Since 2015 Gang of Youths has released two albums and an EP. The second album won several awards at the ARIAs and this Australian band started touring in honor of that album - Go Farther in Lightness. The indie/alt rock band is made up of five members with David Le'Aupepe being the lead singer and song writer. Their musical sound is generally pretty up beat, but the lyrics Le'Aupepe often writes are his own experiences and they're not all easy to smile about. However, this latest album they're touring for is much more positive than their debut so I'm excited to see them perform in San Francisco at Bottom of the Hill on May 22nd. There's bound to be a lot more movement rather than steady swaying to the slow sounds of their first album. Check out Gang of Youths' award winning album Go Farther in Lightness and come out for a great time to see them perform!

I wasn't sure what to expect when I first searched for Japanese Breakfast, but I was pretty quick to find Michelle Zauner's solo project rather than a picture of what I later found to be Miso soup, white rice and Natto as an actual Japanese breakfast meal. Although there's nothing about breakfast in Zauner's lyrics her songs are still appetizing. They range from everything about family ties to mourning death to overcoming relationship troubles. The thing about her music is that she provides a very full sound from her voice and it pulls you to stay and listen to what she's singing about. I never want to skip tracks of hers because I'm always curious to hear what she says next because her lyrics are quite relatable too. I've also been quite curious to know if her vocals are as beautifully produced live as they are in the studio. Luckily for everyone Japanese Breakfast will be having a show at The Fox Theater in Oakland on June 25th. If you haven't already heard her most recent album Soft Sounds From Another Planet then take a listen before the show, it won't take long and it'll certainly be worth the time!

​There's too much to say about Johnny Marr. So much that he has a 268 page autobiography, even more so considering he's regarded a "Godlike Genius" by renowned magazine NME. He's been making music since the age of sixteen and was the founder of the irreplaceable band The Smiths. He has been part of many musical acts since then including Modest Mouse and The Pretenders as well as working with Paul McCartney of the Beatles. In 2013 he released the solo album The Messenger and followed that a year later with Playland. Both received good reviews and although it's been a while he's come back to grace us with another album and a tour to go with it. Call the Comet will be released on June 15th, 2018 and Marr will be touring throughout Europe and the United States. The bay area is lucky to have him visit since San Francisco is one of only three locations in the U.S. he has decided to perform, the other two being New York and Los Angeles. He'll be at August Hall on June 2nd in San Francisco.