So you're heading to Berkeley to see Two Gallants tonight. You'll probably love them. We caught them at a party last night, and man, they really are good. The nicely fill a current hole in the fabric of rock (yes, we did just make that metaphor up, and we are going to stick with it). We are of the opinion you can never give enough love to local acts-- make sure to check them......

We are thrilled that the Outside Lands Festival has so many local acts. We've interviewed many of these local favorites in the past, and will be re-running this interviews in the next few days. Below is an interview with Matt Nathanson from 2006-- he's been very, very busy since then. You can get an update on his site, or check him out on Saturday night. Matt Nathanson has had an interesting couple of months.......