Best of the Bay Area Pop Punk Night at 924 Gilman (Berkeley)

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| The Best of The Bay Area Pop Punk Scene |

FRIEND, New Here, Hangnail, and H is 4 Hector, LIVE at 924 Gilman in Berkeley, CA on Thursday 9/25/25 7pm $15.00 | ALL AGES

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https://www.924gilman.org/

FRIEND

FRIEND is an Philadelphia based American rock band known for its high energy and garage noise goblin punk indie punk releases. Fronted by Josh Turner (Guitar/Lead Vocals), with Autumn Evans on Bass and Aubrey Blount on Drums, FRIEND has been making music since 2021. New Noise Magazine Top 10 albums of 2024 featured FREIND’s release of DOG EAT DOG quoting “DOG EAT DOG is what happens when ’00s garage punk meets, uh, actual production and a dog’s ear for melodies. It’s sublime and even more fun than a label of “Goblin Punk” would lead you to believe”

9/25/25 at 924 Gilman is their Bay Area stop on their 2025 National Tour.

NEW HERE

New Here is an American Rock band from Portland, Oregon known for their queer and sincere pop punk. They have toured nationally since 2022. Fronted by Mackenzie Price, the band has been defining their sound in the PDX scene since 2019 sharing it with 924 Gilman 9/25/25 on their bay area stop of the 2025 National tour. “I just ate pussy (now I’m punk)” released in 2022 defines the electric energy of New Here.

HANGNAIL

Hangnail consists of Mike Middleton (lead vocals and bass guitar), Nick Radovanovic (lead guitar and backing vocals), Matt Wendt (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), and Jacob Dosemagen (drums). The band has a diverse mix of musical influences which has helped to form their unique sound characterized by harmony laden pop melodies and prolific guitar work with an energetic feel. Their songs focus on life from a Christian perspective, which is the band’s foundation.

Hangnail independently recorded their self-titled album and BEC purchased and released that album in the fall of 1999. Beginning in 2000, the band began 3 years of an intense tour schedule. During that time the band wrote and recorded two other full-length albums: “Facing Changes” (2001) and “Transparent” (2003) which were released on Tooth and Nail Records. They also recorded an acoustic EP that was released in 2001 and a live album which was recorded in 2002, but was not released until 2016 when the band received permission to make it available independently.

H IS 4 HECTOR

H is 4 Hector is an American rock band, formed in 2010 in San Francisco, California. The group consists of music created by songwriter Hector Zaragoza (vocals, guitar, and keyboards) and performed by Anastacio Rodriguez (Lead Guitar), Zach (Drums) and Aiden Smith (Bass). After releasing several singles and three albums within the San Francisco music scene as High Like Five, Hector Zaragoza pushed H is 4 Hector as part of the pop electric rock revival scene.

The music features a melding of pop

rock, 90s-2000s punk and electronic influences showcasing pop rock composition, arrangement, and epic performance. (…and metal guitar solos)

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