Special video bonanza! Last night we made it out to the Noise Pop BAGeL Radio happy hour at Thee Parkside just in time to see Peloton. That's right, in case you haven't heard or experienced it yet, Noise Pop is in full swing here in San Francisco. Thee Parkside was packed with festivalgoers and BAGeL fans and DJ Ted couldn't help but beam proudly at the full house. It's good to see music fans supporting......

SFist interviews Kevin Arnold founder of Noise Pop...

Whew, it's finally Halloween - is it just us or has Halloween become a multi-day holiday like Hannukah or Kwanzaa? Of course, we'll be eating our words (and half-price Halloween candy) tomorrow when stores start preparing for 2 months of Christmas. But tonight is Halloween, so cue the Halloween stuff to do. Space Gallery and The Hemlock are having a mini-block party with the closing reception for PHANTASM: (in)visible bodies & haunted spaces, an......

There's always a lull in touring during the late summer, perhaps because most other cities in the U.S. are experiencing temperatures in the triple digits and that’s not the best climate for when you pop a tire on your Econovan and have to wait on the side of the highway for roadside assistance. But some brave musicians soldier on to bring the rock to us, grabbing some respite in San Francisco’s chilly summer nights. Magnolia......

Who saw Pearl Jam this week? With three sold out shows at Bill Graham Civic Center, at least a few of you must have been there. We braved the packed, sweaty, drunken crowd on Sunday night to remind ourselves why we’re really no fan of large venues. It was hard to see from any vantage point on the floor if you weren’t over six feet tall, and even if you found yourself a decent sight......

Got unending war? Sorry to start the round up on such a downer, especially as so many in San Francisco did a lot this weekend to try and stop it. As always, Civic Center does an amazing job as a citizen journalist, something Oona Robertson can definitely appreciate. We're thinking of signing her up as SFist's youngest correspondent. Special thanks to Comedy Notebook for defusing our snark so that now we at the roundup......

Well, if you didn't win those passes to the Amusement Parks on Fire show, you can still win passes to Friday's show featuring The Futureheads. Or... You can check out one of SFist absolute favorite musical acts ever, Illadelphia's "The Roots" perform tonight at the Grand at the Regency Center. Tickets aren't cheap (and if they're sold out, check Craigslist if you 'Need tickets. Tickets. Anybody need tickets'). Another one of our favorite musical......

Our live music picks for the week of 2/24-3/2. We might have mentioned that the big music news this week is the 13th annual installment of Noise Pop, the Bay Area's very own indie music festival. In fact, this here link to the festival schedule could practically write this column for us. Many Noise Pop shows are already sold out, but don't fret, SFist's Noise Pop coverage is as good as being there, and we......