
So this kid has really been doing his thing. Blap Deli graced BWOMP! Beats back in 2011 with hits that brought a whole new dimension to the bwomp effect. Now with a redefined sound, Emmett Ross aka Blap Deli , takes us on yet another path for your mind vessel. Focusing in on the subtle use of samples and synths, funky/jazzy rhythms, and an overall compositional approach, this latest project called Keep Kalm and Draw Elephants will leave crop circles on your brainscape. As a founder of the Sandbox Collective based out of [...]

You know what's great about living in San Francisco? All of the totally rad stuff going on outside the city! (read: where the sun is.) Huichica Music Festival - happening at the Gundlau Bundschu Winery in Sonoma 6/1-6/2/12 - is one stellar reason to get yourself a zipcar and drive north for the coming weekend. The weather is projected to be sunny, and up into the 80s! The fest features all kinds of great Bay Area bands playing Saturday, including Sea of Bees , [...]
There are so many wonderful reasons to attend Harmony Festival 2011 in Santa Rosa, California this coming weekend, June 10-12—great people, fantastic food, lots of cool new ideas and of course, live music and performance.
EXCLUSIVE : Scion A/V produced a series that provides a tour of tools that make a D.I.Y. music career work.We'll feature one a day; and today Doug Wrigh t of Sonoma Wire Works shows off GuitarJack a simple device that connects instruments and mics to the iPod touch. When used with iOS apps like FourTrack, it offers stereo recording and simultaneous instrument and voice recording.

Tomorrow (3.1.11) will see the fifth album from 21-year-old Ryan Thomas Schmale 's project, That Ghost . You'll remember the lonely wandering tune "To Like You" from a Friday Five many moons back. That Ghost “To Like You” from Songs Out Here Here's another from the new LP. Still ambling. More wintery and wanting. Partially recorded in the estate of fellow Valley of The Moon resident, Jack London . If you've ever been there, this really reflects the feel of the place. [...]

The above was just a regular 'ole moonrise over some Sonoma vineyards. Tonight's gonna be a doozy. For the entire northern hemisphere. This evening's Autumn Equinox brings the first Super Harvest Moon in 20 years; a rare combo of Summer setting on a full moon. It'll make nearby Jupiter the second-brightest object in the sky. Step out, crack open some pumpkin beers, and turn up the tunes. Fall's a-comin'. Here's a super soundtrack: Elliott Smith "Harvest Moon" (Neil Young) The Kinks "Autumn [...]
Great acoustic and a one off solo with Eric Johnson from the Fruit Bats: Tegucigalpa "We should record in here,” said Eric Johnson, the man behind Fruit Bats, as he admired the resonance within the cellars of the Gundlach-Bundschu winery. His reaction was one of surprise, previously unaware of the aural power that the cellars permitted. There was excitement in the air and spirits were high. [...]

Almost Chablis-like on the nose, slightly restrained with a touch of minerality. Medium-bodied on the palate with ripe honey dew melons & pears. So damn refreshing it's like diving into the cold ocean with a mean hangover, invigorating every sense you've got. I'm having it with chicken curry right now and it's sending chills down my body. Well right now, as in dinner last night. I am such a wine-o, sorry! Just a touch of residual sugar makes this wine perfect for sushi & spicy foods. Cheers! MacMurray Ranch Pinot [...]