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	Downtown San Jose (MAP) 1st Street Between San Fernando & Williams Street San Jose, CA US 95113

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	Featuring: 1 main stage, 9 hours, 40 venues, over 100 bands. HEADLINERS INCLUDE: Lyrics Born, Booker T., Miggs, The Mumlers, Good Hustle, Maxx Cabello Jr., La Colectiva, Safety Suit, Ambience, Marcus Shelby & Ernie Watts with the West Valley Jazz Orch Special Guests: PLEASE NOTE you should periodically check www.leftcoastlive.com for the any possible changes to venues & updates on bands! UPDATED: seats are still available for Monday thru Thursday's events. Seats are first come, first served.

More Information Left Coast Live is a weeklong music experience that brings great regional and local live entertainment to downtown San Jose (May 11-15, 2009). Whether it is rock, jazz, rockabilly or urban soul, Left Coast Live has something that will make you tap your toes and get you movin’. Monday thru Thursday events are free and open to the public. These include free concerts and the “Sound of Things to Come” Speaker Series. The festivities culminate in a Friday night concert featuring a main stage in downtown San Jose’s SOFA District (South of First Area) and 40 separate venues with 100 bands spread throughout downtown San Jose. Friday evening is $15 for an advanced purchase ticket and $20 at the door. ***PLEASE NOTE: The Main Stage festival event on May 15 is ALL AGES, but some other venues that night may be 21+. Updated information on the website will guide you to which venues may have an age limit! Events include: •“Sound of Things to Come” Speaker Series: A forum to explore different aspects of music today from music history and industry trends to intimate artist discussions. (Monday thru Thursday) •Monday ••Speaker Series Session #1: San Joses Soundtrack: Can SJ Grow a Vibrant Music Scene? Doors open at 6:00 p.m. ••Preview Concert @ O'Flaherty's with the Wild Rovers. Live music at 8:30 p.m. •Tuesday ••Speaker Series Session #2: Does San Jose Know Its Way: The History and Future of Rock in San Jose. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. ••Preview Concert with Safety Suit presented by Alice 97.3 @ Gordon Biersch. Live music at 8:30 p.m. •Wednesday ••Speaker Series Session #3: The Future of Jazz on the Left Coast: Is Jazz Dead or Does It Just Smell Funny? Doors open at 6:00 p.m. ••Preview Concerts Ambience presented by LIVE 105 @ The Blank Club. •Thursday ••Speaker Series Session #4: The Intersection of Web 2.0 Tools and Music. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. ••Outdoor Cinema: Outdoor screening of “Before the Music Dies” @ Circle of Palms. Gates open at 7:00 p.m. film starts @ dusk. •Friday ••Live Music Festival at 40 venues throughout downtown San Jose featuring 100 bands. Main stage gates open at 4:00 p.m. •Visit www.leftcoastlive.com for locations and additional information. Email a friend