am-2pm Mon-Fri; dinner 5:30-9pm Mon-Fri. 2700 Mission College Blvd.

408.970.6104.

PHO #1 NOODLE HOUSE Asian noodle house. $. A good and friendly destination when one’s stomach screams for a threecourse meal but one’s wallet has but $10, Pho boasts an ambitious menu of nearly 100 Vietnamese and Chinese items.

10am-9pm daily. 5025 Stevens Creek Blvd. 408.249.1111.

PHO THANH LONG Vietnamese noodle house. $. This diner’s pho rates among the Top 3 in the South Bay. Beer. 9am-9pm daily. 2450 El Camino Real.

408.983.0888.

SABOR SALVADOREÑO Salvadoran. $. One of the few outposts for Salvadoran food in the South Bay, Sabor Salvadoreño serves excellent pupusas, soups, tamales and other standards from the tiny Central American nation. 9am9pm daily. 2045 White Oak Lane. 408.985.6464.

SHAN Pakistani and Indian. $. Shan serves a mix of northern Indian and Pakistani food. Unlike India, most of which is Hindu, Pakistan is Muslim, and that means that meat—chicken, beef, lamb and

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10:30am-9pm Mon-Fri. 1505 Space Park Dr. 408.567.9144.

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Kebabs, Tandoori and curries all shine here. 11:30am-3pm, 5:3010pm daily. 5251 Stevens Creek Blvd. 408.260.9200.

TOFU HOUSE Korean. $.

Soup stars at this casual, popular stop. To tofu soups, add mushrooms, beef, pork or seafood—plus scores of condiments like daikon, cucumber, radish. Hot stuff!

11am-9pm Mon-Thu, 11am10pm Fri, 11am-9pm Sat. Closed Sun. 3450 E. El Camino Real #105. 408.261.3030.

YOYO SUSHI BAR & GRILLE Japanese fusion. $$. The fusion-friendly menu features such expertly realized creations as the deep-fried California Roll and the Fisherman Roll, crab and avocado wrapped in rice, topped with salmon and rich masago sauce and then baked.

Weekday happy hour. 11am10pm daily. 3958 Rivermark Plaza. 408.213.9696.

YUKI SUSHI Japanese $$.

A family-friendly ambience prevails here, full of community hubbub, good food, generous portions and super chefs. Yuki keeps it simple but always interesting with dishes that are well thought out and presented.

11:30am-2pm, 5-9:30pm TueFri, 5-9:30pm Sat, 5-9pm Sun. Closed Mon. 1827 Pruneridge Ave. 408.248.9144.

ZAFRAN Northern Indian and Pakistani. $. Zafran serves northern Indian and Pakistani food, a muscular, hearty cuisine that revolves around meat: chicken and beef but also lamb and goat, lamb brains and other organ meats. 11am-11pm daily. 1855 El Camino Real.

408.247.9998.

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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.

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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 well-chosen wine list to match. 11am2:30pm, 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. $$.

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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.

UDUPI PALACE Indian. $$. Udupi Palace, a south Indian vegetarian restaurant, specializes in dishes—dosas and uthappams. Dosas are long, thin crepes made with rice flour. Uthappams are pancakes made with rice and lentil flour. 11:30am-10pm Mon-Thu, 11:30am-11pm Fri-Sat, 11:30am-10:30pm Sun. 976 E. El Camino Real.

408.830.9600.

YUME-YA Japanese. $$. Don’t come here looking for sake bombs and macadamia nutencrusted gimmicky sushi rolls.

What sets this restaurant apart is its selection of izakaya-style dishes, little plates of food designed to go with beer and sake. 6-11pm Mon-Sat. 150 El Camino Real. 408.530.8156.

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Avalon, Santa Clara Wed – 8pm; $14

Myth Lounge, San Jose Wed – 7pm; free

Not since the Kate Bush era have dramatic female vocals been so in style. Thanks to Florence and the Machine, Lykke Li, Imogen Heap, et al., ironic detachment is on its way out, replaced by passionate delivery that’s not afraid to spill over into tightly wound melodrama. It’s a perfect time for Iulia Preotu, singer for New York’s Me Talk Pretty. She has a way of pulling the band’s solid but fairly standard post-grunge sound up to another level with her hardedged, highly flammable vocals.

The band signed to a major label

Maxx Cabello Jr. has gotten a lot of praise for his guitar chops.

Legends like Dick Dale and Guitar Shorty have all tipped their hats to the young emerging musician.

Even the late John Lee Hooker is on record saying the boy can really play. But Cabello is also a talented singer and songwriter.

He writes smooth soul songs that have just a hint of blues and a healthy dose of Latin music. As a vocalist, he gives it the old-school soul approach—strong, dynamic melodies that are simple and restrained. (AC)

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DEATH VALLEY HIGH South First Billiards, San Jose Thu – 8pm; free The bombastic-goth-rock bubble burst several years ago, and suddenly the classic Onion headline “Marilyn Manson Now Going Doorto-Door Trying to Shock People” didn’t seem quite so outlandish. San Francisco’s Death Valley High seem to have taken this to heart, since their screamy cover of Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl” is about as far as four guys in all-black can get from taking themselves too seriously. Their songs are more in a dancecore vein, and the video for the catchy little

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slice of doom-pop that is their single “Multiply” is pretty (intentionally) funny, as well. (SP)

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SALVADOR SANTANA Club Fox, Redwood City Fri – 8pm; $12/$15 Twenty-eight-year-old Korg/ Casio/Rolandist Salvador Santana is indeed the son of that Santana, as well as the co-author of the tune “El Farol” on Santana’s big 1999 album Supernatural. Salvador’s album Keyboard City had such collaborators as Beastie Boy Money Mark, Wu-Tanger GZA and our own Del the Funky Homosapien. The new

album’s title track, “Mi Tesoro” (“My Treasure”), is a minor-key piano lament with rap lyrics for his abuela (“You were the best of me”). When Salvador starts singing the sweeter chorus, it sounds something more like the father’s side of the family.

Opening: the two-man, two-step Scribe Project, and the very solid Fresno-based Santana tribute band Heavy Weather. (RvB)

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Studio 8, San Jose Sat – 10pm; $20 after 11pm Right after the 2008 election, Tina T. posted a snarky video of herself as Sarah Palin, recovering from her

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THE CHOP TOPS Dec 9 at the Blank Club, San Jose

SHWAYZE Dec 9 at Studio 8, San Jose

ST. MICHAEL TRIO Dec 11 at 3pm, Montalvo Arts Center

JOHN WAITE Dec 111 at the Avalon, Santa Clara

JAY-Z/KANYE WEST Dec 14 ((new date) at 8pm, HP Pavilion

THE MAKEUP SEX Dec 14 at 9pm, the Blank Club, San Jose

BRIAN SETZER Dec 20 at 8pm, the Catalyst, Santa Cruz

THE LIMOUSINES Dec 23 at the Blank Club, San Jose

WAR/TOWER OF POWER Dec 30 at the San Jose Civic

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political defeat by learning to DJ. Let me tell you, if Palin could scratch half as well as Tina T., she and the crazy old guy would have won that election.

Tina T.’s technique is untouchable; she makes scratching musical in a way that few DJs (and, of course, one Grandmaster) have been able to. After winning the first DJ Spin Off in L.A. over a decade ago, Tina T. has taken up residence in various Las Vegas clubs, moving from the underground to the mainstream without losing her taste for risk-taking. (SP)

BALLET SAN JOSE San Jose Center for the Performing Arts Dec. 10–23; $20–$100 Ballet San Jose’s annual version of The Nutcracker has been hailed in many quarters (including this one).

Artistic director Dennis Nahat has

fashioned a sumptuous extravaganza that hews closely to the story by E.T.A. Hoffmann that started the holiday tradition. David Guthrie supplies the extravagant costumes; and the child performers are true troupers. And the production shows off in full measure the talents of the company’s top dancers. (MSG)

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The Catalyst, Santa Cruz Sun – 8:30pm; $14/$15 The patron saint of cult rock, Jonathan Richman took the Velvet Underground’s proto-indie-rock sludge and added an emotional

nakedness that was years ahead of its time. With the Modern Lovers, he wrote classics like “Roadrunner” and “Pablo Picasso,” but something didn’t sit right with him about the world of rock and roll. So he retreated into his own corner of it, continuing to write quirky gems like “I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar” before discovering an Old World troubadour spirit that has him writing and recording in several languages. (SP)

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99.7 TRIPLE HO SHOW HP Pavilion, San Jose Tue – 7:30; $25-$125 The 99.7 Triple Ho Show was

such a hit last year that it’s back for another edition. For fans of R&B dance jams, they’ve secured a sweet lineup this year, from raunchy-synth poppers (Jessie and the Toy Boys & Breathe Carolina) to smooth-hip-hoppers (Taio Cruz and Gym Class Heroes), goofy-party-jammers LMFAO to reggaeton-star Pitbull and of course teen-pop-sensation Selena Gomez. It’ll satisfy every last dance-music craving you have to get through the holiday season, or at least until New Year’s Eve. (AC)

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SOCIAL DISTORTION Feb 9 at Santa Cruz Civic

KRONOS QUARTET Feb 12 at 7pm, Dinkelspiel, Stanford

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Although the Pixies’ Trompe le Monde, the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ BloodSugarSexMagik and A Tribe Called Quest’s The Low End Theory were all released on the same day in 1991 as Nirvana’s breakthrough album, only Nevermind received the 20th-anniversary box-set treatment this year.

“It’s totally unnecessary,” said my

die-hard-Nirvana-fan friend at the time, and he was right. Neither the four-CD, one-DVD “Super Deluxe” edition nor the two-CD “Deluxe” version has anything substantial to offer that hasn’t already been widely bootlegged.

And so it is with box sets, those desperate prayers-in-shrinkwrap from what’s left of the recording industry that are shouted from the mountaintop every Christmas season.

Or, in the words of Morrissey, “Reissue, repackage, repackage!

Re-evaluate the songs, double-pack with a photograph, extra track and a tacky badge!” That’s “Paint a Vulgar Picture,” collected with all the Smiths’ other already-released material in

Complete, an eight-CD or -LP set of redundancy.

Previously issued material is also comprised in the four-CD Howlin’ Wolf set Smokestack Lightning: The Complete Chess Masters, but the packaging is perfect for people who threw away their CD towers years ago but kept their bookshelves: The compact, embossed-and-bound book is condensed elegance.

“Now I can put my quadraphonic 8-track to rest” is as good a review as one will find for Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon “Immersion Edition”—six discs of the same album, including 5.1 surround and quadraphonic mixes, demo mixes, live performances, early mixes, original stereo mixes, books, ticket stubs, coasters, a scarf and some marbles, which Capitol Records executives have evidently lost.

The Beach Boys album Smile has gone from mythic lost status to a series of celebrated issuances, most notably Brian Wilson’s own

“completed” version in 2004. The Smile Sessions is a five-CD, two-LP, two-45rpm set in a 3-D box of the original recordings. An entire CD dedicated to snippets of the song “Good Vibrations” is included.

The great jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery recorded mostly orchestra-backed pop material for the Verve label in 1964–’66, which is collected in the five-CD set Movin’: The Complete Verve Recordings. A better jazz set this year is the Miles Davis Quintet’s Live in Europe 1967, with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams—or, for the vinyl enthusiast in your life, Fela Kuti’s Vinyl Box Set #1, which collects six impossible-to-find LPs from the great Afrobeat polygamist.

On his site, Elvis Costello has implored his fans to not buy his Return of the Spectacular Spinning Songbook box set, since, for one CD, one DVD and one 10-inch LP, his record company is charging an abhorrent $262. Calling the scheme an “elaborate hoax” with a price that’s “either a misprint or a satire,” he advised his fans to wait for the single CD out next year and to buy Ambassador of Jazz, a Louis Armstrong box set, instead.

“Frankly,” he writes, “the music is vastly superior.”

