Scott Allbright, of the East Bay band Poor Bailey, makes some fast cash.
Photo by Riki Feldmann
Unless you’re a trust fund baby or daddy’s spoiled little princess, you know firsthand that trying to make music for a living sucks ass. We all worked that nine to five grind to pay off the bills and feed the cat. We feel your pain, bro. To make you feel better about your shitty job, we’ve listed a sum of lame occupations your fellow musicians have punched in on. Maybe some day your cubicle will make for a hit song, but until then, do what you gotta do to make due.
Oakland’s Push to Talk lead singer James Leste, keyboardist Brett Whittman and bassist Peter Sullivan all fall into the Gap, working at the retail’s corporate office.
Joey Bustos of Street to Nowhere used to work at the Gap too. Must be for the sweet discount.
Adam Davis of Oakland-based Desa works at San Francisco venue Slim’s. Must burn being offstage more than on.
The Actual’s Ben Flanagan bartends in San Francisco.
LA based Bang Sugar Bang’s Cooper and Matt bartend it up as well.
Ryan Divine of Oakland’s Maldroid served at Starbucks. He must’ve had a grande time.
Shawn Harris of the Matches served nachos at the Fillmore in San Francisco. That’s hot.
Birdmonster’s Justin Tenuto had a temporary job as a temp. How appropriate.
Even those on the top started at the bottom:
Kurt Cobain used to work as a hotel janitor in Washington. Smells like teen sweat.
Madonna worked at Dunkin’ Donuts in New York City. Yum.
Ricky Wilson of Kaiser Chiefs used to be an art teacher at Leeds College of Art and Design. Hot for teacher, anyone?
Hard to pinpoint, indie rock is a merchant of cool, symbolizing originality, forward-thinking and a hipper than thou attitude towards music and fashion. But more recently, indie rock bands might be categorized as confused, conflicted, and torn about what it means to be indie.
The bands who played at the first Bay Area Indie Music Festival in Martinez are a testament to this, since most of them find themselves on the hinges of independent self-management and major record label commodities.
From the darkened corners of a quite basement the sight of ever-nearing zombies, creeping towards the members of Oakland based band Judgment Day, lingered in the air like a cold and dreary prison cell.
This is a scene from their latest video shoot for the song “Out of the Abyss,” off the bands first album, “Dark Opus” which they released back in 2004. “Right now it's (Out of the Abyss) a bonus track when you buy the album online, like on itunes or rhapsody,” said Anton.
“We're living on the best planet in the solar system,” said Angel Nova, guitarist/vocalist for The Phenomenauts, who reign from “earth’s capital,” Oakland, Ca.
Anaheim’s folk-progressive rock band, Dusty Rhodes and the River Band, are touring the world relentlessly in hopes that you will get a listen. Their quirky attitudes and likable lyrics are quickly making a name for them in the U.S. and Europe. Check out an exclusive chat with Dustin Apodaca, vocals, keyboards and accordion; and Kyle Divine, vocals and guitar.
This years “BFD” concert cost only ten dollars and fifty-three cents. That wasn’t the only change from last years festival. Live 105.3 had a reason for lowering the price of the tickets to the same as their radio frequency.
