Sam Johnson Playing BottleRock 2020 in Napa!

San Francisco singer/songwriter Sam Johnson is playing BottleRock Napa! Sam won a spot on the Sail Across The Sun music festival at sea that features Train and Matt Nathanson and has been gaining more and more traction with all the singles he’s been releasing over the past six months.

Sam is playing on Saturday May 23rd, the same day that Stevie Nicks, Khalid, Janelle Monae, Blondie, Of Monsters And Men, Empire of the Sun, Tegan and Sara, and many more. So proud to see Sam getting the recognition he deserves!

The festival sold out in record time, so hopefully you got your tickets already!

UPDATE: Due to COVID-19, BottleRock has been postponed to October 2-4, 2020. Be sure to watch their website for any further announcements.

BreakFEST 2019 Announced September 19-22 At Amnesia

Balanced Breakfast presents BreakFEST, the second annual SF music festival in the Mission September 19, 20, 21, and 22, featuring a variety of local and touring bands, it will be the ultimate example of community in the music industry.

Great to see my roster well-represented at BBFEST with The Go Ahead, Life Size Models, Sam Johnson, and Martay!

LINE-UP:

9/19 THURSDAY HAPPY HOUR ($5)
6PM Dillingers (duo) San Francisco, CA
Manos Lindas (solo) San Francisco, CA
Esha K. (solo) San Jose, CA

7PM Leon Rosen (solo) San Francisco, CA
The Minnesota Child (solo) Oakland, CA
MAAYAN (solo) San Francisco, CA

8PM Ellisa Sun San Francisco, CA

THURSDAY HEADLINE ($10)
9PM Adam Brookes San Francisco, CA
10PM Kingsley Music Portland, OR
11PM Sam Johnson San Francisco, CA

THURSDAY AFTER PARTY
DJ Set by Reed Fox & Bun Bun Denver, CO

9/20 FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR ($5)
6PM Samantha Margret (solo)San Francisco, CA
frinj (DUO) San Francisco, CA
Byron Mayhew (solo) San Francisco, CA

7PM Justin Seagrave (solo) San Francisco, CA
Lisa Azzolino (solo) San Francisco, CA
Shaynie Rhoads (solo) San Francisco, CA

8PM California State Flower San Francisco, CA

FRIDAY HEADLINE ($10)
9PM Fellow Vessel Pittsburg, CA
10PM HATE DRUGS Bakersfield, CA
11PM Your Fearless Leader San Francisco, CA

FRIDAY AFTER PARTY
DJ Set by Reed Fox & Bun Bun Denver, CO

9/21 SATURDAY HAPPY HOUR ($5)
6PM Eve Fleishman Music (solo) San Francisco
Michael Bang (solo) Oakland, CA
Lauren Hulbert (solo) Oakland, CA

7PM Clementine Darling (solo)Santa Rosa, CA
Werwisp (solo) Santa Cruz, CA
Martay (solo) Kansas City, MO

8PM Scruffy Pup San Francisco, CA

SATURDAY HEADLINE ($10)
9PM Great Highway San Francisco, CA
10PM Life Size Models Oakland, CA
11PM The Go Ahead San Francisco, CA

SATURDAY AFTER PARTY
DJ Set by Reed Fox & Bun Bun Denver, CO

9/22 SUNDAY HAPPY HOUR ($5)
6PM Adrian West Band (DUO)Oakland, CA
Aliza Hava Music (solo) Santa Cruz, CA
Ken Newman (solo) San Francisco, CA

7PM Shelby Ann (solo) Napa, CA
Seth Lael (solo) San Francisco, CA
Little Spiral (solo) Pittsburg CA

8PM Trace Repeat Oakland,CA

SUNDAY HEADLINE ($10)
9PM Californicorns San Francisco, CA
10PM The Urban Renewal Project Los Angeles, CA
11PM Night Animals San Francisco

SUNDAY AFTER PARTY
DJ Set by Reed Fox & Bun Bun Denver, CO

TICKETS:
Available at the door on the day of the show.
Or 4-Day All-Access Wristband $25-$35
https://bbfest2019.eventbrite.com/

Thanks to The Bay Bridged, Broke-Ass Stuart, and Bartable for the press!

