Schnoise Bop

So, the Noise Pop 2010 lineup looks pretty great: Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band with Deerhoof (brilliant booking coup and pairing), harlem with cool SF band Young Prisms, interesting new project by Sean Lennon called Ghost of a Sabertooth Tiger, the Fresh & Onlys, Nurses, Atlas Sound(!!), the resurgence of Four Tet, and Memory Tapes, which has only played a handful of times in its lifespan.

I bought tickets to Memory Tapes on a whim but I really wish I could go to all of the shows on the above list. I would kill to see Atlas Sound; Brendan Cox's voice mesmerizes me (how does something sexy come out of that shriveled body?) and his brooding, experimental pop sound holds tons of intrigue. And I would probably give a toe or finger to see Nurses and harlem. There was a time when I was way, way into Four Tet and even though I think I've mostly moved on, I could totally jam to that band live. It'd be cool to say I went, at least. And Yoko Ono--what a legend! Because her son Sean will be performing the same festival (mom, dad, why didn't we all become musicians like they did?), you know they will ultimately join each other on stage. Too much to handle? Maybe.