Local pop-punk band Stickup Kid made headlines when they were given a last-second gig opening up for Green Day at SXSW this year. But the reality is, these guys have been out in the Bay Area punk scene for years, DIY touring and self-releasing albums when they were just out of high…
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YEAR-END LISTS typically hew to the comfy round number 10. And although Top 10 has a ring to it, Silicon Valley’s melting pot of musical talent fused genres, collaborated, innovated and turned out so many great LPs and EPs this year that it became a nearly impossible task to narrow it down…
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Monday night is typically the deadest night of the week for night clubs, yet DJ Casp3R has managed to build a loyal following over the past three years with his Monday Night ReToXx dance parties, originally at the Cardiff Lounge in Campbell, now at Johnny V’s in downtown San Jose.
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When B. Lewis isn’t busy producing best instrumental hip-hip/electro tracks in the Bay Area or DJing at local parties, he’s also producing bands. Just this year, he produced Boston indie-funk band Bad Rabbit’s latest record, American Love, which earned a 7.5 rating on Pitchfork.
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For 17 years Mike Park has run Asian Man Records, one of the most successful (if not the most successful) DIY ska-punk record labels in the country, from a garage in Los Gatos.
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As part of the BVMO Crew, Shea Butter, along with Smoovgroovs and Dstrukt, are some of the hottest DJs in the South Bay right now. They specialize in spinning obscure soul, funk, hip-hop and electronic tracks, as well as doing some pretty innovative remixes. The trio also released the excellent mixtape Cupid’s…
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For the past six years, Kayvon has been spinning cutting edge indie, electronic and alternative tunes on his KSCU program “The Modern Things.” With an emphasis on new music, it’s safe to say that Kayvon has his pulse on today’s musical landscape.
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The title “There Is No God” hardly suggests a bright sunny song, but nonetheless Mrs. Magician translates such an existential crisis into a fun, driving pop tune. It makes sense: the San Diego band is taking garage-rock and surf-pop into newer, much darker territory.
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Few people in the South Bay know more about classic soul, psychedelic rock and other traditional genres than the Bang’s Derek See. His blog, Derek’s Daily 45, has uncovered countless obscure singles from the 60s and 70s and his band the Bang, accesses the look, feel and sound of the classic girl-fronted…
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The South Bay music scene scores again. Earlier this year, Curious Quail won an opening spot for Live 105’s BFD concert at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, and now Saratoga blues-rock trio Fritz Montana are the winners for the local band opening spot at the station’s Not So Silent Night concert…
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