Years from Now, people will be likely be talking about that “one time Iggy and the Stooges played St. James Park in San Jose” for a couple thousand music fans. For those of us that were there for it—year zero for C2SV Music Festival—it’ll be a badge of honor for years to…
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San Francisco’s Deafheaven, performing Friday at C2SV Music Festival, has gotten a lot of well-deserved attention this year for their groundbreaking sophomore album Sunbather, an impressive mix of extreme black metal, screamo and post-rock.
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Tom Waits made the surprise announcement over the weekend that he will join the Oct. 27 Bridge School Benefit lineup, which already includes My Morning Jacket, Queens of the Stone Ages, the Killer and more.
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Before summer disappears completely, San Jose’s All City Elite is releasing a new single “The Breaks,” a mellow reggae-influenced jam that conjures up feelings of warm sunny days and beach barbeque parties. “The Breaks” is the first single off of All City Elite’s new EP, scheduled for an early October release.
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C2SV Music Festival is bringing big names, such as Iggy and the Stooges, the Lemonheads, Thee Oh Sees, Bosnian Rainbows and Deafheaven, to downtown San Jose, paired with some of the best bands in Silicon Valley.
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In February, the San Francisco Bay Guardian named sunny-pop quartet the She’s a local band to watch with a cover story for the newspaper’s “On the Rise” issue. Of all the bands selected, the She’s were definitely the youngest (between 17-18 years old) yet they weren’t by any means a new band.…
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In just a few years, San Jose reggae/pop quartet the Holdup went from playing skate parks for 10 people to headlining—and selling out—the Catalyst in Santa Cruz.
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It’s hard to believe San Jose Pride is already celebrating its 38th anniversary. As always, in addition to speakers, vendors and general festivities, there will be plenty of music.
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Despite not having a single political song in their set, indie-punkers Sourpatch is one of the most political bands in San Jose. That’s because it isn’t just the band’s lyrics that matter, it’s the band themselves, and Sourpatch openly and proudly represent the queer community—and have a blast doing it.
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From a young age, bassist Derrick Hodge had planned to become a drummer, but an impressive performance by a bass player at church changed his tune.
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