The San Jose Jazz Festival takes over downtown San Jose this weekend with some great performances on the schedule. In the spirit of collaboration, Anno Domini jumped into the mix and put a special Jazz-scented Dig Dug together to keep you vinyl junkies in the swing of things. Our resident host, Nate Nothing, even managed to put together a little something extra in the way of an Official Wax Poetics Release Party for East of Underground!
DIG DUG is a late night listening party and record swap at AD hosted by Nate LeBlanc. It has a great local following and you're sure to find something amazing for your vinyl collection.
JOIN US FOR THIS SPECIAL JAZZ FESTIVAL EDITION OF DIG DUG -- FRIDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 8-11 PM!
DJ LINE-UP for Friday, August 10, 2007:
Cool Chris (Groove Merchant, SF) - One of the world's preeminent collectors and owner of the legendary Groove Merchant record store in the Lower Haight
Age, Oh, Lynn Ness (New Medina, SJ) - Talented team of DJs, producers, label owners, and collectors dedicated to preserving the Hard Bop sound.
VENDORS:
Justin Torres
DJ Ferrari
Overflo
Jeff Jagged - On The Corner Music
Date: Friday, August 10, 2007 from 8-11 p.m.
Admission: free and open to the public
Anno Domini is located at 366 S 1st Street in the SoFA district of downtown San Jose
THIS IS ALSO A WAX POETICS RELEASE PARTY for EAST OF UNDERGROUND !
In 1971, in the midst of America's conflict in Vietnam, the U.S. Army held a show-band contest and showcased the two winning bands in a promotional album. East of Underground, the gritty runner-up, managed to capture the spirit of America with their sweet-soul covers of Sly Stone, Curtis Mayfield, and Funkadelic.
The quality of the recording is superior, as is the musicianship: the falsetto harmonies, the gritty guitar, the devouring drums. But song choice is just as responsible for the success of the album.
Unlike other obscure-funk reissues and compilations, East of Underground is immediately familiar, instantly gratifying, and endlessly playable. And especially poignant today.
East Of Underground (first release/reissue on new WAX POETICS label)
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