Noise Pop 2010! Get in it.

Noise Pop is exciting every year, but this time they're really getting me. The addition of the lovely Fox Theatre has certainly upped the ante. Things are starting off strong with Yoko Ono coming to the Fox with her freakishly attractive son, plus Cornelius and Deerhoof. Should be interesting, and YES the general badges are good for this show.

I am suuuper excited about Black Prairie and Avi Buffalo at Rickshaw. If you haven't heard Avi Buffalo yet, you should check them out. These kids are alright. (Sorry, Avi Buffalo if you've gotten that line before!) Their song "What's in it for?" never ever ever ever gets old. Fitting for such a young band. I know what you're gonna say: Shins and Band of Horses, right? Yeah. With a single now out on SubPop and a full-length coming this spring...I'd catch them now while you can still see their preciousness in a small venue. Trust.



Lets not forget about the exciting news that our bastard stepchild, The Rumble, and its illegitimate daddies The Owl Mag and Futuresounds, are all teaming up with Noise Pop this year to celebrate a change of venue (The Rumble is now at Du Nord!), The Owl Mag's 5 year anniversary, and the great BAGel Ted's 7 year anniversary of bringing music to your ears. It's almost too much to celebrate.

With Jaguar Love, My First Earthquake, The Butterfly Bones, BAGel Ted (duh) and more!

See your limitless options for Noise Pop here....and go nuts.

http://www.sonicliving.com/festival/noisepop



Our good friends at Ticketfly will help you out with a badge. At $150 with a shot at Yoko, Magnetic Fields, Atlas Sound, and Mark Kozelek....why wouldnt you go?

We have tons of events going on!! My mind SPLODE!

Hey Guys-

Here is what's up if you're in the Bay Area. Parties parties parties. And one play!

http://midomisonicliving.eventbrite.com/
Midomi is the awesomest song-identification app in town and top paid music app in iTunes! And we're getting our users together for drinks! (on us)

Facebook event:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128510800123&ref=mf

The Rumble celebrates #22 with some awesome bands, free entry (with RSVP) and drink specials!

http://sonicliving.com/TheRumble22

Groundsound Happy Hour is back. Come drink for free with our friends from Upper Playground!

http://www.sonicliving.com/HappyHour

And last but not least- GREEN DAY MUSICAL!

Berkeley Rep is offering us half-price tickets and free drinks/ food to the premiere of Green Day's American Idiot.

http://sonicliving.com/event/1432856

OKAY! Now you have no excuse not to hang out with some of your fellow SonicLiving peeps next week!

Hope to see you.

-Amy

Green Day's American Idiot Premieres in the Bay Area. You get free drinks and food. Easy, dudes!

The last time we teamed up with our pals at Berkeley Rep for a SonicLiving meet-up was for a little musical called Passing Strange that was also premiering in Berkeley. Well, that my friends is now a Spike Lee movie and a huge hit on that one street in New York with all the musicals! Not to mention that we had plaid cupcakes. Oh, and free booze and food!

So you KNOW this time is gonna be good because it's F*%KING Green Day! Those guys are sorta famous. And now they have a musical based on American Idiot. No, they're not in it. But, hey, maybe they'll show up? Who knows. Either way....you're getting to see it before anyone else in the world, you can mingle with other SonicLifers, you get HALF PRICE TICKETS and free dinner and cocktails. Ummm....why wouldn't you do that?

NOT TO MENTION that you are supporting one of the best local non-profit theatres we have in the country. Berkeley Rep is notorious for bringing a wide range of plays that appeal to more than just the blue hairs. They give you awesome shows and free stuff- how could you not support that? Let's prove to everyone else that people under 30 still go to the theatre!

Details below: (And this is important. The link to buy will ask you to create or log-in to your Berkeley Rep account. Once you do, buy tickets for SEPTEMBER 18th with the code 4712. Then we party.)

