Unfortunately The Hidden Cameras have had to cancel due to visa issues. The Botticellis have replaced them on the Sunday night Popfest show.
Indie pop fans better stay in town this Memorial Day weekend, because you won't want to miss the 2009 San Francisco Popfest, taking place from May 21st-24th at a variety of city venues. With over thirty bands at six concerts, the fest features some of SF's best indie pop groups (like Magic Bullets, The Hot Toddies and Still Flyin') alongside a diverse international lineup of acts.
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Magic Bullets - "The Book Is Closed"
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The Hot Toddies - "HTML"
Personal favorites going in to the fest include Toronto's The Hidden Cameras (making a rare solo performance), Austin's Oh No Oh My and Seattle’s Tullycraft (who recently announced an indefinite hiatus from playing shows). The beauty of stacked bills like this, however, is the opportunity to discover new favorites and you can find videos and more info about the performing bands at the Popfest web site.
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Oh No Oh My - "Our Mouths Were Wet"
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Tullycraft - "The Punks Are Writing Love Songs"
Tickets are now on sale at SFPopfest.com, both for individual shows and for discount weekend passes.
Below is the full schedule for Popfest 2009:
Thursday, May 21
Suburban Kids with Biblical Names
Still Flyin'
Oh No Oh My
Pelle Carlberg
The Rickshaw Stop
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: $13 advance/$15 door (All Ages)
Friday, May 22
The Hot Toddies
The Tartans
ballboy
The Orange Peels
Bunnygrunt
Springfactory
+ indiepop dancing until 2am
Annie's Social Club
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: $13 advance/$15 door (21+)
Saturday, May 23
Gregory Webster
Champagne Riot
Brilliant Colors
Sourpatch
+ guest DJs from Big Pink Cake (Bristol, UK) and Hungry Beat (LA)
House of Shields
Doors: 3:00pm
Cost: $5 door (no pre-sale tickets) (21+)
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Tullycraft
Northern Portrait
My Teenage Stride
Magic Bullets
The Smittens 

The Rickshaw Stop
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: $13 advance/$15 door (All Ages)
Sunday, May 24
Let's Whisper (Colin Clary + Dana Kaplan both of The Smittens)
Pocketbooks (Dan and Emma of)
Gregory Webster
Antarctica Takes It!
Land of Ill Earthquakes
Apple Orchard
Acoustic Picnic Show at Dolores Park
1pm, Free, All Ages
Sunday, May 24
The Hidden Cameras (special solo performance)
The Botticellis (Just Added!)
Eux Autres
Dear Nora
Birds of California
Cheap Red
Café du Nord
Doors: 6:30pm
Tickets: $13 advance/$15 door (21+)
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