Noise Pop Death March begins!
What with all the head-turning headliners, it can be easy to miss one of the major highlights of Noise Pop: loads of interesting openers. This is where you find the gems — these are no random acts thrown on by the label or venue, each show has like three opening bands that have all been given the once-over by someone who was paying attention. As I’ve said repeatedly and with relish, festivals are where you get the chance to see a ton of acts you’ve never heard or even heard of, at little risk to your wallet. This is where the juice is, pepples! Soak it up!
Here are some of my undercard picks:
Tonight
Two Sheds (opening for Rogue Wave @ Bottom Of The Hill)
If By Yes (opening for Ghost Of A Saber Toothed Tiger @ the Independent)
Free Energy (opening for Foreign Born / The Fresh & Onlys @ Rickshaw Stop)
Thursday
The Hot Toddies, Leslie & The Badgers (opening for Zee Avi @ Rickshaw Stop)
Friday
Spencey Dude & The Doodles (opening for Hunx & His Punx @ Bender’s)
Nice Nice (opening for Atlas Sound @ Great American Music Hall)
Nurses, Honeycomb (opening for John Vanderslice @ Swedish American Hall)
Rainbow Arabia, Newvillager (opening for Four Tet @ the Independent)
Battlehooch (opening for Wallpaper/Limousines @ Slim’s)
Saturday
True Widow (opening for P.E.E. @ Cafe du Nord)
Horse Feathers , Dave Smallen, (opening for Thao Nguyen / Mirah @ Swedish American Hall)
Maus Haus, Sugar & Gold (opening for !!! @ Mezzanine)
Trainwreck Riders (opening for Black Prairie @ Rickshaw Stop)
Music For Animals (opening for Soundtrack Of Our Lives @ the Independent)
Laura Gibson (opening for Mark Kozelek @ Great American Music Hall)
Sunday
The Hounds Below (opening for Dizzy Balloon @ Bottom Of The Hill)
The Watson Twins, AB & The Sea (opening for Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros @ Bimbo’s)
