At the very least, the SF Winter Music Festival (January 29th through February 4th) is a primer to the impending festivities of Noise Pop 2010. From a broader perspective, however, the Winter Music Fest is a well-rounded and admirable tribute to our local music scene, in its own right. The festival, presented by SF Indie Fest and Talking House Records, gathers a myriad of excellent Bay Area bands and showcases them over the course of seven days and eleven shows. The Winter Music Festival is a new development, set up as the preemptive musical half of the 12th annual SF [...]