Reaching the upper altitude of price is Danny Elfman and Tim Burton’s 25th Anniversary Box Set, coming in at a whopping $500+ (depending on the site) for 16 CDs. In a not-exactly-valiant effort in justification, the set includes a book with gold-foil stamping, a DVD of Burton and Elfman having a conversation, a USB flash drive and an embedded music chip that plays a song Elman wrote specifically for this box set. Enticing, isn’t it? No? By far the worthiest set this year is Your Past Comes Back to Haunt You, a five-CD set of early material, mostly unavailable, by the visionary guitarist John Fahey.

Fahey’s influence is massive, and his music endlessly listenable. He played guitar not like the average 1960s folkie but like a carnival knife-thrower; his otherworldly finger patterns and bizarre tunings stand in stark contrast to Kurt Cobain’s sloppy power chords. If you’ve got a budding guitar player on your Christmas list, choose your inspiration.

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Children’s Musical Theater San Jose swings into the Montgomery Theater with the West Coast premiere of Disney’s version of Tarzan, the story of a man and his vine, and the apes who raise him. Kevin Hauge directs this effects-heavy production showcasing the talents of the area’s best young performers.

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The universality of Charles Schulz’s Peanuts means that even strips decades old still have the ability to evoke laughter on the pages of the Sunday comics.

For the holidays, the Retro Dome presents You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, the popular 1967 (with additional songs from a 1999 revival) musical based on the frustrations and follies of Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy and pals.

A Christmas Carol Wednesday–Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm, through Dec. 24; Northside Theatre, San Jose; $15/$20 Northside gives Dickens a bit of a twist in its rendition of A Christmas Carol. This time, the ghosts of past, present and future visit not Ebenezer Scrooge but Ebeneeda Scrooge (Lillian Bogovich).

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BALLETSANJOSE Dennis Nahat’s “Nutcracker.”

Runs Dec 10-23. This week Sat, 1:30 and 7:30pm, Sun, 1:30pm. $30-$100. San Jose Center for the Performing Arts.

JUERGA Presented by Flamenco Society of San Jose with Alberto Marquez and company, Jesus Montoya, Ricardo Diaz and Clara Rodriguez.

Sun, 3:30pm. $10-$15. Historic Hoover Theatre, San Jose.

SANTACLARABALLET A presentation of a full-length “Nutcracker.” Sat, 2 and 7pm, Sun, 1 and 5pm. $20-$30. Santa Clara Convention Center Theater.

SMUINBALLET Annual Christmas program. WedFri, 8pm, Sat, 2 and 8pm, Sun, 2pm. $23-$65. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.

Theater ALMOSTMAINE A holiday tale about the citizens of a magical town under the Northern Lights; presented by Bus Barn Stage Company. Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sun (Dec 18), 3pm, Sun (Dec 11), 7pm. Plus Wed (Dec 7 and 14), 7:30pm. Runs thru Dec 18. $24$30. Bus Barn Theater, Los Altos.

ACHRISTMASCAROL Because it wouldn’t be Christmas without “A Christmas Carol.”

Presented by San Jose Repertory Theatre in a new adaptation by Rick Lombardo. This week Wed, 11am and 7:30pm. Thu-Fri, 8pm, Sat, 3 and 8pm, Sun, 2pm, Tue, 7:30pm. Runs thru Dec 24. $29$74. San Jose Rep.

ACHRISTMASCAROL An annual production by Northside Theatre Company of the Dickens tale. Wed-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 3pm. Runs thru Dec 24. $15/$20.

Northside Theatre, San Jose.

EVERYCHRISTMASSTORY EVERTOLD San Jose Stage Company celebrates the holidays with the popular comedy that races through the seasonal classics in brief, from Dickens to the Grinch.

Wed-Thu, 7:30pm, Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2pm. Runs thru Dec 18. $20$45. The Stage, San Jose.

IT’SAWONDERFULLIFE A stage version by Tabard Theatre of the famous Frank Capra movie.

Thu-Fri at 8pm, Sat at 3 and 8pm, Sun at 2pm. Runs thru Dec 18. $10-$35. Theatre on San Pedro Square, San Jose.

SANTALANDDIARIES For the holidays, City Lights presents David Sedaris’ comedy about working as an elf in a Macy’s. Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2pm.

Runs thru Dec 18. $25-$35. City Lights, San Jose.

THESECRETGARDEN A musical based on Frances Burnett’s novel, from TheatreWorks. Tue-Wed, 7:30pm, Thu-Fri, 8pm, Sat, 2 and/or 8pm (1 and 6pm on Dec 24), Sun, 2 and 7pm. $29-$49. Runs thru Dec 31.

Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto.

YOU’REAGOODMAN,CHARLIE BROWN A musical show based on the “Peanuts” characters. Runs thru Dec 18. (See www.theRetroDome. com for schedule and ticket details.) Retro Dome, San Jose.

Classical Concerts CALIFORNIAPOPSORCHESTRA The 65-member orchestra presents its annual holiday show of popular American music. Sun, 3pm. $15-$35. Calvary Church, Los Gatos.

CAROLSINTHECALIFORNIA Featuring the Sonos Handbell Ensemble and the Symphony Silicon Valley Chorale. Sat, 7pm. $26-$36. California Theatre, San Jose.

CHANTICLEER The male chorus performs seasonal songs. Tue, 8pm. $47$52. Memorial Church Stanford.

CHRISTMASEXTRAVAGANZA Seasonal numbers with the various ensembles of the music department at the college. Sat, 2pm. $10-$15. Smith Center, Ohlone College, Fremont.

ELCAMINOYOUTHSYMPHONY A holiday concert with selections

by Handel, Liszt and more. Sun, 2:30pm. $8/$15. California Theatre, San Jose.

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Alan Brass. Sun, 4pm. $15/$25.

Transfiguration Episcopal Church, San Mateo.

Fascism:The Photographs of David Bacon and Francisco Dominguez.”

Thru Feb 5.Tue-Sun, 11am-4pm.

Santa Clara University.

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A community charity concert with singers Zhi-Lei Wang, Zinru Liu and Alisa Galper. Sat, 7pm. $10$100. Flint Center, Cupertino.

Bay Choral Guild presents works

by Bach. Fri, 8pm. $6-$25. First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto.

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“Bridging Generations: De Anza Collects.” A look at award-winning art from De Anza students over the last 40 years. Thru Dec 28.

Mon-Thu, 10am-3pm. De Anza College, Cupertino.

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

“Pioneering the Valley: The Chinese-American Legacy in Santa Clara Valley.” A new historical exhibit. Pacific Hotel Gallery, San Jose.

Presented by Schola Cantorum as a sing-along. Mon, 7:30pm. $16$20. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.

NEWCENTURYCHAMBER ORCHESTRA A classical concert in the holiday spirit. Tue, 8pm. $29-$59. MenloAtherton Center, Atherton.

PALOALTOPHILHARMONIC With music director Thomas Shoebotham and guest violinist David Felberg. Features Paganini’s Violin Concerto no. 1. Sat, 8pm. $10-$20. Cubberley Theatre, Palo Alto.

QUADRE A concert titled “Horns for the Holidays.” Sat, 8pm. $14-$24.

Bethany Lutheran Church, Menlo Park.

REDWOODSYMPHONY A family holiday concert includes “Peter and the Wolf.” Sat, 3pm. $10-$20. Cañada College Main Theatre, Redwood City.

SFSYMPHONY A performance of Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” with Chita Rivera. Sun, 3pm. $15-$48. Flint Center, Cupertino.

SEASONOFHOPE A series of concerts presented by South Bay arts groups, including San Jose Symphonic Choir, South Bay Trombone Society and more.

Dec 12-23, 7:30pm. Free. Basilica of St. Joseph, San Jose.

SJSUCHOIRS A holiday concert featuring carols and lullabies. Sat, 7:30pm. (Call 408.924.4645 for ticket info.)

Mission Santa Clara.

ST.MICHAELTRIO The Silicon Valley group presents a program ranging across 250 years of the classical repertory.

Sun, 3pm. $10-$25. Montalvo Arts Center.

SOUTHBAYGUITARSOCIETY Holiday benefit shows with the SBGS Quartet. Fri, 7:30pm. Los Gatos Town Council Chambers.

Also Sat, 3pm. Morgan Hill Library.

VIVALAMUSICA Holiday performances featuring Glorias by John Rutter Randal

ROOSTERT.FEATHERS Wed, 8pm: New Talent Showcase. $10. Thu, 8pm, Fri, 9pm, Sat, 8 and 10:30pm, Sun, 8pm. Mike E. Winfield. $12/$18. Sunnyvale.

SANJOSEIMPROV Wed, 8pm: Laugh Lounge. $10.

Thu, 8pm, Fri, 8 and 10pm, Sat, 7 and 9pm, Sun, 7pm: Rex Navarrete. $16/$18. Sat, 2pm: Battle of the Bay. $20. San Jose.

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Museums OPENING MUSEUMOFAMERICAN HERITAGE “A Child’s World: Antique Toys, 1870-1930.” Fri-Sun, 11am-4pm.

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CONTINUING CANTORARTSCENTER “The Legend of Rex Slinkard.”

Oils and works on paper by the influential California artist of the early 1900s. Thru Feb 26. “Rodin and America: Influence and Adaptation, 1876-1936.” Ongoing.

Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am8pm. Stanford.

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

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SANJOSEMUSEUMOFART “This Kind of Bird Flies Backward.”

A retrospective of paintings by Bay Area figurative artist Joan Brown. Thru Mar 11. “Book-ish.”

A show about how the printed book has influenced visual artists, featuring works from the permanent collection. Thru Jan. 15.

“So, Who Do You Think You Are?” Portraits of various kinds address the issue of personal identity.

Thru Jan. 15. “Bill Owens: Ordinary Folks.” A selection of photographs taken by Owens in the 1970s. Thru Feb 5. Works by installation artist Anna Sew Hoy in the Beta Space.

Thru Feb 26. Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm, closed Mon. San Jose.

SANJOSEMUSEUMOFQUILTS &TEXTILES “Invisible Lineage.” Works by a quartet of mid-20th-century artists in conjunction with four contemporary textile artists. Thru Feb 5. Tue-Sun, 10am-5pm. San Jose.

ANNODOMINI “Fresh Produce.” Annual group show and holiday sale. Thru Jan 14. San Jose.

ARTARK “The More the Merrier II.” A holiday show. San Jose.

ARTOBJECTGALLERY “Belly of the Beast.” A group show by eight San Jose artists. Thru Dec 16. 592 N. Fifth St, San Jose.

BRUNIGALLERY “The Jazz Masters Series” by BRUNI. “Sports Originals” by Mark Gray. ““Figurative Sculpture” by Kristina Sablan. Thru Dec 31.

San Jose.

COMMUNITYSCHOOLOFMUSIC ANDART “To Great Lengths.” Installations

by Esther Traugot. Dec 9-Jan 22.

Reception Fri, 6-8pm. Finn Center, Mountain View.

DOWNTOWNYOGASHALA “Simply Seen.” Photographs in a Hipstamatic vein by Marco Zecchin. Continuing. San Jose.

GALLERYHOUSE Gallery House’s annual art and holiday show. Runs thru Dec 24.

Wed-Sat, 11am-8pm, Sun, 11am3pm, Tue, 11am-4pm. Palo Alto.

GOODKARMACAFE “Milk and Bones.” New paintings

by Izer the Mizer. Thru Dec 31.

San Jose.

HIGHER FIRE CLAYSPACE “Killer Crystals.” Creations by Jon Price. Thru Dec 31. San Jose.

TECHMUSEUM

KALEID GALLERY

“Islamic Science Rediscovered.”

A show about technological advances in the Islamic world before the Renaissance period in the West. Mon-Wed, 10am-5pm, Thu-Sun, 10am-8pm. San Jose.

“Hark!” Holiday art show and sale.

Thru Dec 31. San Jose.

TRITONMUSEUMOFART Works by Eve Page Mathias. Thru Feb 12. Reception Fri, 7-9pm.

Department of Art Faculty show.

Thru Feb 5. Reception Fri, 7-9pm.

