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Tickets $25–$80. Plaza de Cesar
Chavez Park, 170 S. Market St.,
San Jose. 408/641-4144.
JUNE 27
Salsa Night at Montalvo
Enjoy alfresco entertainment on
Montalvo’s beautiful Garden Terrace
during a summer evening
of live salsa music and dancing.
Start with the optional beginner’s
dance class in the historic villa,
then, test your skills as the San
Jose-based band LATIN HEAT
SALSA SEXTET plays irresistible
rhythms. Tickets $15 concert, $30
concert and dance lesson. Montalvo
Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo
Road, Saratoga. 408/961-5858.
JUNE 30
Janelle Monáe
Grammy-nominated singersongwriter,
producer, actress,
and activist JANELLE MONÁE’S
user friendly “Dirty Computer”
to the heart of San Francisco.
Monáe made a big splash with the
release of her latest album by the
same name, releasing buzzworthy
tracks like “Make Me Feel,”
“Django Jane,” and the Prince
inspired sensual single, “Pynk.”
Warming up the audience will be
ST. BEAUTY, an Atlanta based
duo composed of emerging entertainers
Alexe Belle and Isis Valentino.
Tickets $39.50–$99.50. The
Masonic. 1111 California St., San
Francisco. 415/776-7457.
JUNE 4
Anderson & Roe
Chamber Music San Francisco
launches its new summer series
with power-charged performances
by the dynamic piano duo ANDERSON
& ROE. Known for their adrenalized
approach to performance,
original compositions and sensational
music videos, Greg Anderson
and Elizabeth Joy Roe bring
audiences dramatic piano duets.
Catch the elegant musicians as
they perform dazzling works by
Mozart, Rachmaninov, Piazzolla
and Bizet. Tickets $50. Schultz
Theatre, Oshman Family Jewish
Community Center, 3921 Fabian
Way, Palo Alto. 415/392-4400.
JUNE 10
Live 105 BFD 2018
BFD is a classic summer must-go
for Bay Area natives and newbies
alike. Hosted by radio station ALT
105 (formerly Live 105) the oneday
event will be held at Concord
Pavilion, rather than Shoreline,
and headlined by quintessential
‘90s rockers BLINK-182. Other
acts include reggae group DIRTY
HEADS, Grammy Award-winning
American indie rockers WAR ON
DRUGS, guitarist JAMES BAY,
Americana-folk band JUDAH AND
THE LION, and female English
musician and singer-songwriter
BISHOP BRIGGS. Tickets $44–$84.
Concord Pavilion, 2000 Kirker
Pass Rd, Concord. 925/692-2400.
JUNE 13
Chicago & REO Speedwagon
Epic rock bands CHICAGO and
REO SPEEDWAGON’S hit fueled
tour has already made the
rounds, rocking sold out shows all
over the country since spring. The
reviews have been phenomenal,
with media raving about the combined
supergroup and classic-rock
legends who refuse to slow down
even after all these years. Bay
Area audiences will be sure to
sing along with “Riding The Storm
Out,” “Free,” “Roll With The
Changes,” “Does Anybody Really
Know What Time It Is,” “Keep on
Loving You,” and “25 or 6 to 4.”
Tickets $20.50–$120.50. Concord
Pavilion. 2000 Kirker Pass Rd,
Concord, 925/692-2400.
JUNE 17–SEPT. 16
Jazz at Filoli
Set among beautiful blooming
gardens, this botanical bash celebrates
its 28th season with a
series of sizzling Sunday outdoor
concerts. Enjoy world-class jazz
while picnicking and sipping wine
on the glorious green grounds
surrounded by old oak trees. This
year features performances by
jazz pianist JUSTIN KAUFLIN,
the HENRY SOLOMON QUARTET,
smooth jazz duo TUCK & PATTI,
Latin-inspired PACIFIC MAMBO
ORCHESTRA and more. Concertgoers
receive complimentary
snacks, wine, beer and sparkling
water as they soak in the sunshine
and jazzy melodies. Tickets $75.
Filoli, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside.
650/364-8300, ext. 508.
JUNE 22–AUG. 4
Stanford Jazz Festival
Students may clear out of campus
for the summer, but Stanford
University continues to shimmer
with sound—the sound of
jazz, that is—with the legendary
Stanford Jazz Festival. Jazz
aficionados have more than 35
concerts from which to choose,
beginning with JAZZ INSIDE OUT
WITH JIM NADEL & FRIENDS.
Vocal powerhouse ALLEGRA
BANDY sings swinging Big Band
arrangements in the tradition of
the American Songbook on July 7
and BRIA SKONBERG performs on
July 22. The festival finishes with
ANDREA MOTIS QUINTET WITH
WYCLIFFE GORDON AND THE SJW
50/50 JAZZ ORCHESTRA. Venues
vary. Tickets $15–$120. Visit
stanfordjazz.org for the complete
lineup and location information.
650/736-0324.
JUNE 23
37th Annual Fountain
Blues Festival
Listen to a wide variety of
nonstop live music—blues, soul,
gospel, R&B, zydeco, rock and
soul from around the globe—in
downtown San Jose’s Plaza de
Cesar Chavez from noon to 8
p.m. Enjoy a day filled with familyfriendly
activities and a craft and
vendor fair, and sample more
than 20 craft beers and the best
in local and Southern-style food.
The lineup includes FABULOUS
THUNDERBIRDS FEATURING KIM
WILSON, ROY ROGERS AND THE
DELTA RHYTHM KINGS, WEE WILLIE
WALKER, NIKKI HILL BAND
WITH LAURA CHAVEZ and more.
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MONÁE
JOAN
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