The Blank Club

Where
44 S Almaden Avenue, San Jose , CA
Call
+1 408.292.5265
Web
http://www.theblankclub.com/
Tags
Clubs
Hours
Mon-Sun (9pm-2am)
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The  Blank Club is one of the last places left in downtown San Jose where visitors can catch local live music acts in the punk and rockabilly veins, but ther's also plenty of action outside of those genres. The Blank Club usually books both local and nationally recognized talent, including ex-Stooge James Williamson playing with Careless Hearts, Passion Pit and Cage the Elephant just as they're on the brink of music stardom.

2009 BEST OF SILICON VALLEY Reader Survey Winner - 1st - 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.


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

Articles

  • The Thermals Come Home

    Blank Club show is a South Bay homecoming for Portland indie stars.
    05/28/2009, by Steve Palopoli

    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 An...  More »

  • Suicidal Barfly

    San Jose’s oddest rock band takes up residency at the Blank Club
    04/07/2009, by Steve Palopoli

    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 i...  More »

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