When the Fountain Blues Festival started in 1981, there was barely a place for blues musicians to play in San Jose. Yet it drew 1,000 people that first year. The next year, the organizers managed to score John Lee Hooker to headline. They more than doubled the attendance. Through the years, tons…
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After much controversy, Music in the Park is back this year for a single show on July 19 with Latin fusion group Ozomatli to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the event, but this time it’s not free and it’s not at Plaza de Cesar Chavez.
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San Jose-raised Bass producer Bassnectar will return for a hometown concert this fall with his “Immersive Music Tour” on September 21 at Events Center at San Jose State University.
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After blowing up way back in 2011 when their hit “Tongue Tied” was featured in an Apple commercial, it’s fitting that Grouplove finally made a stop last night in the city that calls itself the “Capitol of Silicon Valley.”
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Oakland rap duo Los Rakas packed Pagoda Lounge on Friday for the latest edition of Sonido Clash.
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There are two things you can be sure of when it comes time for the annual Barb Rocks Birthday Bash, back on Saturday night at Neto’s in Santa Clara.
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It looks like Lil Scrappy will make it to San Jose, after all. After cancelling his June 14 show at the Agenda to go to rehab for weed addiction, he’ll be back in action July 13 at the Motif.
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Nina Tabios on July 3, 2013
Los Rakas, a spin on the Spanish term “rakataka”—”ratchet” or someone from the ghetto in their native Panama—came together in 2006 when rappers Raka Rich and Raka Dun met in the East Bay.
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Though there’s no clear moment that marks precisely when electronic music exploded, Sunrise electronic festival co-promoter Robert Mine really started to see things shake up in 2010, right around the time he and his partner, Santi Torrecilla, started booking large electronic events in San Jose.
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This year’s San Jose Summer fest just got a little bit funkier with the recent announcement of Friday’s headliners. Performing on the main stage will be 70s funk hitmakers Cameo, San Francisco dance-fusion ensemble Afrolicious and Bay Area rapper Lyrics Born, who will be doing a special tribute to Godfather of Soul…
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