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

Galleries

DESAISSETMUSEUM “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

CONTINUING

OPENING STANFORDARTSPACES Mixed media by Kathryn Dunlevie, paintings by Brian Huber and Leo Posillico. Dec 9-Feb 25. Reception Fri, 5-7pm. Weekdays, 8:30am5pm. Allen Art Spaces Gallery, Stanford.

KRAUSE CENTER “Cuba in Focus.” An exhibit

by Cuban and American photographers. Thru Dec 8. MonFri, 7:30am-8:30pm, Sat, 9am5pm. Krause Center for Innovation, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills.

MACLA “Cuban Connections: Near & Far.” A show with examples from Bay Area collectors of Cuban artists.

Thru Jan 7. San Jose.

MONTALVOARTSCENTER “Soil to Site.” A look at the relationship between nature and culture with video artist Richard T. Walker and Bay Area artist Mari Andrews. Thru Jan 15. “Sculpture on the Grounds: Traces, Twigs and Time.” Ongoing. Thu-Sun, 11am3pm. Saratoga.

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PIANO MASTERS CONCERT SERIES 2012

SIMONE DINNERSTEIN SAT, JAN 14, 8PM “Unadorned but profound bliss.”

- San Francisco Chronicle

Back by popular demand! Dinnerstein gained international recognition with the remarkable success of her recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations.

EDDIE PALMIERI & THE BRIAN LYNCH JAZZ QUARTET SUN, FEB 12, 7:30PM “Lynch and Palmieri are arguably each the most important Latin Jazz voices of their respective generations...” - ALL MUSIC GUIDE

CAPRA CAPERS Tabard’s cast re-creates the Golden Age of Radio in its production of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life.’

Radio Active THE Tabard Theatre Company is ringing in the holiday season with its rendition of It’s a Wonderful Life, a stage version of the Frank Capra film beloved by generations of fans. It’s a charming and touching story, in which a happy ending is anticipated. Performing it as if it were a live radio drama in progress provides a new twist on an old classic, and director Cathy Cassetta chosen a talented cast. The actors cleverly bring to life the characters in the film, with five or six voices coming out of one person.

The behind-the-scenes work that’s usually hidden is brought front and center in Joe Landry’s 1996 adaptation of It’s a Wonderful Life. The production tears through It’s a Wonderful the concept of a fourth wall, creating closeness Life between the actors and the audience. The audience is made aware of backstage tensions Runs through Dec. 18; that are hidden from view. $10–$35 Theatre on San Pedro Landry’s story still focuses on Bedford Falls’ hero Square, San Jose George Bailey. The only difference: The movie’s dozens of characters are replaced with a cast of nine.

The actors portray radio performers with a versatility that’s hard to match.

Ron Packard, the voice for George Bailey, has the range necessary to make us hear George grow from a little boy to a young man. Karen DeHart, the voice for Mary Hatch Bailey, raises the bar as she grows from a little girl to a mother of four.

Kurt Gravenhorst, who plays Clarence Oddbody, Harry Bailey and Guiseppe Martini, just to name a few, does an amazing job of getting into character and portraying a wide range of types. Craig S. Engen, Steve Schneickert, Irene Trapp and Christine Wait also deserve mention. Their work is expertly crafted with perfect timing and clarity. Jeremy Harris backs them up on the piano, while Jason Minsky creates the sound effects that are so essential to the creation of a radio show of the period.

Stepping inside the theater takes the audience back in time to studio WBFR in New York City on Christmas Eve, 1946. Costume designer Marilyn Watts successfully brings together pieces that represent an era when people dressed to impress. The play even includes hilarious renditions of commercials of the 1940s, from hair tonic to Spiffy Soap.

A pre-show demonstration is available for those wishing to see how each sound is made by Minsky during the course of the evening. For example, jellybeans dropped onto a baking sheet emulate capsules falling to the floor, ribbon candy hit with a hammer brings the impression of glass breaking and corn flakes crushed on a baking sheet imitate ice cracking.—Jen Nowell

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Palmieri is a nine-time Grammy winner known for his distinctive blend of jazz piano with Latin rhythms.

DANIIL TRIFONOV SAT, FEB 18, 8PM “Mr. Trifonov has scintillating technique and a virtuosic flair.” - NY Times

Russian-born 20-year-old Trifonov, is the 2011 Gold Medal winner of Moscow’s International Tchaikovsky Competition, in addition to many prestigious awards throughout the world, including First Prize at the Rubinstein Competition in Tel Aviv.

PHILIP GLASS SAT, APR 7, 8PM “The very thought of a world-famous composer playing a piano recital of his own music is mind-boggling” - Charleston Post & Courier

Widely considered to be one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century, Glass’ work has had an extraordinary impact upon the musical and intellectual life of his times.

JOYCE YANG SUN, APR 15, 7:30PM “...the standout was Joyce Yang, who gave a knockout performance...” - NY Times

Critically-acclaimed as “the most gifted young pianist of her generation”, Yang captivates audiences with her stunning virtuosity.

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NEXTSPACECOWORKING Featuring work by Phantom Galleries artists Michele Guieu, Katie Guiterrez and Jeanne Yee. Thru Feb 1. San Jose.

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*kids CHILDREN’SDAY

“Kanji Garden.” An installation created from cut and manipulated folded books by Shannon Amidon.

In the storefront at 95 S. Market St, San Jose.

Activities for kids and a chance to meet Santa. Sun, Dec 11, noon-4pm. $8 for a family of four.

History Park San Jose.

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Presented by Peninsula Youth Theatre. Fri, 9:30 and 11am and 7pm, Sat, 11:30am and 1:30pm. $8-$10. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.

“Outside the Lines Inside of the Box.” New works in oil by Jane W. Ferguson. Thru Dec 31. San Jose.

SAN JOSE CITY HALL “City of Champions: 2001, a San Jose Soccer Odyssey.”Thru Feb 29.

Wing of San Jose City Hall.

SANJOSEINSTITUTEOF CONTEMPORARYART “One Thing Leads to Another.” A group show about process and repetition in prints and drawings.

Thru Feb 25. “Dos Mundos.” Works

by Tim Craighead. Thru Feb 18.

Tue-Fri, 10am-5pm, Sat, noon5pm. San Jose.

ACHRISTMASCAROL

THECHRISTMASMOUSE The Santa Clara Players tell the story of a sneaky mouse and a gingerbread house. $7-$10. Fri, 7pm, Sat, 10 at 11am and 3pm.

Triton Museum Hall Pavilion, Santa Clara.

WORKS/SANJOSE “Iraqimemorial.org.” A participation-based conceptual project for artists and others to make memorials for the unrecognized civilian dead of the war. Continuing. San Jose.

WALK THE RED CARPET TICKETS ON SALE AT WWW.CREATVSJ.ORG

*books RICHARDHEINBERG

An event for the author of “The End of Growth.”Thu, 7pm. Kepler’s, Menlo Park.

WALLACEJ.NICHOLS The author of a new book about sea turtles talks and presents a film about the creatures. Sun, 3pm. $12/$16. Kepler’s, Menlo Park.

STARTUPASIA A talk about investment possibilities with Rebecca Fannin and Eric Savitz. Fri, 6pm. Kepler’s, Menlo Park.

Works by pros and student artists.

Sun, noon-6pm, Mon, noon-8pm.

San Jose City College.

CHANUKAHPALOOZA Silicon Valley brings back family favorite featuring music and food. Sun, Dec 11, noon-4pm.

Free. Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center, Los Gatos.

CHRISTMASINTHEPARK The San Jose tradition continues thru Jan 1. Cesar Chavez Park. Plus rides at Paseo de San Antonio and the San Jose Rep Plaza.

DOWNTOWNICE Rink is open thru Jan 29. Circle of Palms, downtown San Jose.

FANTASYOFLIGHTS Vasona Park shows off light displays. Thru Dec 31, 6-10pm. $10/$15 per vehicle. Vasona Lake County Park, Los Gatos.

DISNEY’STARZAN

FESTIVALOFTREES

A family show from Children’s Musical Theatre San Jose. Runs Dec 2-11. Thu, 7:30pm, Fri, 8pm, Sat, 2 and 8pm, Sun, 1pm, $30.

Montgomery Theatre, San Jose.

Trees decorated by local schools on display. Top three trees win cash donation. Dec 10-22, Kings Court Shopping Center, Los Gatos.

VIEWPOINTSGALLERY “Impressions of Costa Rica.”

Watercolors by Barbara von Haunalter and sculptures by Jean Prophet. Thru Dec 31. Mon-Sat, 11am-5pm, Sun, 11am-3pm. Los Altos.

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JUNIEB. INJINGLEBELLS, BATMANSMELLS A Palo Alto Children’s Theatre production. Dec 8-18. This week Thu-Fri, 7pm, Sat, 2 and 7pm, Sun, 2pm. $10/$12. Children’s Theater, Lucie Stern Center, Palo Alto.

MADELINE’SCHRISTMAS A family show from California Theatre Center. Sat, 11am. Thru Dec 17. $12/$14. Sunnyvale Community Center.

GLOBALWINTER WONDERLAND Giant lanterns depict famous buildings, plus games, food and celebrations of holiday traditions.

Thru Jan 2. $10/$12. Parking Lot of Great America, Santa Clara.

HOLIDAYPOTTERYSALE Friends of the Pottery Studio host a sale of homemade ceramics.

Fri, 10am-6pm, Sat, 9am-8pm.

Sunnyvale Community Center.

LIGHTUPTHEVILLAGE

*events AAUWTEENGIFTDRIVE

Volunteers are needed to assembly gift totes for impoverished and homeless San Jose teens. Assembly Dec 7-10, and Dec 12-15, 9am and 1pm shifts. Volunteers contact cherylmarkman@hotmail.com or 408.578.8315.

THEARTSEXCHANGE A new group dedicated to helping artists launches with a performance, readings and art show. Guest speaker is Azin Izadifar; also the documentary “The Chiang Mai Project.”

Sponsored by Language and Arts Institute. Sun, 2:30-5:30pm. Free.

King Main Library, San Jose.

Featuring performances, a visit from Santa and a tree-lighting ceremony. Sat, 11am-6pm. Alum Rock Village, San Jose.

ME&MOMMYONTHEROW Holiday activities. Tue, 10am-noon.

Santana Row, San Jose.

ONEWARMCOAT Bring new or gently used coats to drop-off locations: InnVision, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Momentum For Mental Health, Sacred Heart Community Service, San Jose. Thru Dec 31.

SHOP,ENJOYANDGIVE Shop at discounted rates, benefits donated to Second Harvest Food Bank. Every Tue in Dec, 6-9pm.

Santana Row, Santa Clara.

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A WHO’S WHO Russell’s 1975 rock-opera ‘Tommy’ captured the religion of rock & roll perfectly.

Ken Russell’s outrageous films captured the essence of the late director’s time and place

By RICHARD VON BUSACK

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RITISH DIRECTOR Ken Russell, who passed away last week at age 84, was the point man in a flying squad of FelliniGoes-to-Soho filmmakers, who often loathed each other’s work: Nicolas Roeg, Donald Cammell, Alan Parker, and Peter Greenaway and to a lesser extent Terry Gilliam (and, in far Australia, Baz Luhrmann).

All were the descendants of Michael Powell, greatest of the English fantasy makers—“Powell was the only person who ever gave me

any encouragement,” Russell once said. But Russell’s obsessions with classical music, sex and politics were unique.

About 35 years ago, Russell was at the peak of his success with the Oscar-nominated Women in Love (1969), the ’30s-style musical The Boy Friend and the censored witchburning horror film The Devils (both 1971). The star-studded adaptation of the Who’s Tommy (1975) was also a hit.

A book has been written on the phallic qualities of Russell’s films— probably in honor of the money shot in Lisztomania (1975), in which Roger Daltrey wields a jumbo plastic wang the size of a telephone pole. The many local slaves of The Rocky Horror Picture Show ought to graduate up to it.

Eighties Russell was a pleasure.

He was a Brit ruffian opposing the Brat Pack. The rollicking Lair of the White Worm (1988) was worth seeing twice. Its highlights were what Ms. Alison Goldfrapp could have called “the sweet dirty angel face” of a young actress named Sammi Davis.

