Jameson Irish Whiskey Presents a Bay Area Balanced Breakfast music showcase at The Jackalope in Austin, TX on Tuesday March 17th, 2015 (St. Patrick’s Day) during SXSW. Join us for breakfast and networking at 11am and Bay Area songwriters, bands, and complimentary beer from 12pm-6pm. The Jackalope has limited capacity. It will be first come first serve the day...Continue Reading

Noise Pop Music Festival 2015 noisepop.com Join us for the 23rd annual Noise Pop Festival. From February 20 – March 1, the San Francisco Bay Area will be inundated with the best independent music, films, and art. #NP15 Festival badges and Super Fan badges on sale now! Find individual tickets here: http://schedule.noisepop.com/ Noise Pop Festival...Continue Reading

It started with Waters opening for Weezer and it happened again the other night when BATTLEHOOCH opened for of Montreal.I started listening to of Montreal in 2000. I thought they were a pretty big deal then and I still consider them to be one of my more favorite bands today! Thus when I discovered that...Continue Reading

Jason Kick was running the sound last night at Amnesia, he asked Bridgette Moody, the lead singer of Haunted Summer if she was ready. Her response was simple, "where is my beer?" She looks around, sees it on the piano next to me. "Can you hand me that?" I did. "Now I'm ready." She took...Continue Reading

20th Street Block Party 2014 www.20thstreetblockparty.com/2014 On Saturday, August 23rd 2014, Noise Pop and Ne Timeas Restaurant Group will present the second annual 20th Street Block Party! Once again, 20th Street (between Bryant and Harrison) will be transformed into a free party to showcase and celebrate a diverse neighborhood that blends modern ideas with community...Continue Reading

It’s not exactly news to me that Coachella is a new breed at this point in time. I can remember going in 2010 and seeing double the people there than my first time in 2007. The festival had sold out, and roughly 20k people had snuck in.Continue Reading

 The 2014 Phono del Sol Music Festival is almost here! As we count the days until July 12, here’s a crucial bit of information for all attendees: set times for all ten great bands! Get the full rundown of when everyone’s playing in the schedule below. As you might expect, we’d love to see you there...Continue Reading

Noise Pop Music Festival 2014 noisepop.com February 25 – March 2 Regular badges are now on sale for only $150. Badges grant access to all general admission (non-seated) concerts, films, happy hours, NPHQ and other events during the festival, as well as an official screen-printed Festival poster and an invitation to a badge holder-only Happy...Continue Reading

I'm researching playlists to see who has the best one. I'm looking around at playlists to see who has the best embeddable player. Do you have a favorite? I'd love to know which service it is. Any suggestions greatly appreciated ... this will be a great way to get the exact player you have always...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

Article by: Stefan – SF Intercom Helping you get the ladies since the 80s! Helping me since the 80’s? I guess I should say thank you? HA! I was contacted recently by Playboy School from Sacremento, “Stefan! You’re so going to love this band… AND… we’re playing shows in SF soon!” I listened to them… and...Continue Reading

 Noise Pop 2012 Interstitial with Shepard Fairey from Steve Ogden on Vimeo. Noise Pop is quickly approaching… and as per usual, there are tons of shows to choose from. So I’ve made a list of shows I would attend if I went to a show every day! (I’ve excluded sold out shows… cus why...Continue Reading