Noise Pop Festival 2016
29 February 2016, 08:52
Photography by
Ian Young
This year’s San Francisco music showcase, with Joywave, Metric, The Thermals, DIIV and The Mountain Goats.
Photos by Ian Young.
![01 Joywave at The Masonic](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/01_Joywave_at_The_Masonic.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168262&s=2316dd8b98f5b307715ab1203b35f452)
![02 Joywave at The Masonic](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/02_Joywave_at_The_Masonic.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168264&s=006ce51bcfd126bfed1bf44fd5f2d365)
![03 Joywave at The Masonic](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/03_Joywave_at_The_Masonic.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168267&s=cd42f2b6a7f761b25b48368d867745e9)
![04 Metric at The Masonic](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/04_Metric_at_The_Masonic.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168269&s=dd35ec067166a6e23db7ec7b46fee665)
![05 Metric at The Masonic](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/05_Metric_at_The_Masonic.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168271&s=8abff0062e685fa530819a9fcae1ce2e)
![07 i Love Makonnen at 1015 Folsom](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/07_iLoveMakonnen_at_1015_Folsom.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168273&s=b0ad6062df5348055b8e4ff5e77b5e14)
![10 HEARTWATCH at The Independent](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/10_HEARTWATCH_at_The_Independent.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168275&s=4954a0ddfbf83e59da7b60756c1e3791)
![11 HEARTWATCH at The Independent](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/11_HEARTWATCH_at_The_Independent.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168276&s=b275613abf5bc9c40488b5a945724fd5)
![12 Cathedrals at Cafe du Nord](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/12_Cathedrals_at_Cafe_du_Nord.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168278&s=ce94e9524bcf70e13825428e8cdf191b)
![13 Bill Callahan at Swedish American Hall](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/13_Bill_Callahan_at_Swedish_American_Hall.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168282&s=172649a0f7255fb4895e6da410c32e8c)
![14 Just Kiddin at 1015 Folsom](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/14_Just_Kiddin_at_1015_Folsom.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168288&s=c870806f1442cde000b5de796664838f)
![15 The Thermals at Brick Mortar Music Hall](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/15_The_Thermals_at_Brick__Mortar_Music_Hall.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168292&s=77cfa153f0993494d4a0535039022292)
![16 The Thermals at Brick Mortar Music Hall](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/16_The_Thermals_at_Brick__Mortar_Music_Hall.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168295&s=d4eed8f12f9a630e4e8b38cc822fe1bf)
![17 The Thermals at Brick Mortar Music Hall](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/17_The_Thermals_at_Brick__Mortar_Music_Hall.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168296&s=70b2d67593849953e54418412b330510)
![18 The Thermals at Brick Mortar Music Hall](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/18_The_Thermals_at_Brick__Mortar_Music_Hall.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168298&s=b7092e4b6ba474fe09ba1717f760e82b)
![19 Current Swell at The Chapel](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/19_Current_Swell_at_The_Chapel.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168300&s=7d7c6d6fbde4b084ed8bc7fc6ef4003e)
![20 The Cave Singers at The Chapel](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/20_The_Cave_Singers_at_The_Chapel.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168301&s=b4323d86bd373ccc3eb4c5e22d5ba1f4)
![21 The Cave Singers at The Chapel](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/21_The_Cave_Singers_at_The_Chapel.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168302&s=6811fe834f9fd62910eea301d6d4635c)
![23 Drive Like Jehu at The Independent](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/23_Drive_Like_Jehu_at_The_Independent.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168303&s=e6518d0ebba2ef4931fc1e074bc4b753)
![24 Drive Like Jehu at The Independent](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/24_Drive_Like_Jehu_at_The_Independent.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168304&s=0dde4d7b22c4e3c87164e6dc6ae6c43d)
![25 The Mountain Goats at Swedish American Hall](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/25_The_Mountain_Goats_at_Swedish_American_Hall.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168306&s=cc0d121936dff40821e8217493739719)
![26 The Mountain Goats at Swedish American Hall](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/26_The_Mountain_Goats_at_Swedish_American_Hall.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168312&s=c2af52091e92804f2eb54597c2ece777)
![27 DIIV at Brick Mortar Music Hall](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/27_DIIV_at_Brick__Mortar_Music_Hall.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168315&s=e20ab5e819c5e43602181943bc5fbe4b)
![28 DIIV at Brick Mortar Music Hall](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/28_DIIV_at_Brick__Mortar_Music_Hall.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168316&s=f645230871f94bdcf83526a9afee839a)
![29 DIIV at Brick Mortar Music Hall](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/29_DIIV_at_Brick__Mortar_Music_Hall.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168319&s=2b1cb5ad96697ff320b0ba0ad97fc04b)
![30 DIIV at Brick Mortar Music Hall](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2016/noise-pop-festival-2016/30_DIIV_at_Brick__Mortar_Music_Hall.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648168320&s=49031e9f5ca143bba5ce16bc5f829adc)
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