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Intro: Welcome to SmartMouth, a weekly punk zine in an email newsletter form. It was founded by freelance music writer & concert promoter "Dammit Damian" Burford. to discover and share what's happening in the North Bay, while working to build community. Every week we work to
I'm so damned busy this week that I can't make any of these events this weekend. If you're reading this, please do me a favor: Hit the streets this weekend. Go see a show. Get out of your comfort zone. You'll be better for it. I know I am. ;)
You guys, I am so damned tired. I am currently working three different jobs for the next 6 weeks. I have a freelance writing deadline I need to work on. And on top of all that, I am on a non-profit grant committee and I have a dozen grant
You guys! I'm so excited for TONIGHT! Tonight I FINALLY get to see one of my GATEWAY bands: The Bruce Lee Band! They play tonight at Bottom Of The Hill as part of a four night mini-festival celebrating 30 years of Asian Man Records! Asian Man Records
"Look, I've got a gun out there in my purse. And up to now, I've been forgiving and forgetting because of the way I was brought up. But I'll tell you one thing: If you ever say another word about me or make
Tim Kasher can’t stop telling stories. The Omaha, Nebraska native is known around the world over as a solo singer-songwriter, the founder of the criminally underrated band The Good Life and most importantly as the mastermind frontman behind the iconic emo/indie band Cursive. But music has not
Friends, I hope you find yourselves a lover that knows the direct route to your heart. In my case it's coffee, pizza and beers! Late Sunday morning, my lady love Claire woke me up with an idea, "That pizza pop-up you've been wanting to
My life in Sonoma County feels ever so much more enriched every single time I walk out of The Lost Church. I've had a long gestating article in the works about the re-opening of the Lost Church in Santa Rosa. Bryce was the first person I talked
Hello friends and welcome to SmartMouth! I did a subscription drive this last week and had a number of folks sign up either through our Old 97s ticket giveaway (congrats to Robin B & Vincent C for winning) or through the online form. Welcome to those new subscribers! For you
Hello friends and welcome to Smart Mouth. We've got a huge newsletter for you this week, so we'll keep this intro "short and sweet!" Last night my lady and I caught BULLY performing Live at Lagunitas in Petaluma. Bully's Alicia Bognanno said
North Bay & Napa Valley! One of the greatest Alt-Country Americana bands to ever come out of Texas, The Old 97's, are coming your way on Tuesday August 4 at the Napa Music Hall Ballroom in downtown Napa. Based out of Dallas, Texas, The Old 97’s
I have two other deadlines I need to be working on, but sometimes you head out to a Tuesday night show at a brewery and come home and think to yourself: “I have to write about this.” Earlier this evening my life-partner, Claire and I took the 22 minute
Contest is over! Congratulations to Vincent C & Robin B for each winning a pair of tickets to see The Old 97s at the Napa Music Hall! Sign up for the weekly email list to make sure you don't miss a single contest!
Hello friends and welcome to SmartMouth! This week I'm going to keep this intro short and sweet, because this week I've got a nice little long-read about my first time experiencing both Gin Blossoms and the Green Music Center at Sonoma State University in Rohnert
Last week, Friday July 17, I had my first concert experience at the Green Music Center at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, with Gin Blossoms, Blues Traveler and Spin Doctors. I grew up obsessed with MTV in the 90s before discovering punk rock thanks to BMX and skateboarding videos.
Sonoma County friends, What do you do on your days off? What cafes and places do you like to work from? Where do you just like to hang out? I'm writing this intro from Brew, on the outskirts of downtown Santa Rosa. Normally, I work from my small
Hello friends and welcome to Smart Mouth! Smart Mouth is a weekly email blast of news, commentary & a curated show calendar about the art and music community in the North Bay. It's a work in progress and I'm happy to have you here while we
Hello friends and Happy Fourth Of July Holidays to those who celebrate. I learned a very painful lesson this week, industrial dishwashing detergent does not belong in your right eye. Instead of working on this email newsletter yesterday, I spent the day laying on my couch in between bouts of
Hello friends and welcome to Smart Mouth! We've got a short one coming to you this week. No additional long reads, as I've got two deadlines for the Napa Valley Register I still need to meet by tomorrow at noon. That's 23 hours away.
Hello friends, and welcome to Smart Mouth! Smart Mouth is an email newsletter zine that I, "Dammit" Damian Burford aims to send out every week with local music news and event recommendations, with the occasional profile, interviews or other long reads about the local community. Smart Mouth is
