The Poll Is Back

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What can we say? It was here in the old days, it kind of drifted off, but we missed it. So, without further adieu: The HAD Poll Of The Week has returned! Move your eyes over to the right hand side of the page, and you can let your voice be heard as to where you fall on all of the pressing musical questions of the day. This weeks query?

Which is your favorite of The Strokes' side projects?

Of course we have opinions of our own, but we wouldn't want to spoil the fun by skewing the vote, now would we?

H.A.D. Readers Pick Noise Pop As Favorite Festival

In a poll that turned out to be significantly less popular than the "favorite venue" poll (14 votes versus 74 last week), H.A.D readers selected Noise Pop as their favorite San Francisco music festival. Offhand, I'm not surprised: Noise Pop offers cutting edge music at intimate venues over the course of a course of a week. In doing so it manages to avoid the usual hassles of the festival circuit: big crowds, expensive food, a weekend's worth of time commitment, and an overly corporate/sterile selection of bands.

The thing that surprised me more was the three votes in for "you forgot my favorite festival". What am I missing here people? Comments?

In other news, Noise Pop has announced its 2008 dates as being 2/26 - 3/2, so mark your calendars!

The Fillmore voted best small venue by h.a.d readers

In what ended up being a tight race between The Fillmore and The Great American, The Fillmore ended up taking the prize for best small venue. I was pleasantly surprised to see the huge (over 70!) number of votes in the first-ever poll. I have to admit that I was a bit surprised that The Independent didn't amass more votes, and I would have liked to see newcomer Rickshaw Stop be more of a contender. Nonetheless, it seems somewhat fitting that Bill Graham's original San Francisco venue is still coming out on top, even if it has become a part of the dastardly ClearChannel empire. Be that what it may, there really can't be any argument that the Fillmore's allure and mystique not only gives the audience a real sense of rock history, but that it also continues to bring out some of the best performances of the artists that grace its stage.

New poll now up! Pick your favorite Bay Area music festival!