This pure girl’s sister (Catherine Oxenberg) is kidnapped by the priestess of the snake women, Lady Sylvia Marsh (Amanda Donohoe, with fine crescent fangs). All this over-the-top plot is abetted by a ruckusy Celtic band describing the story of the movie we just saw.

It’s also hard to describe the pleasure, back in 1991, of seeing Russell’s Whore advertised in huge capital letters on a marquee facing one of the busiest streets in San Jose. It’s an awful film—ridden with comedy ethnic stereotypes, and Theresa Russell going nutzoid.

However, it’s full of all the bad news that Johns don’t want to hear. Quality aside, it was shrewd counterprogramming to the thencontemporary Pretty Woman.

Speaking of whores, Kathleen

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Turner’s “China Blue” illuminated Russell’s wacky 1984 Belle de Jour knockoff Crimes of Passion, with Kathleen Turner. How rich was Anthony Perkins, nutzoid himself, in one of those Rain scenarios of preacher vs. floozy.

Blasphemy! Russell loved it.

Consider the seven-eyed goat in Altered States (1980), the nuns getting randy over a crucifixion in The Devils or Jesus getting slithered over by the anaconda-sized white worm in Lair.

And Ringo Starr as the pope. This list isn’t near complete.

Travestying the lives of the great composers was one of Russell’s specialities. But his short film from the anthology Aria (1987) stole the thunder of Cronenberg’s Crash; it’s a strange symbolist ritual of adornment (to Puccini’s “Nessun Dorma”) that turns out to be the fantasy of a mortally injured woman (Linzi Drew). It epitomizes Russell’s realm: a land beyond good and bad taste.

I’d argue Billion Dollar Brain (1967, available for download on Netflix), is Russell’s best movie, even if the director dismissed it as spy rubbish. It was the third film in the series with Harry Palmer—which meant Michael Caine playing Michael Caine as a secret agent. It had as little in common with its predecessors as Alphaville did with the other Lemmy Caution movies.

MI-5 freelancer Palmer is sent to the Baltic States by orders of a computer voice over the telephone.

He’s infiltrating the realm of a Kochlike Texas billionaire (Ed Begley, Sr.) bankrolling Latvian contras: object, World War III. A harpsichord and glass harmonica duet twangs and whispers as Caine wanders Helsinki in the thrall of a fur-hatted mystery girl (Françoise Dorléac, about to perish in her own car crash).

Devoted fans of Casino Royale (1967), might get a charge out of Russell’s appropriations of Sergei Eisenstein and the 10,000-mile-wide jump cuts: as baffling now as they were then.

When evaluating the life and art of the masters, Russell might be considered slightly out of his depth.

By contrast, digging his way out of a slick spy movie, Russell was at home.

He lent his considerable visual flair, exaggeration and inarguable love of women to a rare entertainment.

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TAKESHI KITANO’S new film is almost plot-free but rich with incident, visual skill and loads of violence. Outrage shows the Japanese filmmaker at the top of his craft. The action consists essentially of a cascading series of assassinations in the world of Japanese gangsters. The ritual finger-chopping apology, yubitsume, isn’t enough to smooth over the anger of rival families. (A million yen and a severed digit is described like so: “You call petty cash and a punk’s finger an apology?”)

Above the conflict is “Mr. Chairman,” a seemingly retired godfather in a wardrobe of Nehru jackets and leisure suits, the one man allowed to go collarless in a world of tightly knotted ties. At the bottom are a squad of barely differentiated, shaggy-haired, earringed thugs. In between is middle management, gray-faced career criminals who look like death barely warmed over.

One such lifer is Otomo (Kitano, performing, as usual, as “Beat” Takeshi), who seems caught between the unspooling violence and the police. One copper, whom Otomo regularly pays off, has known him since the days they were boxers together.

Outrage depicts a world almost completely devoid of women, except

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New N e ew NEW NE W YEAR’S Y EEVE VE (PG-133; 118 min.) Gar (PG-13; Garry ry Marshall’s latest A A-list -list or orgy gy (or (or,, as Hollywood it,, ““an cast”) calls it an ensemble cast ”) chronicles chr oniccles the lives of sever several al inter coonnecting individuals in New interconnecting YYork oork on n New YYear’s ear e ’s Eve, dealing with love, lif life fe and all the things movies tell us New YYorkers oorkers have time to contemplate contem mplate rrather ather than wor worrying rying about heinous rrent ent costs. The film is an in indirect ndirect ffollow-up ollow-up to 2010’s Valentine’s V alent a tine’s Dayy, even rretaining etaining a couplee of the same cast members (but no not ot char characters), acters), and ffeatures eatures the kin kind nd of onscr onscreen een pairings film buffs have h been waiting eons ffor, or, like Za Zacc Efr Efron on and Michelle Pf Pfeiffer eiffer finally confr confronting onting their sexual tension n head-on, and LLudacris udacris and Robertt De Nir o, together g at last.

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for whores and bar girls, as dead-faced as their “guardians.” The storytelling is discursive, but in an enjoyable way. Note the slow fadeouts ending the episodes in a section about the picking up, Mickey-Finning, badgering, bending and elimination of a diplomat from an imaginary African country; the story FlkiX^\ isn’t essential to the main R; 109 min. arc, but it brings out the Opens Friday, dry, evil humor of a case of Camera 3, extortion.

San Jose Kitano’s Otomo— Bronsonish: heavy-lidded, slightly twitchy, leathery—barely registers a gradually tightening noose around him. And he makes other actors playing a gangster today look flashy, bogus and chattering. “How’s everybody?” asks the cop toward the end of the film. “Everybody’s dead,” Otomo replies. And he’s even better as a director, with praiseworthy use of wide screen and deep background. He has such a reservoir of talent that he can throw away ideas, such as a simple assassination on a lonesome causeway at a hazily blue-filtered magic hour, carried out underneath the latticed towers of electrical lines on a one-way road.

—Richard von Busack

SSEDUCING EDUCCING CCHARLIE HARLIE B BARKER ARKER (R; 89 min.) Note: The filmmakers actors and ac ctors will appear for for two Q&A sessions. session ns. Heather Gor Gordon don will take questions questio ons after the 6:35pm show on Dec 9; she will be joined by director director Amy G Glazer lazer and pr producer oducer Lynne Lynne Wedd W edd on o Dec. 14. Former SJSU SJSU drama drama tteacher teache her Amy A Glazer Gl adapts d t Theresa Th esa Ther Rebeck k’s play The Scene. It Rebeck’s It’s ’s a kind lightt tr tragedy penumbraa of of ligh agedy with a penumbr comed comedy dy glowing ar around ound it: Charlie (S (Stephen tephen Barker TTurner), uurner), a 40ish actor,, iiss distr distracted actor acted from from his longsuff suffering ering SStella tella (Daphne Zuniga, in a come comeback eback rrole) ole) because of the young temptr ess Clea (Heather temptress Gor Gordon’s Clea has wide Gordon). donn). Gordon’s eyes, a danger dangerous ous shape and some of o the capacity ffor or amusing meann meanness ness that Lisa KKudrow udrow shows. portrayal Her po ortrayal of this blonde climber sharp satire, is shar rp satir e, equal to the defter moments Woody mome nts in a W oody Allen flick. But Glazer doesn’t doesn’t slam Clea mor morally, allyy, the wa way ay Allen gave LLucy ucy Punch the work workss in YYou oou Will Meet a TTall aall Dark SStranger trangger. W Well ell acted and ffairly airly sophisticated: sophis ticated: a four-handed four-handed blamegame of o people who all consider themselves themseelves evolved, civilized and artistic. artisticc. (Plays at Camera Caamera 3 in San Jose.) (RvB)

THE T HE SSITTER ITTER (R; 81 min.) m Continuing the longstanding standin ng comedy tr tradition adition that cursingg is just funnier in fr front ont of unassuming unassu uming childr children, en, The Sitter ffollows ollowss Noah (Jonah Hill), who has rrecently eccently rreturned eturned home after being expelled e fr from om college and is money.. In desper desperation, in needd of money ation,

he accepts a baby-sitting gig, and soon soo on finds himself entangled with twoo psychopathic drug kingpins in a chase through through Manhattan.

Thee film is helmed by David Gordon Gor rdon Green, Green, whose filmography filmography includes from inc ludes everything fr om the taut drama dr ama Geor George rgge W Washington aashington to the hyperbolic-stoner hyp perbolic-stoner comedy Pineapple Express Exp press. The Sitter falls falls mor moree in line with latter,, though any viewer with the latter with wit ith a taste t t ffor or the th dramatics d amatics dr ti should h ld Google Gooogle pictures pictures of star Jonah Hill’s post-production posst-production weight loss. (Opens Fri.)) Fri.

YOUNG Y OUNG ADULT ADULT (R; 94 min.) Diablo Cody and Jason Rei tman, writer and director director of Juno Reitman, respectivelyy, rreunite eunite in this black respectively, comedy com medy about a teen-lit writer (Chharlize Ther on) who rreturns eturns to (Charlize Theron) ort to win herr hometown in an eff effort bacck her now-mar ried high school back now-married sweeetheart (Patrick (Patrick Wilson), Wilson) and sweetheart form ms an unusual bond with a forms form mer-loser who never quite got former-loser oveer her (P atton Oswald). Cody y, who over (Patton Cody, writes the kind of hip lingo that ’s writes that’s h no one on this or any other so hip planet actually uses it, sur ely cr afts planet surely crafts anoother char acter with vulner able another character vulnerable bitee, and Oswald continues his bite, nottable turn to mor notable moree complexly com medic char acters that he began in comedic characters 200 09’s Big Fan. Still, 2009’s Still, as anyone who ortune of attending hass had the misf misfortune high i h school h l reunion reunion i can attest, tt t the th a high m is not for for the socially squeamish, film naturally be considered considered andd should naturally parrt of the horror horror genre. genre. (Opens Fri.) part

Revivals R evivals NILES NIL LES FILM M MUSEUM USEUM Reggularly scheduled pr Regularly programs ograms of silent sile ent films. Dec 10 at 7:30pm: Mary Pic kford in the coal-mining dr ama Pickford drama Heart Hea art o’ o’ the Hills (1919), billed with Something Som mething in Her Eye (1915) with Olivver Har dy and TTen Oliver Hardy een Dollars or Teenn Days (192 Ten (1924) 4) with Ben Turpin.

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Fr Frederick ederick Hodges at the piano.

Decc 11 at 4pm: Laur Laurel el and Hardy Hardy in Babes Bab bes in TToyland oyland o (1934), a quaint holiday holiday oddity that shows what a low-budget low w-budget Wizar Wizardd of Oz would look likee; it ’s billed with the L&H short like; it’s “Beelow Zero” Zero” (1930) and Our Gang “Below in “Shrimps “ ffor or a Day” (1935). (Plays Decc 10-11 10-11 in Fremont Fremont at the Edison Theeaterr..) (RvB) Theater.)

NOW, N OW, VOYAGER/THE VOYAGER/THE LETTER LETTER (19442/1940) The title of Now (1942/1940) Now, w, V Voyager ooyyager comes fr from om Whitman, and it it’s ’s an unusual kind of drama: drama: Bette Dav Davis vis plays a woman trampled trampled by her mother mother,, who finds some kin kindd of contentment only after a nervous ner rvous breakdown. breakdown. Claude Rains

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SCROOGED (1988) National Lampoon and Saturday Night Live vets join the multitude who have â&#x20AC;&#x153;milked that goat,â&#x20AC;? as Bart Simpson characterized the regular staging of Dickensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Xmas inescapability. Bill Murray is rich as a remorseless TV exec haunted by the usual gang of guiltwhippers: richly New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;accented David Johansen as the frostbitten Past; Carol Kane as the vicious Present, a kind of Death Pixie; and the immortal Bobcat Goldthwait as the movieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stand-in for Tiny Tim. Very witty, and quite Christmassy, but in the end, no one can outrun the old storyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ending.

