Portola Valley's claim to country fame Portola Valley's claim to country fame (October 13, 2004)

Caption with picture in print edition: Singer Jill Rochlitz Block, left, who grew up in Portola Valley, returns from Nashville with her "Big Happy" alternative country music group plus Megan Slankard to perform Friday, October 15, at the Little Fox Theater on Broadway in Redwood City. "The Big Happy" -- with, from left, Jill, her husband, drummer Billy Block, and musician friends Tom Mason and Pru Clearwater -- "was actually born right in the Pioneer Salon in Woodside last year," she says. "We had such a rockin' night, and there was so much energy on stage, that we knew we needed to become a band." Tickets: $12 in advance/$14 at the door. Check www.foxdream.com

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