If there’s an unofficial theme that dominates this year’s Metro Fountain Blues Festival, it’s the power of the Chicago blues sound. And indeed, the Chicago sound did literally bring power to the blues, turning the acoustic Delta tradition up to 11 with amps and electric guitars. But to headliner Fountain Blues headliner…
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Ruthie Foster had been putting out records for 10 years before most of the blues world even realized it. But there’s nothing like a Grammy nomination and a Blues Music Award for Female Artist of the Year to open some eyes.
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Tucked away from the rest of the South Bay, Mountain View doesn’t usually get a lot of attention for live music. But for the past couple years Mikey Gagnon-Queen has quietly booked cool, underground shows at Dana Street Coffee. We asked Queen to tell us more about the what he calls the…
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San Francesca’s sophomore LP, We Live In Public, released earlier this year on Side With Us Records, marks a dramatic shift for the band. To put it simply, they added a drummer. That may not sound like much, but in the case of San Francesa it is.
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God, I’ve missed Eddie Spaghetti. As leader of the Supersuckers, the guy put out one of the top ten rock records of the ’90s with 1999’s The Evil Powers of Rock ‘N’ Roll. His anthems, from “Born With a Tail” to “Rock Your Ass” and everything in between, gave country-punk the AC/DC-sized…
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Please Do Not Fight is currently based in San Francisco, but the South Bay has always been their second home. The band was created in Redwood City and it has strong ties to the South Bay with allies Picture Atlantic and Dogcatcher, who join PDNF for their final show on July 14.
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With a lineup of DJs composed of mostly of KSJS regulars, Intensity turns up the volume every 1st and 3rd Thursday at San Jose Bar & Grill. The Party returns July 5 with Oons, Amy Robbins, Shelboy and Badcat.
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The Pagoda’s monthly D1ME series of DJ events gets two top-shelf guests this week when producer Full Crate and singer Mar from the Amsterdam beat scene drop in on Friday.
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It’s not always easy mentoring a DJ. John Fowler, a respected turntablist in the South Bay for two decades, got lucky, as his understudy learns fast. But there are certain technological changes that have created a generation gap—for instance, the way computer programs like Virtual DJ have created a reliance on eyes…
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Daydream Nation, a series of free shows at San Pedro Square Market was back for its third installment Saturday. The show featured local bands Cartoon Bar Fight, Curious Quail, Shuteye Unison and ColorScout.
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