Noise Pop
Web Site: noisepop.com/
2012 marks the 20th anniversary of the Noise Pop Music Festival! That’s 20 years of championing independent music, film, art, food and literature. Join us February 21- February 26, 2012 for a toast to two decades of independent culture in the Bay Area. This year’s lineup includes: Built to Spill, Archers of Loaf, Cursive, Die Antwoord, Grimes, Budos Band and much more.
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. The 2012 Festival will mark Noise Pop’s 20th year in the Bay Area. 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, Yo La Tengo, Polyphonic Spree, Rilo Kiley, Feist, Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), and Spoon.
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- Shredder - JEFF The Brotherhood
- Come On - Melted Toys
- Summer - Creepers
- If You Want To - Young Prisms
- Coming Down - Dum Dum Girls
- Shaking Down The Old Bones - The Darcys
- Immigrant - Sporting Life
- The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth - Clap Yo...
- Waves - Sunbeam Rd.
- Mornin' - Star Slinger
- Pumped Up Kicks (The Hood Internet Remix) - T...
- I Am A Star! - Chrissy Murderbot
- Just Thoughts - Mister Loveless
- Tar - Lazer Sword
- RA.190 DJ Stingray - 2010.01.18 - DJ Stingray
- Hanging On - Active Child
- The Stranger - Lord Huron
- Dictaphone's Lament - Tycho
- Tell U A Secret - Father Murphy
- Jennifer Lopez - Xiu Xiu
- Sun Medallion - King Tuff
- Rock And Roll Show - The Bobbyteens
- Lovers Lane - Hunx & His Punx
- San Pedro - Mogwai
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ArtPad SF
Thu. 05/17 | 3:30PM - Sun. 05/20 @ Phoenix Hotel (map)
From May 17 to May 20, over 10,000 art enthusiasts and collectors will return to the iconic Phoenix Hotel for the second edition of ArtPadSF, San Francisco’s onlyhotel-based art fair. Referred…more»
Contest is now CLOSED. Thank you!-
Featured Review from flavorpill
May 13, 2012“You don’t need to be an art collector to revel in ArtPadSF — just an art appreciator. Started last year by Chip Conley (who is the founder of California’s largest…more at flavorpill.com
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Best Coast
Sat. 05/19 | 8:00PM @ Fox Theater (map)
Combine the sophisticated chill of a New York City winter with the girlish, laid back romance of California in the summertime and what to you get? The answer is Best Coast, the latest musical …more»
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Featured Review from SF Weekly
May 13, 2012Back in 2010, Bethany Cosentino demonstrated that even as a member of the aw-shucks indie rock club, it was possible to become a near-cultural icon with just… more at voiceplaces.com
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MELTED TOYS, MEMORIES (Portland), PERMANENT COLLECTION, CREEPERS
Sat. 05/19 | 9:00PM @ Thee Parkside (map)
Decades (www.decadesmagazine.tumblr.com) and Positive Destruction (www.positivedestruction.com) Presents: Melted Toys - Brian Wakefield, Daniel Rosado and Steven Harkins make up the San Fran…more»
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Shame Spiral [loft]
Sat. 05/19 | 10:00PM @ Public Works (map)
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Dum Dum Girls with Tamaryn, Young Prisms
Tue. 05/22 | 7:00PM @ Slim's (map)
"Only in Dreams" retains Dum Dum Girls’ signature blend of the girl-gang eyeliner punk of the Shangri-Las, the trashy propulsion of the Cramps, and the moody atmospherics of Mazzy Star, but fo…more»
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Darcys, Sporting Life
Tue. 05/22 | 7:30PM @ The Independent (map)
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Clap Your Hands Say Yeah was conceived in the belly of the Great Whale. Upon departure, its members floated to shore. Five arrived alive: Alec Ounsworth, Sean Greenhal…more»
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BLASTED CANYONS, Sunbeam Rd, Fine Steps
Wed. 05/23 | 8:00PM @ Rickshaw Stop (map)
BLASTED CANYONS Drag race music for mutants featuring MATT JONES aka MUSTACHE, HEATHER FEDEWA aka HETHER FORTUNE (Wax Idols), and ADAM FINKEN aka FINKMEISTER. "Blasted Canyons seem to have th…more»
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Star Slinger with The Hood Internet, Chrissy Murderbot, DJ DIALS
Thu. 05/24 | 8:00PM @ Slim's (map)
Star Slinger is an Electronic project created by Nottinghamshire born Darren Williams. It all started in April 2010 when he re-ignited his love for record-shopping in Manchester’s Northern Qua…more»
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Future|Perfect: Blok, BC Kingdom & Immabillu w/ superdun & loric
Thu. 05/24 | 10:00PM @ Public Works (map)
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Mister Loveless, The She's, Der Spazm
Fri. 05/25 | 10:00PM @ Bottom Of The Hill (map)
Friday May 25 2012 10:00 PM (doors at 8:30pm) ALL AGES $10Mister Loveless Alternative / Indie / RockTBA ...Der Spazm Indie Rock
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Samiyam, MONO/POLY, Ryat, Mast, + MORE!
