This just in from the fine folks at NoisePop: noted alternative rock mainstays The Flaming Lips will join the 20th anniversary edition of San Francisco's citywide music festival for a special performance of 1999's critically-acclaimed The Soft Bulletin at Bimbo's 365 on Tuesday, February 21st. Joining Wayne Coyne & Co. for the performance which is sure to pack the small room at Bimbo's to the velvet curtains, will be Release the Sunbird, a fairly recent project from local indie rock Zach Rogue of Rogue Wave. more ›

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 ›

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 ›

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