This Week at the Art Boutiki March 14-16

Friday, March 14 — Cartoon Hearts and Holy City take the stage! San Jose based Cartoon Hearts crafts a compelling sonic journey with their guitar- driven pop rock sound. From post-folk to pop-punk, Cartoon Hearts draws inspiration from Coldplay, The 1975 & Grouplove. Holy City is an aggressive electronic, guitar-driven band with tight, singable choruses and emotional, ethereal lyricism whose sound blends intricate drumming, dynamic guitar solos, and hooky pop-rock influences. They will also be joined by Melinda Kausek as an opener! Doors at 8PM. Show Starts at 8:30pm. $15 in advance, $20 at the door!

Saturday, March 15 — Nervous Factor and friends, including Diminished Fifth, Why Sol Serious, and 65DPM. Nervous Factor was formed in 2007 and has been a staple live act within the Bay Area car enthusiast communities, as well as a supporting act for multiple touring Chinese rock bands (Luoqi, Twisted Machine, Xie Tianxiao, etc). Doors at 8PM. Show Starts at 8:30pm. $15 in advance, $20 at the door!

Sunday, March 16 — The Jazz Garden Big Band is playing a tribute to Miles Davis and Gil Evans. The Miles Davis/Gil Evans collaboration resulted in several all-time great releases. This Jazz Garden Big Band concert celebrates these great artists with several of their classic arrangements and compositions, and it features some of the most active freelance musicians in the Bay Area. Doors at 7PM. Show Starts at 7:30pm.