Ten years ago, San Francisco music fanatic Kevin Arnold had a baby. He conceived a fresh-faced, angelic little rock 'n' roll festival and called it Noise Pop. A decade later, as if to commemorate the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nick Urata of Devotchka performs at the 2015 Bumbershoot Festival at Seattle on Sept.7, 2015. (Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images) ...

From Central Richmond to Nob Hill — with a cameo from Berkeley’s own UC Theatre — San Francisco’s annual Noise Pop Festival brought waves of bands that traversed genres and subcultures, allowing for ...

For the third and final phase of its lineup, Noise Pop announced that Bone Thugs-N-Harmony will headline the festival on March 1 at the Curran Theatre. Typically a venue for Broadway plays, it offers ...

San Francisco's music scene carries with it a proud independent spirit. We run our bands, labels, and studios without much concern for mainstream acceptance. While this self-made attitude fosters ...

"I really can't believe it's been 30 years. It's quite a surreal thing--something that kind of just happened," says Kevin Arnold. Arnold is the founder of San Francisco's Noise Pop Festival, which ...

Update, Feb. 28, 2023: According to a statement from the New Parish, the Junglepussy concert on Feb. 26 ended early because of technical difficulties. Ticketholders can redeem tickets to a future ...

Following a flurry of concerts tied to Super Bowl LX, the return of the Noise Pop Festival is set to again transform the Bay Area into a haven for fans of independent music and art. Taking place from ...