Of course, there's more than Diddley at the Metro Fountain Blues Festival. South Bay audiences are long familiar with San Jose's own Tommy Castro, who plays the South Bay often but is still a treat. Another local light, though lesser known, is Santa Cruz resident and former high-tech headhunter Sista Monica. The best thing that can be said about 2120's Murali Coryell is that he manages to sound like a black blues singer without sounding like a white guy trying to sound like a black blues singer, and that is meant as a compliment. There's more at the festival, but you're just going to have to go to see it for yourself.
Admission is free.
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