The trickle-down (or up?) effect of Coachella continues to pad the cultural wallets of the Bay Area, and steal from the actual wallets of Bay Area music obsessives. Happily. Monday: Mac DeMarco at The Independent

Goofball Mac DeMarco’s unmistakable easy-breezy riffs struck a cord with tastemakers a few years back, winning over Pitchfork and many other credible voices. But unlike many that win over the literati, DeMarco isn't one to take himself too seriously, and that’s part of the key to his charm. See his zero-effs-given music video catalogue for proof.

Monday: Faith No More at The Warfield

Sweet, sweet nostalgia, we are helpless to your infinite charms. How else can we explain our dumb enthusiasm for the return of Faith No More, the alternative rock force from that captured the attention of a grunge-crazed populace? The band is currently touring North America for the first time in 18 YEARS, and even has new music to justify the effort. LET’S ‘90s UNTIL WE’RE 90 PEOPLE.

Tuesday/Wednesday: Sylvan Esso at The Fillmore

It seems barely a year ago Sylva Esso opened for tUnE-yArDs at the Fillmore. Now the electropop duo is HEADLINING the historic venue. And deservedly so. The band has found recipes for hooks that routinely make dancehalls quake. Try not to treble...

Tuesday: Interpol at The Warfield

Reinventing yourself can be tricky business when fans rabidly celebrate your signature sound. But that’s what Interpol managed to do on 2014 album El Pintor, a brilliant mix of new ideas and motifs, with Paul Banks' authoritative voice providing all the necessary Interpol identity. 

Wednesday: Mikal Cronin at The Independent

Few bands can alternate whimsically from serious layered indie rock to easy-breasy Americana hooks like Mikal Cronin. That’s the quick explanation for how this singer-songwriter has quickly captured a dedicated audience and critical base.

Friday: Reptar at The Independent

First: Rugrats was a great show. Second: So are these goofy indie rockers somehow deliver sugary hooks without regard for convention. Start witht their first EP, Oblangle Fizz Y'All, move along to their first LP, Body Faucet, to see how a band can quickly mature, and get amped for their follow-up album, Lurid Glow.

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