Explore San Jose music genres with Every Noise at Once

See how Spotify classifies the local music scene.

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The local San Jose band, Flock of Seagulls, performs at Music in the Park.

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Every good story needs a soundtrack, and ours is no exception. We could just pick one — but you know we love a deep dive.

Every Noise at Once is Spotify’s algorithmically generated scatter plot of music genres, from “German dark minimal techno” to “neo-trad doom metal” to “classical saxophone quartet,” and literally everything in between.

Here’s where Every Noise sorts some of our favorite local artists, plus national acts from the same genre — perfect for a stroll around San Jose .

Los Tigres Del Norte | Norteño
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The Doobie Brothers | Mellow gold
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Peach Tree Rascals | Pop
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Smash Mouth | Alternative rock
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Grateful Dead | Cosmic American
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Snow Tha Product | Rap Latina
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How did it do? Explore Every Noise yourself and tell us your pick for SJ’s top genres.

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Dayten is based in Kansas City, MO and studied sociolinguistics at Truman State University, where he was the editor-in-chief of Windfall Magazine. He loves exploring tiny towns in the Midwest, weird history, and Dungeons & Dragons.
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