Yuna Yuna’s music career began in an exotic place that most people these days don’t know much about: MySpace. The story of the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia artist’s music, however, goes further back and farther away. Yuna Nicotine, ASTU 8 p.m., Friday, March 1 The UC Theater Tickets: $26-$35. “Growing up,…

My Brightest Diamond. Courtesy: Catalina Florea. The challenge of parachuting into Noise Pop 2019 isn’t lost on Detroit’s Shara Nova. The mastermind behind the luminous experimental pop project My Brightest Diamond is thoughtfully preparing to bring her blend of classical technique and catchy songwriting to audiences who may be hearing her…

Vagabon performs at Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco on March 23, 2017. Yuna, Saul Williams, MHD, Joy Williams (of The Civil Wars) and a handful of others have been announced as the final acts performing at the 27th annual Noise Pop Music Festival, held in Bay Area venues between Feb.…

Men I Trust perform at The Independent in San Francisco on Oct. 28, 2018. Photo: Joaquin Cabello. Rapper Princess Nokia, pop singer-songwriter Charlotte Lawrence, synth-pop Men I Trust, folky artist Marissa Nadler and other acts have been added to the lineup of the 2019 Noise Pop Festival, which will take…

Noise Pop 2019 artwork Tickets for the 2019 Noise Pop Music Festival go on sale Friday. The 27th incarnation of the indie rock, pop and hip-hop festival will include Beirut, who just announced their fifth LP, Gallipoli; guitarist Bob Mould (of Hüsker Dü); long-running Scottish rock band Teenage Fanclub, and the Strokes’ Albert Hammond Jr.,…

Photos: Gary Chancer SAN FRANCISCO — Several thousand people from San Francisco and throughout the Bay Area filled into a two-square-block stretch of the Mission to see free music, shop, eat and participate in craft workshops during the sixth annual 20th Street Block Party. The event, sponsored by Noise Pop…

CORRECTION: Jeff Rosenstock has clarified that his statement were general in nature and that the event he was speaking out against did, in fact, not happen, at 20th Street Block Party. This article has been changed to reflect this. SAN FRANCISCO — In the middle of his set at the…

  Annual San Francisco street fair and music festival 20th Street Block Party will return to the Mission on Aug. 18, producers announced Thursday. The sixth annual event, organized by Noise Pop, will again benefit the Mission Language and Vocational School. Performers and vendors will be announced in the coming…

Chasms perform at Starline Social Club in Oakland during Noise Pop on Feb. 23, 2018. Photo: Alessio Neri The Bay Area always gets a taste of festival season early with Noise Pop. Last week more than 100 performers of indie rock, pop and hip-hop overtook more than a dozen…

Photos: Alessio Neri BERKELEY — Ty Dolla $ign brought his “Don’t Judge Me” tour at The UC Theatre on the penultimate night of the 2018 Noise Pop Music and Arts Festival. The Angeleno rapper (real name Tyrone William Griffin Jr.) kicked off his sold-out show with “Wavvy,” “Saved” and “Blasé.” He also performed his…