“This year’s fall installment of the SoFA Street Fair marks a number of milestones. It’s the 10th edition since the festival returned in 2014 after a 10-year hiatus. Interestingly enough, the original SoFA Street Fair ran from 1994 to 2004. You can do the math there.”
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Read More“The Dangerous—a brand new reggae project started by Edgar Fernandez and Kevin Azavedo, formerly of San Jose’s proggy alternative outfit Citabria—drop their debut, Made of Gold, on 4/20. It’s a seriously kind nugget of kinky upstrokes and eyeball rattling downbeats. As with any great reggae record, the 11-track album is packed with good vibes and heavy riddims.”
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Read More“As dedicated cosplayers descend on the final day of Silicon Valley Comic Con at the McEnery Convention Center, local music and art fans will be feasting on a buffet of opera, alt-rock, wrestling, beer, food and much more in the SoFA District.”
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Read More“As has been the case with the past three fall SoFA Street Fairs—and 2016’s inaugural spring event—the focus will be on local bands. However, Maresca says, there is another focus he and his team have been devoting energy to this year: keeping SoFA Street Fair free and putting a little cash in the pockets of local artists.”
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Read More“Last year, seeing the effects of Silicon Valley’s second big tech boom—the new restaurants, bars and young professionals filling up the newly built apartment towers—Maresca felt that the time was right to “reupholster” his beloved SoFA Street Fair.His instincts were spot on. With veteran ska-punks Fishbone headlining, and more than 50 local and national acts supporting, the festival was a success—drawing large crowds and garnering favorable press from a number of local outlets.”
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Read More“After more than a dozen years' absence, the SoFA Street Fair returns to a district that's once again thriving.Now, the festival is coming back, not to relive the past—and this is important—but to take advantage of the present. Several brand new waves of 20-somethings and early-30-somethings are screaming for live music again. For the festival, many bands from the original SoFA era are reuniting and a slew of newer bands will perform. Organizer and original SoFA instigator Fil Maresca says the SoFA Street Fair brand is one that still resonates with thousands of people.”
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