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SoFA Schedule Thursday Noon-1pm: Stunt Monkey plays San Jose State University's student union. Admission: Free. 8pm-12:30am: Metro's SFMX6, a multiclub benefit for local charities, features 12 bands at four South First Street clubs: Agenda, the Usual, Cactus Club and Polly Esther's. Admission: $10 SFMX6 ticket or weekend pass or VIP pass. Friday 5-7:30pm: Schmooz-A-Palooza Party at d.p. Fong Gallery, 383 S. First St. A get-to-know-you mixer for event sponsors, industry panelists and VIP ticket holders. Admission: VIP Passes only. Saturday Noon-5pm: Music/Internet Trade Expo at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, 451 S. First St. Admission: Free. 11am-5pm: Conferences and panel discussions will be held at d.p Fong Gallery and Camera One, 366 S. First St. Admission: $10 expo ticket or Weekend Pass or VIP Pass. Conference Lineup 11am at Camera One "Metallica is Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich ... but do they have a point?" A discussion of the online sale and distribution of music. 1pm at d.p. Fong "Mouse Trap," a discussion of e-commerce and the virtual marketplace as it relates to music marketing and distribution. 2:30pm at d.p. Fong "I Spent $4,000 at Fry's and All I Got Was This Lousy Demo," an overview of the technology available over the Internet to make and listen to music 4pm at d.p. Fong "Strike Up the Bandwidth," a workshop on marketing, production and distribution that offers tips for bands on how to get seen and heard. Noon-8pm: ULTRAViBE.com's hip-hop expo at Club 369, 369 S. First St. Admission: Free. 11:30am-12:15pm: Oblivious 12:15-12:30pm: Totem Pole Tactics 12:35-12:50pm: Broken Zoo 12:55-1:10pm: Anonymous 1:10-1:35pm: DJ Pilate 1:35-2:05pm: LSP 2:15-2:30pm: T Dog 2:35-3:05pm: Doobie Motions 3:10-3:25pm: Suburbanites 3:25-3:55pm: DJs Fresh and Remedy 3:55-4:10pm: Dharma 4:15-4:30pm: The Craftsmen 4:35-4:50pm: New Moon 4:50-5:30pm: DJ Special K 5:30-6:10pm: TriPlex 6:15-6:35pm: 3rd Sight 6:35-6:55pm: DJs Da Hermit and Worldwise 6:55-7:25pm: Major Liegue 7:35-8:00pm: Encore 8pm: ULTRAViBE.com's Pre-SoFA Party at Cactus Club Sunday 11am-7pm: SoFA Street Festival South First Street between San Carlos and Reed Streets, San Jose. Admission: $7 festival ticket ($5 adv) or Weekend Pass or VIP Pass. [ San Jose | Metroactive Central | Archives ]