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Tonight on Hot Local Singles, @s.coolidge will be joining me in the BFF.fm studio to play a few songs live. We'll also chat about gender confusion, other ambiguous things, and perhaps...ghosts?

And don't forget to catch @s.coolidge and @carolinewolfson on the patio with BBQ by @nvrovrbbq at @elriosf on June 4, as part of @totalaccordagency Fest!

And, afterwards we'll keep the party going with @marika_christine's album release, featuring @rylitheband and @discnogirl. Really looking forward to this magical evening. ✨

#sfbaypopfest artist spotlight! ✨ Monster Treasure!
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Stockton’s sweethearts Monster Treasure create gorgeous harmonies and turn them up to 11 (don’t forget your earplugs). Briana, Rachel, and RJ released their debut album in 2016, followed up by their sophomore release “II” in 2017. They’ve been making us patiently wait for more ever since, but they’re coming out of hibernation to blow our minds this summer!

Catch Monster Treasure along with Paper Jam, Galore, and Tony Molina Thursday August 20th 2026 at @bottomofthehillsf!

We’re halfway to our spring fundraising goal!! YOU 🫵 can help BFF.fm support local musicians, DJs, and artists right here in San Francisco! 🌁 Donate today at BFF.fm/spring2026 to power:

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Stay rooted in the Bay Area music scene. Tune in where you’re planted and help BFF.fm grow today! 🌱 BFF.fm/spring 2026 ~ link in bio ✨

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Glenn Donaldson’s latest album, Acknowledge Kindness, leans into one of indie pop’s most immersive soundscapes 🌫️🎶 a world he’s spent years perfecting as a longtime fixture of SF’s indie pop scene with projects like Skygreen Leopards, Horrid Red, and now, The Reds, Pinks & Purples✨🌙

What really makes The Reds, Pinks & Purples’ latest album really land is how intimate it feels. Donaldson’s vocals sit right at the center of these lush arrangements, turning every song into something quietly confessional 🎧💭 His vocals especially stand out, paired with New Leaf’s plucked melodies, the contrast sounds fascinating.

It’s the kind of album built for long nighttime walks, empty bus rides 🚎🌌✨ and especially those quiet hours of a distant weekend where everything feels a little softer. Do yourself a favor and give it a spin 🔄🎵 You can also catch the full chart breakdown over at BFF.fm/blog 💥📻

Glenn Donaldson’s latest album, Acknowledge Kindness, leans into one of indie pop’s most immersive soundscapes 🌫️🎶 a world he’s spent years perfecting as a longtime fixture of SF’s indie pop scene with projects like Skygreen Leopards, Horrid Red, and now, The Reds, Pinks & Purples✨🌙

What really makes The Reds, Pinks & Purples’ latest album really land is how intimate it feels. Donaldson’s vocals sit right at the center of these lush arrangements, turning every song into something quietly confessional 🎧💭 His vocals especially stand out, paired with New Leaf’s plucked melodies, the contrast sounds fascinating.

It’s the kind of album built for long nighttime walks, empty bus rides 🚎🌌✨ and especially those quiet hours of a distant weekend where everything feels a little softer. Do yourself a favor and give it a spin 🔄🎵 You can also catch the full chart breakdown over at BFF.fm/blog 💥📻

Summer is finally on the horizon 🌅and what better way to celebrate than getting out to some concerts to see some awesome local bands 🎸. Get out there and enjoy this nice weather 🌞at one of the shows we’ve compiled for you down below 👇

[wed] Bang The Bay! presents @eleganttrashband @pupils_of_punk @lust4blood.etc @minorsunmusic Z Trane Electric Band @irrevria ~ @ivyroom

[wed] BFF.fm Karaoke Night!!! ~ @makeoutroomsf

[wed] @dj.croptop_ @trowftd @mars.kumari @dykerotic ~ @theestorkcluboakland

[thurs] @polkadot.band @natashasandworms @townbullysf @aphidsaslovers ~ @kilowatt_bar_sf

[thurs] @strangeones__ @addalemon @eastbrothas ~ @bottomofthehillsf

[fri] @pleeaymusic @odd_savvy @mwillyumz @bxrbxros ~ @planetariumrichmond

[sat-sun] Punk in the Bay ~ @924gilmanstreet

[sat] @tvtvstar @chime.school @slumpedca ~ @kilowatt_bar_sf

[sun] @faithzap @imyourluckybreak @fromquynh ~ @kilowatt_bar_sf

[sun] @suverband @moxmoxmoxmoxmoxmoxmox @silllverware ~ @theestorkcluboakland

Check out the full list at BFF.fm/events 🌟🎉

Summer is finally on the horizon 🌅and what better way to celebrate than getting out to some concerts to see some awesome local bands 🎸. Get out there and enjoy this nice weather 🌞at one of the shows we’ve compiled for you down below 👇

