UBERKUNST at this year's Norcal Noisefest
UBERKUNST finishes the Saturday night session of the Noisefest at 11:30 PM. It will hurt like ten sonofabitches rolling around in a pile of razor blades and lye.
On October 1 and 2, Sacramento's annual Norcal Noisefest returns for its 14th festival. Founded in 1995 with a two-year hiatus in 1998 and 1999, the Noisefest (sometimes known as the Northern California Experimental Music Festival) is a weekend-long gathering of experimental musicians from across North America who come to Sacramento to provide an audio experience unlike anything else around. The Noisefest was described by Sacramento News & Review writer Julie de la Torre as "the musical equivalent of taking sandpaper to your eardrum, but in a good way." (http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/content?oid=1747208) Noise is not for everyone--but for those seeking musical experiences ranging from the subtle to the challenging to the bizarre, the Norcal Noisefest has no equal.
This year's Noisefest takes place on Friday October 1 and Saturday October 2, split into three distinct sets, called "The Good, The Weird, And The Ugly."
Friday night's performance at Luna's Cafe, 1414 16th Street, features acts from the more melodic end of the noise spectrum, like Bay Area free-jazz improvisers LORDS OF OUTLAND, dark ambient industrial from local performer HYPNOTIC INJECTION, or Mexico's DARRYL SHAWN.
Saturday's show at Sol Collective, 2574 21st Street, starts with a set of the weirdest acts to perform at the Noisefest, including Davis' MUCKY THE DUCKY, Placerville's gothic etherealists NOISEPSALM, and Sacramento's favorite teenage noise performer TARANTULA PRINCESS with her new musical collaborator RAT SKULLS. Houston's THOMAS HELTON will provide a break from the unrelenting volume by performing musical experiments on an acoustic stand-up bass, followed by a set-ending ritual by San Francisco's BIG CITY ORCHESTRA.
The final set, also on Saturday night, "THE UGLY," features the most brutal and ear-punishing power electronics, like locals XOME and LIVER CANCER, Portland, Maine's CRANK STURGEON, and Los Angeles' PULSATING CYST. Gabber master VANKMEN from Oakland and Los Angeles wunderkind PEDESTRIAN DEPOSIT will join Sacramento acts like JOLTHROWER and CHOPSTICK to test the abilities of your earplugs to resist unrelenting waves of sonic ugliness.
All shows are all-ages. Admission for each day costs $10, but a full weekend package costing $25 includes not only admission to both days, but also a Noisefest T-Shirt, the 2010 Norcal Noisefest compilation CD "The Junk Drawer Is Open," and a Noisefest commemorative pin.
Tickets can be purchased at the event or in advance via Brown Paper Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/124396
FREE EARPLUGS are provided upon request, and are highly recommended for those attending the Norcal Noisefest.
NORCAL NOISEFEST 2010
Day 1 - session 1
October 1, 2010
Luna's Cafe
1414 16th Street
Sacramento, CA
STARTS 7 PM
LORDS OF OUTLAND (SF)
+DOG+ (LA)
DENTAL WORK (MI)
PETE VON PETRIN (SF) (formerly FOGNOZZLE)
BASIDIOMYCOTA (LA)
MEDICINE CABINET (tracy)
E YARD (Santa Rosa)
HYPNOTIC INJECTION (sac)
DARRYL SHAWN (mexico)
HOLLY HERNDON (SF)
LIFELINER+ (SAC)
CALM INFERNO ARCHIVES (san jose)
Day 2 - session 2 & 3
October 2, 2010
Sol Collective
2574 21st Street
Sacramento, CA, 95818
STARTS 2 PM
BIG CITY ORCHESTRA (SF)
UBERKUNST (sac)
XOME (sac)
CRANK STURGEON (porland,ME)
EN NIHIL (LA)
VANKMEN (oakland)
INSTAGON:mixer set (sac)
ACTUARY (torrance)
CHOPSTICK (sac)
LIVER CANCER (sac)
klowd (sac)
MUCKY THE DUCKY (davis)
OVERDOSE THE KATATONIC
(seattle,WA)
PEDESTRIAN DEPOSIT (LA)
SHARKIFACE (SF)
JOLTHROWER (wet planet)
WRONG HOLE (LA)
STYROFOAM SANCHEZ (oakland)
THOMAS HELTON (houston,TX)
MAMA BURIES (davis)
NOISEPSALM (camino)
TARANTULA PRINCESS' RAT SKULLS (sac)
CMBLS (oakland)
REPTILE ALIEN (huntington beach)
INK ON SUIT (orangevale)
PULSATING CYST (los angeles)
HEATING METALLURGICAL SCHIONS (riverside)
$10 per day--$25 for full membership including T-shirt, CD and button. All shows are all-ages.
For more information including set times, consult the Norcal Noisefest website: http://www.norcalnoisefest.com
This year's Norcal Noisefest was made possible in part by the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission's "Microgrants" program.