Oakland’s Morty Orkin has been dedicated to honoring the work of the great pop artists by way of tribute bands for a long time, moving from Michael Jackson to Neil Diamond to the one and only Prince. The Purple Ones have been in the game since 2012 and their commitment to doing Prince’s work justice is singular. They don’t do costumes, they don’t do look-a-likes: they keep it all focused on the music, the expression and the “controlled chaos” that defined Prince’s culture of bandrunning. Friday welcomes all twelve of the Purple Ones to rock out like it’s 1999 in 1982 in 2021.
The Purple Ones
Fri, 8pm, $20
The Ritz, San Jose
