Travis Hayes

Top 20 Bay Area Bands of 2019
I have a love-hate relationship with creating TOP 20 playlists of local bands. On one hand, the playlist becomes my favorite thing to listen to for the next year. Additionally, it makes it super easy for me to recommend bands to friends. I also love posting a link to the playlist in my friend’s Facebook feeds when they say, “tired of my music, I need a new playlist.”

Top 20 Bay Area Bands of 2018 vs 2009
Have your listening habits changed from 2009 to 2019? Following in the trend of 2009 vs 2019, I’ve created a playlist that documents the San Francisco bands I was listening to when I started writing about the Bay Area music scene compared to the bands I just eat breakfast with now.

The 2025 SF Beer Passport is Here!
Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 28 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 28 of the finest locally

Top 20 Bay Area Bands of 2017
My top 20 list only features bands that created new music in 2017 and booked a local show to perform said new tracks. The following artists accomplished that and more.

BROKE ASS OF THE WEEK – Travis Hayes
We love to feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life of brokeitude. Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something about the human spirit — probably not. Wanna be a Broke-Ass of the Week? Holler at us here and we’ll send you the questionnaire. SAN FRANCISCO, CA- Travis

Viracocha To Close In The Mission
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Travis Hayes & The Young Daze
Travis Hayes has a heartfelt acoustic sound that stays with you. If you want your girlfriend to miss you while she’s on vacation send her Love Songs, sung by Travis and Emily Whitehurst. A vocal duo whose harmony sounds as natural together as it is brutal on the ol’ heart strings.

Broke-Ass Stuart’s Bar Mitzvah Party: Celebrating 13 Years in SF
Guess what guys? I’ve been in SF for about 13 years so I’m throwing “Broke-Ass Stuart’s Bar Mitzvah Party”! This will be the last bit of the fundraiser to help BrokeAssStuart.com grow up. Get your tickets on The Rickshaw Stop’s site asap because they will sell out. Check out this amazing line-up!: