I finally managed to get tickets to a Cold War Kids show before it sold out – in San Francisco. I have family and friends in SF, so it gave me a good excuse to visit them. The only other band I’ve driven further to see is The Tubes (and that was in Napa, so not too much further). I went with my friend and SF native Lauren-Michelle who is my partner-in-crime when it comes to road trips and adventures. The show was practically a religious experience. If you’re not already on board the CWK train then please hop on, because their music is phenomenal and they are pretty fantastic humans. Below is a video & stills from the show. Enjoy!

For some reason even though I worked at his record label for almost 3 years, and I’ve been a fan since the start of his career, I had never seen Mat Kearney live. Just one of those things. Always out of town, sick, something came up, etc. Well, I finally got to see him live last night. And meet him! Yay. Show was amazing and my friends at Inpop hooked me up with tickets and a photo pass (which came in handy because The Mayan is one hella strict venue when it comes to photos!) So here are some fun shots from the 3 songs (!) I was allowed to take photos during.

I love shows at The Hotel Café. Especially since I usually only see people I know play there. It feels like a Nashville venue, which makes me extremely happy. I had the pleasure of seeing my friend Mariah play there a few days ago and snapped some pics and videos. I really love her music and I think you will too so be sure to check out her new music video and song “Say It Again” here: http://youtu.be/a0kBv4h2OcY … and go buy the album!

Mariah performing “Say It Again” at The Hotel Cafe on 2/22/12 -