Photos: Chloe Catajan SAN FRANCISCO — “One, two, three, will you list it off to me?/ How you’re sorry you feel weird in a jubilation dream,” whispered Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad of Girlpool. Part best friends and part folk-punk band, the two led into their Noise Pop set…

Photos: Alessio Neri SAN FRANCISCO — Australian indie pop sensation Amy Shark brought her strong set to The Independent Wednesday. Most of her songs were lyrically dense yet sonically upbeat, though she wasn’t afraid to throw in a more melancholy tune. For the better part of a decade, Amy Shark’s musical achievements…

Photos: Alessio Neri SAN FRANCISCO — Add Bruno Major to the long list of English crooners who can sing American soul with the best of them. Making his San Francisco debut at a sold-out Noise Pop show at The Chapel, Major came took the soul sensibilities of Sam Smith,…

Photos: Chloe Catajan SAN FRANCISCO − Built to Spill literally couldn’t wait to start its Noise Pop performance on Tuesday, beginning their set before The Fillmore even had time to turn down the house lights. Halfway through their first song, “The Plan,” it was clear the Boise, Idaho rock…

Courtesy: Dan Monick Mister Heavenly has quite the indie rock pedigree; it was founded by Honus Honus (Ryan Kattner) of Man Man, Nick Thorburn of The Unicorns, and drummer Joe Plummer of Cold War Kids and Modest Mouse. The band got its start when Plummer’s Modest Mouse and Kattner’s…

As Girlpool, best friends Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad transform everyday moments into whimsical, folk-punk melodies that not only peek into the duo’s tight-knit universe, but also often hit close to home. Girlpool Field Medic, Rose Droll, Special Explosion 8 p.m., Wednesday Great American Music Hall Tickets: $18-$20. On…

Ha Ha Tonka performs at The Fillmore in San Francisco on March 24, 2017. Photo: Alessio Neri Brian Roberts is lead singer of Ha Ha Tonka, a southern rock-infused band from the Ozarks named after a state park in Missouri. One would assume, based on stereotypes, that between tours…

Just a week-and-a-half shy of her North American tour, Ellen Kempner of Palehound starts to make necessary preparations for takeoff. Her checklist includes logistical tasks like counting merchandise and searching for a rental van. But other key essentials include squeezing in as many cuddle sessions as she can with…

Ty Dolla $ign, Shabazz Palaces, Toro Y Moi and a handful of others have been announced as the final acts performing at the 26th annual Noise Pop Music Festival, between Feb. 19 and 25. The new additions include Madlib—who, like Toro Y Moi will perform a DJ set—Jay Electronica, Built to Spill’s Doug…

Shamir, Built to Spill, Waxahatchee, Dengue Fever and other acts have been added to the lineup of the 2018 Noise Pop Festival, which will take place between Feb. 19 and 25. Other additions to the 26th annual festival include Inara George of The Bird and the Bee, The Coathangers, Alex Cameron and The Hotelier. They will join previously…