(Antony and the Johnsons, minus Johnsons)Noise Pop HQ sent off its first official annoucement of 2009's lineup. Headliners include Antony and the Johnsons, A.C. Newman, No Age, Goblin Cock, Clues, and Dear in the Headlights ... film selection highlights include "Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison" and a doc on Andre Williams. This year's urban music fest takes place early in the year: Noise Pop will run from February 24 through March 1, 2009. -- Jennifer Maerz
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The Closer: Les Savy Fav
Get ready, San Francisco. That annual extravaganza of musical zanyness, alt./indie hiptitude, and overall sub-mainstream coolness known as Noise Pop is only three short weeks away! As always, attending a festival with so many performances in so many different venues requires plenty of pre-planning, so it's not too early to save your pennies, mark your calendars, and begin mapping out your N-Pop strategy.
This year's festival looks
Rocket Fuel, Straight Up: Kool Keith We've always thought of indie rock as being perfectly matched with cheap beer, rotgut whisky, and hangover-inducing vodka. And certainly, you'll find a lot of two-buck Chuck in the places where musicians live. But now, you can have a nice merlot or cabernet alongside your feedback, distortion, and shoegazing, thanks to a recently-announced venture between Noise Pop and Karl Wente, the fifth-generation winemaker behind Livermore's Wente Vineyards. Starting wit
