{"id":441493,"date":"2026-08-23T21:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T21:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/441493\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T21:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T21:18:09","slug":"san-jose-rocks-founder-discusses-south-bays-role-in-rock-music-east-bay-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/441493\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose Rocks founder discusses South Bay\u2019s role in rock music \u2013 East Bay Times"},"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.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":441494,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[100,88,90,89],"class_list":["post-441493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-news","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441493","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=441493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/441494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}