(Plays Dec 9-11 in San Jose at the Retro Dome.) (RvB)

SUNSET BOULEVARD/FIVE GRAVES TO CAIRO (1950/1943) Introducing Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson), one more discarded piece of old movie bric-a-brac in a mansion full of it. Seeking one last close-up, Desmond wraps herself around a screenwriter (William Holden) who underestimates the aging starâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hunger. Desmondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mansion and swimming pool were also used as locations for Rebel Without a Cause; Normaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movie clips are from Erich von Stroheimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s butchered ďŹ lm Queen Kelly. BILLED WITH Five Graves to Cairo. The popular Hungarian melodrama Hotel Imperial was both a jinx and a ďŹ&#x201A;op; on its set, Ray Milland had a bad equestrian accident, Margaret Sullavan multiply fractured her arm, and the ďŹ lm similarly winged Dietrichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career.

Then came the team of Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett, who relocated it to Egypt in the days of Rommelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Afrika Korps; they cast the elegant schweinhund von Stroheim as the indomitable general, and it was a success. (Plays Dec 7-9 in Palo Alto at the Stanford Theatre.) (RvB)

Reviews ANSWERS TO NOTHING (R; 123 min.) Former Bay Area director Matthew Leutwyler (Dead and Breakfast, The River Why) catches a terminal case of Crashitosis; this oddly titled L.A.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;based ensemble piece is more a roster than a movie. The center of

the piece is a kidnapped 11 year old, sought by a LAPD detective (Julie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Darlaâ&#x20AC;? Benz); Dane Cook plays a nogood cheating lawyer whose babyfevered wife (Elizabeth Mitchell) is willing to overlook his bad qualities; Kali Hawk plays a TV writer with a black-hating racism problem (the problem is keener because sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s African-American herself); Barbara Hershey is no help in a smaller role; Miranda Bailey plays a drunk in recovery who is tending her vegetative brother. Et cetera, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a serious lot of et cetera.

Since the ďŹ eld is so crowded, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no surprise that the characters have to introduce themselves with maximum exposition in a minimum amount of time, through lines like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kind of pathetic, a thirty year old guy reliving his high school glory.â&#x20AC;? Having tried to make a dramatic actor out of Cook, Leutwyler keeps the characters in close focus at the expense of the visuals. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s both ponderous and vapid. How movies like this get made is one question; how you watch them is another one. (RvB)

ARTHUR CHRISTMAS (PG; 97 min.) This animated childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ&#x201A;ick, which furthers the decades-long trend of releasing Christmas-festive ďŹ lms before Thanksgiving has even arrived, tells the tale of the titular Arthur, Santaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youngest son, who has to take charge of the high-tech North Pole operation when heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s given a sudden and vital assignment. Until we get an animated, politically sensitive tale of Native American and pilgrim relations, it seems weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be feasting on turkey while lighting the tree. So it goes.

THE ARTIST (PG-13; 100 min.) Michel Hazanaviciusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; black and white and silent salute to silent ďŹ lm features his regular star. In the lead is the amazing Jean Dujardin, better known as the idiot secret agent of Hazanaviciusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; two OSS parodies.

Here Dujardin plays a silent star named Valentin whose luck runs out when sound comes in at the end of the 1920s. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the other ďŹ lm this season besides Hugo that recalls the vividness and universality of the silent age. Recommended. (RvB)

THE DESCENDANTS (R; 115 min.) A Hawaiian workaholic named Matt King (George Clooney) is forced to reckon with his family: his wife is in a coma, his daughter Alexandra (Shailene Woodward) parties hearty, and his cutely awkward, profane younger daughter (PaciďŹ c Groveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Amara Miller,

debuting) is causing a little trouble as well. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a movie almost everyone will enjoy. In the lead is our most unambiguously appealing movie star.

Behind and around this eminently watchable actor is more Hawaii than Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen in a feature ďŹ lm in decades, with the land and seascapes photographed with considerable care

by Phedon Papamicheal. Director Alexander Payne made Sideways quite a few years ago. If this ďŹ lm is a successful comeback, a shoe-in for Oscars and so forth, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also very commercial: from the completely trustworthy narration to the ďŹ nal assurance to the audience that all is well. You can enjoy the classicism of it all, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not taking movies to the next level. (RvB)

HAPPY FEET TWO (PG; 100 min.) In the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s animated sequel, Mumbles the penguin (Elijah Wood) ďŹ nds that his son, Erik, is surprisingly reluctant to dance, which, as any trained ornithologist will tell you, is the ďŹ rst sign of penguin depression. The ďŹ lm stays light, however, thanks in large part to an A-through-higher-B list cast, which includes Brad Pitt and P!nk, together at last.

THE HEIR APPARENT: LARGO WINCH (2008) (108 min; unrated.) An espionage ďŹ lm thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like a sequel to Wellesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Mr Arkadin: son of a shady billionaire, Winch (Tomer Sisley) must ďŹ ght off the many enemies his father (Miki Manojlovic) made on the way up. Based on Francq and Van Hammeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comic, which was in turn the source for a long-running TV series. Unseen by our reviewers.

(RvB)

HUGO (PG; 127 min.) A kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movie at heart, with its lock and key quest taken straight from a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book.

Yet itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bewitchingly different. In a Beaux-Arts composite of the Quai Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Orsay and Gare St. Lazare train stations in Paris, an orphan lives in the garret, tending the many clocks there. In his spare time, Hugo (Asa ButterďŹ eld) is repairing a robotlike clockwork automaton. Down below, the station is patrolled by a comically ďŹ erce gendarme (Sasha Baron Cohen). Another adversary for Hugo is a bearded elder man (Ben Kingsley) who tends a kiosk of toys and noveltiesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and who turns out to be cinema royalty in disguise.

The old manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter is the bright young girl Isabelle (the talented Chloe Grace Moritz). All thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s left is for the young detectives to solve the mystery. Not everything in Hugo runs

like, eh, clockwork, and yet itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an absolutely captivating ďŹ lm. Director Martin Scorseseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s use of 3-D is immaculate (the ďŹ lm must be seen in that format). With great charm, Hugo shifts from a boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s search for family, to join the family one ďŹ nds in the company of ďŹ lm watchers. (RvB)

IMMORTALS (R; 110 min) Gorgeous but gross; the godless tyrant Hyperion (Mickey Rourke, at his greasiest) seeks an ultimate weapon; opposing him is Theseus (Henry Cavill) a fatherless peasant. In the company of an escaped Sybil (Phaedra, played by Freida Pinto) our hero overcomes his own bitterness about the gods.

Immortals tries to make its impact through violence, as if there was no way weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d take Tarsem Singhâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing trunk sale/art deco design seriously (complete with rich costumes by the famed Eiko Ishoka) unless we saw equally serious grisliness. Rourke is down and dirty; when he mouth-rapes a pomegranate itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even worse than the baroque pain-causing schemes he cooks up. (What massive opiates were the MPAA on when they rated this R instead of NC-17?) The dreadful script kicks you out every time the images try to draw you in.

(RvB)

IN TIME (PG-13; 109 min.) As any good agent will tell you, time is money.

Writer/director Andrew Niccol takes this credo seriously in this heady, post-recession sci-fi flick where people stop aging at 25 and time is used as currency, leaving the rich immortal and the average Joe bartering for a few extra hours. Justin Timberlake gets caught up in a murder-conspiracy that leaves him with a fortune in

years and a time-taskforce on his tail in this Loganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Runâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;esque thriller (in which the age limit was a slightly more reasonable 30).

J. EDGAR (R; 137 min.) Clint Eastwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biopic takes on a half-century of history, but is mostly staged in a few rooms. Leonardo DiCaprio plays J. Edgar Hoover, founder of the FBI. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a catastrophically recessive part: Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a glowing smudge on Eastwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s underlit screen. Protected from the world by his mother (Judi Dench) and his

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is the debonair shrink who helps her. BILLED WITH The Letter. Davis stars as a murderess in the tropics; the crime comes ďŹ rst and then the explanation after in this particularly shrewd courtroom (and elsewhere) drama. (Plays Dec 10-11 in Palo Alto at the Stanford Theatre.) (RvB)

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metroactive FILM secretary (Naomi Watts), Hoover emerges for lunches, dinners and the racetrack with longtime companion Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer). Scriptwriter Dustin Lance Black (Milk ) underscores the urban legend of Hoover’s gayness and transvestitism. Would the head of the American secret police have been a better man if he just could have declared his secret love? At their worst, Eastwood’s films are a series of incidents with little connection.

His many fans consider this lack of emphasis essential to Eastwood’s pragmatic coolness.

But J. Edgar has no shifts of mood, even when famous people turn up, whether a parade of presidents, or Jessica Hecht playing Emma Goldman. The film is a colossal bore. (RvB)

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timely, but timeliness isn’t Margin Call’s only virtue; it’s a fascinating display of nerve and talent. (RvB)

MELANCHOLIA

(PG; 93 min.) What at first seemed like a parodic trailer, a la Tropic Thunder, will, come Friday, prove to be in fact a real film. Adam Sandler stars as the titular characters (plural), a brother and sister reunited every Thanksgiving, much to the chagrin of Jack and his family. Bafflingly rewritten by former Seinfeld scribe Steve Koren, the film proves the age-old adage ”When all else fails, put Adam Sandler in drag” to be alarmingly true.

(R; 130 min.) When one of the world’s most frustrating directors makes his magnum opus, it’s a puzzle: Will this persuade the doubters who never liked him, or will it prove to the supporters that he was capable of better work all along? In two parts, Lars von Trier forecasts the end of the world: the first half is a wormwood-bitter— lush and alluringly surfaced— comedy of the nigh-royal wedding.

Kirstin Dunst does the best work of her career as Justine, a woman who connects von Trier’s previous visions of abused Little Match Girl and dangerous vixen. In the second half, we see the cause of her despair: a massive planet heading for ours, a blue orb named, for no linguistically defensible reason, Melancholia. With firstrate supporting work by Stellan Skarsgård, at his most swinish; Charlotte Gainsbourg, at her most tender; and Kiefer Sutherland, with a previously unheard, cigartoned bass note in his voice, this is a work wrought out of profound depression, and yet there’s nothing adolescent about it. Trier is probably a madman, but every madman has at least one lucid argument in him. (RvB)

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THE MUPPETS

(R; 105 min.) First timer J.C. Chandor’s brutal but hushed thriller concerns how men cooperate, particularly in a scheme of vast capitulation. In this case, it’s the deliberate collapsing of a century-old Wall Street brokerage.

The cast includes Stanley Tucci, as the one who goes to the wall first; Demi Moore is the lone woman exec; Peter, a new hand in the Risks Department is played by the actor (and producer here) Zachary Quinto. Quinto plays it very neutral and looks poreless and slightly synthetic; he’s a marvelously unusual figure to have as a moral center. Jeremy Irons is the big boss, who may well have some issues with sanity; he dresses down his subordinates, not in a Mamet tirade, but in the cordial, selfamused patronization of a public school headmaster. As a middlelevel exec sick unto death of this job Kevin Spacey is first-rate; he’s never got a chance to be this well-rounded, and yes I remember American Beauty. The release of this film during the same weeks as the Occupy Wall Street protests is

(PG; 98 min.) After a 12-year absence from the big screen, and the birth of a generation that likes anything even moderately retro, The Muppets are back, and just in time, too. When oil is discovered underneath the Muppet theater, Gary (Jason Segal, also the film’s writer) and his girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams) begin to stage the Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever. But to do it, they need Kermit the Frog to reunite the gang, who in the 12-year span since the last flick have all gone their separate ways.

Bathed in a marketing blitz, the film should sound the triumphant return of the cultural giant, bringing in hoards of fans, new and old. It’s not easy being green, but it sure seems easy to make it.

