NOISEPOP 2004!!!
Indie geeks & Music freaks are all abuzz this week, because here in San Francisco we have the extreme pleasure of hosting Noisepop!! And although it’s hard to surpass any previous year’s bills, this years lineup is OUTSTANDING!
I keep wishing I could break out a magic duplicating machine because literally several nights in a row I wish I could be at 2, sometimes 4 places at once!!
Tonite is our first show: The Unicorns! I’m really excited to see this band live. They toured w/ Hot, Hot Heat and are apparently just kick ass live. WOOOHOO!!!
My duplicate would hit the 50 Ft Wave/Loquat show – because I’m way into Throwing Muses and would love to see what Kirsten Hersh is doing now!
Note: links to all these artists are in my events listing on the homepage
Then tomorrow night we’ve got The Detroit Cobras to hit. Rick turned me onto this band and the lead singer’s got this awesome musky voice, sorta a cross between the Distiller’s Brody Armstrong and Neko Case. We’re way pumped for that show. My duplicate(s) would hit the Low / Jolie Holland / The Decoration show AND The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players w/ Call and Response show!! If you haven’t seen the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players yet, go see them – they’re a kick! I saw them last year – see?
Friday night is a DOOOOOOZIE!!! Look at the lineup!! I actually TRIPLE booked myself before realizing it. I literally had bought tix to British Sea Power, Super Furry Animals AND The Stills before realizing THEY’RE ALL ON THE SAME NIGHT!! Not to mention, Neko Case & Friends – AND Pedro The Lion w/ John Vanderslice!! oy! oy! oy!! ALL of those bands are TOTALLY worth going to see. Man if they were only on seperate nights!!
So what did we decide?
We’re gonna hit The Stills show. (kick ass line up of openers: The Stratford 4 / Elephone / On The Speakers) woohoo!! Now I actually almost would go to the British Sea Power show, because I’ve been listening to them & love them…. BUT I’m pretty psyched to see On The Speakers & Stratford 4. And we actually *might* even try to do a double header & hit the tale end of The Super Furries show & skip out on The Stills. Crazy huH!? :)
CRAZY FUN!!!!!
Ok, off to BAM – and then it’s off to a show! Lets hope I don’t cough to much!! BYE!
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Stratford 4 sucks. I’m sorry…they are a mediocre, 3rd rate noise band
A Super Furry Video by Michel Gondry and Dancing Diablo for Kiwi band Steriogram. Fun song and so cool.
I’ve just started listening to Stratford 4… behind on that one, but I like em so far! Jason are you a musician? just curious.
Thanks Chris – I’ll check those out!!