Oakland’s own Tumbleweed Wanderers play their first hometown headlining show in over three years on Friday, April 8th. Tumbleweed Wanderers, who released one of the best Bay Area albums of 2015 in June, have managed to sidestep the Oakland spotlight as of late. They’ve opened up for big names like Jackie Greene and Greensky Bluegrass but consistently avoided the headlining slot in the East Bay....Continue Reading

  Last Tuesday night, Brad Byrd entered the stage at Hotel Utah with a calm self-assurance that carried throughout his entire set. Long, sonorous melodies floated atop driving rhythms powered not only by Byrd’s guitar, but also his feet: alternating between kick drum and tambourine. A chiller version of Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins....Continue Reading

As someone who actively seeks out new bands on a regular basis and averages about 2-3 shows a week, it’s always REAL REFRESHING to stumble upon new musical treasure when you LEAST EXPECT IT. That was the experience I had last Thursday when I walked into the Rickshaw Stop with zero knowledge and zero expectations...Continue Reading

For one incredible week, Balanced Breakfast members from across North America will join together at SXSW. Meet your fellow Breakfasters from cities such as San Francisco, Nashville, Toronto, Boston, Portland and more as we join together for a one-hour lunch at The Jackalope, just ahead of our 12pm Balanced Breakfast showcase, sponsored by Music City...Continue Reading

Are you in the music industry?!Join us at Austin Java for a meet-up of industry professionals. Let's eat breakfast together and talk about what's happening in our cities' music scene. This will also be a great opportunity for all the Balanced Breakfast groups from around the US to meet in one place. See you soon...Continue Reading

Join us for a 2 day Bay Area Showcase, presented by Music City SF and sponsored by the music industry meet-up Balanced Breakfast. We will feature 12 prominent bands from San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose. Don't miss any of the excitement at The Jackalope in Austin, TX on Tuesday March 15th and Wednesday the...Continue Reading

SO STOKED that I got to catch the DREAMY Day Wave for their first ever headline show at The Rickshaw Stop last week as part of SF’s NoisePop festival. It was no secret that Day Wave was to be playing NoisePop this year, for the musical mind behind Day Wave – Jackson Philips– was actually...Continue Reading

Formerly known as The Tropics, the SF Bay Area band named HEARTWATCH recently released their self-title, debut record: HEARTWATCH. In fact, they did so the same day of their SOLD OUT NoisePop show at the Independent on Wednesday. After streaming the album on Itunes and Spotify the week earlier, I was stoked to finally hear...Continue Reading

SO GLAD to have FINALLY caught the amazing Joe Purdy last Saturday at The Independent after wanting to see him live for SUCH A LONG TIME. I was an instant fan from the moment my friend Jensyn -a Arkansas native like Joe- introduced me to his stuff nearly 5 years ago, but living abroad in...Continue Reading

Glad to have caught Milo Greene this month after finding out last minute about them doing a show at Brick & Mortar as part of a Jukely event.  The last time I saw them was at a Culture Collide festival back in October for a stripped back acoustic set at The Swedish Music Hall. Looking...Continue Reading

“We came to play, y’all. Are you ready for Lara Price?!” The drummer jumped straight up from his throne, tucked his legs underneath him as he shot a few feet into the air, and then plopped back down again. The rhythm section had just opened the show with an energetic jam, and his question was...Continue Reading

Giant Metal Crickets debut album incito is a nail biting action packed psychological instrumental electronica thriller and we’re excited to premiere a little taste of the action. On the album, songs often swell to NIN level convulsions but just when you think you can’t possibly take anymore, a tantalizing hook lays you on a bed of tranquility as you...Continue Reading