The Bay Area music festival Noise Pop kicks off tomorrow night (Feb. 18) with a pre-party at the California Academy of Sciences (55 Music Concourse Dr., San Francisco). (Remember Thee Parkside days?) Sweat it up with the butterflies to the tunes of Brookhaven, The Frail, plus DJ Sleazemore and Popscene’s Disco Shawn. 6-10 p.m., $12. Buy tickets here.
