Motörhead, Pretenders, Hold Steady to Play Indie Record Store Fest

Four-day event from the people who brought us "Record Store Day."

By Blurt Staff

After the landmark event/national holiday "Record Store Day" comes "Noise In The Basement," a four-day (Sep. 17-20, Baltimore) festival from the same organizers. Over 700 indie record stores from the US and Canada will be represented at the gathering, which will feature performances by The Pretenders (holding a special album launch for their green-minded Break Up the Concrete), The Hold Steady, Motörhead, Unearth (as part of the "Search For The Next Great Metal Band"), Tom Morello, Valient Thorr, Noah & the Whale, Year Long Disaster and Rachel Yamagata, among others. The documentaries Heavy Metal in Baghdad and The Gits will be screened "as part of various film and gaming events."