What’s good folks? It’s ya man SumOfMan aka your favorite rapping neighbor, baylien, and writer. For my musical selections this year I’d like to focus on summertime slaps. So we can ride this heat wave until the wheels fall off. Make sure you play these tracks at high volumes in residential areas. Stay toasty my...Continue Reading

Adesha means voice in Sanskrit, and it’s obvious that this woman was meant to live a life of song. Years of performance as a child and training in musical theater and gospel, and later, a time of spiritual awakening and personal loss in her family, shaped the intention of her music for creating meaningful change...Continue Reading

I must say, that artists like Lucia Lilikoi make me truly grateful to be a part of the Balanced Breakfast family. I might have never discovered her beautiful voice and music if not for them. It's a testimony to how many amazing independent artists exist, ones you will likely never hear of unless you make...Continue Reading

My favorite thing about participating in Balanced Breakfast, the musicians networking group, is that I have been exposed to a lot of music that I wouldn’t generally find on my own. Whether it is the Rock Lotto event, where a bunch of random musicians are thrown into a temporary band and given a month to...Continue Reading

Jiinto Daybreak's single "Shattered Sweet" starts with the lyrics "Rare, not a diamond" - and that's what you're in for with the raw, energetic song, and the sometimes enigmatic lyrics, that immediately conjure up a feeling of urban angst, shattered dreams, and deception. But the energy of the song pulls you along and you can't...Continue Reading

This last summer, Jeff August Ego Trip, released a folk song dedicated to his daughter as a memoir of her coming to adulthood from adolescence. “A Long Time Comin’ (Lilly’s Song)” is a stirring song that brings back memories of classic songs like, “You Have to Hide Your Love Away” by the Beatles.Continue Reading

“Mirror” is the hypnotic new single from Brooklyn performer-composer Shelley Thomas. It’s the follow-up to the stunning “Cancer Moon” released earlier in the year and a real teaser for the upcoming album! Continue Reading

Sometimes we think of synth and electronic music as coming primarily from NYC, LA, various parts of Europe. But if you’re here in San Francisco, you’ve heard lush and beautiful electronic soundscapes coming from studios big and small throughout the Bay Area. Here are my absolute favorites from 2020.Continue Reading

If truth and melancholy were gold, Drifter’s Road by Jules & The Howl would be Fort Knox. It’s a song spawned by the pandemic but written for the ages.Continue Reading

"I'm vibing tonight on this new Jack Charles tune, "Until the Sun Dies". The production is a perfect balance of modern drum tones blended with classic instrumentation. The song's long and lazy intro is a welcome change that gives us some breathing room to cue up Charles' voice. When he does rumble in, low and...Continue Reading

LA-based inspiration, Rivita, has such a gripping, dreamy control of her voice, she’ll pull you into the moment the first note graces your ears. In her track, “Someone Else’s Arms”, she describes the story of a lover whom “[they] always finds a way to make it end”. Their romantic yet heart-breaking embrace grows bolder as...Continue Reading

Independent Psych Rock princess Rose Haze has been making waves in the San Francisco Bay Area music scene with exciting releases of experimental dream-pop psychedelia, and Disco Vampire is another fun song, perfect for musing as you dance along. Stoned in a Zoom Quarantine party? Ask the DJ to give this one a spin. Continue Reading