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Article: Chicago hosts slew of popular bands at Noise Pop Festival

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Ryan Dombal
University Wire
05-10-2001
(Daily Northwestern) (U-WIRE) EVANSTON, Ill. -- Pop Noise. n. 1. a sudden burst of sound, can be startling. Related entries: champagne bottles opening, bottle rockets, Cap-Gun He-Man.

Noise Pop n. 1. type of independent music that is not afraid to be loud, melodious and listener-friendly. Can be startling. Related entries: Noise Pop Chicago 2001.

As the story goes, one day in February 1993, a San Francisco man named Kevin Arnold decided to book a few local bands at a dive called the Kennel Club. The nonchalant gig turned into a frenzy; the crowd loved the driving melodies and crunching distortion on display. From this, the Noise Pop Festival was born.

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