JACK AND JILL

PUSS IN BOOTS (PG; 90 min.) The swashbuckling cat (voiced by Antonio Banderas) is framed for a robbery, so must clear his name by heisting the goose that lays golden eggs. It goes wrong where prequels usually do, by changing the nature of the character we love in the name of

fleshing them out. The insistence that Puss needs to be a hero goes against his raffishness; even long before Bogart died, it was more of a pleasure to watch such a free figure drawn in reluctantly, instead of volunteering. And while he’s at his best as a solitary beast (the way he’s depicted on the teaser poster) he has a gang here: Salma Hayek is the voice of a Catwomanish cat burglar named Kitty Softpaws, and Zach Galifianakis as a sinister Humpty Dumpty, looking like an evil Maxfield Parrish character, with a tiny bolero hat perched on his small end. Naturally, there are sweet lines (“Fear me if you dare,” Puss threatens) and some lovely sequences, such as the characters’ romp in the clouds outside the giant’s castle at the nether end of the bean stalk. But Puss in Boots’ plot is convoluted and it doesn’t seem about something, the way a fairy tale has to be—it doesn’t have any resonance. (RvB)

THE RUM DIARY (R; 119 min.) The Rum Diary is a prequel of sorts to 1998’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas in the same way that that film was a biography of its writer, the paranoiac turned prophet, Hunter S. Thompson.

Johnny Depp plays Paul Kemp, a rundown journalist brought into Puerto Rico to work at a rundown paper. It’s no shock, then, that Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart), a corporate goon attempting to build a large-scale hotel on a nearby island with Kemp’s help, is able to sway his moral compass by dangling a life of grandeur in front of him. When The Rum Diary tries to insert the writer’s iconic prose, in which he looks into the soul of Americana and is revolted to find himself understanding what he sees perhaps too clearly, the film feels muddled; too obsessed with the darlings of his text to understand when they do and don’t fit. It’s never able to treat its assemblage of plots as anything more than a two-hour montage of non sequiturs. And Depp is lazy here; phoning his magnetism in and asking for it to do the rest.

Fans of Depp’s will see it for Depp; fans of Thompson’s will see it for Thompson; fans of both have probably been watching it in their heads for years. Question: how do you handle a win-win situation?

Answer: wrap it up quickly. (Rod Bastanmehr)

THE SKIN I LIVE IN (R; 117 min.) Gorgeous and

operatically pervy, Almodovar’s newest stars Antonio Banderas, returning to the director who first made him famous. He’s a wealthy plastic surgeon of Spain’s Toledo, who has a captive (Elena Anaya) he’s been quilting up with synthetic skin; the mad doctor was once a married man whose family was destroyed under alarming circumstances. The history unfolds with the return of a figure from the doctor’s past: Roberto Alamo as Zeca, a thickly-muscled criminal in a tiger costume. The soap opera plot of rapine and revenge is beautifully togged with Gaultier clothes. As H-G. Franju said of his 1960 Eyes Without a Face, this is not a horror movie, it’s a movie about anguish. Almodovar keeps the blood to a minimum and the physical torment mostly offscreen.

The Skin I Live In reconciles horror movie passions with happy endings, and one of the happiest must be Banderas. Loved but sadly typecast in rich Corinthian accent parts, Banderas shows what a performer he is in his native language. (RvB)

TOWER HEIST (PG-13; 104 min.) The Brett Ratner–directed caper chronicles the working staff of a New York high-rise who conspire to rob one of the building’s tenants after discovering that they’ve fallen victim to a Ponzi scheme orchestrated by the Wall Street tycoon. A tale of the working-class taking money from the rich who only want to get richer has never been more timely, and casting a few notables from the Reagan-run 1980s (Matthew Broderick as a nervous wreck; Eddie Murphy as an expert criminal) works to highlight the fact that sometimes the only thing more important than comedy is context. The film, noted for its controversial attempts at releasing it on-demand through Comcast a mere three weeks after its theatrical release, was nearly boycotted by national theater

chains worried about a potential dip in ticket sales. Since then, the film dropped its on-demand screening, opting instead strictly for a theatrical run.

TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN, PART 1 (PG-13, 117 min.) Stupefying. A self-described “Emo band from Wheaton, Ill.” named Sleeping at Last serenades literature’s most unfathomably backward heroine, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), as she finally gives it up to her wealthy vampire husband, Edward (Robert Pattinson), on a private island in Brazil. But Bella begins to wish she’d kept it to herself when she develops morning sickness—vampire morning sickness. When Stewart, Pattinson and Taylor “The World’s Angriest Ab Fitch Model” Lautner (in the hopeless role of Bella’s spurned werewolf buddy) exchange glances, one feels sympathetic pain. What can it be like to have to recite these lines and keep a straight face, and worse, meet the tearful fans? The series bottoms out here, trying to terrify the premarital sex out of its audience. Its focus is unplanned pregnancy that one cannot end, even under the circumstances of killing the mom and unleashing a demon baby on Puget Sound. (RvB)

A VERY HAROLD & KUMAR 3D CHRISTMAS (R; 89 min.) The multicultural stoners reunite for this bizarrely early holiday release, the third in the unexpectedly longrunning series. After a six-year estrangement, Harold and Kumar (John Cho and Kal Penn, respectively) are forced to go on a wild goose chase through New York City to hunt down a new Christmas tree for Harold’s father-in-law after Kumar burns his down. The results, expectedly hilarious, raunchy and druginfused are only heightened by the film’s overt use of 3-D. Come for the laughs; stay for the thirddimension.

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BRIEFS, IEFS, NOT BOXERS Please Do Not Fight headlines the Rock Hop at Art Boutiki Saturday.

Please Do Not Fight positions their holiday Rock Hop as the local alternative to Not So Silent Night

By AARON CARNES

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LEASE DO Not Fight got their start in Redwood City, but they always felt more at home in San Jose. “The scene in Redwood City was pretty nonexistent,” says frontman Zen Zenith, who started the band in 2007.

Ironically, just as they’ve moved to San Francisco, they’re getting more involved with the South Bay scene, with a series of bimonthly concerts called “rock hops.” The series, which returns Saturday, Dec. 10, to Art Boutiki, is a collaboration between

Please Do Not Fight and San Jose band Picture Atlantic. Both bands, having been a part of the scene for several years, felt frustrated by the dearth and quality of all-ages shows around the valley.

“Me and Nick from Picture Atlantic used to get together and complain about it a lot, and we decided we should stop complaining about it and do something about it,” Zenith says.

The idea was to make shows that were fun and had strong lineups.

Picture Atlantic and Please Do Not Fight will take turns headlining the shows. This week’s show is the “Holiday Hooplah” Rock Hop, conceived as a sort of local

alternative to the huge Not So Silent Night show (which moved from HP Pavilion back to Oracle Arena this year). Finish Tickets, PK and Rin Tin Tiger will also perform, and anyone who comes wearing an ugly sweater will be entered into a raffle to win an iPod touch.

Zenith is the chief songwriter for Please Do Not Fight, but he says the sound of the band is much different than what it would be if it weren’t for his collaborators.

“Everyone involved brings their different ideas to the table. If it was just me writing, the songs would be a lot more straight-up rock and folk,” Zenith says.

By “rock and folk,” Zenith means ’90s indie-emo rock. His two biggest influences are Bright Eyes and Cursive. While that passionate, morose style of songwriting comes out in Please Do Not Fight’s music, the contributions of the other band members offset it.

For one thing there is the texture of their layered sound. The songs

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swell with gorgeous, lush guitars and keyboards, much like current wave of psychedelic indie bands. Zenith says that guitarist Geoff McCann has an extremely eclectic musical taste and listens to a lot of experimental rock, jazz and blues.

There’s also the drummer, Kyle Albery. He bounces between adding a heavy rock feel and a dance groove, and on some songs he plays a little of both. The band seems comfortable joining him by both playing riff-rock and funk rooted parts. They do this while still managing to add texture and delivering carefully crafted, personal songs.

Zenith attributes this mix to his love for the Matches. “They had simple pop-punk tunes, but really layered and complex,” Zenith says.

They also, like Please Do Not Fight, had an emo undercurrent to their songs. But more even more so than the Matches, Please Do Not Fight has several components piecemealed ha together in more subtly complex to ways. wa Zenith is the only original member still in the band. In fact, m the lineup has changed between th each of their three releases, and ea there are noticeable differences th between albums. But his approach be to collaboration has remained a constant throughout, with whoever he’s playing with.

What is constantly changing though, is the songwriting process.

Some songs emerge from group jams, others are brought in nearly completed by Zenith, and everything in between. Some of the parts on their newest EP were even written by older members before they quit, in what he calls “a mishmash of different collaborations.”

Once the band members have something to work with, they usually spend a fair amount of time tooling it and refining it, which explains how each album ends up sounding cohesive.

“It’s really fly-by-the-seat-of-ourpants in a way,” Zenith says, “at least when we’re creating the initial seed.”

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Charlie Hunter & Scott Amendola Thursday at Dana Street Roasting Co. in Mountain View, 8pm; $20 The two most talented players to come out of the Bay Area groove jazz scene, for my money, strip their time-tested chemistry down to a duo. Guitarist Hunter made his name in the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, and then brought Nirvana to jazz (or maybe the other way around). Daring and intuitive, Amendola is simply one of the best drummers working today. (SP)

Shwayze Friday at Studio 8 in San Jose, 10pm; $20 after 11pm From Warped Tour to his MTV reality series, SoCal rapper Shwayze has blazed a freaky path to alt-hip-hop stardom (emphasis on blazed).

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Rock/Pop AGENDA LOUNGE Sun, 8pm: Berner. San Francisco rap artist. $18. San Jose.

ART BOUTIKI Sat, 7pm: The Rock Hop III. Featuring Picture Atlantic, Please Do Not Fight, Rin Tin Tiger and PK. $8/$10.

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Sun, 6pm: A Tribute to Amy Winehouse. $20/$23. Redwood City.

Sat, 8pm: Felsen. No cover. Tue, 7pm: Michael Griego. Christmas classical guitar music. No cover.

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Thu, 7:30pm: Straight No Chaser.

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Thu, 6pm: Death Valley High, Mary Axe, the Vera Project, Talky Tina. No cover. Fri: Cubia Tokeson, Raul y Mexia, benefit for youth organization. Sat: AIVAR’s farewell show. San Jose.

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JOHNNY V’S Fri: NME. Sat: Bronsson, Stand Fight Resist, Another Void. $5.

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MOROCCO’S SJ Wed, 6pm: Flamenco music. Fri, 6pm: World music. Sat, 6pm: Purple Hat. Sun, 6pm: Moroccan music. San Jose.

PARRANDA NIGHTCLUB Thu-Sat: Live music. Sunnyvale.

STEPHENS GREEN

TEMPLE BAR & LOUNGE

Tue, 7:30pm. Irish music.

Mountain View.

Jazz/Blues

Sat, 8pm: Live music. San Jose.

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

X-BAR Sat, 8:30pm: Arsonists Get All the Girls, Aethere, A City in Arms, In the Eyes of a Mistress, Start the Fire Up, Triumph Over Shipwreck, the Art Of War. All ages. $5.

Homestead Lanes, Cupertino.

World

ANGELICA’S BISTRO Fri, 6pm: Scott Beynon. $7/$11.

Fri, 8:30pm: The Tribal Blues Band. $12/$15. Sat, 6pm: Susan Rancourt. $15/$20. Mon, 7pm: A Swingin’ Affair and Jazz Jam. No cover. Redwood City.

ART BOUTIKI Every second Thu, 7pm: Jazz jam. $5. San Jose.

BBC GASTROPUB Fri, 6:0pm: Live jazz. Menlo Park.

BLUZ BY-YOU AGENDA LOUNGE LOS GATOS LODGE Fri-Sat: Live rock bands.

Los Gatos.

MOJO LOUNGE Thu, 9:30pm: Tornado Rider. $5.

Fri, 9:30pm: The RevTones. $5.

Sat, 9:30pm: Charles Wheal. $5.

Fremont.

MYTH TAVERNA LOUNGE Wed, 7pm: Maxx Cabello Jr. No cover. San Jose.

NETO’S GRILL Fri: En Vivo Band. Sat, 8pm: South 46. $5. Santa Clara.

NINE LIVES Fri, 8pm: Sludgebucket, Fiction. $10. Gilroy.

NUMBER ONE BROADWAY Wed, 9:30pm: Jam Night with Backfire & Diva Stativa. No cover.

Thu: Joint Chiefs. Fri, 9:30pm: Touch N Go. $10. Sat, 9:30pm: The Megatones. $10. Los Gatos.