30 Below returns with a bang!

As you've probably heard, Berkeley Rep opens its 09/10 season with the world premiere of a little thing called American Idiot. You know. Just a small show. By Green Day. Directed by Michael Mayer. No big deal.

Yeah, right.

There is nothing small about this show, and you don't want to miss this one.

Join us on Friday, September 18th at 7pm for American Idiot 30 Below. If you're under 30, your tickets are half price, and range from $25-$39. Your ticket includes access to the after party with the cast, drinks by Pyramid Brewery and Raymond Vineyards, food by Merdian, a live band, and sets by DJ Alabaster. Don't forget about our pre-show happy hour, with all bar cocktails half-price from 7pm-7:30pm.

Over 30? No problem! As long as you can still rock with the 20-something crowd! Regularly priced tickets are $50-$78.

30 Below is made possible by generous support from Meridian International Sports Cafe, Pyramid Brewery, Raymond Vineyards, The San Francisco Bay Guardian and, Levi's.

We've saved some great seats for this event, so if you don't already have your tickets, now is the perfect time to reserve them before they sell out!

Buy your tickets online here and enter promo code 4712 or call the box office at 510 647-2949 and ask for your 30 Below tickets.

We'll see you at 30 Below!

American Idiot

Music by Green Day
Lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong
Book by Billie Joe Armstrong and
Michael Mayer
Choreographed by Steven Hoggett
Directed by Michael Mayer
September 4–October 11, 2009
World Premiere

I liked Ben Harper one. His name was Lenny Kravitz.

Look, I have titles now! Man, Blogger, why did you make that so hard to find? And just for fun, because it's Tuesday, here's a selection of some of the more interesting feedback emails I get to deal with. The internet is FUN. And no, they are not all music related.

I don't have time for all the necessary [sic]s so please just assume.

"Looking for the the Lady that lives in susanville that we baught a bordie collie from. can't remember her name and lost the phone number. any help would be great, we are just looking for an additional dog to add to our family. thanks so much."

"I heard ratt was playin on july 16 is that true?"

"I need to know if anyone can give me an email address or phone number for T-Pains manager or publicist? I'm trying to see if he would be intrested in doing a show at the _______."
(This guy followed up later and he DID get TPain to play!! At a strip club! Awesome.)

"Are you people serious, no matter what band I've seen on satelite at the bat bar I have been seriously disappointed. Poliphonic spree? More like dweebs on a bad acid trip with instruments. And this latest band the seven tragically mismatched and furious cause their slumming with Ben Harper. I liked Ben Harper one, his name was Lenny Kravitz. I find my self often waiting for these bands to impress me, and I wait and often wonder what dull lives the Bat Bar regulars aka Misled Beatniks must lead to be able to bear more than 20 minutes of pure auditory excrement.

Don't get me wrong there are some bright spots like um like ahh its all pretty forgettable. Safe bet you will not be getting calls from VH1 in ten or twenty years to request hilights of any of these clowns. You still book bands wearing spagetti ties, spagetti ties. Is that keeping is real? I thought that and two finger keyboard went out in the eighties. Well I'm not going to waste any more time Oh yeah that band with the spagetti ties and black suits lead singer owes his lyrical style to Iggy Pop, again the original was better. In short 90 percent of what I have seen musically excreted from the Bat Bar is like oysters in the sun bad."

(I still want to know what spaghetti ties are. Also we still have no idea what he/ she was writing to us about.)

Get your piping hot news items!

First, I had the pleasure of sharing my summer song list with 944 Magazine this month. This really isn't exactly the list I submitted, but I ain't mad at 'em. Here's a link to listen to all the songs I've blipped in the past couple of months.. The corrections:

Ginuwine: Pony
King Khan: I Wanna be a Girl

(Although it would be amazing if Ginuwine sang a song with that title. It would really break down some barriers, yo. And judging by how terribly I just Microsoft Painted these images in, I really have no editing leg to stand on...er. On which to stand.)

