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Noise Pop 2011 short takes

More of our musical and visual picks for the sprawling fest

02.15.11 - 8:08 pm | Guardian Staff Writers |
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DAN DEACON

Don't take drugs before a Dan Deacon concert — it's a waste of your perfectly good toxins, because even sober attendees will feel totally fucked up after a show with the holy Jesus of electronic madness. Crawl! Spin! High fives! Jump! Close your eyes. Spin! Imagine you're running in a forest, etc. You'll leave a wolf. With Ed Schrader's Music Beat, Oona, and Altars, Tues./22, 8 p.m., Independent. Also with Ed Schrader's Music Beat, Sister Crayon, Lily Taylor. Wed./23, 8:30 p.m., Rickshaw Stop. (Amber Schadewald)

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Noise Pop 2011 highlights

The annual indie-palooza takes over the city -- and Dâm-Funk, Peanut Butter Wolf, Dominant Legs, Admiral Radley, Geographer, and Psychic Friend are among the acts we're rarin' to see

02.15.11 - 7:53 pm | Guardian Staff Writers |
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Dam-Funk. Photo by Jimmy Mould
Admiral Radley
Geographer. Photo by Dominic Santos
Dominant Legs
Psychic Friend. Photo by sarah cass

MUSIC The 2011 edition of Noise Pop finds the festival stretching the definition of noise pop ever further outward in order to swallow excellent sounds. Back in 1993, when Noise Pop originated, muted My Bloody Valentine-derivative bands with lowercase names evocative of junior-high lunch were the norm. This year, the fest taps into the recent, more sharp-edged shoegaze revival and the current California garage rock zeitgeist, while also making room for hip-hop, freak folk, and deep funk. Read more »

Film Listings

02.15.11 - 6:03 pm | Guardian Staff Writers |
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SF INDIEFEST

The 13th SF Independent Film Festival runs through Thurs/17 at the Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St, SF. Tickets (most shows $11) available at www.sfindie.com or by calling 1-800-838-3006.

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Stage Listings

02.15.11 - 6:01 pm | Guardian Staff Writers |
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THEATER

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Rep Clock

02.15.11 - 6:00 pm | Guardian Staff Writers |
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Schedules are for Wed/16–Tues/22 except where noted. Director and year are given when available. Double and triple features are marked with a •. All times are p.m. unless otherwise specified.

ARTISTS' TELEVISION ACCESS 992 Valencia, SF; www.atasite.org. $5-10. "OpenScreening," Thurs, 8. For participation info, contact ataopenscreening@atasite.org. An Island (Moon, 2010), Fri, 8.Read more »

Stage Listings

02.08.11 - 6:45 pm | Guardian Staff Writers |
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ONGOING

Audition – A Play Exit Theater, 156 Eddy; (800) 838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com. Call for price. Thurs and Sat, 8pm; Sun, 3pm. Through Sun/13. GenerationTheatre presents a comedy of the absurd by Roland David Valayre.Read more »

Rep Clock

02.08.11 - 6:43 pm | Guardian Staff Writers |
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Schedules are for Wed/9–Tues/15 except where noted. Director and year are given when available. Double and triple features are marked with a •. All times are p.m. unless otherwise specified.

ARTISTS' TELEVISION ACCESS 992 Valencia, SF; www.atasite.org. $6. "Black History Month Film Showing:" Freedom on My Mind (Field and Mulford, 1994), Thurs, 7:30.Read more »

Short takes on Indiefest '11

What to see at the always fiesty film fest? From est to the Ugliest Dog in the World, our writers screen a gaggle of independent offerings on a world of subjects

02.01.11 - 6:36 pm | Guardian Staff Writers |
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<I>Bloodied but Unbowed</I>
<I>The Drummond Will</I>
<I>Food Stamped</I>
<I>Free Radicals</I>
<I>Je T'Aime I Love You Terminal</I>
<I>Kaboom</I>
<I>Mars</I>
<I>Special Treatment</I>
<I>Superstonic Sound: The Rebel Dread</I>
<I>Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard</I>
<I>We Are What We Are</I>
<I>Worst in Show</I>

So much to see, independently! Below are some quick reviews of flicks that caught our attention ...

SAN FRANCISCO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL Feb 3–17, most shows $11. Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St., SF. 1-800-838-3006, www.sfindie.comRead more »