THE QUARTER NOTE Wed-Thu: Pro jam. Sunnyvale.

RED ROCK COFFEE Fri, 8pm: Ira Marlowe. No cover.

Wed, 8pm: Salsa. $5. Thu, 8pm: Banda nights. Fri, 8pm: Rock en Español. San Jose.

ALBERTO’S Wed: Bachata. Thu: Salsa with Pantea. Fri: Salsa. Sat: Latin night.

Mon: Argentine Tango. Tue: Salsa with Pantea. Mountain View.

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

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.

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

HUKILAU Fri: E Ono Kane. Sat: Na Leo Pumehana. San Jose.

LILLY MAC’S Tue: Irish dancing. Sunnyvale.

LIQUID Tue: Rock en espanol. San Jose.

Fri: Chris Berg. Sat: Chocolate Rice. San Jose

BRITANNIA ARMS CUPERTINO Sun, 6pm: Carolyn Tutko Jazz Trio.

Cupertino.

CLUB FOX Wed, 7pm: Blues jam. $5.

Redwood City.

GRAND DELL SALOON Thu, 8pm: Blues jam with Aki. Fri, 8pm: Phil N the Blanks. Sat, 8pm: Tip of the Top. Campbell.

HEDLEY CLUB Every first and third Wed, 7:30pm: Hedley Club Jazz Jam. San Jose.

J.J.’S BLUES CAFE Wed, 9pm: One Night Stand.

Thu, 9pm: The Dan Goghs. Fri, 9pm: Shane Dwight. $15. Sat, 9pm: Sammy Varela. $10. Sun, 4pm: West Bay Blues. Sun, 7pm: Gene Washington & the Special Purpose Band. Mon, 9pm: Desiree & Diamond 99. Tue, 7pm: Liar’s Club, Blue J. San Jose.

LIQUID Wed: J.C. Smith. San Jose.

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WILLIE K February 10, 8pm “Able to pretty much ace any kind of music from soulful Hawaiian to incendiary rock, Willie has recently been dazzling audiences with his extraordinary ability…” -The Maui News Raised on Maui and known as the “Hawaiian Jimi Hendrix,” Grammy nominated Willie K (Willie Kahaiali`i) has been bringing audiences to their feet for standing ovations since the age of 10. From reggae to rock, blues to opera, Willie’s performances offer a wide range of musical styles that have earned him the reputation of Hawaii’s most versatile artist.

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50 LOFTBARANDBISTRO Thu, 7-10pm: Live jazz. San Jose.

LOSGATOSBREWINGCO. Fri: Dueling pianos. Los Gatos.

THEGRAPEVINE

JOHNNY V’S

Thu, 7pm: Blues Rockers. Willow Glen.

Wed: The Cypher. Hip-hop open mic. San Jose.

MISSIONCITYCOFFEE ROASTING

MISSION CITY ROASTING CO.

Thu & Sat: Dueling pianos. San Jose.

Fri, 8pm: Rob Ickes & Jim Hurst.

Sat, 7pm: Maybe Tuesday. Sun, 7pm: The Klezmakers. Santa Clara.

MURPHY’SLAW

ORCHARDVALLEYCOFFEE

Fri: The Mofo’s. Sat: Vegas Nights.

Mon: Pro blues jam. Sunnyvale.

Sat: Joseph Mortela.. Campbell.

RODEOCLUB

PAGODALOUNGE

Fri: Craig Campbell. San Jose.

Wed, 8pm: Jose James. $10-$20.

The Fairmont Hotel, San Jose.

THESADDLERACK

LOSGATOSBREWINGCO.SJ

Fri, 9pm: Quasimodal. Sat, 9pm: Amy Dabalos. San Jose.

Wed, 9pm: California Cowboys.

Thu-Fri, 9pm & Sat, 10:15pm: Diablo Road. Sat, 7:15pm: Rodeo House. Fremont.

POORHOUSEBISTRO

SAM’SBBQ

APERFECTFINISH

Wed, 6pm: Ron Thompson & Friends. Thu, 6pm: Tip of the Top. Fri, 6pm: Ron Hacker & the Hacksaws. Sat, 6pm: Alvon Johnson Band. San Jose.

SENZALA Thu, 7:30pm: Ames Jazz Band. $5. Sunnyvale.

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

THREEFLAMESRESTAURANT Thu, 9pm: Bit & Spur Band. Sun, 8pm: Guest band weekly. San Jose.

Open Mic

SMITHCENTER Fri, 7pm: Ohlone College Jazz/ Rock Combo. $10/$15. Ohlone College, Fremont.

ANGELICA’S BISTRO

TESSORA’S

BAMBOO LOUNGE

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

Campbell.

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

UNWINED

Tue, 7pm: Open mic. Redwood City.

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

BAREFOOT COFFEE ROASTERS

WINEAFFAIRS

Wed, 7pm: Musical open mic.

Sign up by 5pm. Santa Clara.

Wed-Thu, 7:30pm: Live jazz.

San Jose.

C&W/Folk ANGELICA’SBISTRO Sat, 8pm: The County Line Trio.

A salute to the Kingston Trio. $20/$25. Sun, 7pm: Molly’s Revenge. A Celtic Christmas celebration. $18/$22. Redwood City.

DANASTREETCOFFEE ROASTING Thu, 8pm: Charlie Hunter, Scott Amendola. Every second Mon, 7pm: Ukulele jam. Mountain View.

FIRSTPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sat, 7pm: Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band. $20. Mountain View.

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

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

POOR HOUSE BISTRO Tue, 6pm: Open-mic night. San Jose.

QUARTER NOTE Sun & Wed-Thu: Pro jam.

Sunnyvale.

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

SONOMA CHICKEN COOP Wed, 8:30pm: Open mic.

Campbell.

SUNNYVALE ART GALLERY First and third Thursday of every month, 7pm: The Canvas. Open to all performers. Sunnyvale.

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

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

ACAPULCO RESTAURANT & CANTINA Fri-Sat, 7pm-midnight: DJ Bob and Starmaker Karaoke. Santa Clara.

Thu, 7:30pm: Open mic.

Saratoga.

BRITANNIA ARMS CUPERTINO Wed, 9:30pm: Open mic.

Cupertino.

CAFFE FRASCATI Tue, 7pm: Open mic. Free. San Jose.

CITY ESPRESSO Fri, 7pm: Open mic. San Jose.

DA KINE CAFE Tue, 6:30-9:30pm: Open mic.

Music, poetry, etc. Sunnyvale.

HOT JAVA COFFEE ROASTING Tue, 6:30pm: Hot Acoustic Tuesdays. Open mic for instrumentalists, vocalists, poets and more. Morgan Hill.

ALEX’S 49ER INN Nightly, 9pm-2am: Karaoke.

San Jose.

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

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

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

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

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Kottonmouth Kings STONER-RAP-ROCKERS Kottonmouth Kings may be best known for their handful of hit singles—“Suburban Life,” “Peace Not Greed,” “Bump.” But after getting dropped by Capitol Avalon after their third album, they switched gears completely, putting out all their music on their own label and going Thu, Dec. 8 for the direct approach to their fanbase online. Since then, their recording output has dramatically increased. In less 8pm; $15 than a decade they’ve put out 17 releases—including proper albums, b-side compilations and live recordings.

“Having our own label has given us the freedom to be able to dictate how we release our records,” says frontman Brad Xavier, who goes by the stage name “Daddy X.” “With a major label, you have to go through an A&R department, and you have a series of people that approve your song. We wound up clashing a lot with the business model on the major label.”

While they still consider hip-hop their musical foundation, they freely write punk, metal, reggae and acoustic rock songs—anything they feel like. Were they stuck in the major label model they might never have felt comfortable experimenting.

“When we wake up and go into the studio, I can’t tell you what’s going to come out by the end of the day. We never limit ourselves to what style of music we’re going to play. We literally go all over the map,” Xavier says.

Their show at Avalon is part of the Kottonmouth Kings’ annual holiday celebration called “Jingle Bowls,” which they celebrate in part by projecting lots of crazy, pot-friendly images behind them during shows. In prior years, Jingle Bowls has always been a single show in Southern California, but this time they’ve made a short tour out of it. — Aaron Carnes

BLUE MAX

BOSWELL’S

Fri-Sat, 7pm: Karaoke. Sunnyvale.

Tue: DJ Davey K. Campbell.

BLUE PHEASANT

BOULEVARD TAVERN

Tue, 7pm: Steve Tiger. Cupertino.

Thu: Karaoke. Los Gatos.

BLINKY’S CAN’T SAY

BRANHAM LOUNGE

Fri, 9pm-1am: Danielle. Sat, 9pm1am: Karaoke. Santa Clara.

Thu and Mon: Karaoke. San Jose.

BLUE BONNET BAR Wed-Thu and Mon, 8pm: Karaoke.

No cover. Sunnyvale.

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

BRITANNIA ARMS ALMADEN Wed & Sun, 10pm: DJ UncleHank.

San Jose.

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FAHRENHEIT ULTRA LOUNGE

KATIE BLOOM’S

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

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

Campbell.

Sun-Tue, 10pm: Karaoke.

Cupertino.

FIREHOUSE GRILL & BREWERY

KC BAR AND RESTAURANT

BRITANNIA ARMS DOWNTOWN

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

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

FLAMES COFFEE SHOP

Thu, 9pm: DJ Davey K. Campbell.

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

KING OF CLUBS

BRITANNIA ARMS CUPERTINO

BRIX Tue: Karaoke. San Jose.

GALAXY

C&J’S SPORTS BAR

Thu, 9pm-2am: August. Milpitas.

Thu, 10pm: Melissa and Heather.

Santa Clara.

GILROY BOWL Thu-Sat, 9:30pm: Karaoke. Gilroy.

THE COURTS LOUNGE

Wed, 8pm: DJ Desmond. San Jose.

KHARTOUM

Thu & Sun-Mon, 8:30pm: Bruce of KOR Karaoke. Mountain View.

KYOTO PLACE Wed, 7pm: Karaoke.

Sunnyvale.

LILLY MAC’S Thu: Karaoke. Sunnyvale.

Sat, 9:30pm & Mon, 9pm: Joe. Thu, 9pm: Vinnie. San Jose.

LIQUID Mon: Karaoke. San Jose.

CREEKSIDE LOUNGE Wed and Mon-Tue: Stephanie.

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

MARIANI’S Thu, 8pm: Chris. Santa Clara.

MOJO LOUNGE DASILVA’S BRONCOS

THE GOOSETOWN LOUNGE

Wed, 9pm: Vic. Fremont.

Wed: Karaoke. Thu, 9pm-1am: Karaoke. Santa Clara.

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

NETO’S MARKET & GRILL

DIVE BAR

HUDDLE

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

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

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

NORMANDY HOUSE LOUNGE

JERSEYS

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

EFFIE’S RESTAURANT Wed-Sat and Tue, 9pm-2am, & last Sun of every month, 2-7pm: B&S Karaoke. Campbell.

Sat: Karaoke. Campbell.

JOHNNY V’S EL RANCHO SPORTS BAR Thu, 8pm: p Karaoke. San Jose.

Sun: Sunday Funday. Karaoke.

San Jose.

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

Sunnyvale.

OFF THE HOOK O SSun, 8pm: Joe. Campbell.

OFFICE BAR O San Francisco’s City Guide

F Fri-Sat, 9pm, and Sun, 7pm: KKaraoke. Mountain View.

ERYKAH BADU

O’FLAHERTY’S IRISH PUB O

Anyone who reprises Graham Central Station’s “Happy to See You Again” is okay in my book. Dec 9 at the Warfield.

SSun-Mon, 8pm: Matt. San Jose.

A PERFECT FINISH DRAGON SMOKE Ivan Neville plus Eric Lindell plus Galactic’s rhythm section equals all-night NoLa boogie-down. Dec 9 at the Independent.

T 8:30pm-midnight: Karaoke Thu, with Jordan River Productions. w SSan Jose.

PEACOCK LOUNGE P AHMAD JAMAL Eighty-one year-old jazz piano master retains probing sense of improvisational magic. Dec 10 at Herbst Theatre.

