For sixteen years now, Noise Pop has taken over San Francisco for a handful of days to play host to some of the best underground and not-quite-underground music, art and film out there. Past performers are a who's-who of indie rock gods and goddesses, and this year's event—which kicks off next Tuesday—is no exception. The Magnetic Fields, The Mountain Goats, Quasi, hell, even screenings of Wesley Willis's Joy Rides.
Unlike most festivals, you've got a number of attendance options—either on a show-by-show basis or by purchasing a festival badge. The badge will get you in pretty much anywhere (except for the two sold-out Magnetic Fields shows—sorry kiddies). Below, you can check out the ENTIRE freaking schedule, just because we love you that much.
For More info, visit www.noisepop.com/2008
TUESDAY – 2/26
Opening Night Party
with Mika Miko, DJ Amp Live (Zion I), Tempo No Tempo
RICKSHAW STOP
8pm-9pm Free sushi from blowfish & open bar
BADGE HOLDER & VIP Only
WEDNESDAY – 2/27
Three Ring Records presents
Happy Hour at Noise Pop Headquarters
with: Music For Animals, Solar Powered People, Jub
THEE PARKSIDE
5:00PM – 8:00PM FREE
Happy Hour at The Diesel Store
with: DJ Sets
The Diesel Store (101 Post St.)
6:00PM – 9:00PM FREE
Sights of Sounds Works of art from the music community
PARK LIFE STORE
7-10pm FREE all ages
Noise Pop Film Festival
Presented by SF Sketchfest
HECKLER
Roxie Theatre
7pm $10
Q&A Following screening with Jamie Kennedy and director Michael Addis
Noise Pop Film Festival
Presented by SF IndieFest
WHAT WE DO IS SECRET
Roxie Theatre
9:15pm $10 –
Q&A following screening with Shane West and writer-director Rodger Grossman
Party HARHAR Hardy presents:
an evening of Comedy with:
Dragon Boy Suede, Beth Lisick and Tara Jepson, Bucky Sinister, Kevin Munroe, Ali Wong, Anthony Bedard (host) + musical guests Dr. Abacus!
12 Galaxies
8pm/pm $10 all ages
Minipop
with: West Indian Girl, Two Sheds, Trophy Fire
Bottom of the Hill
7:30pm/8:30pm $12 all ages
THE ENTRANCE BAND
with: The Mumlers, honey.moon.tree., Golden Animals
Cafe Du Nord
8pm/9pm $14 21+
The Walkmen
with: The Broken West, Nyles Lannon, A Modern Machine
The Independent
7:30pm/8:00pm $18 21+
QUASI
with: Little Ones, peoplepeople, The Minor Canon
RICKSHAW STOP
8:30pm/9pm $12 all ages
Fu Manchu
with: Saviours, ASG, Orchid
Slim's
7:30pm/8:30pm $17 ALL AGES
Italians Do It Better In San Francisco Party
Noise Pop After Party
with: DJ Mike Simonetti
Harlot (46 Minna Street)
10:00PM – 2:00AM $5 FREE FOR BADGE HOLDERS
THURSDAY – 2/28
Presented by ASCAP
Happy Hour at Noise Pop Headquarters
THEE PARKSIDE
5:00PM – 8:00PM FREE
Happy Hour at The Diesel Store
with: DJ Sets
The Diesel Store (101 Post St.)
6:00PM – 9:00PM FREE
Rebel Reading Series and Wholphin Present
Noise From Other Rooms A Revealing Evening of Words and Cultural Ephemera
12 Galaxies
7pm $5 all ages
Pictures of Me: Rare photographs of Elliott Smith by Autumn de Wilde
Queen's Nails Annex
7-11pm FREE all ages
FADER presents
Blitzen Trapper
with: Fleet Foxes, Here, Here, Sholi
Bottom of the Hill
7:30pm/8:30pm $12 all ages
The Dodos
with: Or, the Whale, Bodies of Water, Willlow Willlow
Cafe Du Nord
8:00pm/9:00pm $10/$12 21+
Stellastarr*
with: Birdmonster, Throw Me The Statue, The Hundred Days
GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL
7:00pm/7:00pm $18 ALL AGES
The Magnetic Fields
with: Interstellar Radio Company
Herbst Theatre
8PM (BADGES NOT HONORED AT THIS SHOW – MUST HAVE TICKET)
Kelley Stoltz
with: Grand Archives, The Morning Benders, The Weather Underground
The Independent
7:30pm/8:00pm $14 21+
Presented by SF Sketchfest
Human Giant
with: Magic Bullets (closing), Voxhaul Broadcast
Mezzanine
8:00pm $20 (seated) – $15 (General) 21+
FRIDAY – 2/29
Presented by Sonicbids
Happy Hour at Noise Pop Headquarters
with: The Don'ts, The High Violets, The Union Trade
THEE PARKSIDE
5:00PM – 8:00PM FREE
Happy Hour at The Diesel Store
with: DJ Sets
The Diesel Store (101 Post St.)
