Pond performs at The Independent in San Francisco on Sept. 25, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello SAN FRANCISCO – As Australian rockers Pond laid into its 90-minute set, a capacity audience at the Independent grooved and moved to tunes that ranged from contemplative synth odes to girthy classic rock stompers. Pond’s…

Pond‘s seventh album, The Weather, embodies its classic psych rock style with experimental ’70s-infused melodies. The Weather Pond May 5 The Australian band transformed both lyrically and musically since its 2009 debut, Psychedelic Mango. The Weather, produced by Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker and described by the band as a concept album, reflects…

Photos: Diana Cordero SAN FRANCISCO – Pond brought a ravishing intensity with its performance at the Great American Music Hall Tuesday The Australian psychedelic rock band performed a high-energy 12-song set highlighted a strong heavy rock presence and incorporating upbeat synths to produce ’70s-infused melodies. The band opened with “30,000 Megatons,”…

Photo: Zachery Michael He’s a bassist in Tame Impala and drummer in its fuzzier, psych offshoot Pond, so some may be surprised to learn that Cameron Avery is an old-fashioned crooner with a great voice. Avery’s mom listened to Dean Martin, Aretha Franklin, Johnny Hartman and a lot of Elvis Presley. Cameron Avery,…