Barb Rocks

Barb Rocks Presents

filling your auditory senses with pleasure 

Barb Rocks is recognized for putting on highly-organized and well-attended shows at reputable venues in the San Jose Bay Area.  Barb Rocks Presents focuses mainly on all types of rock music, from indie to pop to punk to blues, but is open to music of all genres.  Each show is carefully organized for cohesion between the bands, so that the music compliments each other and audiences get to experience a unforgettable night of entertainment that flows together.  Many local favorites will only work with Barb Rocks, as their experiences with her surpass others in quality, organization, communication, and compensation. Barbara has also booked some signed artists, including Foster The People, Mike Herrera of MXPX, and The Original Wailers.

Barb Rocks is a core group member of the community outreach movement that created and hosts Left Coast Live, the premier downtown San Jose annual music festival, and she was on the West Fest committee, which organized this annual all-ages show at West Valley College in 2009 and 2010.  Barbara also handled social media outreach for the Woodstock 40th Anniversary Celebration in 2009.  Barb Rocks is appreciated by her peers for all her hard work and dedication to revitalizing the local music scene, which earned her the honor of being picked as Best South Bay Scene Queen by Metro Newspapers in September 2010, stating that "her energy is infectious, and her ear for local talent remarkable."

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Artist Development & More

keeping the local music scene alive 

Not only is Barb Rocks well-known as one of the most respected promoters in the bay area, she also supports various musicians in band management and booking, as well as other promotional help.  Barb Rocks is currently managing Pounders and Drop Dead Sixty, as well as handling booking, publicity and promotions for local favorites A Four Star Affair, Almost Honest and Cadent, plus she is working closely with other unsigned bands to expand this portfolio.

Being involved in all-things music has encouraged Barb Rocks to be a contributing writer to Santa Cruz-based Your Music Magazine and San Jose's former premier music mag Zero Magazine, as well as sponsor the San Jose edition of Your Music Olympicks, and other local music events.

Barb Rocks has teamed up with other local production companies, knowing these collaborations would lead to bigger and better things for the South Bay scene.  Currently she's working on RadioActiveSJ, a local music project that's putting together a compilation album and raise money for a local charity.  In summer 2010, Barbara made her 52 Bands in 52 Weeks blog idea a reality, in hopes the blog brings more attention to the amazing bands in the Bay Area.  Already a leader in the Northern California music scene, Barb Rocks keeps looking for ways to expand her business and get more involved in the music industry.

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