In other news...I've posted up the interview I did with KFJC about the SF Venues vs. the ABC. It's an hour long....check it out! It's got all the info you need on what's going on, plus some good stories.

And if you haven't yet joined our Facebook group, do it! There are some great new articles up. You can also follow us on Twitter.

The ABC is threatening to close many of San Francisco's most-beloved clubs and music venues!

Clubs that would be hurt by the ABC's actions include:

Slim's, The Great American Music Hall, Cafe du Nord, The Fillmore, DNA Lounge, and Bottom of the Hill

This is irresponsible and would forever damage the music culture in the Bay Area. It's bad for small business, independent venues, local and touring musicians, and the city's already struggling economy!

Here's how you can learn more and help out!

What's going on?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/10/MNK217038L.DTL

-ABC News Segment

SF Weekly writes:

Since 2008, actions by ABC have drained these small businesses of tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees, causing them to take substantial financial hits during a recession. It's a process Rennie calls "Death by 1,000 legal fees." The clubs have had to freeze pay raises, postpone flyering for shows, and put off general maintenance for roofs and bathrooms as their reserves go to their attorneys. Dawn Holliday, general manager at Slim's and Great American, says those clubs spent $152,000 fighting ABC in 2008 and another $56,000 already in 2009.

DNA Lounge is particularly under fire for claims that the club hosts "lewd" entertainment that includes its ongoing Gay and Lesbian-themed burlesque shows. Outrageous!

WHAT CAN I DOOOOO??!!

1. JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP. And invite your friends! This is absolutely the best way to get the most current updates, info about the plans for a benefit, and how you can help. Share it, Tweet it, tattoo it on your body.

2. Bother the ABC! Their email and website:

SFO.Direct@abc.ca.gov Attn: Brett Musselman

http://www.abc.ca.gov/districts.asp?City=SFO#Sanfrancisco

3. Email Senator Mark Leno!

senate.leno@senate.ca.gov

4. Tell Gavin about it!

gavin.newsom@sfgov.org
http://twitter.com/gavinnewsom

5. Buy this shirt to show your support for GAMH and Slim's:
http://www.slims-sf.com/tshirts/

6. Support DNA Lounge by joining their Facebook group and donating to their cause:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=53149172868

They also have T-Shirts available citing the ABC's embarrassing assertion that they are:
"A DISORDERLY HOUSE INJURIOUS TO THE PUBLIC WELFARE AND MORALS."

More updates as they come on how you can help! Stay tuned and tell your friends.

San Francisco Music Tech is upon us!

"The SanFran MusicTech Summit brings together the thought leaders at the convergence of music and online technology to the region which leads the way in the evolving music/technology ecosystem. Entrepreneurs from companies large and small, developers, musicians, managers, lawyers, labels, service providers, press, investors, academics, authors, broadcasters, political representatives, and leading thought leaders from all the areas where music and technology converge, come together in person, at the intersection of culture and commerce."

Why should you go to SF Music Tech, you say? Well....

"Are you interested in meeting and interacting with many of the leading lights from the music/technology community? Learning about the bleeding edge? Finding business opportunities with folks who will be leading the way into the evolving music/technology ecosystem? Helping to establish and participate in a Northern California music and related technology market? If so, the SanFran MusicTech Summit is an event for you."

There are budget ticket prices for working musicians, students, and developers too!

Presenters include:
Tom Conrad - Pandora, CTO/Head of Product
Jean Cook - Future of Music Coalition / Violin, Jon Langford / Waco Brothers / Ida
Mark Ethier - iZotope, Inc., CEO
Rick Farman - Superfly Presents, Partner
Adam Fisk - LittleShoot, Chief Waterer
Layne Fox - DJ, 40 Thieves / Smash Hit Music Co. / Iris Distribution
Duncan Freeman - Band Metrics, Founder and President

.....and many more here.

Not to mention that we'll be there if you want to meet up and say hello!