Photos: Petit Biscuit at 1015 Folsom
Petit Biscuit (photo: Priscilla Rodriguez) French DJ Petit Biscuit brought his signature sound to 1015 Folsom as part of Noise Pop 2019 with support from Slenderbodies. Our photographer by Priscilla Rodriguez was at the show and captured the dance-heavy night in the photos that you can check out below.
Noise Pop 2019: The Marias, Katzù Oso, Ginger Root and Derek Ted at the Chapel
Closing out the final night of Noise Pop Festival 2019 was a melting pot of the Marías, Katzù Oso, Ginger Root, and Derek Ted on Sunday, March 3. The collective bill took the Chapel crowd to church with an eclectic palette of grooves and soul made for dancing, swaying, and just to have some goddamn good fun before Monday. First up: Derek Ted. The San Francisco-born, now Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter debuted his full-band performance by playing a majority crop of brand new folk-pop songs, possibly hinting at a fully-realized new album to follow up his 2017 "Hidden Thoughts" mixtape. A [...]
Noise Pop 2019: Mndsgn at Rickshaw Stop
Bathed in the washed out-neon stage lights, LA-based producer Mndsgn brought the digital funk to Rickshaw Stop on February 28. Backed by fellow producer-homies Swarvy on bass and Kiefer on the keys, the South New Jersey native cruised through the evening with tracks from his 2016 Body Wash, out on Stones Throw, and delivering punctuated, impromptu jam sessions with his buds. In part with the 26th annual Noise Pop Festival, Mndsgn's latest performance brought to mind his background and how over the years his sound has become an amalgamation of the paths he's crossed throughout his entire lifetime. Since officially [...]
Review: Miserable, Super Unison, Same Girls at Bottom of the Hill
Tuesday night at Bottom of the Hill kicked off this week's Noise Pop festival with an all-local showcase with impressive performances from Miserable, Super Unison, and Same Girls, all currently or formerly based in Oakland. Pllush, representing San Francisco, were also set to perform, but unfortunately had to cancel due to illness (Get well soon, Karli!). For fans who were sad to miss them, Pllush will return to play the Chapel in April. Thankfully, I was able to catch one of their sets at the same venue last year, with their live renditions of Stranger to the Pain singles "Big [...]
Noise Pop 2019: Teenage Fanclub’s untainted exuberance
Teenage Fanclub don’t have anything to prove. With 30 years of grit, the Scottish band has spent their career releasing consistently stellar power pop that recalls Big Star and the psychedelia of the British Invasion. Emerging from the C86 scene after the breakthrough success of 1991’s Bandwagonesque (which recently saw a reinterpretation from Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard), the group has had a bit of an understated impact commercially. Still, their unadulterated sound has drawn a steady fan base of fellow musicians and critics alike. Opening the 26th year of Noise Pop at the Fillmore, Teenage Fanclub showcased exactly [...]