03.02.03

now well into its second decade, san francisco's beloved noise pop festival needs little help filling the clubs for its annual weeklong concert series, which runs from 2/25 - 3/2. this year's early sellouts include bills featuring stephen malkmus & the jicks, cat power, the donnas, and tortoise.

in recent years, organizers have added a film series. this year's screenings include "if i should fall from grace: the shane macgowan story," an in-depth look at the former lead singer of the great trad-punk irish group the pogues.

the film is preceded by "hurt," the startling new video of johnny cash singing nine inch nails. directed by mark romanek ("one hour photo"), the footage is unflinching in its depiction of cash at 71 -- incredibly frail, a wisp of his granite image. detractors of music videos need only watch these four minutes to see how affecting the form can be.

for more info: www.noisepop.com

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