Jan 
In just a few days, two cities will square off on the football field in an east coast/west coast battle for glory. San Francisco and Baltimore are not your typical beacon cities for their respective coasts, but each carry a legacy of well-known artists that call them their hometowns.
Today’s #ThrowbackThursday counts off four bands from each these cities and their essential albums.
San Francisco
Journey
Album: Escape (1981)
Song: “Don’t Stop Believin’”
Smash Mouth
Album: Astro Lounge (1999)
Song: “Then the Morning Come”
Third Eye Blind
Album: Third Eye Blind (1997)
Song: “How’s It Going to Be”
Dead Kennedys
Album: Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
Song: “Holiday in Cambodia”
Baltimore
Beach House
Album: Bloom (2012)
Song: “Myth”
All Time Low
Album: So Wrong, It’s Right (2007)
Song: “Dear Maria, Count Me In”
Dru Hill
Album: Enter the Dru (2002)
Song: “Beauty”
Good Charlotte
Album: Good Charlotte
Song: “Little Things”
BONUS
Adam Duritz (Counting Crows)
Born in Baltimore, but started Counting Crows in San Francisco area
Album: August and Everything After (1993)
Song: “Round Here”
