Sake San Jose livens up Japantown

Japantown's Yu-Ai Kai Senior Service hosts their 7th annual Sake San Jose, a sake tasting event that serves as a fundraiser for the senior center, on May 24.

Restaurants fill stomachs on Dishwalk

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Downtown San Jose's San Pedro Square was a little busier than usual Saturday. San Pedro Square's On a Roll, Cre Paris, Vino Vino and Little Chef Counter had to cater to about 250 people that participated in Dishwalk, a 10-restaurant food event hosted by Dishcrawl. Restaurants had…

'Dopesmoker' is a bad trip

Yesterday, "Dopesmoker" was reissued as a remastered version with a live 1994 version of "Holy Mountain," included as a bonus track.

The album is characteristic of stoner metal— full of slow, sludgy guitar riffs, heavy bass, blues influences and metaphysical or abstract lyrics.