"Hip Hop is [about] being able to tell your story, with an understanding that nobody can tell it quite like you, because it is your experience...It's about being unique, being clever, being stylish, and still being understood at the same time." Read More →

Taylor Listens to Bay Area nomad Dyfyant: "In this day and age, we may want to untether the art from the artist themselves. Yet, I do believe diving into the psyche of your favorite artist can open up a portal of connection." Read More →

On Friday, March 20th Bandcamp will forgo their share of revenue from sales so that every artist gets a boost. While you're looking for a few artists to support, please consider these bands, which all feature a current or former BFF.fm DJ. Read More →

A lot of people are at a financial loss, and a lot don't know how to help, but one easy way is by listening to music. Read More →

There has been so much great new music this year. Here's a list with some of my top favorites! Read More →

Princess Nokia's Hood 2 La Gente campaign comes to SF for a night of funk, international, and boriquen music. All profits go to Hurricane Maria victims. Read More →

We asked some of our listeners and DJs who they’re most excited to see at Treasure Island Music Festival this year. Read More →

The Future Sonic Cities concert, as part of Zurich Meets San Francisco, will present a mix of abstract hiphop, heavy electronic, and jazz inspired afro-futurist femme ballads. Read More →

“You must unlearn what you have learned”— Yoda’s credo not only applies to Jedis, but to all music-lovers Read More →

Quiet Domino covers the Dirty Projectors’ “Impregnable Question” as an airy synth dream. Read More →

This summer marks the Italian psych-surf-garage rock band, Bee Bee Sea's debut U.S. tour. So when we heard they'd be swinging by San Francisco, we were all too stoked for the trio to jam out over BFF.fm’s airwaves on Nino Msk's Espresso Sesh. Read More →

The Revolution Summer features Emo and its adjacent sub-genres, which react to the world’s absurdities through introspective, yet empathetic vibes with a willingness to embrace a much needed emotional, cathartic release. Read More →

Today is the birthday of Chicago blues musician, Buster Benton, whose style was distinguished as "Disco Blues." To celebrate his influence, we made a playlist and recommendations of blues and blues-adjacent genres throughout the decades. Read More →

Start July off right with a trio pop album recommendation including duo-piece bands Momma, Video Age, and Let’s Eat Grandma. Read More →

The month of Pride is coming to a close, yet LGBTQ+ music/culture never ceases to pulse its influential power into the Arts community, especially with these 2018 releases. Read More →

From start to finish “The Lookout” offers a trancelike, mesmerizing Zen experience. Veirs delivers an authentic folk that carries a meditative power to steady unruly thoughts and puts a jovial and serene tempo in your mind’s step. Read More →

We have a batch of catastrophically cool singles to pique your interest in forthcoming albums from Kitten Forever, Ry Cooder, Yves Simon, and Okkervil River. Read More →

Whether you’re scrambling to decipher numbers and paperwork or are taking the Martha Stewart route, the musicians on this list have got your back while the IRS is on your back. Read More →

Bad luck is inescapable, but it doesn’t reside in today’s release of the following remarkable albums from King Tuff, Say Sue Me, Laura Veirs, Brazilian Girls, Slug, The Damned, and John Prine. Read More →

Looking for a change of beat but are indecisive about what genre you want to listen to for a full album? We have a sampling of superb, cross-genre new albums to satisfy your capricious musical mood. Read More →