Salmon

It's the return of SALMON to their hometown. Hailing from Gilroy, CA, a community most famous for being the "Garlic Capitol of the World", it's SALMON that quickly became one of the city's most potent exports. Previously banned from playing their small hometown, Salmon's growing popularity and unruly die hard fans forced the band into larger venues more suitable for the band's monster jams. The foursome, which manages to smoothly incorporate musical styles that range from contemporary hip-hop and funk to hard rock and metal on their new album "Paco, drop the chicken!" certainly doesn't swim against amongst an established school of hard-core bands. Adding raps to funk-metal grinds, Salmon perhaps faces an upstream swim when asked to describe their music, but, as with their namesake, it probably just makes them stronger. Vocalist Lawrence Martinez heads the bunch with unfailing energy, cranking out every song with the spastic energy of a five year old on two bottles of Jolt and guarana, along with bandmates Aaron Goodwin (guitar), Tom Walker (bass), and Pat Ruiz (drums).

Other bands performing are Moderna Complex, Fleash Weapon and The Mess.