Sat. 05/26 | 10:00PM @ Yoshi's San Francisco (map)
Doors at 10pm, Show at 10:30pm Samiyam Samiyam is an instrumental hip-hope producer best known for his work with experimental producer, Flying Lotus, and his 8-bit Video Game inspired hip-ho…more»
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Icee Hot w/ Lazer Sword (Album Release Party), DJ Stingray
Sun. 05/27 | 10:00PM @ Public Works (map)
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Active Child, Lord Huron
Tue. 05/29 | 7:30PM @ The Independent (map)
Active Child For Pat Grossi of Active Child, the last two years have been nothing short of enriching. Musically, Pat has worked within and appropriated a number of styles into his sound, from …more»
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Tycho
Wed. 05/30 | 8:30PM @ The Independent (map)
Tycho While his formative years were spent listening to everything from Yes to Photek, Scott Hansen didn’t get his hands on an actual guitar or drum machine until he left his native Sacramento…more»
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Featured Review from thebaybridged
April 26, 2012First, it was current indie darlings Keep Shelly in Athens who remixed the title track off Tycho‘s new, highly-praised album Dive. Now Memoryhouse gets in on the action, offering up… more at thebaybridged.com
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Stay Gold May
Wed. 05/30 | 10:00PM @ Public Works (map)
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Xiu Xiu, Yamantaka, Father Murphy
Thu. 05/31 | 9:00PM @ Bottom Of The Hill (map)
Thursday May 31 2012 9:00 PM (doors at 8:30pm) ALL AGES $12 in advance / $14 at the doorXiu Xiu avant-garde - Experimental / Other / PopYamantaka / / Sonic Titan Psychedel…more»
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Hunx & His Punx, Shannon and the Clams, King Tuff, The Bobbyteens, King Lollipop
Fri. 06/01 | 8:00PM @ The New Parish (map)
Hunx & His Punx Too Young To Be In Love is the first fully-realized Hunx and His Punx album, and the group's first for Hardly Art. It was recorded in New York City by Ivan Julian—one of the f…more»
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Mogwai with Chad VanGaalen
Fri. 06/01 | 9:00PM @ The Regency Ballroom (map)
These days - when membership of the rock army can be symbolised by the simple purchase of a Ramones T-shirt - dedication has become a debased currency, subject to the hyper-inflationary dict…more»
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Simian Mobile Disco (Dj Set), Omar, Shane King
Sat. 06/02 | 9:00PM @ Mezzanine (map)
21+ SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO Its not hyperbolic bio speak to say that Simian Mobile Disco are one of the most successful electronic music acts around today. Its verifiable fact. Funny thing is…more»
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Starship Connection w/ Goldenchyld & Benito
Sat. 06/02 | 10:00PM @ Public Works (map)
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Neon Vinyl Loft Party @ Public Works
Sat. 06/02 | 10:00PM @ Public Works (map)
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ArtPad SF
Thu. 05/17 | 3:30PM - Sun. 05/20 @ Phoenix Hotel (map)
From May 17 to May 20, over 10,000 art enthusiasts and collectors will return to the iconic Phoenix Hotel for the second edition of ArtPadSF, San Francisco’s onlyhotel-based art fair. Referred…more»
Contest is now CLOSED. Thank you!-
Featured Review from flavorpill
May 13, 2012“You don’t need to be an art collector to revel in ArtPadSF — just an art appreciator. Started last year by Chip Conley (who is the founder of California’s largest…more at flavorpill.com
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Best Coast
Sat. 05/19 | 8:00PM @ Fox Theater (map)
Combine the sophisticated chill of a New York City winter with the girlish, laid back romance of California in the summertime and what to you get? The answer is Best Coast, the latest musical …more»
Buy TicketsContest is now CLOSED. Thank you!-
Featured Review from SF Weekly
May 13, 2012Back in 2010, Bethany Cosentino demonstrated that even as a member of the aw-shucks indie rock club, it was possible to become a near-cultural icon with just… more at voiceplaces.com
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MELTED TOYS, MEMORIES (Portland), PERMANENT COLLECTION, CREEPERS
Sat. 05/19 | 9:00PM @ Thee Parkside (map)
Decades (www.decadesmagazine.tumblr.com) and Positive Destruction (www.positivedestruction.com) Presents: Melted Toys - Brian Wakefield, Daniel Rosado and Steven Harkins make up the San Fran…more»
Buy Tickets -
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Shame Spiral [loft]
Sat. 05/19 | 10:00PM @ Public Works (map)