[wed] Bang The Bay! presents @eleganttrashband @pupils_of_punk @lust4blood.etc @minorsunmusic Z Trane Electric Band @irrevria ~ @ivyroom

[wed] BFF.fm Karaoke Night!!! ~ @makeoutroomsf

[wed] @dj.croptop_ @trowftd @mars.kumari @dykerotic ~ @theestorkcluboakland

[thurs] @polkadot.band @natashasandworms @townbullysf @aphidsaslovers ~ @kilowatt_bar_sf

[thurs] @strangeones__ @addalemon @eastbrothas ~ @bottomofthehillsf

[fri] @pleeaymusic @odd_savvy @mwillyumz @bxrbxros ~ @planetariumrichmond

[sat-sun] Punk in the Bay ~ @924gilmanstreet

[sat] @tvtvstar @chime.school @slumpedca ~ @kilowatt_bar_sf

[sun] @faithzap @imyourluckybreak @fromquynh ~ @kilowatt_bar_sf

[sun] @suverband @moxmoxmoxmoxmoxmoxmox @silllverware ~ @theestorkcluboakland

Check out the full list at BFF.fm/events 🌟🎉

🎟️ TICKET GIVEAWAY 🎟️

Junk and punk collide (with extra dash of camp) at the @bottomofthehillsf! ‼️🫯 Throw on your best leather jacket, brace your achey knees, 🎶 and throw down with junk rock kings @sloppysecondsin, rock’n’roll bastard children @thememphismurdermen, 😎 and Gay Area supergroup @middleagedqueers for a LOUD night of outrageous jams.💯❤️‍🔥

🎟️ Enter for a chance to win TWO tickets for you and your bestie 🎟️

‼️Enter on BFF.fm‼️

Expires 2026-05-23

🎟️ TICKET GIVEAWAY 🎟️

Junk and punk collide (with extra dash of camp) at the @bottomofthehillsf! ‼️🫯 Throw on your best leather jacket, brace your achey knees, 🎶 and throw down with junk rock kings @sloppysecondsin, rock’n’roll bastard children @thememphismurdermen, 😎 and Gay Area supergroup @middleagedqueers for a LOUD night of outrageous jams.💯❤️‍🔥

🎟️ Enter for a chance to win TWO tickets for you and your bestie 🎟️

‼️Enter on BFF.fm‼️

Expires 2026-05-23

🎟️ TICKET GIVEAWAY 🎟️

Junk and punk collide (with extra dash of camp) at the @bottomofthehillsf! ‼️🫯 Throw on your best leather jacket, brace your achey knees, 🎶 and throw down with junk rock kings @sloppysecondsin, rock’n’roll bastard children @thememphismurdermen, 😎 and Gay Area supergroup @middleagedqueers for a LOUD night of outrageous jams.💯❤️‍🔥

🎟️ Enter for a chance to win TWO tickets for you and your bestie 🎟️

‼️Enter on BFF.fm‼️

Expires 2026-05-23

🎟️ TICKET GIVEAWAY 🎟️

Junk and punk collide (with extra dash of camp) at the @bottomofthehillsf! ‼️🫯 Throw on your best leather jacket, brace your achey knees, 🎶 and throw down with junk rock kings @sloppysecondsin, rock’n’roll bastard children @thememphismurdermen, 😎 and Gay Area supergroup @middleagedqueers for a LOUD night of outrageous jams.💯❤️‍🔥

🎟️ Enter for a chance to win TWO tickets for you and your bestie 🎟️

‼️Enter on BFF.fm‼️

Expires 2026-05-23

June is fast approaching, which means it's your last chance to get heard! If you're a Bay Area-based artist and want to share your music, submit by May 31 for the chance to be featured on your favorite library music platform, Bay Beats. Whether or not you've been previously featured, we want to hear your music. If you're an artist that wants to learn more or simply a listener that wants to explore the underground sounds of the Bay, visit baybeats.sfpl.org.

