Bloomsday Rising

city. In the absence of a social life, he passed the hours writing songs in his one-window studio

apartment. Fellow MFA classmate Chris Hansen was the first person Lang met. Hansen played

music too, and eventually the two mustered up the courage to play in the same room. The next

day, Lang began recording (in Hansen’s apartment) the twenty-some songs that had been

welling up since his arrival in San Francisco. Six months later, Hansen hosted a charity event

that involved a musical collaboration of USF professors and students. Fernando Estrada, playing

bass, saved Hansen and Lang from having to play the Broadway show tunes suggested by

the professors (but nothing could save them from a poorly judged cover of Radiohead's “National

Anthem”). About eight months later, Kiernen Rein came on board to play drums. The group

knew they were a real rock band when they were awarded their first official noise citation from

the SFPD.

The rest of the details are more or less the same as every other rock band trying to make a name

for themselves, but the music is uncommonly good. Yes, every band thinks that, too, but

Bloomsday Rising invites you to judge for yourself. You can download all of the band’s latest

material for free at www.bloomsdyrising.com/music. They've released Rattle the Windows

(2007) and Unlocked (2008 EP), and are currently paying their dues in the Bay Area music

scene. Their music has been featured on Insomnia Radio, KUSF and SF Weekly's annual

Artopia party. They embrace the challenges of the music industry's current fragile state and, with

that in mind, have an innovative decision regarding the distribution of their music: OUR MUSIC IS FREE.