If you haven't been to an UnderCover presents show ... I challenge you to attend their Radiohead tribute this weekend. With 75+ artist from 10 Bay Area bands gathered to honor Radiohead's Kid A album, how can you say no?Continue Reading

At the beginning of the night, the main floor of The Chapel, a converted mortuary on Valencia street is empty. The venue, with red-lit lamps and 40’ foot ceilings is stunning. Before Ms. Wells takes the stage, the dreamscape sounds of Emily Neveu open the night.. “The other Emily,” as Ms. Neveu refers to herself...Continue Reading

I have this thing about album release shows. I want to be impressed. I mean, really impressed. I want to be blown away, and fully immersed in the experience of what should be an incredibly exciting night. So why is it that more often than not, I walk out of an album release show shaking...Continue Reading

The artists formerly known as The Tropics are entering this summer’s festival circuit as HEARTWATCH.Continue Reading

I have often come down on San Francisco for being too stiff and slow to get dancing, but this was never going to be an issue for Lyrics Born.Continue Reading

My favorite part of Noise Pop are the Happy Hour Events. They're free, open to everybody, and a great place to discover new bands. Not to be biased ... but I am ... and I must erge you not to miss Thursday's happy hour, hosted by my project Balanced Breakfast and featuring some of my...Continue Reading

I get bored super easy! So when I saw that Before The Brave was finally going on tour I told them "I want in!" I'm not going to Lie ... I may have begged a bit. It's possible I may have been telling Jason Perry Stevens for months, "the second you go on tour ......Continue Reading

Noise Pop starts this week … I hope to see you out at a show!!! There are five free happy hour shows. I am going to see them all, however, I know some of you aren’t willing to commit that much of your week to music. Thus you will likely pick one show to see,...Continue Reading

In 14 days we visited 7.5 states and played 11 shows. Which as you can imagine means we spent a lot of time in the van. Our tour started in San Francisco at Bottom of The Hill, the next day we were in Portland at Branx followed by shows in Seattle, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming &...Continue Reading

I love getting photos of drummers… but sitting in the dark 10 feet behind the lead singer makes getting a good shot really hard!!! A couple of months ago I purchased a GoPro camera to capture my notes at SF MusicTech. My friends made fun of me for using an HD camera (which is normally...Continue Reading

As I wake up on the floor of a random house in Spokane… I started thinking to myself how “rock & roll” this is!!! Last night we played a show at The Kave in Spokane. We had not scheduled a place to sleep after the Spokane show and before our 8-hour drive to the Seattle...Continue Reading

A few weeks ago a friend put me onto I The Mighty, a Californian progressive/alternative rock band in the same vein as Circa Survive and Saosin. I initially assumed the band must be based out of LA as many other up and coming alternative rock bands are. It was refreshing to find that the four-piece...Continue Reading