6:00PM – 9:00PM FREE
Noise Pop Film Festival
Presented by SF IndieFest
WESLEY WILLIS'S JOY RIDES
ATA
Two screenings 7pm & 9:15 $8
Q&A following both screenings with Jello Biafra and director Chris Bagley
The Mountain Goats
with: Jeffrey Lewis and the Jitters, OKAY, Aim Low Kid
Bimbos
7pm/8pm $18 18+
Holy Fuck
with: A Place to Bury Strangers, White Demin, Veil Veil Vanish
Bottom of the Hill
8:30pm/9pm $10 all ages
The Magnetic Fields
with: Interstellar Radio Company
Herbst Theatre
8pm (BADGES NOT HONORED AT THIS SHOW – MUST HAVE TICKET)
Helio Sequence
with: Film School, The Builders And The Butchers, Built for the Sea
The Independent
8:30pm/9pm $14 21+
The Rosebuds
with: Working for a Nuclear Free City, Foxtail Somersault
Art Show by CreativeMindsSF (a collective fine art exhibition featuring emerging Bay Area artists)
MEZZANINE
7pm/9pm $15 21+
Cursive
with: Darker My Love, Judgement Day, The Blacks
Great American Music Hall
7:30pm/8Pm $18 all ages
Fader presents Electropop with:
Wale
with: Trackademicks, Nick Catchdubs
Mighty (Curated by Blasthaus)
9Pm – after hours $15/$20 21+
SATURDAY – 3/1
Noise Pop Expo – Education Session
12 Galaxies
FREE all ages
Presented by Indie Pop Rocks! on SomaFM
Happy Hour at Noise Pop Headquarters
with: Audio Out Send, Excuses For Skipping, Buddy
THEE PARKSIDE
5:00PM – 8:00PM FREE +free sushi provided by blowfish!
Noise Pop Film Festival
Such Hawks, Such Hounds
ATA
2pm $8
Q&A following screening with director John Srebalus
Noise Pop Film Festival
YOU WEREN'T THERE: A HISTORY OF CHICAGO PUNK 1977-1984
ATA
4pm $8
Q&A following screening with directors Joe Losurdo and Christina Tillman
Gutter Twins
with: Great Northern, Monotonix, Apache
Bimbos
7pm/8pm $18 18+
British Sea Power
with: 20 Minute Loop, Colour Music, Off Campus
Bottom of the Hill
8pm/9pm $14 21+
The Mountain Goats
with: David Dondero, Tulsa, Conspiracy of Venus
The Independent
8:30pm/9pm $18 21+
Port O'Brien & Delta Spirit (co-headline)
with: What Made Milwaukee Famous, The Mayfire
CafÈ Du Nord
8pm/9pm $10/$12 All Ages
Puma and Fader present Electropop with:
MSTRKRFT
with: LA Riots, Lazaro Casanova, Sleazemore
Mighty (Curated by Blasthaus)
9Pm – after hours $15/$20 21+
The Virgins
with: Airborne Toxic Event , The Blakes, Man/Miracle
MEZZANINE
8pm/9pm $12/$15 21+
Presented by KALX
Panther
with: Immigrant, Wallpaper, Distraction Fit
Rickshaw Stop
8:30pm/9pm $10/$12 all ages
SUNDAY – 3/2
Noise Pop Expo – Pop & Shop
12 Galaxies
12pm-5pm FREE all ages
with DJ Omar (Popscene) and DJ Ryan Poulsen (Booty Basement)
Noise Pop Film Festival – Homegrown Obsessions
NICK'S WORLD OF SYNTHESIZERS + Toy Punks Vol i
ATA
2pm $6
The Mountain Goats
with: So Many Dynamos, Caves, D.W. Holiday
Bottom of the Hill
12pm/1pm $18 all ages
Tilly and the Wall
with: Capgun Coup , Tally Hall, Little Teeth
Rickshaw Stop
5:30pm/6pm $15 all ages
She & Him (featuring Zooey Deschanel and M Ward)
with: Whispertown2000, Adam Stephens (of Two Gallants),
Emily Jane White
Great American Music Hall
7pm/8pm $18/$20 all ages
