THE CONCRETES

FREQUENCY
Yo La Tengo, Ted Leo, Best Coast at 2011 Noise Pop Festival

The first wave of performers at the 19th annual Noise Pop Festival have been announced.

Early bird badges are on sale now for $125 and include a free festival T-shirt. Regular badges are $160 and will be available on December 9th. The festival will be held on February 22 - 27 and will take place in various venues around the city (Bottom of the Hill, Great American Music Hall, etc.). Noise Pop also includes a film festival, art shows, a craft fair, and a music industry conference.

FREQUENCY
A Swedish Double-Dose

For the first time in their careers, El Perro del Mar (Sarah Assbring) and Taken by Trees (Victoria Bergsman) paired up for a U.S. tour in which the two friends have been sharing a band and alternating headline slots. On February 19, the artists compiled the best of their repertoires and gave Harvard Square's Brattle Theatre, a night full of mellow, and opposingly fierce sampling of their unique melodies.