News
San Jose in the News
A feature story, ‘South Bay Deserves Much of the Credit Accorded S.F. for '60s Bands’, by then San Jose Mercury News columnist Mark Purdy on August 20, 2003, provided the catalyst for an idea that gave birth to San Jose Rocks. Since that time, we’ve worked with many reporters on a wide range of San Jose Rocks related topics. Look for more coming very soon.
San Jose’s Doobie Brothers House becomes a historic landmark
San Jose’s Doobie Brothers House becomes a historic landmark
Read More
12th Street House Band
The humble origins of The Doobie Brothers, San Jose’s first Rock Hall of Famers.
Read More
Silicon Alleys: Doobie Digs
By Gary Singh, Metro: The Doobie Brothers’ old San Jose home could become a historic landmark.
Read More
A Rocker’s Legacy
Musicians paying tribute to San Jose Pioneer who died in December.
Read More
Still Counting
A tribute to singer John Byrne recalls the days when Count Five’s ‘Psychotic Reaction’ put San Jose on the rock map
Read More
Rock ‘n’ Roll Landmarks in Santa Clara County
Mark Purdy takes us on a magical history tour of the sites, behind the sounds, of rock -a- roll in Silicon Valley.
Read More
Plans for a San Jose Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame
“The beat still goes on in Silicon Valley.”
Read More
Jorma’s Journey
Mark Purdy: With Jefferson Airplane, he helped define the San Francisco sound. But once upon a time, he was playing guitar in the Nobili Hall, cafeteria at Santa Clara University.
Read More
Syndicate of Sound Celebrates in S.J.
The Syndicate of Sound was honored for the 1-millionth major-market spin of the band’s 1966 hit “Little Girl”.
Read More
Four Decades of Rock Acts From South Bay
Over the next few days, the savvy music fan can celebrate four decades of South Bay rock without renting a time machine.
Read More