So, as I was planning my itinerary for this year’s Netroots Nation conference in Austin, I discovered that Tilly and the Wall are playing that Thursday at Emo’s, and quickly went to their MySpace page to look around. This video made me smile:
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It’s that time again! The Maker Faire is happening in a couple of weeks in San Mateo and I’m SO excited. We went last year, got free tickets from some guy on the street who had extras, and ended up staying until it closed and we still weren’t able to see everything.
It’s an amazing weekend [...]
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I’ve gotten an amazing opportunity through The Bay Bridged to write for the KQED music blog from time to time, and today, my first post ran!
http://www.kqed.org/arts/music/index.jsp?id=22586
It’s about the Awesomefest, which is a great music festival taking place up north this weekend. Check it out, and take a look around KQED’s site - there’s so much [...]
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Hype. It’s a fascinating thing. The cynic in me wondered if the hype surrounding M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel’s new project She & Him was all based on the good looks and cult popularity of Ms. Deschanel. Hey, I admit I myself am guilty of being slightly enamoured of her, considering she was in one [...]
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Walking around to the various booming booths at LoveFest last Saturday, my companion and I bobbed our heads and shuffled our feet while watching the dancers displayed on top of the speakers. My apt partner soon noted, “Aren’t the people up there supposed to be the good dancers?”
Aside from the fact that we weren’t in [...]
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