The Noise Pop Festival returns Tuesday, February 23th through Monday, March 1st, 2010. This will be the most ambitious iteration of San Francisco’s favorite indie music, arts and film festival yet. For our the 17th anniversary, Noise Pop 2009 will honor what's made it the best-loved celebration of indie music and culture since its humble birth in 1993. Since then the festival has grown into a widely respected brand. Noise Pop prides itself on bringing exposure to emerging artists, many of whom have gone on to widespread acclaim, including the White Stripes, Modest Mouse, The Flaming Lips, Death Cab for Cutie, The Shins, Bright Eyes, The Donnas, Jeff Tweedy (of Wilco) and Silversun Pickups. The festival has also featured underground music legends such as Bob Mould, X, Frank Black (of the Pixies), Sleater Kinney, and Television. A sincere willingness to experiment over the years has yielded results like the Noise Pop Education Series, the Noise Pop Film Festival, gallery art shows and more. Returning for its third year, the Noise Pop Expo will feature two days of presenting a program that includes panel discussions, a local indie trunk sale, a rock poster show, special acoustic performances and more, all under one roof.

Treasure Island Music Festival

The Treasure Island Music Festival is two-day celebration features an impressive line up of internationally renowned artists that takes place in a very unique setting - smack dab in the middle of the San Francisco Bay. It is the first music-based event of this scale and scope to be held on the man-made island that was originally built to house the 1939 World’s Fair. Organized by the creators of the Noise Pop Festival, one of the nation’s longest-running music festivals, and Another Planet Entertainment, nationally established independent concert promoter based in Berkeley, CA, the Treasure Island Music Festival has been called a “full blown love affair” by SPIN.COM, and has SF WEEKLY boasting that “NorCal has its own Micro-achella.” The Treasure Island Music Festival highlights electronic and dance oriented acts on the first day, which for 2008 includes an eclectic bill including Justice, TV on the Radio, Goldfrapp, Hot Chip, CSS, Antibalas, Amon Tobin, Aesop Rock, Mike Relm, and Foals. The second day features a one- of- a kind lineup of highly regarded emerging and established indie bands including for 2008, The Raconteurs, Tegan & Sara, Vampire Weekend, Spiritualized, Okkervil River, Tokyo Police Club, The Kills, Dr. Dog, John Vanderslice, The Dodos and Fleet Foxes. The two-day festival also includes plenty of interactive activities, a vending village featuring local artists and designers, and a diverse array of food and beverages. VISIT THE FESTIVAL WEBSITE »