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James McMurtry takes ‘Los Gatos’ song for a spin at Americana Awards
Nearly a year ago, I was having a drink and editing some video over at the Roadhouse Restaurant & Inn in Davenport, when I met a surfer, up from LA for a weekend trip.
When I told him I was working as a reporter for...
Summertime means Jazz on the Plazz, with Ren Geisick set to perform
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...
Jazz on the Plazz organizers sound-off at series launch
Teri Hope and Jonathan Knowles, the organizers of Jazz on the Plazz, were clearly thrilled to welcome Los Gatos residents and visitors to the first edition of the Jazz on the Plazz series, which this year is honoring one of the greats while investing...
Clairdee sang her heart out at Plaza Park
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...
Local broadcaster Pirate Cat Radio expands to Portland
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...
Brubeck Brothers Quartet performed Friday and educated the next morning
During Friday night’s Brubeck Brothers Quartet performance at the Montalvo Arts Center’s intimate Carriage House theater, the quartet played original as well as historical jazz. There was precise drumming by Dan Brubeck. His brother Chris, on bass and trombone, kept the rhythm going talking...
Flights closes its doors as Spanish restaurant Telefèric Barcelona opens
Few sectors of the economy have seen as much volatility during the pandemic than the restaurant industry. And in recent weeks Los Gatos has seen its fair share of upheaval.
But according to wine salesman Sebastian Balest of Benicia-based Winebow, who’s been making the rounds...
Art Around Town (photos)
The curtain goes up on the nights a nude model is being drawn...
...as renowned portrait artist John Robert Peck works with his Tuesday evening charcoal drawing class at the Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company.
Workshops are offered thru NUMU, too, and commissions are accepted.
Dinah Cotton...
L’Atelier Los Gatos is making space downtown to create
Just what is a l’atelier? Well, for starters, it’s a French word meaning a studio where artists work. It also refers to the place where master artists train students. It could be for anything from high fashion, to writing, to creating poetry—and every art...
Heritage Theatre announces new season
Tickets are now on sale for Heritage Theatre’s 2022-2023 season, which opens Nov. 6.
Blues-rock band Big Head Todd and the Monsters kicks off the season. The Colorado quartet—Todd Park Mohr (vocals, guitar, keys, sax, harmonica), Brian Nevin (drums, percussion), Rob Squires (bass, vocals), and...


















