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Raise your hand, everyone who expected one of the founding icons of alternative rock to be playing in a San Jose thrift store. Nope, didn't think so. It sounds crazy, and yet here it is: Black and Brown have been doing some in-store events, and some extremely hip person there had a friend who had a friend...and so on. Long story short, K Records was looking for a place for Calvin Johnson to play, and Black and Brown offered up their space. Besides founding K (the only record label whose logo Kurt Cobain had tattooed on his body), Johnson practically invented the kinder-punk sound with his Olympia band Beat Happening. All of the band's albums are essential to understanding why indie rock sounds the way it does now, though 1988's barely-20-minutes-long Jamboree is probably their masterpiece. As a solo artist, Johnson went troubadour, then came back to rock and roll. No matter how you look at it, this show is a must see. And, somehow, free. - Steve Palopoli sanjose.com
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