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The Blank Club

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


Tel. 408.292.5265



Events Calendar
Sat Nov 07
Side With Us Records Launch Party: Worker Bee, Record Winter + Tourister w/ special guests Hallelujah The Hills (Boston) at The Blank Club. CD release from Worker Bee, PostCode LP from Record Winter and PostCode EP from Tourister. PostCode = poster +... More
Sat Nov 07
Kyp Malone's much anticipated solo album. A mix of blue grass, jazz and his own creation.... More
Sat Nov 07
I remember the first time I heard Wes Borland’s solo project, Big Dumb Face. It was a 180 degree turn from all his previous works; strange, experimental and all around great. It wasn’t for everyone, except someone like me, who’s always on the hunt fo... More
Mon Nov 09
It seems like Cage the Elephant went from an obscure retro-rock band to an alt-radio hit in less time than it takes Jagger to strike a rooster pose. In reality, they’ve been worming their way into pop culture for a couple of years now, but they’re se... More
Wed Nov 11
The San Francisco band has been rocking the Hotel Utah all of October. The show is for 21 and older.... More
Fri Nov 13
Join Kung Fu Vampire and his special guests at The Blank Club Friday, Nov. 13 for an unforgettable night of licentious lyrics, infectious rhythms, horrifying disguises, and general South Bay mayhem. Kung Fu Vampire’s 6th Annual, Friday The 13th Masqu... More
Tickets
Wed Nov 18
This free event is for audience members 21 and older. One of the members of this San Jose band, Christian Vela says, " I don't strive to blend styles, or pioneer a movement. I like accordions, I like Reggae, I like Soul, if they meet in a song; so be... More
Wed Dec 09
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
“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
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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
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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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