The Noise Pop Festival returns Tuesday, February 24th through Sunday, March 1st, 2009. Are you ready for the most ambitious iteration of San Francisco’s favorite indie music, arts and film festival yet? For our 17th anniversary, Noise Pop 2009 will honor what's made it the best-loved celebration of indie music and culture since 1993.
Every year, Noise Pop takes over the best-loved venues in San Francisco for six nights to host unforgettable performances by nationally-known indie rock, electronic, punk and cutting edge musical artists teamed up with the best local bands, transforming the city into an almost week-long celebration of the finest that the underground and not-so-underground has to offer. 2007 marked Noise Pop's 15th year as San Francisco's premier celebration of independent music, art, film and culture and 2008 is the festival's sweet 16 party. Established in San Francisco in 1993, Noise Pop started as a one-night event featuring the best underground rock bands that the Bay Area could dish up. With live music as it's focal point, Noise Pop has developed into full-scale cultural happening, adding gallery art shows, a music-themed film festival, educational panel discussions with musicians and music industry professions, an indie designer trunk sale and a number of planned as well as spontaneous shin-digs.
Some of the finest bands in America - and now some of the biggest - have played Noise Pop including Modest Mouse, the White Stripes, Death Cab for Cutie, Bright Eyes, The Shins, Jimmy Eat World, The Flaming Lips, The Decemberists, The Faint, Guided By Voices, Nada Surf, Hot Hot Heat, Devendra Banhart, Frank Black (The Pixies), Grandaddy, Neko Case, Cibo Matto, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Stephen Malkmus & Jicks, Bob Mould (Hüsker Dü), The New Pornographers, Polyphonic Spree, Rilo Kiley, Feist, Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), and Spoon.
Please visit noisepop.com for more info.
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Indie Rock, Punk, Garage, Hip Hop and all manner of original and interesting art, music, films and books.