We don't say this lightly, because there are really a lot of great artists coming out of the Bay Area, but we do have a current favorite: Birds & Batteries. We've been telling you about this co-ed quartet for a little while now, and our expectations for their new record were really high. Thankfully it's good news: we love I'll Never Sleep Again. It's still the B&B we met on their last release, but this......

So Dan Strachota, one of the music writers for the San Francisco Weekly, forwarded a note from Beau Bonneau casting to the SF Indie yahoo group mailing list. Looks like the Rent production is looking for air guitarists: COOL, HIP, & IN-SHAPE MALE ROCK MUSICIANS 18 – 35 years old, to work as featured extras in a rock band. You must be a minimum of 18 years old and preferably be in, or have......