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Los Yesterdays Bring Chicano Soul to San Jose’s Music in the Park

“The Song Tells You What It Wants To Be…” Victor “Bad Vic” Benavides spoke from the road with spotty cell service as Los Yesterdays’ tour van crossed through Arizona. He and Gabriel Roland launched their band around 2017 with songs rooted in Chicano soul, a sound that has soundtracked family...

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