{"id":441336,"date":"2026-08-23T16:54:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T16:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/441336\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T16:54:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T16:54:50","slug":"san-jose-rocks-founder-discusses-south-bays-role-in-rock-music-the-mercury-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/441336\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose Rocks founder discusses South Bay\u2019s role in rock music \u2013 The Mercury News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rockin\u2019 the Valley<\/p>\n<p>Dan Orloff, founder and \u00a0\u201cchief rock officer\u201d of San Jose Rocks, will talk about the Santa Clara Valley\u2019s role in rock music on Friday, Aug. 28, at 5:30 p.m. at the Ainsley House. The area has been home to some of the nation\u2019s most influential musicians and bands, including the Grateful Dead and the Doobie Brothers.<br \/>Orloff will also share insights from his San Jose Rocks project, a lifelong effort to put San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley on the musical map and celebrate the area\u2019s often-overlooked contributions to American music history.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $25 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.campbellmuseums.com\/events-main\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.campbellmuseums.com\/events-main<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Flashback fundraiser<\/p>\n<p>The Campbell Museum Foundation is steping back in time for \u201cGroovin\u2019 in the Garden: A \u201970s Flashback Fundraiser\u201d on Saturday, Sept. 26.<\/p>\n<p>In a playful nod to America\u2019s 250th anniversary and the historic year 1776, the event celebrates another iconic decade ending in \u201c76\u201d\u2014the 1970s. Guests are encouraged to wear retro attire, from bell-bottoms to disco fashions, and enjoy \u201970s-inspired appetizers, a no-host bar, live music, trivia, a raffle and dancing under the stars.<\/p>\n<p>The event is set for 6-9 p.m. at the Ainsley House Carriage House and Garden, 300 Grant St.<\/p>\n<p>Proceeds directly fund the revitalization of the Ainsley House garden, transforming its water-intensive turf into a sustainable, durable hardscape. Built in 1925 by historic fruit-canning pioneer John Colpitts Ainsley, the landmark estate is a centerpiece of local history. Converting the grounds is meant to conserve water resources and lower maintenance costs while dramatically expanding event capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $76 per person at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.campbellmuseums.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.campbellmuseums.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rockin\u2019 the Valley Dan Orloff, founder and \u00a0\u201cchief rock officer\u201d of San Jose Rocks, will talk about the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":441337,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[184,7,185,584,418,23,8258,88,90,89,198,200],"class_list":["post-441336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-bay-area","tag-california","tag-campbell","tag-events","tag-history","tag-local-news","tag-rock-music","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news","tag-santa-clara-county","tag-south-bay"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441336\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/441337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}