NOISE POP is the country’s leading indie music, art, and film festival. Now in its 21st year, Noise Pop will host performances by Toro y Moi, Amon Tobin, !!!, STRFCKR, Rogue Wave and many more artists. In addition to the week long music festival, Noise Pop invites you to the third annual Culture Club - a celebration of the creative process. Don't miss this rare opportunity to see and hear your favorite artists in the music, film, art, design, food and technology communities show in an interactive way how, why, and what inspires them in creating their work(s).

Grimes is just one of the musical acts we are looking forward to seeing at this year's Treasure Island Music Festival in SF from October 13—14, 2012. Seeing that we are partners with the great institution that is Noise Pop, we can't wait to get a glimpse of The xx and Public Enemy celebrating their 25th anniversary... 

Every February in San Francisco, or at least the last 20 years, we have been graced with one of the best independent music festivals in the country, Noise Pop. Shows have been kicking off all week, with Flaming Lips, Die Antwoord, Built to Spill, Surfer Blood, Cursive, Atlas Sound, Bob Mould, and the Soft Pack all scheduled to perform.

  Over the weekend I had a chance to visit Nick Zinner's photography show entitled 1001 Images at Roll Up Gallery here in San Francisco as part of the weekend-long Noise Pop Culture Club. After viewing the vast amount of photos, it's obvious that Nick, guitarist of the famed Yeah Yeah Yeahs, has put some miles on his eyes and cameras. Here are some photos from the exhibit.  More photos after the jump...    

The independent music and art festival Noise Pop has kicked off in San Francisco, and this weekend they are hosting Culture Club, "bringing together creative individuals from the community and beyond to participate in a series of exciting presentations on independent culture in its many forms." We are going to be speaking. And two of our Detroit artists, Monica Canilao and Jason Jaworski will be there, too. More after the jump . . .

Tonight, Wednesday, February 2, in San Francisco, one of the last great indepedent music festivals, Noise Pop, opens its 2011 activites with an exhibition by San Francisco graffiti and sticker legend, PEZ. Showing in conjunction with FIFTY24SF Gallery, Louder Than Bombs features PEZ' iconic reworkings of album sleeve covers. More after the jump . . .