Judgement Day and the Mumlers headline for the first time this year. By Jeffrey Callen From its humble beginnings in 1993 as a single club show of five bands, Noise Pop has grown into a week-long “celebration of indie music and culture.” It now includes a film festival, art shows, a music industry mini-conference, and [...]
NOTES FROM THE NOISE POP FESTIVAL (UPDATED AGAIN)
The Noise Pop festival of indie rock in San Francisco (23 February to 1 March 2010) for its 18th year. I’m checking it out and pondering what exactly is “indie rock?” NOTES FROM THE NOISE POP FESTIVAL (24 February) Wondering what exactly “indie” rock is? Is it a genre or a sensibility? Anton (violinist) of [...]
"Desert Rock"
Desert Rock Tinariwen brings rebel music out of the Southern Sahara. By Jeffrey Callen A slow Hendrix blues riff, deep, rough and insistent, slashes through the aural space. Broken down and repeated, the opening riff is joined by the offbeat upstrokes of a second, trebly electric guitar establishing a shuffle counterpoint. A fast rap barely [...]