Performance by @naked_roommate

SF Popfest passes & Friday tickets are sold out! 🚨Low Ticket alert for single day shows Thursday, Saturday and Sunday!!! It will sell out so don’t sleep on it.

Thursday features Tony Molina for his first (& only) bay show since his album “On This Day” 🎸🎸🎸came out last year on @slumberlandrecords @speakeasystudiossf & his new label #oldefade!! Joined on that bill with the amazing @galoresf 🎶 just back from the providence pop fest!! 🎸
You also don’t want to miss Paper Jam all the way from Texas!!! They are superb!Stockton’s finest @monstertreasureupyours 🎸 always brings it.A stellar lineup for Thursday!

Saturday is the return of Dear Nora to the @bottomofthehillsf joined by some OG members to do a VERY special set!! It’s going to be amazing!! Jeanines from Massachusetts who released one of the best albums of 2025 (imo) also on @slumberlandrecords are not to be missed!Joined also on Saturday with Los Angeles finest pop Pillow Fight, who we L💗VE and Bay Area’s own Kitchenettes!! Woo!

Sunday is a daytime show for hanging with local rippers The Umbrellas! 🎸🎶 With heck of amazing Artsick supporting as well as WUT all the way from Vancouver Canada, just back from their UK tour!! Opening Sunday is Remedy & Wren who may have a record out soon we hope (working on it!)

Friday’s show with @theaislersset @lightheadedband wifey and kids on a crime spree is sold out but we can’t wait to dance and sway for that one!
All in all a fine presentation of art and song pressing the limits of pop and we can’t thank @bffdotfm @kalxradioand @bottomofthehillsf more!!! We are going to have some fun pop fest interviews, events, and merch coming your way soon!Keep your 👀 peeled!
#tonymolina@slumberlandrecords @oaklandweekender @bottomofthehillsf @dearnorareality

Tonight on Hot Local Singles, I'm excited to welcome @marika_christine back into the BFF.fm studio to share a few songs from her upcoming album Enjoy the Clouds (May 29 on @anxietyblanketrecords). We'll also chat about audio nerdery, poetry, and our wonderful Bay Area music community.

And if you have fun hanging with us, we can do it all again on June 4, when @bffdotfm presents Marika's album release show at @elriosf as part of @totalaccordagency Fest!

Marika will be joined by @rylitheband and @discnogirl. Come early and catch @s.coolidge and @carolinewolfson on the patio with BBQ by @nvrovrbbq too! Should be a magical evening all around ✨

#sfbaypopfest artist spotlight! 💘 Pillow Fight!
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Pillow Fight is an Indie Pop band based in Los Angeles. Adam writes melodic pop songs in the Indiepop tradition influenced by 60s pop and girl groups with a C86 punk spirit. The project started when Adam posted a bedroom demo single, Open Up that caught the attention of local musician friends Jorge and Bre and then the band was formed. Studio singles Jean Said and Secret Crush were released in 2025 and were hailed as instant twee pop classics by those who heard them. A noise pop holiday single, Christmas Time was released at the end of the year. A full length album is in the works.

Catch Pillow Fight at SF Bay Popfest along with The Kitchenettes, Jeanines, and Dear Nora on Saturday August 22nd 2026 at @bottomofthehillsf!

Total Accord Fest is back June 3rd through 20th at venues throughout San Francisco, with artists like Brijean and The Seshen plus a stacked local lineup. We’re breaking down all 13 shows and why they matter.

On Friday, June 5th, Total Accord links with BFF.FM for a happy hour show on the patio at El Rio for a sharp left turn into something darker and more kinetic, with System Exclusive and Sara Said So, plus food from Pizza On The Fly.

System Exclusive sits right at the intersection of machine and emotion. Cold synth lines, live drums that hit a little harder than you expect, and vocals that cut through with real vulnerability. They’ve been living on the road, literally, chasing that feeling from room to room, and it shows in how locked-in and immediate their set feels.

Sara Said So brings a more rock band vibe, but keeps that intensity. Melodic indie rock with weight behind it, pulling from 90s textures and building into something full and immersive without losing the hook.

It’s one of those pairings that makes sense once you’re in it. Different approaches, same emotional charge, all at a venue that knows how to hold it.

If you want a show that leans a little louder, a little darker, and still hits you right in the chest, this is the perfect show for you.

ARTISTS: @system.exclusive @sarasaidso.sf

VENUE: @elriosf

SPONSORS: @bffdotfm @amoebasf

FESTIVAL: @totalaccordagency

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