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The Blank Club

44 S. Almaden Ave
San Jose, CA 95112 map
district: San Jose

Tel. 408.292.5265

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Events Calendar

Fri Nov 27

F/X Presents : Black Friday

DJ Spun, Chainsaw, King Raffi, Harry Who, Julius Papp, Brian Raffi and Rick Preston will be digging deep in their record boxes (or more likely: digging deep in their mp3 files) for all your favorite modern rock, funk/soul & house jams : circa 1989-19... More

Sat Nov 28

Nebula

If there’s one thing the people of Earth can show extraterrestrial beings how to do, its how to rock. Nebula’s stoner rock sends the listener high into space, where the cosmos are the destination. Formed by guitarist Eddie Glass and drummer Ruben Rom... More

Wed Dec 09

Sic Alps

Sic Alps is making a stop on their tour in San Jose. The concert is free and it is for audiences of 21 and over.... More

Sat Jan 09

David Hillyard (The Slackers) and the Rocksteady 7

“Bandleader, composer and saxophonist David Hillyard has done more to advance the mix of reggae and jazz...than any number of big names in jazz who have tinkered with the Jamaican Sound” - The African Beat Magazine This concert is for audiences 21 ... More

About The Blank Club

2009 BEST OF SILICON VALLEY Reader Survey Winner - First Place

Best Live Music Club

It's always darkest before the dawn, and back when the outlook for the local scene was pitch black a couple of years ago, the Blank Club was starting to look like live music's last stand in San Jose. At least we've still got the Blank Club was a common refrain, often used to punctuate a remembrance of venues past. Now that things have been looking up, the Blank has continued to innovate, showcasing local bands and artists with the free Wednesday Night Live! series, inviting Suicidal Barfly to take up residency and recently proving its relevancy once again with one of the best Blank shows ever: James Williamson and the Careless Hearts burning down the house to the songs of the Stooges.

The absolute last place left in downtown San Jose where you can catch local live music acts in the punk and rockabilly veins is the Blank Club, truly the last of a dying breed. The Blank Club usually books both local and nationally recognized talent for its thrashing, moshing patrons and when it doesn’t, they hang out there anyway because everybody needs a local bar to call their own and there is no place else where you can prove your punk rock chops with karaoke. Really, nowhere, we checked.

2008 BEST OF SILICON VALLEY Reader Survey Winner
Winner of Best Live Music
Runner-up Best Dance Club
Runner-up Best DJ Night (Atomic)
Runner-up Best Nightlife Vibe

2007 BEST OF SILICON VALLEY Reader Survey Winner
Winner Best Live Music
Winner Best DJ Night (Satori)
Runner-up Best DJ Night (Atomic)
Honoree Best Dance Club
Honoree Best Nightlife Vibe

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Editorial Review

The Thermals Come Home

Blank Club show is a South Bay homecoming for Portland indie stars.

By Steve Palopoli (05/28/2009)

" Kathy Foster remembers when she first noticed Hutch Harris. They were both part of the Sunnyvale Music Club, a mid-'90s collective of scenesters from Sunnyvale and Cupertino. Foster was going to De Anza at the time, and her band was called Pistil. Harris was in Bunch of Losers, which got a gig at the Cupertino library, playing songs in-between the other bands' sets. "

Editorial Review

Suicidal Barfly

San Jose’s oddest rock band takes up residency at the Blank Club

By Steve Palopoli (04/07/2009)

" San Jose band Suicidal Barfly's sound bears an uncanny resemblance to its name. Jen Chambers’ voice recalls Cat Power or Helium’s Mary Timony, whiskey-soaked and sometimes creeping through a song as if she might trail off completely at any minute, only to rise back into an emotional pitch in the very next line. The music is moody one minute, then briefly rushes into a blur of guitar and drum before ebbing with the vocals. "

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