The Independent

Before he was running the Bay Area's premier indie music festival, Noise Pop founder Kevin Arnold was an architecture student at the University of California, Berkeley.

Watching Parks perform feels like a celebration of the culmination of work and artistry that has brought her to this moment — as well as an exciting preview for all that is to come.

Porches delivered its sound in full, resulting in a modestly thrilling and charming-as-hell hour of the band’s signature homespun vibe.

While TOPS may be named titans of the Canadian indie scene, the band left plenty of room for simple fun and quips amongst themselves and with the crowd.

Curating intimacy in a room full of strangers, Marinho’s concert proved that her talent for captivating a crowd is like no other.

On Thursday, head into San Francisco for the Castro Art Walk, a free monthly event featuring local businesses.

“The past three years, it really was just hustle,” band member and UC Berkeley student Theo Fedronic said in an interview with The Daily Californian.

On Tuesday, take some time to go to a concert. UC’s Spring Jazz Concert will be happening Tuesday at Freight and Salvage, featuring the three top trios from the UC’s jazz program.

While the studio versions of the songs embody a laid-back indie rock vibe, the live versions sound like different songs entirely.

Fans who showed up early to catch two-man band Mapache, the opener for Nicki Bluhm, found a much more subdued, acoustic-forward mood.