San Jose Rockage Festival Brings Old-School Gaming and Chip Music to Silicon Valley

By Matt Crawford
Rockage Festival
The Rockage festival combines gaming and chip music to Landmark Ballroom in San Jose's this Saturday and Sunday.

Soundscapes
Morgan Tucker remembers seeing Esquivel play in 2009, at a show Tucker was producing in San Francisco that featured several chiptune artists.

DIFFERENT 'TUNES Lizzie Cuevas and Matthew Payne of Glowing Stars incorporate live instruments into their chiptune songs but also use a Game Boy.
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