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April 19, 2026

Was this the last Promenade ever? (photos)

four locals at the Promenade
Raul Caballero, 49, from San Jose was enjoying the Funky Latin Orchestra’s horns, drums and energetic vocal stylings in the early evening, July 28. The last of 2022’s Promenades was underway, after the seventh was canceled because the money to pay for it dried up. “I’ve...

Beggar’s Opera to perform at The Cats on Friday

Beggar's Opera
The Cats is open again and the music is back with Beggar’s Opera performing July 21 from 6:30-9:30pm. And guess what? There's no cover charge. Beggar's Opera consists of Debra and Mark Harville, Tom Siebenthal and Robert Stemplinger performing many tunes from Eric Clapton, Van Morrison,...

Doobie Brothers put legacy of Los Gatos’ Chateau Liberté in lights on Times Square

Doobie Brothers Billboard on Times SquareDoobie Brothers Billboard on Times Square
The legendary Santa Cruz Mountains music venue Chateau Liberté has been further immortalized with the Oct. 1 release of the Doobie Brothers’ 15th studio album, Liberté. Guitarist and band co-founder Patrick Simmons confirmed the obvious reference to an I Heart Radio audience on the album’s...

Local high school string quartet to join the pros

student musicians by the fire
When the touring show “Beatles vs. Stones – A Musical Showdown” returns to the Campbell Heritage Theatre on Nov. 17, Prospect (Saratoga) High School String Quartet will join the professional musicians on stage to lend some local talent to this homage to the British...

Local broadcaster Pirate Cat Radio expands to Portland

Daniel Roberts climbs a radio tower
Los Gatos-based Pirate Cat Radio (KPCR-LP) has now added a third location to its growing network of low-power FM stations. Its latest frequency is KVBE-LP 91.1 FM in Portland, Ore. Like with its Los Gatos coverage area, the new signal is concentrated in a suburban region...

Jazzy nonprofit closes-out season with a bang

Brubeck Brothers Quartet performs at GALA
What happens after Jazz on the Plazz (JoP) ends? You attend a “GALA” and wait for next summer, of course. The producers of JoP, Los Gatos Music & Arts, held their annual GALA and sponsor recognition this Saturday. This year’s event was held at the...

Jazz on the Plazz promoter readies ‘Sunshine of Love’

Sunshine of Love trio
Jessica Kashian, the program manager of Los Gatos Music & Arts, Inc., says while Jazz on the Plazz may be wrapping up this week, that doesn’t mean summer musical gatherings are over. And while the exact location of the upcoming “Sunshine of Love” festival she’s...

Los Gatos’ polygonal mountain lion entrance sign inspired by calligraphy

artist point to sculpture
Matt Babcock touches the electrostatically-applied powder coating on the aluminum of the mountain lion, showing off the bends of the sculpture he created for Los Gatos’ newest entrance sign. The Seattle artist drew on cubism and calligraphy, he said, explaining he didn’t want the piece...

Summertime means Jazz on the Plazz, with Ren Geisick set to perform

Ren Geisick
At 6pm Wednesday, this week’s Jazz on the Plazz will swing into action with The San Jose Jazz High School All Stars, followed by Ren Geisick and her band at 6:30pm. Geisick, who grew up in Los Gatos, says playing at Jazz on the Plazz...

Clairdee sang her heart out at Plaza Park

Clairdee sings under the redwoods in Los Gatos
Last Wednesday evening, Clairdee expressed cool jazz with her vibrant and caring voice to the attendees at Jazz on the Plazz. Sharing her adherence to traditional jazz, her emotionally nuanced, velvety voice drew us in to a place where we could “love one another” and...

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