Balanced BreakFEST 2018 Announced!

Music industry community Balanced Breakfast announced their first ever Balanced BreakFEST taking place September 20-22 (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday) at 7 venues in the Mission District of San Francisco with over 60 Bay Area bands.  Early bird tickets for $32 are on sale now, so buy them before price goes up!

SCHEDULE:

Delirium - DAY 1
5:00 PM The Oakland Mind (Oakland)
6:00 PM VIQUEEN (San Francisco)
7:00 PM OUTERS (San Francisco)

Amnesia - DAY 1 HAPPY HOUR
5:00 PM Little Spiral (Concord)
6:00 PM RESONANCE (San Francisco)
7:00 PM MAAYAN (San Francisco)

Revolution Cafe - DAY 1
5:00 PM Amalgamation (San Francisco)
6:00 PM Eve Fleishman (San Francisco)
7:00 PM Matthew DePasquale (San Francisco)
8:00 PM Reisender (San Francisco)
9:00 PM Loveangelists (Oakland)
10:00 PM Dillingers (San Francisco)

Make-Out Room - DAY 1
7:00 PM Swamp Child (Berkeley)
8:00 PM The Bikini Complex (San Francisco)
9:00 PM Sit Kitty Sit (San Francisco)

The Knockout - DAY 1
9:00 PM Trez Maschine (San Jose)
10:00 PM The Living (San Francisco)
11:00 PM Alvie & the Breakfast Pigs (San Francisco)

Amnesia - DAY 1
9:00 PM SPECIAL GUEST
10:00 PM New Spell (San Francisco)
11:00 PM Fellow Vessel (Pittsburg)

Elbo Room - DAY 1
9:00 PM Vice Reine (San Francisco)
10:00 PM Great Highway (San Francisco)
11:00 PM Californicorns (Oakland)


Amnesia - DAY 2 HAPPY HOUR
5:00 PM Veins (Oakland)
6:00 PM Aurora Beam (Watsonville)
7:00 PM Manos Lindas (San Francisco)

Revolution Cafe - DAY 2
5:00 PM CJ Storm (San Jose)
6:00 PM E.G. Phillips (San Francisco)
7:00 PM Brother Spellbinder (San Francisco)
8:00 PM Martay (Salinas but living in Kansas City)
9:00 PM Shelby, Texas (San Francisco)
10:00 PM on dolphin (Oakland/Grass Valley)
11:00 PM Grey Davies (Berkeley)

Make-Out Room - DAY 2
7:00 PM William Robert (Oakland)
8:00 PM Unlikely Heroes (Oakland)
9:00 PM The Y Axes (San Francisco)

Amnesia - DAY 2
9:00 PM Agouti (San Francisco)
10:00 PM The HA (San Francisco)
11:00 PM The Crux (Santa Rosa)

Elbo Room - DAY 2
9:00 PM Serf and James (Napa)
10:00 PM Pamela Parker’s Fantastic Machine (San Francisco)
11:00 PM Love Jerks (San Francisco)


Amnesia - DAY 3 HAPPY HOUR
5:00 PM Clara Bellino (San Francisco)
6:00 PM Sayla Dobro (San Francisco)
7:00 PM Blonde Toledo (San Francisco)

Revolution Cafe - DAY 3
5:00 PM Zak Fennie (Napa)
6:00 PM Clementine Darling (Santa Rosa)
7:00 PM Phoenix Tweak (Oakland)
8:00 PM Ziva (San Francisco)
9:00 PM Justin Seagrave (San Francisco)
10:00 PM Gutter Swan (San Francisco)
11:00 PM SPECIAL GUEST

Amnesia - DAY 3
9:00 PM Skank Bank (Berkeley)
10:00 PM The Urban Renewal Project (Los Angeles)
11:00 PM Van Goat (Oakland)

EL Rio - DAY 3
9:00 PM The Wyatt Act (San Francisco)
10:00 PM Gooferman (San Francisco/Oakland)
11:00 PM Doctor Striker (San Francisco/Oakland)


If you’re curious what their events look like, check out their 3-day showcase last year at SxSW. It featured 24 prominent bands from Austin, San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose.