It was something of a homecoming show for San Francisco-based pop rockers Imperial Teen, who played to a small but devoted crowd Thursday night (Dec. 13) at the Independent. After explaining that this venue was where they'd played their very first show, Imperial Teen wasted no time in unleashing their signature boy/girl harmonies and irreverent

With rousing percussion, sincere vocals, and a keyboard-driven new wave vibe the Shout Out Louds persuaded a small trendy crowd to bob along as they opened the first show of their North American tour Tuesday night (Oct. 9) at the

If you thought it wasn't possible to blend jazz classics, political humor, whistling, and just a little ukulele, last night's (Oct. 4) Nellie McKay show at the Independent would have set you straight. Introduced over the loudspeaker as "the next President of the United States," and surrounded by a closely seated crowd illuminated