In the third episode of MISSION:MUSIC, Balanced BreakFEST veteran, Fellow Vessel, is the guest. Talks range from figuring out the difference between major and minor to Fellow Vessel's bromance with another band! Continue Reading

Topping the bill is Wu-Tang Clan, Ween, The Flaming Lips, and Devo. Additionally, you can expect high energy sets from Flying Lotus 3D, Khruangbin, Stereolab, Animal Collective, The Claypool Lennon Delirium, The Black Angels, The Locust, Alvvays and many others.Continue Reading

The full lineup for this year’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass includes Judy Collins, Bill Frisell, Grace Potter, Fantastic Negrito, Michael Nesmith & the First National Band, and Shooter Jennings. These additions join an already robust bill for the free three-day concert at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, which is scheduled to take place Oct. 4-6.Continue Reading

In the second episode of MISSION:MUSIC, Jason switches places and becomes a guest on our show with his band, Great Highway. Guest hosting in his place is Kristina Islas.Continue Reading

In episode one of BB's new podcast MISSION:MUSIC on Mutiny Radio we interviewed San Francisco singer-songwriter, Sam Johnson. His band is headlining on Thursday, September 19th at the second annual Balanced BreakFEST at Amnesia in the Mission.Continue Reading

Ok full disclosure here, bear with me for a paragraph to put this into perspective… I was a HUGE Metallica fan as a teen. Posters on the wall, logo on my notebook, Ride the Lightning shirt. I was suspended from school for repeatedly drawing that most awesome logo on my desk with a marker.Continue Reading

OUTLIER is an international event series curated by Bonobo which was host at The Midway in San Francisco on August 3rd. It was the perfect location based on their "Outdoor Block Party" layout.Continue Reading

Balanced Breakfast presents BreakFEST, the second annual SF music festival in the Mission September 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd. Featuring a variety of local and touring bands, it will be the ultimate example of community in the music industry.Continue Reading

This is an album worth listening to multiple times. I honestly did not like it at all on first listen. What are they after? But like most works that seek to break down our sense of artistic boundaries and genres, we often are shocked before we are awed.Continue Reading

The 29th Annual High Sierra Music Festival wrapped in the early morning daylight on Monday, July 8, 2019, in Quincy, California as another resounding success. Standout performances were in no short supply over the Independence Day weekend. From top headlining acts Umphrey's McGee and Dispatch, through lower card-surprises from Amo Amo, Ron Artis II, Star Kitchen or the...Continue Reading

BottleRock Presents produces premium events like Sonoma Harvest Music Festival 2019 which features live music, food, and wine. Don't miss this year's event featuring Ms. Lauryn Hill, Ben Harper, and The Innocent Criminals, Death Cab for Cutie, CHVRCHES + many more.Continue Reading

I spent far too many years wondering why music careers always fell apart and artists couldn’t get anything to last. The answer was so obvious I felt like a fool for failing to see it all along: artists were choosing the wrong fans.Continue Reading