Soft acoustic guitar and electric melodies verging on rock ‘n’ roll could be heard from the roads near Griffith Park as denim and flannel-clad folk enthusiasts buzzed in anticipation of a night filled with lively tunes.

The Head And The Heart brought a little piece of Seattle folk to Los Angeles Sunday night, as part of their tour, Aperture. Fans flocked to the Greek Theatre for a taste of the band’s newest album of the same name, and a sampling of the band’s classics.

Indie-pop artist Tyler Ballgame, alongside his band, opened the show with seven songs akin to Orville Peck circa 2019 in their more vintage, baritone sound. A few scattered audience members swayed along to two singles on Ballgame’s soon-to-be-released debut album, charmed by his crooning voice. John Vincent III then took to the stage, heavy on the pedal steel guitar. His band brought the tempo up with a soulful indie set.

The crowd’s energy was slow to rise, but exploded in standing applause as The Head And The Heart appeared in front of them. Only a few phones were in sight throughout their performance, a testament to both the band’s captivating presence and the crowd’s older age compared to other indie concerts in the area.

The performers kept the audience engaged by splicing many of their oldies with their new releases, which were more unfamiliar to concertgoers. Cast in bright red lights, they began with “Living Mirage,” the title track off their 2019 album.

Josiah Johnson and Jonathan Russell serenaded the audience with an ode to L.A. in “City of Angels” and brought them to their feet with “All We Ever Knew,” one of the band’s most popular tracks from the same 2016 album, “Signs of Light.”

“Another Story” had the crowd hooked. Charity Rose Thielen cut through the rest of the song with her enchanting violin, layered with Johnson and Russell’s vocals that transported listeners to an evening drive through the mountainside. Ballgame, Vincent and two other musicians from the opening acts joined the band for “Lost in My Mind” with maracas, singing along with the entire audience.

In between songs, Russell and pianist Kenny Hensley reminisced about their high school years spent “drinking 40s in Taco Bell parking lots,” and how the tracks “Cop Car” and “West Coast” harkened back to those times for both musicians.

The crowd’s cellphones came out for “Let’s Be Still” as concertgoers waved their flashlights in the air. “If things don’t slow down soon, we might not last / So just for the moment, let’s be still,” the band sang, urging the crowd to be present and appreciate these collective moments.

Fans were delighted to hear songs that had not been performed by the band in a while, including “When I Fall Asleep,” which lay dormant for over a decade. Emphatic cheers sounded as this foot-tapping addition to the set began. Johnson said it heartened him to see fans singing along to beloved tunes and hear their new album live for the first time.

For Hensley, an L.A. native, this performance was incredibly special. He recalled going to shows at local musical institutions like the Troubadour and the Wiltern, as well as hiking through the hills around the Greek Theatre, hoping to catch a concert for free.

“If there’s anybody out there, hope [the music] sounds good, hope you’re having a good time,” Hensley said.

The concert slowed under moody orange stage lights, as the band performed “Down in the Valley,” a ballad from their beloved 2011 self-titled album. Fans took a seat, singing along intently. “Aperture” closed the main set before the band returned for their three-song encore.

VIP-ticket holders stood behind the band on stage for their penultimate song, “Arrow,” accompanying the new track with shakers and a palpable excitement.

The moment most fans were waiting for came in the last five minutes of the set: The band’s most well-known song, “Rivers and Roads,” created an intimate moment for the audience, some of whom have followed the band for its impressive 16-year run.

“We’re a band that started as a collective, as a democratic band where we split everything; we share everything,” Thielen said. “We are so grateful for the gift of being able to continue making art.”