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Wednesday February 25
2026
7:30PM doors -- music at 8:30PM ••• ALL AGES $28 in advance / $35 at the door Noise Pop Festival 2026 presents... Hot Flash Heat Wave instagram.com/hotflashheatwave surfer pop, post punk, dream pop Starling instagram.com/starlingband indie rock, grunge, shoegaze swell foop instagram.com/swellfoopband indie rock Hot Flash Heat Wave -from Los Angeles, CA -Hot Flash Heat Wave began as a carefree high school garage band in Davis, CA where the three founding members met in the lively local music scene, playing in various groups and garages around the small suburban town. The members later reconvened in San Francisco, where the project rose to prominence in the bay area music scene, eventually gaining wider attention with the release of their debut record’s 'Gutter Girl' music video, which made its way to the front page of Reddit and catapulted the group to the international stage. Since then HFHW has created a dynamic and diverse soundscape with 3 records and one EP that have solidified them as a well known name in modern indie music. Starling -from Los Angeles, CA -Confusion, frustration, love and loss are all expressed throughout the first album, “Forgive Me,” from Los Angeles alternative band, Starling. Written over the course of about a year, the LA band recorded themselves in various sheds, apartments, and garages. The record was mixed by drummer, Erik Sathrum Johnson, artwork was shot by the band and their friends, and then mastered by Greg Obis (MJ Lenderman, Wishy, Duster). Songs like “Quiet” start off with a slow and delicate melody, and then explode in sound halfway through. The guitars in the song were recorded in the middle of summer in a garage with no AC—a physically intense, almost spiritual experience that bleeds into the recording. The lead single, “I Can Be Convinced” is a sad and yearning song, with a need to be still; yet ironically, it’s one of the most upbeat songs on the record. The album closes with the nearly seven-minute “Keep It” a track Starling had been performing since early 2024. Lyrically charged with frustration, it builds tension through eerie, hushed verses that give way to a loud, distorted chorus—showcasing the band’s ability to channel emotion through dynamic contrast. With “Forgive Me,” Starling has crafted a deeply personal and fully DIY record, shaping every sonic detail themselves. The result is an album where every melody, rhythm, and raw feeling is intentionally placed and unmistakably theirs. swell foop -from Berkeley, CA -swell foop is an indie rock band hailing from Berkeley, California, where the trio met as college students and cut their teeth in the local DIY scene. Their debut EP "Don’t Spare Me" has garnered over 400k streams across platforms, and recent single “Dress Song,” was featured in Spotify’s “Fresh Finds Indie” playlist. Their debut full-length is slated to release in fall 2026. |
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