Rise Against performs at The UC Theatre in Berkeley, Calif. on Nov. 19, 2024. Photos: Maylani Cornier. BERKELEY — Relentlessly touring quartet Rise Against has been doing something new on its current trek: playing intimate rooms. The UC Theatre in Berkeley, on Tuesday, was easily the coziest room in…

Photos: Diana Cordero SAN FRANCISCO — Cloud Nothings elaborately dark Noise Pop set at The Independent kicked off the festival’s full week Monday. Dylan Baldi, not one to speak his mind, instead let the music do it for him. The Cleveland band paused just twice to address the crowd the entire…

Cloud Nothings‘ newest album, Life Without Sound, is their most cleanly produced and softest effort yet. Cloud Nothings has blended indie rock, post-hardcore, pop-punk and emo throughout their whole discography. With each album, they shifted the potency of each genre around to create a fresh sound, but none of…

  The producers of Noise Pop, the two week Bay Area festival favorite, has announced its the first batch of its 25th anniversary bash. The premiere indie music festival runs daily from Feb. 17 to 27. This year’s festival is showcasing acts like Ty Segall, Vince Staples, Dawes, Blonde Redhead, MSTRKRFT, Los Campesinos!,…