San Jose, CA
Music connected to San Jose
About San Jose
- • Katee Sackhoff, known for playing Starbuck in Battlestar Galactica, was born there.
- • The modern incarnation of Chicano rock band Los Lobos formed in San Jose.
- • The Gold Rush fueled its initial growth as a supply hub for miners.
- • Winchester Mystery House has doors and stairs that lead to nowhere.
- • The 1906 earthquake caused significant damage, reshaping its architecture.
- • Named after Saint Joseph, it was founded as California's first civilian town in 1777.
- • With nearly 1 million people, it is California's third-largest city.
- • Sitting at 105 feet, the air feels noticeably drier than coastal cities.
- • Tech is the dominant industry, employing many in software and hardware.
- • A bustling, ambitious energy permeates, balancing innovation with tradition.
- • The Franciscan Assemblage, a mix of metamorphic and sedimentary rocks, underlies much of San Jose.
- • Mount Umunhum, part of the Santa Cruz Mountains, overlooks San Jose to the southwest.
- • The Guadalupe River flows north through San Jose, emptying into the San Francisco Bay.
- • The endangered Bay Checkerspot Butterfly can be found in the grasslands near San Jose.
- • California buckeye trees are common in the foothills surrounding San Jose.
- • The Ohlone people inhabited the Santa Clara Valley for thousands of years before European contact.
- • California became the 31st state in the United States on September 9, 1850, in San Jose.
- • The Egyptian Revival-style Odd Fellows building was constructed in 1883 on Santa Clara Street.
- • Highway 101, a major north-south route, runs through San Jose.
- • The Franciscan Assemblage, a mix of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, underlies much of the city.
- • Mount Umunhum, part of the Santa Cruz Mountains, offers views of the South Bay.
- • The Guadalupe River flows north through the city, eventually emptying into the San Francisco Bay.
- • Tule Elk, reintroduced to nearby areas, are occasionally seen migrating through the region.
- • California Buckeye trees are common in the surrounding hills and bloom in the late spring.
- • California's first state legislature convened in San Jose on December 15, 1849.
- • The Peralta Adobe, built in 1797, is the oldest structure in San Jose.
- • Highway 17, known for its winding route through the Santa Cruz Mountains, connects San Jose to Santa Cruz.
Artists From San Jose
Al Cisneros
Albert Tsai
Alex Herrera
Allyn Ferguson
Archaeologist
Ashe
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Black Fucking Cancer
Bob Gonzalez
Bob Thompson
BRAINCHAMBER
Brian Do
Cactus
Charles Martinet
Chris Cain
Chris Hakius
Chris Manak
Chryme Boss
Controller 7
Corey Smoot
Count Five
Crystal Methyd
Dali’s Dilemma
Daniel Lui
Danny Spiteri
Darren Korb
Deadpressure
DeAndre Brackensick
Deathgrave
Dekapitator
Dianna Gatto
Disinhibition
DJ Shadow
Don Clark
Don Correia
Doobie Brothers
Drunk Injuns
Duster
Dustin Diamond
Elisé
Elliot Morrow
Emily Nenni
Eric Kretz
Ernie Reyes
Exhumed
F.B.G.
Farley Granger
Fighting Jacks
For.The.Win
Foreign Legion
Fran Jeffries
Fred Dutton
Full Clip
G-Man
G-Roe
Gangsta Reese
Getter
GGPP
Heavy Heavy Low Low
Heavy Metal Shrapnel
Hook Herrera
Houkago Grind Time
I Am Empire
Jacob Shea
Jasmine V
Jaz
Jeffrey Foskett
Jhonen Vasquez
JJ Heller
John Dukakis
Johnnie Guilbert
Jon Nakamatsu
Joseph Carrillo
Joshua
K.F.M.
Kamtin Mohager
Kenny Hall
KooK
Krupted Peasant Farmerz
Larry Norman
Los Olvidados
Los Tigres del Norte
Lou Lou
Lyle Workman
Major Playaz Hustlaz & Gangstaz
Mandana
Mark Foster
Mark Lambert
Mark Trayle
Martin Hewitt
Marty Pasetta
Matsuri
Maureen Arthur
Mechanix
Michael Lucero
Michael Shapiro
Michio Kaku
Mike Park
Miss Crazy
Mission Chamber Orchestra of San Jose
Most Loon
Mr. Brown
Mugshot
Navene K
Navene Koperweis
Neverland
New Fossils
NiT GriT
No Use for a Name
Noël Wan
Orphan Egg
Peach Tree Rascals
Peanut Butter Wolf
People!
