NoisePop, the city's all-over-town music festival announced the lineup for their 20th anniversary festival this afternoon and true to form it's ripe with NoisePop alumni, recent noisemakers and younger up-and-comers. Below, the current lineup of music acts in non-discriminant alphabetical order, plus NoisePop friend Shepard Fairey's poster work: more ›

Tomorrow night the tireless local music promoters at NoisePop and musically inclined kitchen staff from graffEats are teaming up again to combine classy foodie-ism with playful music appreciation. The theme this time: next weekend's Treasure Island Music Festival — meaning all the dishes on the menu tomorrow night dinner are a subtle nod to the artists at the festival. Because this is a rock 'n roll-style event, everything can be "shot, sucked or eaten with your fingers." Naturally. Observe the tentative menu/lineup: more ›

San Francisco's venerable indie music festival promoters NoisePop are joining forces with the traveling foodies at graffEats to create another one-night-only dinner of food and music. You might remember we attended their last dining event which featured "covers" of signature dishes from some well-known chefs paired with cover songs to match the mood of each course - and we thoroughly enjoyed it. It was like a culinary mixtape, if you will. more ›

Last night, Noise Pop teamed up with guerilla dining society graffEats to reprise the Covers Dinner experiment they debuted during this year's Noise Pop music festival. The concept is pretty simple: pair each of the seven courses on Chef Blair Warsham's tasting menu with a couple songs that play on the theme, taste or mood of the dish. The twist is that every dish is Warsham's culinary cover version of creations from popular local chefs. Naturally, the musically inclined folks from Noise Pop followed suit and with the playlist that covered everything from Tom Waits deep cuts to Lady Gaga club anthems. more ›

The prolific Brian Eno (also known as Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno), king of art/glam rock and experimental/ambient music, turns 63 on Sunday. Yep, most of the legendary rock stars are eligible for AARP membership now. more ›

by Erick Pressman When you have a fest as vast as Noise Pop, inevitably, even those with trained eyes may miss a killer show when getting their preview for a blog together. Lucky for all of you readers, we got the info at the eleventh hour and are hitting you with a last minute, super-sweet, Happy Hour show recommendation featuring three of the Bay Area’s most intriguing punk-tinged indie rock bands. Judgment Day, Street Eaters, and Bam!Bam! are invading the Fifty24SF Gallery at 218 Fillmore, in Lower Haight. more ›

by Erick Pressman Ah yes, its the end of February. The weather is awful, the Giants are in Arizona, which means its time for the annual Noise Pop Festival! Now in its nineteenth year, Noise Pop has grown from a couple of shows around San Francisco to a week long, Bay Bridge spanning extravaganza not only featuring live music, but photography installations, poster art shows, and music documentary screenings. more ›

Noise Pop week is finally here! Brace yourselves for seven days of indier-than-thou bands, boozy industry mixers and a rockin' film series. And on that note, Noise Pop's film festival kicks off tonight at the Roxie Theater with a sneak preview of Austin, TX: Live Music Capital of the World?... more ›

Artisan musical treats like Magnetic Fields, Mark Kozelek, Rogue Wave, Atlas Sound, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Four Tet, John Vanderslice, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Wallpaper, Zee Avi, The Limousines, and Foreign Born will make up part of next year's Noise Pop festival. More acts will be announced at a later date. Also, Bender's will be the bar of choice this year for their daily happy hours too. No surprise there. Check NoisePop.com for ticket information and more details. more ›

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What did you check out last night? Tell us about it in the comments. Tonight, we're going to see the Mountain Goats. There's several other shows that look killer too-- Stepen Malkmus, French Kicks, Matt Costa and more. Sleep is obviously out of the question. more ›

Tis the season for existential angst to descend on all music loving folk in the area. The Noise pop festival starts tonight, and thehttp://www.noisepop.com/the-2009-festival-schedule about which shows to go to have driven many a hipster to the brink. As always, SFist is here to help. We'll be sharing our daily pix, and thanks to to the kind folks at Noise pop, we've got tickets for you too. more ›

Noise Pop 2009 is just around the corner. A few highlights: Anthony & the Johnsons, Goblin Cock, Monument to Masses, A.C. Newman, No Age, Clues, Ryan Auffenberg, Ex-Boyfriends, and Martha Wainwright (Not-Judy's sister). Films will include Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, which documents "the most important day in the career of an American icon, and Agile Mobile Hostile: A Year with Andre Williams. more ›

Saturday night we had the pleasure to watch one of Noise Pop's most intriguing local acts: Wallpaper. We interviewed Eric Frederic - the man behind it all - earlier in the week and had even listened to his new EP, T REX on his MySpace page but we had no idea it was going to be that much fun. We were on such a high from Wallpaper's set that we didn't want to ruin it so we left early and missed Immigrant and headliner, Panther. more ›

We volunteered to meet and greet sell Noise Pop merchandise to festival attendees who often ended up spending all their money on band merch (as if) and/or beer (or more specifically in Cafe Du Nord's case -- Fernet Branca and Poppy Jaspers). It was quite a fun experience though, and we highly recommend it. Contact them about volunteering at next year's event! more ›

Wallpaper, a sweet/sleazy duo from Oakland will be serenading the head-bopping Noise Pop fans at Rickshaw Stop on Saturday night. They will be opening for the hipster-loving band, Panther. Wallpaper's infectious electronic sound can be heard on their new EP, T REX that will be digitally released in late April. You might file their EP between Prince and MSTRKRFT - quite an adventure. We touched base with the lead singer who answered (quite humorously) our very important questions in sometimes his own language. He ends up being a major slut with a nightmarish vendetta against a "crotchety old republican." If that's you, you better watch your back! He's ready to strike. more ›

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Yes, we are a bit late with the listings but that doesn't stop us from being excited for this week's music offerings. It's Noise Pop - something we've been talking about since December. Since there is so much going on this week, we are going to highlight some shows that we know you can still get tickets to. more ›

February may well be our favorite month in San Francisco. Between the Chinese New Year parade, the glorious weather, and Noise Pop, there’s really no better place to be this time of year. Noise Pop officially kicks off tonight. To celebrate we’re reposting an interview with the man behind it all, Kevin Arnold, that we originally ran last year. more ›

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Each Tuesday we will feature new music that should (or whatever) be on your radar. more ›

The Coachella 2008 line-up was announced last night. The reason you didn't hear anything about it was because they announced it in Mexico City, something to do with creating international ties. “This is really a way for us to get closer to our fans throughout Latin America who have been supportive of Coachella for the past 10 years,” says Goldenvoice’s Paul Tollett. Super; we just care about the line-up. more ›

Each Tuesday we will feature new music that should (or whatever) be on your radar. more ›

It looks like several of you took our advice and joined us at the Kate Nash concert Saturday night. With lines almost around the corner, we thought, "Great, we'll be lucky to get a spot close enough to even see the stage." Looks were deceiving though - we entered and secured a spot on the second row (or so we thought). more ›

They're here - the shiny, rectangular all-access passes to your favorite indie-rock festival, Noise Pop. According to their press release, these badges will "...grant access to all general admission Noise Pop shows, film screenings, happy hours and other happenings during the festival." Yes. We want one. more ›

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