Pitchfork

This is it, baby. The big one. The double digits. The big one-zero. Noise Pop, my snookums, we're celebrating our tenth anniversary. Can you believe we've made it this far? I mean, remember THE EVENING at the Kennel Club ten years ago-- who knew that it was the beginnings of a match made in heaven and the biggest indie rock love fest in San Francisco and actually, the entire West Coast? People say that as time passes, it all goes down hill. But no, my feisty little tiger, each anniversary becomes sweeter, bigger, and sexier.

When we celebrate our anniversary, from Wednesday, February 27th through Sunday, March 3rd, we are going to flaunt our hottest line-up yet, with bands like Modest Mouse, the New Pornographers, Call and Response, the Dismemberment Plan, Guided by Voices, and so many more. Plus, my little butter sucker, we have doubled the size of our Noise Pop Film Festival in the course of one year, which is of course incomparable to what you do for, uh, my size, you naughty little rump wiggler. Documentary films featuring the Clash, Radiohead, Nick Drake and the Flaming Lips will entice the eager eyes of our babies, those music loving attendees of our festival. Our thousands of children will learn about the only all-female garage band in Mexico City, a death metal group that encourages literacy, and obsessive record collectors among others of which I'm sure our dysfunctional indie rock children can relate.

During our five days together, Noise Pop, we'll make hot, passionate love that will exhaust you in and out, leaving you with THE FAINT. Maybe later we can diddle with the NEW PORNOGRAPHERS and that new GADGET, though I'm not too comfortable with your IMPERIAL TEEN fantasies. Oh, my dingle muncher, my sugarbunch, my MODEST MOUSE-- how SELDOM do I wish for another. And how could I, with the way you work THE GLANDS. You've really made a GOOD LIFE for us. I'd rather eat MOLDY PEACHES than live a day without my BUILT LIKE ALASKA Noise Pop. And even through the bad times, like when I was losing my mind and thought I was GUIDED BY VOICES, you took me to the PRESTON SCHOOL OF INDUSTRY where I, uh, learned... about... industry.

Noise Pop, I love you, but if you ever leave me, I'll be forced to proceed with the DISMEMBERMENT PLAN I have crafted for you.

Terrible.

02-26 Death Cab for Cutie, Dismemberment Plan, Aveo, and The Velvet Teen - Bimbo's 365 Club (18+)

02-27 The Faint, I Am Spoonbender, Adult, Ghost Orchids - Bimbo's 365 Club (18+)

02-27 Folk Implosion, Alaska, Track Star, and Kaito - Bottom of the Hill (21+)

02-27 The Extra Glenns, Rilo Kiley, and Xiu Xiu - Cafe Du Nord (18+)

02-28 The Makers, Pleasure Forever, Richmond Sluts, and The Substitutes - Bottom of the Hill (21+)

02-28 Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, M Ward, Fiver, and Mellow Drunk - Great American Music Hall (All Ages)

02-28 Pedro The Lion, Stratford 4, Seldom, and Sara Shannon - Slim's (All Ages)

03-01 Call And Response, Persephone's Bees, and Matt Pond PA - Cafe Du Nord (18+, happy hour show)

03-01 Modest Mouse, Beachwood Sparks, The Aislers Set, Gadget - Bimbo's 365 Club (18+) SOLD OUT

03-01 The Dirtbombs, The Go, Sermon, and Hot Wire Titans - Bottom of the Hill (21+)

03-01 The Lily's, Ee, and Electrogroup - Cafe Du Nord (18+)

03-01 Collaboration between John Doe and Neko Case, Court and Spark, Virgil Shaw, and Paula Frazer - Great American Music Hall (All Ages)

03-02 Versus, "+/-", Fiver, and Vervein - Bottom of the Hill (All Ages, afternoon show)

03-02 Daniel Johnston, David Dondero, Azure Ray, and Fields of Gaffney - Cafe Du Nord (18+, afternoon)

03-02 The Donnas, The Pattern, Vue, and The Evening - Bimbo's 365 Club (18+, evening)

03-02 The Fastbacks, Overwhelming Colorfast, Carlos!, and fluf - Bottom of the Hill (21+, evening)

03-02 Moldy Peaches, Zmrzlina, Built Like Alaska - Cafe Du Nord (18+, evening)

03-02 Big Star, Imperial Teen, and The Moore Bros. - Fillmore (All Ages, evening)

03-02 The New Pornographers, Oranger, The Good Life, and Lunchbox - Great American Music Hall (All Ages, evening)

03-03 Lois Maffeo & Greg Moore, For Stars, Migala, Film School - Bottom of the Hill (Sunday BBQ, 21+, afternoon)

03-03 The Posies, Action Slacks, and Elephone - Cafe Du Nord (18+, afternoon)

03-03 Guided By Voices + Preston School of Industry + Dealership + Visqueen - Bimbo's 365 Club (18+, afternoon)