T and Tue: Comedy at 8pm, Thu kkaraoke at 9pm. Sun, 9pm: DJ aand karaoke. Sunnyvale.

SCRATCH ACID

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The reunion tour! Or, the only way such a weird band could ever be playing this venue. Dec 14 at the Fillmore.

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

JESSE SYKES & SWEET HEREAFTER

POINCIANA LOUNGE P

Waifish alt-country songstress backed by heavy-ass stoner metal dudes plays free in-store. Dec 14 at Amoeba SF.

W 9:30pm: Wildside. No Wed, ccover. Sun, 9pm: Joe. Santa CClara.

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QUARTER NOTE Q M Mon-Tue, 9pm: Karaoke. No ccover. Sunnyvale.

BLUEPHEASANT

KINGOFCLUBS

Nightly karaoke, 9pm-1:30am.

San Jose.

Wed-Sun, Tue, 7pm: DJ and dancing. Cupertino.

Fri, 9:30pm: Club Brinca. Tue, 9pm: Nox. Mountain View.

REDI ROOM

BOSWELL’S

LILLYMAC’S

Thu-Sat, 9pm: DJ Curtis. San Jose.

Mon: DJ Geekstar. Campbell.

ROSIE MCCANN’S

BRANHAMLOUNGE

Sat, 9:30pm: Latin night.

Sunnyvale.

Tue, 8:30pm: Karaoke. No cover.

Santana Row.

Wed: London Calling. Thu: Rewind.

Retro night with DJ Rated R. Fri: Quality Control. Sat: Cocktails & Dreams with DJ Aspect. Mon: Jukebox Hero. Tue: Service Industry Night San Jose.

RUDY’S PUB Wed, 10pm: Purple. Palo Alto.

SAN JOSE BAR & GRILL

Thu: DJ Tesfa and rotating DJs, reggae, hip-hop. Fri-Sat: Rotating DJs, including Remedy, Goldenchyld and others. Sun: Live music. San Jose.

LOFTBARANDBISTRO

SHERWOOD INN

MIAMIBEACHCLUB

Wed-Sun, 8:30pm: Thomas. San Jose.

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

Fri-Sat, 10pm: Live DJ. San Jose.

SHOOTERS BAR & GRILL

MOTIF

Thu, 9:30pm: Karaoke. Sunnyvale.

BRITANNIAARMSALMADEN

Fri-Sat: DJs & dancing. San Jose.

SOUTH FIRST BILLIARDS

Thu, 10pm: DJ Aaron E. Tue: Pubstumpers Trivia. San Jose.

MOUNTAINCHARLEY’S

STATION 55 Thu, 8pm: Karaoke. Sun, 5-9pm: Family karaoke. Gilroy.

TEQUILA SHOT’S BAR & GRILL Wed, 9pm: Larry. Thu-Sun, 9pm: August. Milpitas.

THREE FLAMES RESTAURANT Tue, 9pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

TOUCHDOWN TOMMY’S Sat, 8pm-midnight: Karaoke.

San Jose.

WOODHAM’S LOUNGE Wed-Thu & Tue: 9:30pm: Vinnie.

Sat, 9:30pm: Joe. Santa Clara.

X-BAR Fri & Mon, 9pm: Vinnie.

Homestead Lanes, Cupertino.

BRITANNIAARMSCUPERTINO Thu, 10pm: DJ Night. Cupertino.

Thu: DJ Benofficial. Fri, 10pm: DJ Radio. Sat: DJ Quantum. San Jose.

PARRANDANIGHTCLUB

BRIX Thu: Therapy. Fri: Flirty Fridays.

Mon: Power Hour. San Jose.

Wed & Sat, 10pm: DJ. Fri, 8:30pm: Sizzling. Salsa night. Santa Clara.

DASILVA’S BRONCOS Fri-Sat, 6pm: DJ or live band. No cover. Santa Clara.

Wed-Sun: DJs. Fremont.

SANJOSEBAR&GRILL

Fri, 9pm: DJ Checo. Sat, 9pm: DJ Checo. Evergreen Inn, San Jose.

Fri-Sat, 8pm: Old School Dance Party. San Jose.

EMPIRECLUB

Wed: Wingy Tango night. Thu: SoFA King Thursdays. Fri: Video Killed the DJ. Sat: Sapphire Saturdays.

Sun: Sinful Sundays. Mon: Manic Mondaze. Tue: Buck Wild Tuesdays.

San Jose.

STUDIO8

Fri-Sat: DJs. San Jose.

Thu: Celebration of Life. Fri: Shwayze. Sat: DJ Tina T. San Jose.

FAHRENHEITULTRALOUNGE

TEMPLEBAR&LOUNGE

BAMBOOLOUNGE

Wed, 9pm: Wine Wednesdays. Thu, 9pm: The Heit Thursdays. Fri, 9pm: Seductive. $10. Sat, 9pm: Fame. $10. Mon, 9pm: Industry. Tue: College Night. San Jose.

Sat, 9pm: Thick & Sexy Saturdays. $10. San Jose.

GALAXY

Thu, 9pm: Atomic with DJ Basura. $5. Sat, 9pm: Club Satori with DJs Kevin & Vitus. $5. San Jose.

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

Thu-Sat, 9:30pm: DJs. San Jose.

THEELEGANTPUB

THEBLANKCLUB

PEACOCKLOUNGE

THESADDLERACK DIVEBAR

Wed, 8pm: Salsa Wednesdays.

Thu: Antromix. Banda nights. Fri: Rock en Español. San Jose.

Fri: DJs. Sat, 10pm: Fashion & Dance event. Menlo Park.

Thu, 8pm: DJ Akustik. No cover. Fri, 8pm: DJ Mayo. Sat, 8pm: DJ Mayo and DJ Akustik. Sun, 7pm: Latin Beat. Sun, 9pm: Sonidero Night.

Sunnyvale.

C&J’SSPORTSBAR

AGENDA

BBCGASTROPUB

MYTHTAVERNALOUNGE Thu: Therapy. Fri: Soul Therapy. Sat: Social Saturdays. San Jose.

Dance Clubs

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.

Wed, 7pm: House Party. Thu, 7pm: Throwback Thursdays. Los Gatos.

BRITANNIAARMS DOWNTOWN

ELRANCHOSPORTSBAR

AZÚCAR

CONCERT

LIQUID

Tue, 10pm-close: Kamikaze Karaoke. San Jose.

Sun: Karaoke. San Jose.

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Mon: Ladies’ Night. Milpitas.

JOHNNYV’S Mon: Retox. DJ hip-hop party. No cover. San Jose.

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

Wed: RedRun with D. Luzion and Illtraxx. Thu: JazBiz and Dave Dynamix. Fri: Video Mixing, then DJ Radio Raheem and DJ Ready Rock. Sat: Live bands. San Jose.

THREE FLAMES RESTAURANT Fri-Sat: DJs. San Jose.

WILLOW DEN Wed-Sat, 10pm: DJs. Willow Glen.

ZEN LOUNGE Wed: Lil Saturday. House & electronica. Thu: 24 Thursdays. Fri: Fabulous Fridays. Sat: Celebrity Saturdays with DJ D-Roc.

FUTURE JAZZ Blending trad-jazz with hip-hop and electronic styles, José James comes to Pagoda Wednesday.

José James CONTEMPORARY JAZZ/SOUL singer José James performs at the Pagoda Lounge on Dec. 7, bringing a style that blends traditional jazz with hip-hop, soul and drum ’n’ bass.

James’ resume includes three studio albums, tours and projects with jazz legends like McCoy Tyner and Wynton Marsalis and collaborations with more contemporary artists like EDM phenom Flying Lotus, DJ Mitsu the Beats and Jazzanova.

Pagoda Lounge Wed., Dec. 7

The son of a saxophonist, James was always surrounded by 9:30pm; $10 jazz, but wasn’t completely drawn to until he began listening to hip-hop. Acts like A Tribe Called Quest, Digable Planets and Rakim, known for their jazz samples, piqued James’ interest and directed him to the likes of Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Roy Ayers.

After leaving his hometown of Minneapolis to pursue a career in music and attend the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York, James was mentored by legendary drummer Chico Hamilton and pianist Junior Mance before signing to his first record deal with London-based Brownswood Recordings in 2008.

In 2010, jazz label Impulse!, part of Verve Music Group, signed James and released For All We Know, a duet album with pianist Jef Neve that won the Edison Award and L’Acadamie du Jazz Grand Prix for best Vocal Jazz Album of 2010.

Recently voted by Downbeat magazine as 2011’s “Rising Star Best Male Vocalist,” James is very humble about his success.

“It wasn’t anything that I expected,” he says.

James views himself as a traditional jazz singer, though his musical stylings are far from it. Currently working on a new album titled No Beginning, No End, he is working to bring new influences from trips to Japan, China, Morocco and Europe to his music. He explains that each place has its own respective scene: electronic, dubstep and drum ’n’ bass in the UK, hip-hop and jazz in Japan, and songwriting in France.

“All those scenes have their own concentration, and I’m able to come in and take what I like,” James says.

It was his second album, Blackmagic, that brought him to the attention of the greater music audience. Showcasing a more hip-hop sound, James says it was a project “more focused on production,” as opposed to his usual live band.

“I come from jazz and jazz will always be in my heart, but I’m looking for a more contemporary sound‚ one that’ll be able to reach all kinds of different people of my generation,” he says.— Nina Tabios

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HILE some San Jose cannabis providers experience a notso-merry holiday season, Christmas has come early for others. About two weeks ago, employees at San Jose Patients Group and Angel’s Care Collective got word that criminal charges stemming from a Santa Clara County raid in November 2010 were being dropped.

“Obviously, the San Jose Patients Group is pleased to have this behind them,” says James Roberts, an attorney for the dispensary.

As an additional bonus, the cell phones and laptop computers of employees, along with all the money seized in the raid, will soon be returned.

The club’s cannabis, however, will not.

Roberts says the district attorney’s office worried it would be violating federal law by handing back the pot.

“I think that the district attorney is making it quite clear, at this point, that they were prepared to be somewhat more forgiving based upon the lack of clarity at that time,” says Roberts, referring to the lack of industry regulations from the county. But with new guidelines recently adopted by the district attorney’s office, he adds, “they expect the collectives to follow that, and if they don’t do that they won’t be as tolerant.”

Hunkering Down A baker for a local cannabis edibles manufacturer initially sounded excited to have a reporter visit his production facility, but he had a change of heart after talking to his attorney and a jittery

distribution partner. Calling to cancel the visit, the baker said his attorney advised him that now may not be the best time to talk to the media.

As with HempCon a few weeks back, the threat by U.S. attorneys to go after landlords who rent to dispensaries has chilled California’s pot scene. Most San Jose’s dispensaries didn’t sign up in advance for event booths at the convention, because they didn’t know if the city’s regulations were going to put them out of business.

A couple weeks ago, I dropped by a “420 doctor” office and was surprised to see that the waiting room, where patients normally spill out into the hallway, had only four people seated inside. At a recent visit to Yerba Buena Collective’s downtown location, an employee told me the collective is moving closer to Highway 101 because its landlord didn’t renew the lease.

When I relate all this to Kris Hermes, spokesman for the pro-cannabis group Americans for Safe Access, he says: “We’ve experienced something different, that there is still a lot of activity based on anger and frustration with what’s going on. That’s not to say that people aren’t buckling to the intimidation.”

Hermes says areas like San Francisco, San Diego and Sacramento County have seen collectives close due to enforcement measures, but other places like Los Angeles haven’t.

“So far the federal government’s actions have been fairly minimal in terms of what they’ve carried out,” says Hermes. “There’s been a handful of asset-forfeiture cases, but still— compared to the number of facilities in this state—very minimal.”

While some local dispensaries have closed due to landlord issues, none—so far—have been directly shuttered based on actions of U.S. attorneys.—Ted Cox

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Willis Mecha Rosenthal of DRUNKEN STARFIGHTER (middle) and his crew lives up to at least half of the band’s name at X BAR in Cupertino on Saturday.

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