While the festival officially began last night with the previously discussed Deerhoof and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band performance at The Fox Theater, today marks the start of the conflict-ridden portion of Noise Pop, where you have seemingly infinite number of solid shows to choose from each night. But for better or for worse, the promoters made things a bit easier for those of us who slept on the initial on-sales, and didn't shell out the $150 for a all-inclusive badge this year -- a good chunk of the festival's premier events have long been sold out! But no need to worry, as there are still plenty of great options out there for you procrastinators.

Tonight (2/24)

The bad news is that both the buzz-band packed Gorilla Vs. Bear party at Cafe Du Nord and the Bottom of the Hill show with Rogue Wave and fantastic local upstarts Man/Miracle are very sold out. There are still tickets to be had, however, to what should be a great Foreign Born/The Fresh & Onlys co-headlining show at Rickshaw Stop. If you have yet to catch The Fresh & Onlys, tonight is definitely the night to do so -- the oh-so-San Francisco psychedelic-tinged garage-rock act (we have a lot of these right now) are set to embark on a two month stint with King Khan & The Shrines in March, and are likely to make a serious name for themselves in the national scene in the process. This might just be your last chance to catch them when they are still a decidedly local act.