Join Balanced Breakfast virtually in our San Francisco HQ on April, 16th and 17th 2021. This will be our fourth National Music Industry Summit. We will be bringing all of the BB groups together for this virtual event. Meet professionals from San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, Denver, Nashville, Austin, Charlotte, Reno, and...Continue Reading

BB’s unofficial SxSW showcase was canceled in 2020 and will be virtual in 2021. We are excited to announce that we are hosting 72 bands on two stages via one ZOOM event over 3 days. The bands we booked are from Austin, San Francisco, Nashville, Brooklyn, and other cities around the world. Our format will...Continue Reading

What’s good folks, it’s ya man SumOfMan, legendary freestyler, Father of the Year, and founder of The Oakland Mind. Today we doing a top 12 hip-hop list for the end of 2020 going into 2021. It’s a top 12 and not a top 10 cuz I’m black and we can do that. Forreal tho, there...Continue Reading

Believe in Music Week is a new digital event, featuring a robust marketplace, cutting-edge education, entertainment, and live music, providing a platform to power our industry’s recovery and support those in need. Showcasing some of the best content from The NAMM Show, robust product discovery, and networking, the online experience will engage a broad audience,...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

In 2020 BB was attempting to cover more bands and projects that we have in the past. We accomplished this by inviting bands to write reviews of each other. Ian Stahl had a blast doing his review and asked for an assignment. If you're like me, you love end of the year best of playlists!...Continue Reading

Davis Lukrich joined Balanced Breakfast in 2014 when he was still living in San Francisco, and going by the moniker Growwler. He was a regular on my podcast at Mutiny Radio, and I could always count on him to throw a rager of a concert on his favorite holiday, Halloween. Some time ago Davis moved...Continue Reading

'Tis the season for artificial trees, blizzards, blustery winds, rain boots, candy canes, decorations, eggnog, the Minora, elves on shelves, family, Father Christmas, baby Jesus, and holiday music videos. This year Kat Robichaud is coming in strong with A Darling Misfit Christmas.Continue Reading

In Mission:Music's 18th episode, the BB podcast guys are met by two ladies, Clementine & Jessica. The five talk about the origins of their artist names, cacao, and play a bunch of music/talk about it.Continue Reading

Join us on December 5th at DNA Lounge for Balanced BreakFEST and Rock Lotto in one glorious event! This is the third annual music festival and the sixth Rock Lotto.Continue Reading

The Midway in San Francisco is a new multifaceted space located at 900 Marin Street in the Dogpatch neighborhood. It is a one-of-a-kind space, dedicated to bringing art, entertainment, and education under one synergistic and collaborative roof. The space doesn't only house artists and their work but also provides a space for the general public...Continue Reading

The Grand Opening of URL PianoFight, a new digital venue in the heart of Downtown, The Internet, benefits PianoFight’s brick and mortar establishments and connects our raucous community of Bay Area creatives while our physical spaces are closed.Continue Reading