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Dum Dum Girls with Tamaryn, Young Prisms
Tue. 05/22 | 7:00PM @ Slim's (map)
"Only in Dreams" retains Dum Dum Girls’ signature blend of the girl-gang eyeliner punk of the Shangri-Las, the trashy propulsion of the Cramps, and the moody atmospherics of Mazzy Star, but fo…more»
Buy Tickets -
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Darcys, Sporting Life
Tue. 05/22 | 7:30PM @ The Independent (map)
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Clap Your Hands Say Yeah was conceived in the belly of the Great Whale. Upon departure, its members floated to shore. Five arrived alive: Alec Ounsworth, Sean Greenhal…more»
Buy Tickets -
BLASTED CANYONS, Sunbeam Rd, Fine Steps
Wed. 05/23 | 8:00PM @ Rickshaw Stop (map)
BLASTED CANYONS Drag race music for mutants featuring MATT JONES aka MUSTACHE, HEATHER FEDEWA aka HETHER FORTUNE (Wax Idols), and ADAM FINKEN aka FINKMEISTER. "Blasted Canyons seem to have th…more»
Buy Tickets -
Star Slinger with The Hood Internet, Chrissy Murderbot, DJ DIALS
Thu. 05/24 | 8:00PM @ Slim's (map)
Star Slinger is an Electronic project created by Nottinghamshire born Darren Williams. It all started in April 2010 when he re-ignited his love for record-shopping in Manchester’s Northern Qua…more»
Buy TicketsClick "I Like It" for a chance to win a pair of tickets! -
Future|Perfect: Blok, BC Kingdom & Immabillu w/ superdun & loric
Thu. 05/24 | 10:00PM @ Public Works (map)
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Mister Loveless, The She's, Der Spazm
Fri. 05/25 | 10:00PM @ Bottom Of The Hill (map)
Friday May 25 2012 10:00 PM (doors at 8:30pm) ALL AGES $10Mister Loveless Alternative / Indie / RockTBA ...Der Spazm Indie Rock
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Samiyam, MONO/POLY, Ryat, Mast, + MORE!
Sat. 05/26 | 10:00PM @ Yoshi's San Francisco (map)
Doors at 10pm, Show at 10:30pm Samiyam Samiyam is an instrumental hip-hope producer best known for his work with experimental producer, Flying Lotus, and his 8-bit Video Game inspired hip-ho…more»
Buy Tickets -
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Icee Hot w/ Lazer Sword (Album Release Party), DJ Stingray
Sun. 05/27 | 10:00PM @ Public Works (map)
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Active Child, Lord Huron
Tue. 05/29 | 7:30PM @ The Independent (map)
Active Child For Pat Grossi of Active Child, the last two years have been nothing short of enriching. Musically, Pat has worked within and appropriated a number of styles into his sound, from …more»
Buy Tickets -
Tycho
Wed. 05/30 | 8:30PM @ The Independent (map)
Tycho While his formative years were spent listening to everything from Yes to Photek, Scott Hansen didn’t get his hands on an actual guitar or drum machine until he left his native Sacramento…more»
Buy Tickets-
Featured Review from thebaybridged
April 26, 2012First, it was current indie darlings Keep Shelly in Athens who remixed the title track off Tycho‘s new, highly-praised album Dive. Now Memoryhouse gets in on the action, offering up… more at thebaybridged.com
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Stay Gold May
Wed. 05/30 | 10:00PM @ Public Works (map)
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Xiu Xiu, Yamantaka, Father Murphy
Thu. 05/31 | 9:00PM @ Bottom Of The Hill (map)
Thursday May 31 2012 9:00 PM (doors at 8:30pm) ALL AGES $12 in advance / $14 at the doorXiu Xiu avant-garde - Experimental / Other / PopYamantaka / / Sonic Titan Psychedel…more»
Buy Tickets -
Hunx & His Punx, Shannon and the Clams, King Tuff, The Bobbyteens, King Lollipop
Fri. 06/01 | 8:00PM @ The New Parish (map)
Hunx & His Punx Too Young To Be In Love is the first fully-realized Hunx and His Punx album, and the group's first for Hardly Art. It was recorded in New York City by Ivan Julian—one of the f…more»
Buy Tickets -
Mogwai with Chad VanGaalen
Fri. 06/01 | 9:00PM @ The Regency Ballroom (map)
These days - when membership of the rock army can be symbolised by the simple purchase of a Ramones T-shirt - dedication has become a debased currency, subject to the hyper-inflationary dict…more»
Buy Tickets -
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Simian Mobile Disco (Dj Set), Omar, Shane King
Sat. 06/02 | 9:00PM @ Mezzanine (map)
21+ SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO Its not hyperbolic bio speak to say that Simian Mobile Disco are one of the most successful electronic music acts around today. Its verifiable fact. Funny thing is…more»
Buy Tickets -
Starship Connection w/ Goldenchyld & Benito
Sat. 06/02 | 10:00PM @ Public Works (map)
-
Neon Vinyl Loft Party @ Public Works
Sat. 06/02 | 10:00PM @ Public Works (map)
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