Jay Meduri got his degree from San Jose State University while working for various restaurants in the Bay Area, but blues music always held a special place in his heart.
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Last fall, Bay Area bar gurus Stephen Shelton and Jimmy Marino teamed up with chef Philippe Breneman to open Lexington House, a chic bar and restaurant that focuses on local ingredients and offers friendly hangout. Recently, Shelton sat down with SanJose.com to talk about Lexington House’s cocktails, tending the bar and whether his first restaurant has lived up to his expectations.
With new venues popping up all over downtown San Jose, there’s live music for every taste every week. We’ve rounded up 5 of the best shows this week below.
While switching between styles and huge energy are his performance staples, DJ Stellar prides himself on being an infectious personality both on and offline, leading to a loyal and responsive fan base. His productions, like his DJ sets, focus on the heart pounding energy and aggressiveness of the nightclub, leading to forays into house, electro, big room, and trap. With an upcoming show at Studio 8 in San Jose, SanJose.com had a chance to chat with the versatile artist.
Local ska band Monkey will be celebrating their 18th year anniversary on Friday January 31st at the Blank Club. During these eighteen years, Monkey have released four full length albums, toured Europe twice (the States ten times) and watched the popularity of ska rise and fall a couple times over. And all the while they’ve diligently plugged away.
Don Draper’s signature cocktail, the Old Fashioned, gets a delightful twist at 55 South on 1st Street in San Jose.
Pivotal Silicon Valley innovators and some of the biggest names in music will converge at San Jose’s C2SV Technology Conference and Music Festival, headlined by Iggy and The Stooges.
The East Santa Clara Street Farmers Market is expanding its offerings beyond food with local bands starting this afternoon with “Music & Market.”
This month’s South First Fridays art-about features new shows and receptions at the galleries in and near the SoFA district. One of the more intriguing shows, “CHILD-SIGHT,” brings colorful new works in a fantastical vein by local artist Leah Jay. One of Leah’s mixed-media pieces, “Yesterday’s California,” is featured on the cover of Metro Newspaper this week.
Idiot Fish combines live jazz with programmed electronica and synth from Schnalle’s drums.
