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A touch of New Orleans food and blues right in San Jose
THE SOUTH BAY seems to be getting more and more places to listen to good music. They are sprouting up in little corners where you don’t expect them. One newer venue that is trying to bring good blues to San Jose is Poor House Bistro. This New Orleans restaurant can be found near the downtown train station. More
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A local standup plans to record his first album at Sonoma Chicken Coop
DECIDING on a career in comedy took some soul-searching for standup Mike Betancourt, who headlines “A Special Night of Comedy” this week at Sonoma Chicken Coop. Betancourt, who was born and raised in San Jose, served in the Navy from 1999 until 2004 on the USS Theodore Roosevelt during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. After the Navy, he attended West Valley College for two years before switching to Sacramento City College for a semester. More
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The Monty Python legend brings the laughs to Fox Theatre in Redwood City on Sunday, Nov. 8
JOHN CLEESE performs Sunday, Nov. 8, at 8pm at the Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City. Tickets are $50–$66; 800.745.3000. More
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Our club correspondent is pleasantly surprised at San Jose's Fahrenheit Ultra Lounge
I MUST ADMIT, I’m not the biggest fan of ultralounges. But I was recently at Fahrenheit in San Jose, and I have to say I had a really good time. More
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THURSDAY is basically the first night of the weekend. You can stay out late and have some fun and then power through the eight hours of work until the real weekend begins. And the Cardiff Lounge in Campbell is there to help kick off the pseudo first weekend night with Foxy, the best dance party in Campbell. More
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Brian Regan brings off-kilter sense of humor to Montalvo show
BRIAN REGAN doesn’t understand why people keep laughing at him. It’s not that he doesn’t think he’s funny. He just thinks laughter is overrated. More
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The Games Never End at Dave & Buster's in Milpitas
THE WORST part of growing up? You can’t play at Chuck E. Cheese anymore. The best part? Obviously the sex and alcohol. Thankfully, Dave & Buster’s in Milpitas gives you the best of both worlds. OK, they don’t give you the sex, but it seemed like if you tried hard enough you might be able to end up with some of that at the end of the night anyway. More
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Our club reporter learns the fine art of sliding
SOMETIMES, the best thing about going to bars isn’t the alcohol but the activities. So, this week I moseyed on over to the Old Wagon Saloon and Grill on San Pedro Square to see what kind of games they had to keep me busy. To occupy the inebriated, the Old Wagon Saloon offers what used to be a bar staple: shuffleboard. The game requires teams of two to test their skills against each other in the fine art of pushing metal discs down a table. More
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Our roving scenester samples the wares at San Jose's high-end sake bar
MOST OF my experiences with sake were back in my college days, and they involved a Japanese steakhouse, a beer, a shot of sake, a really loud group of drinkers and a lot of chugging. This is not what you’ll find at the Koji Sake Lounge in downtown San Jose. The minimalist interior suggests a more upscale atmosphere, and a wall of sake bottles behind the bar suggests that you actually try to taste the sake instead of just shooting it. More
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This Sunday marks the final blowout gig at one of downtown San Jose’s most popular dive bars and longstanding supporters of live underground music, Johnny V’s. The address of 31 E. Santa Clara St. will never be the same. More
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