Noisepop 2014: The Shilohs and Real Estate @ The Independent 2/28/2014 AND 3/1/2014

Noisepop wrapped up the week long music festival this year with two sold-out Real Estate shows at The Independent last weekend!

The Shilohs at The Independent Saturday March 1st, 2014
Photo by: Marc Fong

The intimate music venue was pretty full by 9:00 on both Friday and Saturday night as people showed up to see dual night supporting act, The Shilohs. The youthful exuberance of the Vancouver band's front-man, Johnny Payne, echoed the beach-pop, early Beatles style as heard on their debut album, So Wild, while the rest of the band carried on with a childlike shyness.





Payne and his fellow guitarist, Mike Komaszczuk, took turns singing  lead vocals on different songs both  nights, which was a welcomed, out of the ordinary element. 
The Shilohs aesthetic remained an even keel throughout both shows even with their slightly different singing styles.

The Shilohs at The Independent February 28th, 2014
Photo by: Nikki DeMartini

The jangle pop foursome showed hints of having fun on stage but were concentrated on preforming  ditties like "The Place Where Nobody Knows I Go" and "Champion Mothers" thrown in with more numbers off of  their upcoming sophomore self titled album, due out this May. .

The Shilohs at The Independent Saturday March 1st, 2014
Photo by: Marc Fong

With minimal banter, including gracious shout-outs to Real Estate for having a "little ol' band from
Vancouver"  tag along on their West Coast Tour, The Shilohs were able to deliver plentiful supporting act sets. Though you wouldn't be able to tell by the lack of  reaction from the crowd, The Shilohs  were a nice precursor to the headliners.

The Shilohs

Friday Set-List 
1. The Place Nobody Knows I Go

2. Palm

3. Porchlight

4. Cheap Tuesday

5. Days of Wine

6. Days of Nature

7. Singleness

8. Strange Connections

9. English Roads

10. Mercy

Real Estate at The Independent February 28th, 2014
Photo by: Nikki DeMartini

 

The Shilohs

Saturday Set-List

1. Champion Mothers

2. Ordinary People

3. Queen Light

4. Cheap Tuesday

5. Sisters of Blue

6. The Place Where Nobidy Knows I Go

7. Private Lives

8. Didn't Mean to Hurt

9. Pal Jake

10. Glory Glory

 

By 10:30 on both nights, The Independent mirrored it's sold-out status as even more hipster fans showed up fashionably late to catch the headlining Noisepop act. Small amounts of anticipation quietly emerged as Real Estate solemnly hit the stage for the official first and second show of their 2014 tour.
 

Real Estate @ The Independent Saturday March 1st, 2014
Photo by: Marc Fong

Real Estate @ The Independent Saturday March 1st, 2014
Photo by: Marc Fong

Bassist Alex Bleeker was the most excited member of the New Jersey based band to be playing in San Francisco: shamelessly expressing his excitement at Friday night's show amidst being lightheartedly teased by Martin Courtney. Bleeker wasn't discouraged from robustly sharing same excitement again at Saturday night's show which is also when he stated that he felt that the show that  night show would be even better than the last one.  These moments during Real Estate's tight sets turned out to be my personal favorite as they showed glimmers of personality that were otherwise missing on both nights.

 

Real Estate @ The Independent Saturday March 1st, 2014
Photo by: Marc Fong

Real Estate's set lists were heavy with grown up sounds from  Atlas, available as

of March 4th. Their quintessential indie-rock transmitted well at the small dark music club, accentuating the band's subdued air. SF fans literally stood their ground as Real Estate delivered  song after song  with little to zero banter between and no introduction beforehand. A  satisfied feel resonated throughout the crowd, ending each show with a satisfied air.

 

Real Estate @ The Independent Saturday March 1st, 2014
Photo by: Marc Fong

Noisepop 2014 officially called it a wrap this year with Bay fav Rogue Wave at The Chapel on Sunday March 2nd. Our friends at ShowBams were onsite to bring you a full recap complete with awesome shots from that show!

We're already looking forward to the always indie-licious Noisepop Music Festival in 2015!

You can check out what's in-store for the rest of the Real Estate with The Shilohs tour here.
And to see more photos of The Shilohs and Real Estate at The Independent head over to Marc Fong Photography.