Tech professionals by day, rockers by night - come rock with a mix of original + cover bands that will please your entire social graph. All proceeds will benefit Music in Schools Today (MuST), a Bay Area non-profit that seeks to rescue music programs in schools from budget cuts.
Tickets:
http://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2011/12.html#01
More info:
http://www.svrocks.com/lineup
LINEUP (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE):
Emcee: Renée Richardson of KFOG.
Opening DJ: Kid Kameleon
The Barricades: The Barricades is a collaboration of songwriters from local independent bands. They are an indie pop group that showcases luscious vocal harmonies with thoughtful songwriting and arrangements, creating a sound sure to quench your sonic palette.
Tech affiliations: Twilio
100%: Often compared to Sonic Youth or Dinosaur Jr., this Bay Area original band rocks harder than an earthquake.
Tech affiliations: SAY Media
Allen Mask: 20something recording artist whose compositions and productions are suggestive of musically innovative yet universally accepted hip hop.
Tech affiliations: Google
Ingar Brown & the Future Funk: Funk, hip-hop, soul, dance and R&B all wrapped up in an eclectic box that’s ready to get any party started.
Tech affiliations: Mashery
Coverflow: Energetic and fun cover band who has made the tech-party circuit.
Tech affiliations: Mayfield, Facebook, Blippy, Dropbox
feedbomb: Hackers by day, rockers by night, feedbomb features past and current FBers, who even got a nod from MTV.
Tech affiliations: Facebook
Open Source Band: SVRocks’ original collaborative effort.
Tech affiliations: Walden Venture Capital, GigaOM, LyricFind
Fox Picnic: With their classic rock ‘n roll style, their music ranges from AC/DC to Black Keys and from Jet to OK Go.
Tech affiliations: Songbird, Adobe
Stay tuned to our blog to read more about the artists and the companies where they work (and don’t mind their extra rehearsal time!)