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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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Tue Feb 09
Scott H. Biram
A one-man band hailing from Austin, Scott H. Biram plays ragged, bluesy numbers about being down and out, and drinking because of being down and out. There's a punk feel to the songs, but it doesn't have much to do with the acoustic, slide-drenched s... More
Wed Feb 10
Plantain
A trip to the mental hospital ensures a nurse will shove pills down your throat. Plantain provides the soundtrack to that pleasantly abstract state you’re in. With members from the Mumlers, Plantain are the masters of ambient sound. Whereas the Mumle... More
Sat Feb 13
The Thermals and Thao with The Get Down Stay Down
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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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