Around this time last year I had heard of South by Southwest (SXSW) , but that was the extent of it. I am one of those people that will pack up a car, jump on a plane, you name it. Just be gone the next day, to do whatever it is my mind has chosen
On Friday night, I had the chance to catch one of my favorite bands Tapes ‘n Tapes play for the first time since seeing them open up for The Streets, in Minneapolis, back in 04’. They played at The Independent in between sets from The Chain Gang of 1974 and the Berlin based indie rock
Washed Out On Saturday night, I made my way to the Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco to take in a night of music at The Great American Music Hall (GAMH). This is an intimate space with amazing acoustics that has you quickly forgetting your entrance from one the most run down neighborhoods in SF. Washed
It is no surprise that Wayward Fire has been looping through my iPod over the past few days, as I am huge fan of the recent resurgence of lyrically driven electronic music. Multi-instrumentalist producer Kamtin Mohager (The Chain Gang of 1974) does an absolutely fantastic job of leading the listener on an emotional journey
When I first saw The Chain Gang of 1974 (CGO1974), the product of producer Kamtin Mohager, I was absolutely blown away! This experience happened in October of 2010 when CGO1974 were opening up for Candy Claws at the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco. There were no more than five fans in attendance. However, CGO1974 absolutely