What can I say about Friends w/o Benefits that hasn't already been said? Well, considering they are a local band in their first year of shows, quite a bit.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

I saw Not Sure. Not Yet at their Grow EP release show on July 31 at Milk Bar, where they celebrated the record’s music as well as some new tunes. The two opening acts were Tremor Low (SF) and Old Monk (Brooklyn). First Up: Tremor Low Taking a journey through ’80s brooding dance-pop, Tremor Low...Continue Reading

Over the course of 3 days these DJ's had sets: Beats Antique, Zion I, Little People, NastyNasty, Plastic Plates, Lindsay Lowend, DOV, Sabo, Christian Martin, Paul Devro, Ana Sia, The Floozies, Shawna, Pumpkin, Steele, J. Boogie, Wooly Mammoth, Hypha, Guidance, Dj Dials, MyKill, Justin Martin, Kingdom, Eprom, Kodo, Egyptrixx, Viceroy, Made In Heights, Drome, Two Fresh, Fort Knox Five.Continue Reading

This week Not Sure. Not Yet is releasing their new EP at the Haight’s exquisite Milk Bar. Mixing a breezy rock sound with new wave and synth tones, NS.NY fully intend to deliver an awesome show for your Thursday night. And at $8 that’s a great value! I’ve eaten underwhelming sandwiches that cost more than...Continue Reading

I almost didn't make it to NNMF 2014, but as I was giving up Tucker Gumber messaged me and said, "You're coming with me!"Continue Reading

You know it’s going to be a great week when EVERY DAY there is an event that you should attend. Last week was an amazing week to be in the greater San Francisco area for music. Let’s start on Monday at Amoeba… There was a Cloud Nothings set that felt more like a living room...Continue Reading

Not one, not two not three, not four not five but six shows worth seeing this weekend! That’s right! But my count, there are 6 great shows in 3 short days coming up Bay Area! And undoubtedly there are several others I’ve missed. So what’re you waiting for! Let’s talk shows! With this wide variety of genres,...Continue Reading

As a youth, Duncan ‘DonCat’ Nielsen’s grandma gave him an odd pile of European released Beach Boys tapes, which lead him to the record store searching for other oddities. Coming from a family of music enthusiasts, including a dad with a penchant for Cream and the blue shades of Jimi Hendrix, a brother with drum...Continue Reading

San Diego native Melvoy now calls San Francisco his home, and it sounds like the Bay Area is happy to have him. Melvoy (real name Emmanuel Castro – perfect) records high energy, brazen millennial surf-rock with just enough attitude to keep you on your toes. The full Melvoy solo album is released later this summer, but the track San Francisco (a catchy spooky...Continue Reading

Helpful self-promotion tips for songwriters included naming your influences in the subject line of cold emails to potential blogs. But getting an intro from someone you share in common is always best. Incremental growth is your friend. Set reasonable goals and use all the analytic data you can to track your progress. If you have a...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