Silicon Valley is about much more than ones and zeros. It’s a thriving cultural center, teeming with artists and thinkers, and this September, at the C2SV festival, some of the biggest names in technology, music and art are set to converge on San Jose’s SoFA arts district to discuss the big ideas, share their creative vision and inspire innovation. Continue reading »
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Brian Palmer on July 24, 2014
Roots-tinged rockers Hurricane Roses found a following with the earnest, revealing songs on their 2011 debut record. A quick follow-up would have made a lot of sense for the Bay Area band, but it also would have betrayed the authenticity that their fan base appreciates. Continue reading »
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Jonathan Davis on July 24, 2014
Growing up in San Francisco with a “beatnik” for a sister, it didn’t take long for Rick Estrin to be introduced to the blues. “When I was 11 years old she started showing me some of her blues records,” Estrin recalls. “I was instantly fascinated.” Continue reading »
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Jonathan Davis on July 23, 2014
Jaake Margo is a busy man. He’s the lead singer of Kill the Bats, a San Jose melodic punk band currently recording their debut LP on Asian Man Records. He also recently started promoting local shows at the San Jose Rock Shop, a music store and private club in downtown San Jose. And he still finds time to perform his solo. Continue reading »
For those looking for more live tunes after the The Holdup, Finish Ticket and The English Beat wrap their sets at St. James Park at this evening’s Music in the Park, there’s just really one question:
Do you feel like indie? Well, do you? What about punk? Either way, you won’t have to go that far. Continue reading »
The San Jose Downtown Association took a risk last year when they restored the storied, and briefly shuttered, Music in the Park—bringing back the once-free summer concert series as an annual ticketed affair. Continue reading »
Although he and his collaborator had spent plenty of time working on the songs that were to comprise their set on their first tour, Jess Sylvester says that he and Carlos Pesina—who together make up the experimental, electro duo Francisco y Madero—weren’t as prepared for their first show as they might have hoped. Continue reading »
Lacquered wooden bins shine deep brown in the fluorescent light and a new sign hangs above what will soon be the counter of Needle to the Groove Records, but at the moment, the space is still a work in progress. Continue reading »
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Sean McCourt on July 1, 2014
Ice-T’s thrash metal band Body Count, touching off a powder keg of controversy in 1992 with the incendiary song “Cop Killer,” found themselves at the center of a cultural maelstrom, eliciting protests from politicians and conservative groups. Fans and free speech advocates rallied around them, lauding the band’s uncensored social commentary. Continue reading »
