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Your front-row, backstage, all-around guide to Noise Pop 2025

John-Paul Shiver -
Soccer Mommy and Flamin' Groovies to Cardboard People and Marika Christine, here are some of the sprawling fest's best bets.
Art

‘Clay is right now!’ Towering ceramic artist Viola Frey is celebrated anew

Lou Fancher -
With show at pt. 2 and new book published by her professional archives, late creator's influence comes to fore.
Fashion

Bay Area streetwear gets a jump up with JSquared’s Maraud

Alan Chazaro -
Renowned local sports photographer's clothing line celebrates players and creators who 'loot the audience of their senses.'
Art Review

Heartfelt dispatches from an imaginary Swiss art school

DeWitt Cheng -
Dan Levenson's 'Artifacts from the SKZ' conjures a movement that might have been, in surprisingly affecting ways.
Performance

Trump announces first season of plays at his new performing arts center

Joel Schechter -
All the classics you know and love—but huger, greater, bigger, more beautiful, and much better.
Music

You could win tickets to Noise Pop

Marke B. -
We've got pairs of tickets to some of the huge indie fest's coolest shows—subscribe to our daily newsletter to see how to win.
Music

Under the Stars: Black History Month brings musical excellence to small screens

John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: Three terrific Mission spots to post up at during Noise Pop (and beyond) for vinyl dance nights and local vibes.
Art

Chelsea Ryoko Wong cultivates gratitude by capturing Bay Area life

Mary Corbin -
Intergenerational bustle of Grant Street, easeful river days flood the Mission artist's luminous canvases.
Movies

What we saw at Sundance 2025: 12 narrative trips, animatronic buddies included

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks -
Teenagers on the range, misguided missionaries, a cerulean-faced orphan puppet? The Park City fest took many turns.
Performance

Drama Masks: When public transit woes make you miss the show

Charles Lewis III -
BART and Muni cuts—not to mention the threat the new regime poses to local arts—will most certainly sever theatre lifelines.

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