Has there ever been an American festival that has pulled off an avant thing of this scale?
― lisa 龜 (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 16 January 2014 20:16 (ten years ago) link
Maybe Sonic Youth ATP in 2002?
http://www.atpfestival.com/events/latpsonicyouth/lineup.php
― lisa 龜 (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 16 January 2014 20:32 (ten years ago) link
how quickly you seem to forget thee no vun vest.
― ian, Thursday, 16 January 2014 20:44 (ten years ago) link
not American, but Victoriaville gets 15K every year
― pretty krulls make glaives (flamboyant goon tie included), Thursday, 16 January 2014 20:49 (ten years ago) link
wanna go grumble grumble grumble
― this harmless group of nerds and the women that love them (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 16 January 2014 20:50 (ten years ago) link
xp -- yeah, at BE#2 I caught up with Ashley Capps and thanked him for a festival that didn't take a day and a half of travel time each way. He said FIMAV was kind of in his mind when he started conceiving BE.
― channel 9's meaty urologist (WilliamC), Thursday, 16 January 2014 20:57 (ten years ago) link
man, one of my dreams is to get together with SASSAS or dublab or some other hub of socal experimental music and assemble a festival like this for los angeles. an anti-coachella.
― Esa-Pekka Merkerson (get bent), Thursday, 16 January 2014 21:02 (ten years ago) link
Ashley rules, glad he's redoubling his efforts on this festival and I wish I could go.
― pretty krulls make glaives (flamboyant goon tie included), Thursday, 16 January 2014 21:03 (ten years ago) link
holy shit!
― just (Matt P), Thursday, 16 January 2014 21:05 (ten years ago) link
― ian, Thursday, January 16, 2014 3:44 PM (54 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah dude pain jerk rolling through is definitely on par with television and steve reich, come on now
― lisa 龜 (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 16 January 2014 21:42 (ten years ago) link
i loved loved loved No Fun fest, but this is a different scale of event
― lisa 龜 (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 16 January 2014 21:45 (ten years ago) link
Someone tell me So Percussion weren't named using Shiba-Inu snow-dog speak (even if you have to lie).
― nickn, Thursday, 16 January 2014 21:46 (ten years ago) link
― Esa-Pekka Merkerson (get bent), Thursday, January 16, 2014 4:02 PM (42 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I often fantasize about helping organize one for New York. I think the two biggest problems are A) New Yorkers are generally spoiled fucking babies and go "ennngh I can see [band] any time" whenever someone brings an amazing festival to their doorstep (ie, see ATP's troubles in NYC)B) The cost of putting up, say, Merzbow or Neubauten or Dead C or whoever in a hotel is way more cost prohibitive in NYC than, say, Knoxville or Hopscotch's North Carolina
― lisa 龜 (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 16 January 2014 21:51 (ten years ago) link
let's do it in colorado. cheap, centrally located, w33d.
― tylerw, Thursday, 16 January 2014 21:52 (ten years ago) link
*votes CO*
― just (Matt P), Thursday, 16 January 2014 21:53 (ten years ago) link
also hiking
― mambo jumbo (La Lechera), Thursday, 16 January 2014 21:54 (ten years ago) link
totally. maybe we could do it here: http://www.legendsofamerica.com/photos-CO-Misc/StanleyHotelPostcard-1917-EParkMuseum.jpg
― tylerw, Thursday, 16 January 2014 21:57 (ten years ago) link
weed pairings with each band please.
― ian, Friday, 17 January 2014 00:00 (ten years ago) link
Perhaps the makings of a very interesting festival there ....
― grandavis, Friday, 17 January 2014 01:44 (ten years ago) link
obv thrilled about earth
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Friday, 17 January 2014 14:11 (ten years ago) link
so percussion is pretty dope
― this harmless group of nerds and the women that love them (forksclovetofu), Friday, 17 January 2014 14:29 (ten years ago) link
yeah they are great
― lisa 龜 (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 17 January 2014 16:01 (ten years ago) link
and they're playing all three days!
