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Friday’s recommendation’s start off with The Mynabirds at Lamberts, 401 West 2nd Street at 9:30 PM. http://vimeo.com/21763581 Another San Francisco band, Loquat, will be playing at Maggie May’s starting at 10:00 PM at 3232 East 6th Street. Finally we have Scattered…

Each year over a thousand bands travel from around the world to Austin, Texas for the annual South by Southwest music conference. The shear number of artists make it hard to stand out at the festival let alone be remembered…

Miracle Parade began in 2010 as a studio experiment for The Everyday Visuals’ front man Christopher Pappas and has since evolved into a full-fledged alter ego for the singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist. After recording some bedroom demos, Miracle Parade caught the ear of…

I just finished reading the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson. A friend of mine asked if the book had anything to do with music, which of course it does. We’re all familiar with the software and products such as…

South by Southwest is many things to many people. For some it’s a great way to catch up on bands they wouldn’t normally get to see and for others, a place to meet and do business. One part of the…

2011 was the first year that I wasn’t fully involved with OnlineRock, a company/website/label that I started back in 1999. I was looking forward to not being tethered to the website and having some freedom to explore other creative endeavors. …

While Needle puts the finishing touches on their upcoming release, they are making their debut CD Songs Your Mother Never Sang You available as a free download. Needle’s new release entitled Saint Timothy’s will be available in early 2012. A…

Last night I was asked to live tweet from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art for their Now Playing event. The evening started off with a “Beggar’s Banquet” on the rooftop curated by Blue Bottle Coffee. Afterwards Adam Pendleton…

Tomorrow night I’ll be live tweeting from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). The evening starts at 6pm with a “Beggar’s Banquet” on the rooftop curated by Blue Bottle Coffee which includes a seven-foot long cake and specialty…

I tend to read a lot of music-related books. Over the past few months I’ve finished Decoded by Jay-Z, A Wizard, A True Star: Todd Rundgren in the Studio by Paul Myers and Just Kids by Patti Smith. I just…