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Article: Noise Pop Chicago
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- May 15, 2000
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Because planning for Noise Pop Chicago-an offshoot of the
established San Francisco rock festival-began only a few months ago,
it's no surprise that the event was lacking in musical cohesion
(witness the awkward attempt to lump the Empty Bottle Festival of
Jazz and Improvised Music under the Noise Pop umbrella), basic
logistics (no discounted festival passes were sold), and real
marquee attraction (the biggest rock show of the weekend was Patti
Smith's non-Noise Pop appearance).
That said, indie-rock fans couldn't have hoped for a better lineup
than the trio of bands that topped Thursday, Friday and Saturday's
festival bills: the Apples in Stereo, Sleater-Kinney and Modest
Mouse.
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