
Five years ago I moved out of the San Francisco Bay Area for the snowy, crisp mountains of Colorado. I absolutely love my adopted home, our vibrant music scene, and the fresh air here, but no foolin' I do often long for my hometown hills. Over the holidays I went to San Francisco for a week to stay at the Noe Valley apartment of friends who were out of town and graciously let me "housesit." It was a part of town I had never stayed in before. When I first let myself into their empty place on [...]

I miss my homeland. This has been a very good (albeit teary) week. (Wake Me Up) In San Francisco - The Welcome Matt [ last photo credit friend Sam, who was there ]

The Portland-based label Stereotype Records is taking some time to look back on 2008 and celebrate some of their recent releases in the form of a free sampler download . The seven-tracks include one of our favorites: Autopilot is for Lovers ' "Dogs for Cats" from their Sore Eyes EP. Track Listing 01. Karin Tatoyan - "History of Stains" 02. The Welcome Matt - "Bubble" 03. Autopilot is for Lovers - "Dogs for Cats" 04. H is for Hellgate - "Description of [...]