Noise Pop 2012: Saturday/Sunday Preview
Date: Saturday, February 25th and Sunday, February 26th Number of Noise Pop Shows: 10 shows, 38 bands Already Sold-Out: Hopefully you already got tickets if you wanted to see Surfer Blood's hooky fuzz-pop, and, given that the band's next album is on a major, they might never play an Independent-sized venue again. Meanwhile, Atlas Sound's touring behind the excellent Parallax, joining SF's Seventeen Evergreen and others at Bimbo's. Atlas Sound – “Te Amo” Check These Shows Out: The Dodos always deliver great live shows, and Sunday night, they'll be closing Noise Pop atop a very strong bill. They're well-paired with [...]
Mixtape: Twenty Years of Noise Pop (Podcast #269)
Mixtape: Twenty Years of Noise Pop (Podcast #269) In February, the Noise Pop Music Festival turns twenty by gathering over one hundred local and touring bands from across the indie spectrum for a week of exciting concerts all over the City. Two decades of championing independent music is an accomplishment worth celebrating, and this mixtape collects twenty bands that have performed at Noise Pop events in years past. As you'll hear, a whole bunch of big names graced Noise Pop bills before achieving fame, as past festivals hosted early performances by bands like Spoon, Death Cab for Cutie and Mates [...]