San Francisco can be a lonely city for musicians and others focusing on creative endeavors. We had 1 summer of love, but since then it’s been a challenging city to stay in and not get pushed out. The average person lives here for 2 years before moving on. In 2013 Balanced Breakfast started as a way to help provide community for music industry professionals and a reason to stay in San Francisco. We didn’t know when we started that eating pancakes and talking about music would become so important to the local scene. What started with 2 social media friends soon become a network of professionals in 28 domestic cities and 2 international locations meeting in-person to solve complex issues in the industry. Locally we have meetings in San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Napa, Santa Cruz, Sacramento, Santa Rosa. We’ve also grown to Los Angeles, Nashville, Denver, Austin, Portland, and more. What started as sharing a meal together quickly became a way to feel connected in San Francisco, which can be hard to accomplish. Attendees talk about actions that we can employe to help the Bay Area music scene become a place where musicians & industry professionals can make money doing what we love. (Music)
After five years of aiding musicians on a weekly basis over breakfast, the BB team realized that it was time to take BB to the next level. We still think sober morning meetings are key to the health of the local music community. However, we also need live music and booze. There is a major hunger in the music industry for the opportunity to connect with other professionals in real life. Additionally, musicians are looking for opportunities to play for larger audiences. When we combine our efforts we’re able to draw more eyes to our projects. After years of talking about live shows, we created Balanced BreakFEST, the second annual SF music festival in the Mission September 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd. It features a variety of local and touring bands and has become the ultimate example of community in the music industry. The festival is the best way for us to put into practice the things we talk about at breakfast. It’s also a great way for you to discover 40 bands in 4 days.
Join us to see live music by Ellisa Sun, Adam Brookes, Kingsley Music, Sam Johnson, California State Flower, Fellow Vessel, HATE DRUGS, Your Fearless Leader, ScruffyPup, Great Highway, Life Size Models, The Go Ahead, Trace Repeat, Californicorns, The Urban Renewal Project, and Night Animals. Stay late for the after-party with a DJ Set by Reed Fox & Bun Bun from Denver, Colorado. If you’re looking for community in the music industry you’ve found your group. Come say hi we’d love to make new friends.
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Balanced BreakFEST LINE-UP:
9/19 THURSDAY HAPPY HOUR ($5)6PM Dillingers, Manos Lindas, and Esha K.7PM Leon Rosen, The Minnesota Child, and MAAYAN8PM Ellisa Sun from San Francisco, CALINK facebook.com/events/360655868169515
9/19 THURSDAY HEADLINE ($10)9PM Adam Brookes from San Francisco, CA10PM Kingsley Music from Portland, OR11PM Sam Johnson from San Francisco, CALINK facebook.com/events/2496103093967582
9/20 FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR ($5)6PM Samantha Margret, frinj, and Byron Mayhew7PM Justin Seagrave, Lisa Azzolino, and Shaynie Rhoads8PM California State Flower from San Francisco, CALINK facebook.com/events/956217924714057
9/20 FRIDAY HEADLINE ($10)9PM Fellow Vessel from Pittsburg, CA10PM HATE DRUGS from Bakersfield, CA11PM Your Fearless Leader from San Francisco, CALINK facebook.com/events/2246001248855280
9/21 SATURDAY HAPPY HOUR ($5)6PM Eve Fleishman Music, Michael Bang, and Lauren Hulbert7PM Clementine Darling, Werwisp, and Martay8PM ScruffyPup from San Francisco, CALINK facebook.com/events/531535974251997
9/21 SATURDAY HEADLINE ($10)9PM Great Highway from San Francisco, CA10PM Life Size Models from Oakland, CA11PM The Go Ahead from San Francisco, CALINK facebook.com/events/540673193337982
9/22 SUNDAY HAPPY HOUR ($5)6PM Adrian West Band, Aliza Hava Music, and Ken Newman7PM Shelby Ann, Seth Lael, and Little Spiral8PM Trace Repeat from Oakland, CALINK facebook.com/events/2283426971783474
SUNDAY HEADLINE ($10)9PM Californicorns from San Francisco, CA10PM The Urban Renewal Project from Los Angeles, CA11PM Night Animals from San FranciscoLINK facebook.com/events/491984378246360
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