If there were an ice cream store serving up the flavors of music coming from the Silicon Valley the menu would have too many listings to fit—even using tiny type. Firme, one of the area's better known bands (along with Smashmouth and the Doobie Brothers) is a good example: Sorta punk, sorta ska, but songs so listenable even radio dares to play them.

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