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

It’s been 4 months since I’ve had anything to say about anything and there are a myriad of reasons for this, but for now I’ll stick to the facts. The facts are this post ISN’T about a local band, however it is about a band that for all intents and purposes know about theatrics and...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

Combining elements of bluegrass, soul, folk, and gospel, the Tumbleweed Wanderers travel from genre to genre like the twists and turns of Highway 1. These days though, they’re all about the rock, as their new live video for ‘Bad Blood’ illustrates. Complete with a rotating cast of background singers and rotating musicians, this band will...Continue Reading

What A Beautiful Broadcast! Jules Mayhem, Alan Monasch, Gentry Bronson, and Jeff Dodge cram their way into the studio to bring us good news for musicians and attentive audience members alike.  They announce the re-opening of the music program at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, including a monthly open mic! As musicians, we need more venues...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

I’ll be the first to admit it when I don’t know a band I’m “supposed” to know. So instead of nodding and saying uh-uh, I’ll be honest: I didn’t know who The Matches were until very recently. But when I heard that the well-adored bay area powerhouse pop/punk band was getting together for a 10 year anniversary/reunion...Continue Reading

If you ever wanted to see a show that spanned forty years of recorded music and dropped you off squarely in 1999, we’ll today’s your lucky day. Rather, I should say tonight’s your lucky night. Because at San Francisco’s El Rio, a one-off Halloween cover show spooktacular is going down. Bear Lincoln performs Michael Jackson’s...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

Last month I got to talk to Sondre Lerche on the Phone about his tour and his show in San Francisco. IT WAS AWESOME!Continue Reading

Combining elements of trip-hop and R&B with slick contemporary dance music, Oakland-born Derek Buckwalter (aka RZN8R) kicked off what was certainly the most eclectic line-up in town last Thursday night at the Balanced Breakfast Residency. With a little sneak of R. Kelly’s Ignition (remix) alongside atmospheric &  interplanetary electronics, RZN8R recalled Tricky, DJ Shadow, and something else entirely unique....Continue Reading

The FIRST thing you need when planning a cosmic space party is intergalactic party music. Well thank your lucky quasars because you now have the Y Axes. They’re about to tear the roof off Neck of the Woods on Thursday, September 4th – just you wait. The Y Axes combine an infectious blend of layered...Continue Reading