Plavka
Point Of View
Prozack Turner
Rachel Eubanks
Rachel Swirsky
Ralph Swickard
Raw Sugar
Ray Barbee
Ray McIntyre
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Ribzy
Ripped to Shreds
Robbie Fitzsimmons
Robina
Rock M. Sakura
Ruhaeda
Russell Ferrante
Slip
Samuel Lipman
Scott Weiland
Sean Bonniwell
Sentenced to Burn
Shinobu
Shota Homma
Silverwood
Skankin’ Pickle
Sleep
Smash Mouth
Snow tha Product
Spinebreaker
Stained Glass
Steve Perry
Stickup Kid
Stik Gilatine
Stoic Mic
Stungun
Sylvia Cuenca
Tad Williams
Tanner Petulla
Teddy and His Patches
The Bruce Lee Band
The Chain Gang of 1974
The Chocolate Watchband
The Doobie Brothers
The Druids
The Faction
The Fonz
The Hogs
The Mumlers
The New Arrivals
The Odd Numbers
The Short Yellow
The Syndicate of Sound
The Trolls
Theodor Uppman
Todd Phillips
Tommy Castro
Tony Palermo
Tony Ward
Traxamillion
Try the Pie
Urban Legends
Vell
Vignesh Ramakrishna
Vybe Beatz
W.E.
We Are Promise
Wolf Snake Sun
Wrath of Vesuvius
Xiu Xiu
Young 2-11
Yvette Young
Giraffage
Doobie
Songs About San Jose
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Al Cisneros
Albert Tsai
Alex Herrera
Allyn Ferguson
Archaeologist
Ashe
Avenger of Blood
Azimuth
BRAINCHAMBER
Becoming
Black Fucking Cancer
Bob Gonzalez
Bob Thompson
Brian Do
Cactus
Charles Martinet
Chris Cain
Chris Hakius
Chris Manak
Chryme Boss
Controller 7
Corey Smoot
Count Five
Crystal Methyd
DJ Shadow
Dali’s Dilemma
Daniel Lui
Danny Spiteri
Darren Korb
DeAndre Brackensick
Deadpressure
Deathgrave
Dekapitator
Dianna Gatto
Disinhibition
Don Clark
Don Correia
Doobie
Doobie Brothers
Drunk Injuns
Duster
Dustin Diamond
Elisé
Elliot Morrow
Emily Nenni
Eric Kretz
Ernie Reyes
Exhumed
F.B.G.
Farley Granger
Fighting Jacks
For.The.Win
Foreign Legion
Fran Jeffries
Fred Dutton
Full Clip
G-Man
G-Roe
GGPP
Gangsta Reese
Getter
Giraffage
Heavy Heavy Low Low
Heavy Metal Shrapnel
Hook Herrera
Houkago Grind Time
I Am Empire
JJ Heller
Jacob Shea
Jasmine V
Jaz
Jeffrey Foskett
Jhonen Vasquez
John Dukakis
Johnnie Guilbert
Jon Nakamatsu
Joseph Carrillo
Joshua
K.F.M.
Kamtin Mohager
Kenny Hall
KooK
Krupted Peasant Farmerz
Larry Norman
Los Olvidados
Los Tigres del Norte
Lou Lou
Lyle Workman
Major Playaz Hustlaz & Gangstaz
Mandana
Mark Foster
Mark Lambert
Mark Trayle
Martin Hewitt
Marty Pasetta
Matsuri
Maureen Arthur
Mechanix
Michael Lucero
Michael Shapiro
Michio Kaku
Mike Park
Miss Crazy
Mission Chamber Orchestra of San Jose
Most Loon
Mr. Brown
Mugshot
Navene K
Navene Koperweis
Neverland
New Fossils
NiT GriT
No Use for a Name
Noël Wan
Orphan Egg
Peach Tree Rascals
Peanut Butter Wolf
People!
Plavka
Point Of View
Prozack Turner
Rachel Eubanks
Rachel Swirsky
Ralph Swickard
Raw Sugar
Ray Barbee
Ray McIntyre
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Ribzy
Ripped to Shreds
Robbie Fitzsimmons
Robina
Rock M. Sakura
Ruhaeda
Russell Ferrante
Samuel Lipman
Scott Weiland
Sean Bonniwell
Sentenced to Burn
Shinobu
Shota Homma
Silverwood
Skankin’ Pickle
Sleep
Slip
Smash Mouth
Snow tha Product
Spinebreaker
Stained Glass
Steve Perry
Stickup Kid
Stik Gilatine
Stoic Mic
Stungun
Sylvia Cuenca
Tad Williams
Tanner Petulla
Teddy and His Patches
The Bruce Lee Band
The Chain Gang of 1974
The Chocolate Watchband
The Doobie Brothers
The Druids
The Faction
The Fonz
The Hogs
The Mumlers
The New Arrivals
The Odd Numbers
The Savoys
The Short Yellow
The Syndicate of Sound
The Trolls
Theodor Uppman
Todd Phillips
Tommy Castro
Tony Palermo
Tony Ward
Traxamillion
Try the Pie
Urban Legends
Vell
Vignesh Ramakrishna
Vybe Beatz
W.E.
We Are Promise
Wolf Snake Sun
Wrath of Vesuvius
Xiu Xiu
Young 2-11
Yvette Young
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