The event is called C2SV, and seeing local heroes Thee Oh Sees open for rock ‘n’ roll legends Iggy and the Stooges in Downtown San Jose’s St. James Park is going to be awesome! Here’s more info on the music portion:
Held over four days at 12+ downtown San Jose venues, C2SV will showcase emerging and established acts in some of Silicon Valley’s best venues. Early punk innovators Iggy and The Stooges will headline the inaugural event at St. James Park on September 28 with additional performances throughout the weekend.
Tickets (at many different pricing levels) here.
P.S. Stooges guitarist James Williamson is also one of the conference’s featured speakers.
Sounds like a great show, but I’m not going all the way down to the suburbs to see it.
Didn’t you know that the “Mission Mission” name refers to San Jose’s Mission Street?
Garage rock / punk bands playing a corporate “technology conference.” Delicious.
Can’t tell if your comment is sarcastic, but James Williamson (Stooges Guitarist) used to be the VP of Technology Standards for Sony, retiring only in 2010 to go back on tour with the Stooges. So, at least that one makes sense, and its not like something pure is being defiled here. Not to mention that all big concerts are run by corporate sponsors.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Williamson_(musician)
that’s easy to say when you are the one dictating the narrative