I’m not going to do a big intro. I like to let comedians speak for themselves. Because I don’t want to write a slightly funny intro and then have my thunder stolen with a hilarious interview. Rude. So I’m going to be the bigger person and do nothing even though

Nothing better than a double album release party featuring two rad Bay Area bands, all for only $5. Indie folk trio The Northern Key and Oakland indie pop favorite Ash Reiter both celebrate their new records this Thursday, November 3rd, at Brick & Mortar Music Hall. Presented by Different Fur

Don’t you hate those mornings when you wake up and the first thing you think is how it’s been way too long since you saw Too $hort perform? I know, me too! It’s the worst. Lucky for you, I’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to the Oakland

Crossbill Records has introduced me to handful of amazing musicians who now make up my most-played list on iTunes: Matt Bauer, Sea of Bees, and now I can add Jake Mann + the Upper Hand to the rotation. This Thursday, October 20, you can catch Jake Mann + the Upper Hand

If you’ve ever gone to a show in San Francisco or the East Bay and seen an excellent violinist or cellist in the band, it was probably one of the inimitable Patzner brothers. Graham, Anton, and Lewis Patzner are go-to string players for every Bay Area band that knows what’s

Bottom of the Hill is one of the premier music venues in San Francisco. It’s pretty damn sweet. You can catch everything here from Dear and the Headlights to Kinch to folk and funk. Now certain Mondays are just another reason to dig this place. Bottom of the Hill plays

The sun had already set and the lavender sky lingered behind the dark mountains to the West. I stood on the dock of a half-mile long pier in the middle of the desert that led to nowhere. I walked the length of the pier and stopped at the end to