Silicon Valley Jewish Music Festival Comes to JCC in Los Gatos on June 11

The Silicon Valley Jewish Music Festival returns to the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Los Gatos this June for its sixth year. This is the South Bay’s biggest outdoor Jewish cultural festival. You don’t have to be Jewish to participate.

This year’s headliner is Boom Pam, a Tel Aviv-based band whose blend of Mediterranean rock and surf music has made them a sensation in Israel. Also in the lineup are Sephardic folk music from DeLeon, and The Pop Ups, a puppet rock opera for children.

The festival will be held Sunday, June 11 from 2:00-7:00pm on the athletic field at the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center (JCC), 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos, California.

There will also be a wide selection of food (kosher available), innovative artisan vendors, and community activity booths with entertainment for the whole family. Activities will include face painting, carnival games, and more.

This is an outdoor festival on the JCC’s athletic field, so bring a blanket or lawn chairs.

The gates open at 1:45pm, and the activities begin at 2:00pm, with food, a KidZone, and Russian dancers. The first band to perform will be The Pop Ups at 2:30pm, followed by DeLeon at 4:15pm, and Boom Pam at 5:45pm. Performance times are approximate.

Admission to the Silicon Valley Jewish Music Festival is $12 general admission, $8 for APJCC members, and $5 for seniors, students, and children. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Free parking will be available at the JCC at 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos, with overflow parking available at nearby businesses.

For more information, visit www.apjcc.org/music, call (408) 357-7411, or email CJLL@apjcc.org.

About the JCC

The Addison-Penzak JCC of Silicon Valley (http://www.apjcc.org) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community center and is open to people of all faiths and backgrounds.

Its programs and services include a state-of-the-art Fitness Center, Aquatics Center, and Tennis Complex, full gymnasium, highly regarded APJCC Preschool, summer camps and after-school programs, adult education, art exhibits and cultural events, and social and enrichment programs for children, teenagers, adults and seniors.

The Addison-Penzak JCC is a beneficiary of the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley and is affiliated with the JCC Association of North America.

About Boom Pam

Tel Aviv-based band Boom Pam formed in 2003. They play a mixture of Mediterranean rock and surf music in the format of a unique quartet including electric guitar, tuba, keyboard, and drums. Last summer, Boom Pam performed with Selda on the main stage at the Primavera Festival in Barcelona. Today they continue to tour around the world, and are forever creating interesting collaborations with various musicians in Israel and abroad. The band recently released a single with the successful Israeli hip hop artist, Nechi Nech.

About DeLeon

DeLeon uses its own distinctive style of rock to transform Sephardic folk music into a sound that is both brand new and centuries old. They released two albums on JDub Records and have toured internationally with other like-minded bands such as Gogol Bordello, Os Mutantes, Ozomatli and Balkan Beat Box. Their 3rd LP, Tremor Fantasma, was recorded in Mexico City and was released October 2012.

About The Pop Ups

Fresh off of headlining the kids’ stages at Austin City Limits and Lollapalooza, two-time Grammy nominees, The Pop Ups bring their unique new show “The Great Pretenders Club” to the stage at the Silicon Valley Jewish Music Festival! Featuring songs from the critically acclaimed Amazon video special, as well as classics from their two GRAMMY nominated albums,“The Great Pretenders Club” takes family audiences of all ages on a scavenger hunt for the best imaginative-play games your mind can dream up! This high-energy journey transports audiences into a whimsical, educational world with Dancing Robots, A Fire-Stomping Rhino, Live-Drawing, Huge Balloons, Full Scale Puppets, even a Costume Party! This highly interactive show unfolds, propelled by award winning music, and dance beats that will catapult both young and old out of their seats!

The Silicon Valley Jewish Music Festival is organized by the Addison-Penzak JCC’s Jewish Life & Learning Department. Sponsors include the Koret Foundation, Taube Philanthropies, the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley, Bill Lister – Coldwell Banker, Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose, Neal Fearn/Morgan Stanley, Good Samaritan Hospital, Just, Gurr & Associates Accountancy Corporation, Lucky California, MOORE Buick GMC and San Jose Youth Symphony.