Finally, we get the lowdown on the mysterious changing of hands at the Warfield and a good view into the SF Concert Promotion scene.
This is a funny blog by Chris Rock about being the only black guy at the concert, plus a pretty cool music blog to check out! I don’t know what’s up with Chris Rock’s spelling and grammar, but I’m going to look the other way.
Lately, some nice folks have been writing some nice things about SonicLiving and we reeeaaally appreciate it. From one blogger to another- if we were in the same room, I would fist bump you right now.
p.s. I was going to name this blog “Founder Founder Gabe Gabe blah blah blah” but he, uh, wouldn’t let me. But now that we are blogging as ourselves and not as one big mysterious SonicLiving robot, I can tell you that.
But seriously, they do have some nice (and deserved) things to say about our fair founder. Check them out!
Hey Bay Area folks-
We’re putting on a benefit show, along with the Owl Mag, for an awesome local camp for girls. Bay Area Girls Rock Camp is a non-profit summer program for girls 8-18 to make music, collaborate, create, and, most importantly, ROCK. It is a great opportunity for girls of all backgrounds!
The benefit show will feature some local girl-rocky bands, prizes, raffles, treats, and drink specials. (We’re working on free drinks!)
And if you want to know more about the camp- check out their website or catch the screening of the Girls Rock Documentary in Temescal tomorrow night!
(And thanks a million to Susan Bradley for the poster!)
Sadly, an AWESOME local website is missing from this article, but it’s still a great piece on how to get the word out about your band!
Hey, friends- feel free to comment on the article and mention SonicLiving! We’ll give you some candy.
My, aren’t we looking especially lovely lately? Yes, yes we are. You may have noticed some changes around the site in the past few weeks….and if you didn’t, let me tell you about them!
First and foremost, we’ve gone National! We’re right in your nana’s backyard. Traveling? Moving? Browse around other places by changing your region preferences or cruise around temporarily by clicking on your city on the corner of your home page!
Let your friends around the world (and by world, I mean the U.S. and the U.K. High FIVE!!!) know about us with our fancy pants contact importer!
Find friends on Myspace, Facebook, Gmail, and all sorts of other networks nobody’s heard of.
(Just jokes. We’ll be in other countries soon too! We know you’re bored, Canada. Keep those emails comin’!)
Not sure if you want to check out a certain show? We’ve got some handy new listen links on every event page. Look for this box to hear music, add artists to your Wishlist, or click the band names to watch videos and read articles!
Got any feedback on this stuff? Send us an email! We love email.
iheartmusic@sonicliving.com
Or post it up on our Customer Service page at Get Satisfaction.
8:30- 9:30 ONLY as drink tickets last so get there early!!
One RSVP per person. 21+ Only.
(No actual teenagers allowed. Sorry.)
See you there!
Our friends The Passionistas have blessed us with three awesome new SonicLiving commercials.
Check out their MySpace page and more importantly, add them to your SonicLiving Wishlist so you can see them live!
That’s right, we made a baby! SonicLiving + Free Tickets from SonicLiving = Lovechild!
Check out this letter (e-mail. whatever the kids are calling it…) we got today!
Dear SonicLiving,
I realize that Valentine’s Day is over, but this is a LOVE LETTER nonetheless. Please let me explain.
On November 7th 2006, I voted. Nothing special, I vote every time there is an election as I feel strongly about exercising my democratic right. At the time, I owned a funky little vegan bakery, Fiki’s Pudding. On that day, one of my best customers came in and told me about SonicLiving and the great contest that you were conducting. All I had to do was show proof that I had voted and be entered into a drawing to see Gnarls Barkley in concert? Count me in!
I can’t explain how excited I was about this prospect. Not only was I a huge Gnarls Barkley fan, (St. Elsewhere blaring constantly in my iPod headphones), I had also been working monstrous hours to launch my little bakery and keep it afloat. In addition, I had enlisted my husband and 8-year old daughter to help me sell at Farmer’s Markets. Let’s put it this way, we ALL needed a break!
Much to my surprise, I won tickets to the concert and made a date with my husband to spend a night on the town. My daughter was whisked away to spend the night at my mother’s and we went OUT. What can I say? The New Year’s Eve Eve concert rocked! Gnarls brought it and The Flaming Lips served it up. We had a BLAST!
Cut to the chase…6 weeks later on Valentine’s Day 2007 I announced to my family that I was pregnant! Yes, it was the good music, a nice bottle of wine and house to ourselves. We considered naming the baby Barkley in commemoration, but later decided against it.
This Valentine’s Day 2008 we were thrilled to celebrate with our baby girl Evangeline August. She had already made her first trip to the polls with me on Super Tuesday and was proudly sporting her “I voted” sticker on her carseat.
So I guess I’m just writing to say “thanks” for the good music and good times. And, of course, for the opportunity to get busy and make a good thing happen.
Attached is a camera phone picture of my husband and me at the concert during The Flaming Lips balloon drop, pics of our little Evie August and another picture of my daughter, Fiki. with the baby…We HEART SonicLiving!
Thanks,
Patrice
Thanks, Patrice! Not only did we make a baby, we made one out of liberal, politically-minded, music-loving vegans! Which is an extra million points in the universe. Check out the picture they sent! And stay tuned for our Presidential Election contest in November! Maybe you can get yourself one of these little treasures…or some concert tickets if you’re not into changing diapers and responsibility.
Oh no! It’s not you. It’s me. Really. I just…needed to make some changes, and, well…I just don’t really feel like I can make the changes I need without a little bit of, you know, space.
But seriously, folks, SonicLiving is rolling out some new stuff tonight that we’re really excited about! We’re planning to be fully functional nationally….bringing shows to music-loving folks from Albany to Albuquerque and beyond. For those of you who are already up and running, you should be seeing a bunch of new events in your area as well. Yay!
In the past few months, we’ve added some other kick ass stuff like show photos and friend feeds. Now you can post photos from past shows via Flickr and see an ongoing feed on your home page of what your friends are up to, in the “Rumors” box. We’re busy, and you’re special. Feel free to send us feedback and let us know what you think!
Or, post it up on our customer service page at Get Satisfaction!
We’ll be back up and running in no time. And it will be awesome.
Don’t want to be a richer man
Just gonna have to be a different man
Time may change me
But I can’t trace time
Oh, look out you rock n rollers
Pretty soon now youre gonna get a little older
Time may change me
But I cant trace time
Dancers, drinkers, fashionistas, political activists….you’ll love what we got goin’ on next.
Mr. Roboto Presents brings you the Cool Kids, a hip-hop duo from Chicago with an innovative sound, a retro vibe, two votes for Obama, and some hyphy jackets. Not to mention a little bit a gold and a pager. These kids put on an awesome show and they won’t be playing in venues of this size for long. Rolling Stone, Spin, Pitchfork, and Vibe have all called them artists on the verge of something big. So get your tickets before they sell out and be sure to RSVP for the free beer, courtesy of those fine fine folks at SonicLiving.
