"Brooklyn electro-outfit Fcukers was on stage and the sold-out room was downright sweaty. For all the gripes about how SF crowds don't dance anymore (they're not entirely wrong), this was hardly the case this evening. The fog machine was turned up to 11, there was a palpable industry buzz lurking throughout the 400 capacity space and the energy in the room was downright intoxicating; I wanted to live in that concert moment forever."
"And I've felt this way at Popscene so many times before, a club night on the precipice of its 30th anniversary that's made it a habit to host the SF debut of the next big thing. There was Wet Leg in 2021, a night where I lost count of how many music biz types were there (in SF?!) to lurk on what would soon become one of the hottest indie bands on the planet."
"When you're in the room, Popscene maestro DJ Aaron Axelsen makes it a point to project a Coachella-style poster on the wall of all the artists that made their SF debuts at this crucial indie party-at both Rickshaw Stop and the bygone 330 Ritch, Popscene's home until 2010. It's a head-turning list of names to get lost in. Billie Eilish, Arctic Monkeys, Blood Orange, Vampire Weekend, Florence + The Machine..."
Popscene is a nearly 30-year-old San Francisco club night that consistently hosts city debuts for emerging artists. Popscene shows draw sold-out, danceable crowds and an industry presence, producing high-energy nights with fog machines and palpable buzz in intimate venues like the 400-capacity Rickshaw Stop. Past Popscene debuts include Wet Leg, Wolf Alice, Sam Smith and many others who later achieved major success. DJ Aaron Axelsen projects a Coachella-style poster of artists who made their San Francisco debuts at Popscene, underscoring the event's role as a launchpad for notable indie acts.
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