Giving new meaning to “Funky Friday,” KMEL listeners are adjusting to life without DJ Chuy Gomez on air after he lost his job with the station yesterday.
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The lineup for San Jose’s C2SV Festival continues to grow with the addition of Thee Oh Sees, Bosnian Rainbows, G.F.P. (with Greg Hetson and Tony Alva), Sleepy Sun, Party Ben and The Phenomenauts accompanying headliners Iggy And The Stooges, local favorites The Limousines and more.
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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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This year’s Outside Lands festival, all hyperbole aside, was nothing short of spectacular—topped by memorable performance by Sir Paul McCartney.
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Dan Pulcrano on August 9, 2013
Guitarist James Williamson will deliver the keynote music address at the C2SV Technology Conference and Music Festival in Silicon Valley at noon on September 28 before he performs with Iggy and The Stooges at St. James Park later that evening.
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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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Careers Chosen while in high school don’t always prove to be long-lived choices—but then, the founders of New Orleans’ Rebirth Brass Band, which marks its 30th anniversary this year, didn’t start the group as a long-range career move. They did it just to play music.
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Jennifer Wadsworth on August 6, 2013
Chad Smith never took private music lessons. He didn’t have the luxury. The Red Hot Chili Peppers percussionist picked up drumming first at age 7 on a makeshift kit of Baskin-Robbins ice cream cartons, then at 9 in Michigan public schools, learning the art in every music class on the roster: marching…
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San Francisco’s Outside Lands Music Festival has earned a reputation for bringing some of the biggest names in music to Golden Gate Park and recruiting some of the best restaurants and food trucks San Francisco has to offer to feed attendees.
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