Dirtybird Campout x Northern Nights 2025 was on July 18–20, 2025, at Cook’s Valley Campground in Northern California. Another year done, another fantastic romp in the redwoods. I've been going to the Northern Nights Music Festival almost every year since 2014; as a fan, as press representing Balanced Breakfast, and last year as an artist through my...Continue Reading

Trixie Rasputin - Hey Babes — I missed you guys over the last two weekends! Luckily, I heard great things about the Nina Durango Benefit Show, and I also heard the Hyperdrive Kittens show was a blast. Enjoy these recaps! This month is chock full of great music (yay!), and August is going to have even more...Continue Reading

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

On September 22-24, Balanced Breakfast comes together for BreakFEST 2022 at Amado’s in San Francisco, their third mini-festival in San Francisco. Featuring almost 20 local and touring bands, this will be a delicious meal of artists from across the country. Alex from Doctor Doctor on September 22 says, “We know firsthand how great many of...Continue Reading

Hanson at The Fillmore was still great after all these years. The first concert I ever went to was Hanson in 1998 at the Shoreline Amphitheater. My inner fangirl came out last night, 24 years after the first time I saw them. I was so elated. The show was an exhilarating mix of the nostalgic...Continue Reading

Peace y’all, it’s Amani Jade AKA the bridge without the toll & the heart of The Oakland Mind! Coming with a one-of-a-kind Baylist centering R&B! Below I list 11 musical selections in chronological order with special shout-outs, plus a few honorable mentions meant to spark some pride and goodness coming out the Bay this past...Continue Reading

Here are the artists we hosted in 2021 - the majority from the Bay, and a few visiting artists too. Check them out, give them a follow, buy some music and merch, and check out their shows when you get a chance! And follow @starcrashsf on Insta, Facebook & Twitter to keep up on our...Continue Reading

What’s good folks? Y’all already know what it is. It’s your man SumOfMan, the bay area’s hidden gem. We’re back again with a Hip Hop Playlist, but this year we’re doing something a little different. Instead of dropping a top 10, I’m giving you a 2022 playlist of 2021’s dopest Hip Hop tracks, aka the...Continue Reading

Homies & Heroes is Davis IL's 2nd annual playlist and features my 2021 crucial tunes, releases from indie homies and megastar heroes. These songs are so good they can't be rated with stars. (They are beyond review.) In addition to Gothic Tropic, White Denim, Rico Nasty the playlist also includes your truly, Davis IL covering...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