The 13th Annual Mission Creek Music Festival kicks off today in San Francisco with some pretty exciting names. Having a long standing record at breaking new and exciting acts over the years, MCM Fest is still delivering some of the best in the Bay and International acts.
Today we have The Aerosols with Dream Date, My First Earthquake, and Sonny & The Sunsets at Knockout, Collosal Yes with The Love Dimension , 123 Picnic , and Nick Jaina at El Rio, darwinsbitch with 0th , NIM , Hora Flora , and DJ Koloni at The Lab, and The Double U with Top Critters , The Jen Weisberg Experience , and The Why Because at Argus.
Thursday features the wonderful Thee Oh Sees with Fresh and Onlys , Meth Teeth , Buzzer , and Ty Segall at Eagle, The Lumerians with Graveyard , and Citadelle at Cafe Du Nord, Ryder Cooley with MAG , Christine Shields , and DJ Koloni at The Lab, Brandon Nickell with Al Qaeda , Horseflesh , and Weird Habit at Argus, and Carola Zertuche at Pena Pachamama.
Friday rocks out with goth rockers Evangelista with Oaxacan , Limosine , Art Lessing and the Flower Vato at Eagle, Ann Magnuson with Dynasty Handbag , Curly Lou , and DJ Koloni at The Lab, Jack Curtis Dubowsky Ensemble at the ATA, Casy and Brian with Unicorn Basement , Kitten Forever , and Elle Nino at Kimo’s, and the AlterLatino Rock Showcase features Ink Blots with Dezu , Con of Man , Los Valenberg , Sagval , Qodice , and Tierra y Fuego at the Oakland Metro Opera House.
Saturday, marks the free McLaren Park show with Dead Meadow, Kelley Stoltz , Persephone’s Bees , The Rubies , Bart Davenport , Xoel Lopez , Leopold & His Fiction , The Moore Brothers , Birds & Batteries , and Coatsie & Mellows at 4:00 pm. Also, we have Zachary Watkins with Gerritt Wittmer and Paul Knowles , Jim Haynes , and The Toilet at The Lab, and the Benefit for Mission Creek Music & Arts Festival with Juan Son, Nacotheque , Pop Noir , and DJ Fancy Guey at Blue Macaw.
Sunday is the Performer Magazine Showcase with Fauna Valetta, Branden Daniel , Old Stoic , and Mode at Kimo’s, string metal sensation Judgement Day with Triclops! , and The Definite Articles at the Bottom of the Hill, the Mission Creek Meet & Greet Poolside Party with Xoel Lopez and Craig Ventresco at the Bambuddha Lounge.
Monday just has Miranda Lee Richards with Emily Jane White , Helene Renaut , and Chloe Makes Music at the Cafe Du Nord.
Tuesday features Inca Ore with Ora Cogan , Black Bow , and The Sarees at Argus, Brian Glaze and the Night Shift with Sam Flax & Higher Color , Seam Smith & the Present Moment , Greg Ashley , and Chris Lacey at Cafe Du Nord and Hot Lunch with Paula Frazer , Casual Fog , and Jeff Ramuno at Knockout.
Wednesday, rocks out with 3 Leafs, Long Legged Woman , Jaws , Sex Worker , and DJ Tristes Tropiques at El Rio, Warpaint with Xoel Lopez , White Music , Moonrats at Knockout, The Mantles with Honey , and The Sandwitches at Hotel Utah, and Arachnid Arcade with Shygrape , Kwisp , and HansHeadGrŸselBoggle at Argus.
Thursday features the Awesome Vistas Showcase with Sic Alps, Linda Hagood , Tom Greenwood , and Dragging an Ox Through Water at the Hemlock Tavern, EAMB with Jessie Evans , Bronze , and The Something Experience at Eagle, the ever-so awesome Botticellis play with Gravid Wives , Family Trea , Danny James and PEAR at Knockout, The Downer Party with Mister Loveless , and Tinkture play the Rickshaw Stop, Railcars with Raised By Robots , and Elba at Hotel Utah, Bay Area favorites Geographer rocks out with The Old-Fashioned Way , White Cloud , and 100 Swans at Cafe Du Nord, kkn with Jason Grier , and Kid Alice at Argus and the Latin Surf Party features Cuban Cowboys with Graves Brother Deluxe , and Carne Cruda at Blue Macaw.
Friday, has Thorny Brocky with Reverent Sisters , Ramon and Jessica , and Poor Sweet Creatures at the Socha Cafe, Hard Place with Harry Merry , Agent Ribbons , and Franklin’s Mint at Knockout, Shimomitsu with Softserv at Adobe, The Drums with Wendy Farina , Improv Trio: William Wnany, Weasel Walter, Moe Staiano , and Jason Gonzales at Argus, and finally Hunxand his Punx rocks out with Icy Lytes , and Myles at the El Rio.
Saturday featues the “Awesome Bands Names Showcase” (I made that up) with T.I.T.S., KIT , The Amazements , White Pee , and Wiggwaum at Bay Area 51.
For more show info including show times, age limits, venue info, and more click here.
Whew…I’ll be at the Judgement Day and Botticellis shows and hopefully a few others. What are you looking forward to?
Want to find a reason to get out of the rain and into some amazing live events? I give you Noise Pop 09! The Noise Pop Festival, which runs this Tuesday, February 24th through Sunday, March 1st, 2009, is an ambitious iteration of San Francisco’s favorite indie music, arts and film. For their 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. This years music will feature such indie superstars like Antony and the Johnsons, Martha Wainwright, Stephen Malkmus, Deerhunter, St. Vincent, A.C. Newman, French Kicks, No Age, The Submarines, and Ra Ra Riot, among many many others. Noise Pop also features a long list of artist/photographers whose work is currently being displayed at the Mini Bar at 837 Divisadero St in San Fran. Also, there are some great films being showcased this week including Wilco’s Ashes of American Flags, Andrew van Baal’s Largo (a movie I’ve been waiting to see for months), and independent record store documentary I Need That Record. Of course I’m leaving out a whole bunch more but that’s what I’m looking forward to. I plan on catching one or two films and hopefully see Kool Keith (Dr. Octagon vs. Dr. Dooom) at the Mezzanine. All listed Noise Pop shows will be highlighted in blue; so go grab a badge and have fun this week.
As for non-Noise Pop events; today is quite busy for the Bay Area. You’re got Far (live video below) at Slim’s, Modest Mouse at the Fox Theater, and Michael Zapruder at the Bottom of the Hill tonight. See you out there!
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Between Me And The Ground
Want to find a reason to get out of the rain and into some amazing live events? I give you 
