To those who grew up in the know, the so-called “Secret Sidewalk,” running through Niles Canyon in Fremont, was a place to go get weird. Formerly the Spring Valley Aqueduct, this graffiti-covered, rectangular channel once carried water, but eventually became a place for daytrippers to, um… trip. It’s unclear if musicians Alex Abalos, Mike Boo, Michael Reed and Marcus Stephens—who together form the Bay Area-based avant-electro-jazz outfit Secret Sidewalk—have named their project in homage to this stoner mecca, but their beautifully strange tunes would certainly provide an ideal soundtrack for a psychedelic journey through the East Bay foothills.
Secret Sidewalk
Wed, 8pm, Free
Cafe Stritch, San Jose
