Alvie & the Breakfast Pigs are loud, raw, and unapologetically real. They’re here for those who wake up with last night’s eyeliner still on, who find poetry in the chaos, and who turn the volume up instead of toning it down.
For anyone craving driving riffs, punchy lyrics, and the kind of energy that makes you wanna kick over a trash can, this is the right place. Blending alt and punk with a no-BS attitude, they deliver just the right mix of grit and melody to keep hearts pounding.
Crank it up, sing along, and join the madness. For those who love bands that don’t hold back, Alvie & the Breakfast Pigs have something to offer.
We left our hometown of Phoenix in 2015. We landed in San Francisco hoping to plant roots in the legendary music scene we had heard so much about. We arrived at a time when many artists were fleeing to cheaper pastures as tech companies dominated the city. Ridiculous rent, and crazy high prices were not enough to break our spirits.
And then…COVID 19 happened. We went on tour in February 2020, then didn’t play a show for a year and a half. But dammit, WE’RE STILL HERE and we’re not taking anything for granted. The Breakfast Pigs are hitting it hard on big-time stages while also working on our next 5 Singles coming out in 2025.
Today, the Breakfast Pigs are one of the last remaining rock bands in the city, and we’re not going anywhere.The newest release “loud and fast” is an explosive two-song EP that took us outside of our box, thinking about more than just ourselves. It’s full of political strife, vengeful manic energy, and wanderlust. It’s an expedition overseas into the imagination, and a journey through the difficult and uncomfortable history of our country’s southern border.
The Breakfast Pigs appeared on the sonic menus at South by Southwest (Austin), Underground Music Showcase (Denver), Balanced Breakfast (San Francisco), Patiyochella (Oakland), Music City Songwriters Festival (SF), TreasureFest (SF), Alternative Tentacles Mosswood Meltdown After Party (Oakland) and alongside such acts as White Denim, Sam Chase & the Untraditional, The Dirty Few, No Small Children, Autonomics, Authority Zero, and The Yawpers.
Alvie & the Breakfast pigs:
Alvie Adams - Vocals, guitar
Matt Logan - Lead guitar
Philip Thorneycroft - Bass
Jake Natkin - Drums
“The band proves once again on its newest release (Plastic Surgery) that rock and roll is not dead; it’s getting a turbo boost from a band that is rocking harder and better than ever.”
“Alvie & the Breakfast Pigs delivers gritty garage rock emerging from the blues side of the blanket. There is a nod to the early school of rock a la Chuck Berry which can be distinctly heard on songs like “Women” without losing that modern edge, compliments of a snarky lyrical approach and a thick slice of weird.”
“Rock n roll is mean, unsafe and unpredictable, but that’s what makes it so great. Alvie and the Breakfast Pigs embrace this beast. So for those who like being wrapped in your warm cozy blankets, there’s a never-ending cesspool of EDM DJ’s and Three Mile Pilots out there to tickle your stodgy souls . But for the rest of us that still like sweat, grit and fire in our music: Alvie and the Breakfast Pigs are here and ready to kick over some troughs.”
“Today they are still loud and play the in your face trash blues rock you would expect from some cool dudes eking out a musicians’ existence in the Bay area. The best way to enjoy their music is to be listening with a beer in hand and shot ready. Now that’s music to our ears.”
“Loud, fast, melodic guitar lines undercut the speedy current and chaotic disarray of the landscape presented, musically capturing the feeling of powerlessness under the Trump administration.”
“The four-track EP came out early in 2014, but it stayed with us throughout the rest of year. Combining bluesy rocknroll with punk for a sound more infused than purely fitted to the genre, Alvie & The Breakfast Pigs put their own spin on punk rather than re-hashing something we’ve already heard. Recorded at Bird Flu Kitchen Studios and featuring guest vocals by Kim Capria, Snake Headed Faceless Cowboy is a 2014 EP you should hear.”
Touring Band Support
Authority Zero, The Yawpers, Destroy Boys, Warm Soda, Dirty Few, Mt. Eddy, The Dirty Streets, Walking Papers, Them Evils, Plasma Canvas, Tejon Street Corner Thieves, No Small Children, Foxx Bodies, Everyone Is Dirty, MC Lars, Civil War Rust, Shotgun Sawyer, Colfax Speed Queen, Wyves, North By North, Planet Booty, Luke Sweeney, The Pharmacy, Petty Things, Jayke Orvis, The Rebel Set, Northern Youth, The Semi-Super Villains, Bobby Rock, Ned Garthe Explosion, Keeper Keeper, Spells, Autonomics, Down and Outlaws, Michigan Rattlers
Bay Area Venues
Bottom of the Hill (SF) , Sweetwater Music Hall (Mill Valley), The Guild Theatre (Menlo Park), Cornerstone (Berkeley) Thee Parkside (SF), The Uptown (Oakland), El Rio (SF), Ivy Room (Albany) The Knockout (SF), Elbo Room (SF/Oakland), Milk Bar (SF), Boom Boom Room (SF), 924 Gilman (Berkeley), Piano Fight (SF), Hotel Utah Saloon (SF), Zeitgeist (SF), Thee Stork Club (Oakland), Neck of the Woods (SF), Winters Tavern (Pacifica), The Night Light (Oakland), Brick and Mortar Music Hall (SF), Golden Gate Park (SF), Hemlock Tavern (SF), Kilowatt (SF), Peri’s Saloon (FairFax, CA), Mac’s on Broadway (FairFax, CA), Moe’s Alley (Santa Cruz), Toot’s Tavern (Crockett, CA) Amado’s (SF), 3 Disciples Brewing (Santa Rosa), Legionnaire Saloon (Oakland), The Crepe Place (Santa Cruz) The Starry Plough Pub (Berkeley), Arlene Francis Center (Santa Rosa) Catalyst Atrium (Santa Cruz), Eli’s Mile High Club (Oakland), Art Boutiki (San Jose), Caravan (San Jose) and every other sticky-floored rock joint in The City.
Touring Venues
UMS Festival (Denver, CO), The Viper Room (Hollywood, CA), SXSW Festival (Austin, TX), Silverlake Lounge (Silverlake, LA, CA), The Black Sheep (Colorado Springs, CO) The Jackalope (Austin, TX), Carousel Lounge (Austin, TX), Hi- Dive (Denver, CO), Shae's Tavern (Reno, NV), The Saint (Reno, NV), Old Ironsides (Sacramento, CA), The Rebel Lounge (PHX, AZ) Palo Verde Lounge (Tempe, AZ), Time Out Lounge (Tempe, AZ) Yucca Tap Room (Tempe, AZ), Ripps (PHX, AZ), The Rebel Lounge (PHX, AZ), Lost Leaf (PHX, AZ), The Flycatcher (Tucson, AZ), White Eagle (Portland, OR), Bunk Bar (Portland, OR), Turn Turn Turn (Portland, OR), Space Concert Club (Salem, OR), Redwood Bar (LA, CA) Naked Lounge (Chico, CA), Lion's Lair (Denver, CO), Vermillion (Seattle, WA) The Underground (Salt Lake City, UT) Pistol Pete's (Auburn, CA), The Social (Colorado Springs, CO), Surfside 7 (Fort Collins, CO), Barmageddon (Tulare, CA), Cheers Tap House (Winnemucca, NV) Big Bang Bar (Austin, TX),