Post Holiday Madness Edition
Merry New Year, Everyone!
I hope your holidays were just as festive as you wanted and that neither you nor your bank accounts are too hungover from it all. I survived physically but my wallet is $100 lighter than I anticipated. This would be due to receiving a camera-based speeding ticket in the mail, a first for me. Did you know that San Francisco now had these in operation? Did you also know that Bryant St., a 5-lane wide throughfare, is a 25MPH zone? Allow my obliviousness to serve as a public service announcement. (It’s on me.., literally)
So, what about resolutions for this year? Y’all got any good ones? My wife suggested driving a little slower for me (thanks, Hon…). I had something else in mind, in honor of my friend Anne who passed away unexpectedly this fall. Staying in contact with old friends was a big thing for her and is as good of a basis for a resolution as any. So, I found myself even more motivated than usual to reach out to some folks this holiday season. Instead of mailing out cards, I emailed out a holiday letter (typical family update with jokes about our dogs and shameless plugs for the band as well!) to friends and relatives and gave them the greenlight to forward to others. It reached a lot of people and even kick-started conversations with a dozen folks I haven’t chatted with in years. That was a great unexpected result. So, thanks to Anne, my resolution is off to a good start. Hope yours’ are as well!
It’s 2026 now. That’s really futuristic sounding and has me wanting that space jet-pack TV promised me would be available by this year, when I was a kid. To help squelch that disappointment, that I’m sure you share, Rolling Blackout already has a number of shows lined up this year. The first is a big one at Bottom of the Hill on January 11th.
Rolling Blackout San Francisco Tickets, Bottom Of the Hill Jan 11, 2026 | Bandsintown
The show is doubling as a release party for our latest song, Bohemia Blue and the release of the years work as an album Villagers and Pirates on Jan 9th. We’d love to have you join us to kick-off the New Year in rocking fashion. Bottom of the Hill is one of the cooler venues in SF and is a must visit for local music fans. Bottom of the Hill > Club Info
Just make sure you know where the traffic cameras are along your way there… 😉
Cheers!
-Erick