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 28 January 2014 18:21 (ten years ago) link
are you going?
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 29 January 2014 04:52 (ten years ago) link
yuh
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 29 January 2014 05:15 (ten years ago) link
are you going to eat quail eggs again?
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 29 January 2014 05:21 (ten years ago) link
idk
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 29 January 2014 05:24 (ten years ago) link
Is that place still there?
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 29 January 2014 05:25 (ten years ago) link
yep
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 29 January 2014 18:20 (ten years ago) link
What are the must-eat spots these days? I remember enjoying Breakfast at the Bistro.
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 29 January 2014 18:45 (ten years ago) link
i had a grandiose daydream that we made an ilx all stars band during this festival and then john cale asked us to perform with himlol
― mambo jumbo (La Lechera), Wednesday, 29 January 2014 18:55 (ten years ago) link
bistro still has a great brunch. there are so many new good food place. big boom in the last 2 years. i'll compile a list. haw
xp !!
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 29 January 2014 18:56 (ten years ago) link
I just got the email about daily tickets -- is that for people who just want to go to one day OR does a person need to secure tickets on top of buying the weekend pass? I'm confused.
― mambo jumbo (La Lechera), Wednesday, 29 January 2014 21:10 (ten years ago) link
its for people who just want to go to one day
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 29 January 2014 21:31 (ten years ago) link
ok phew -- i was bracing myself for a mad rush to secure more ticketsi am basically thinking about this festival in every spare moment because i need something to look forward to!
― mambo jumbo (La Lechera), Wednesday, 29 January 2014 21:33 (ten years ago) link
Wish I was going to this, but a bad time for me. Hope to hear some serious reports though.
― grandavis, Wednesday, 29 January 2014 21:51 (ten years ago) link
New daydream -- Church of Anthrax reunion (Terry Riley was at the last festival, right? It's not inconceivable?)
― we slowly invented brains (La Lechera), Saturday, 1 February 2014 17:14 (ten years ago) link
Maybe the old New Music America festivals in the 80s/early 90s (if they lasted that long)? That tended to be more classical avant-garde focused, but not exclusively.
― _Rudipherous_, Saturday, 1 February 2014 17:25 (ten years ago) link
Weirdly underdocumented online. I'm sure most of the shows were videotaped, but there's hardly anything on youtube. Not finding pdfs of programs either. The only one I went to was the Philadelphia festival, in 1987.
― _Rudipherous_, Saturday, 1 February 2014 18:18 (ten years ago) link
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― 330,003 Luftballons (WilliamC), Tuesday, 4 February 2014 17:25 (ten years ago) link
ridic
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 4 February 2014 18:19 (ten years ago) link
wait a minutefriday -- what time does stuff start on friday? i'm driving on friday! this weekend is gonna be totally bonkers.
― we slowly invented brains (La Lechera), Tuesday, 4 February 2014 19:56 (ten years ago) link
i cannot miss laraaji
The Big Ears twitter told me Friday was a full day of programming
So, I'm guessing as early as noon to as late as 5pm...
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 4 February 2014 19:58 (ten years ago) link
alright well i guess i'll just drive straight from home to the show theni can't leave home any earlier than friday morning, unfortunately
― we slowly invented brains (La Lechera), Tuesday, 4 February 2014 20:01 (ten years ago) link
2009 and 2010 both started at 5pm.
― 330,003 Luftballons (WilliamC), Tuesday, 4 February 2014 20:04 (ten years ago) link
i can't be the only one planning, preparing, and counting the days
― we slowly invented brains (La Lechera), Wednesday, 5 March 2014 19:54 (ten years ago) link
you're def not!
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 5 March 2014 21:12 (ten years ago) link
:D
so excited! i have been totally daydreaming about it in low moments.
― we slowly invented brains (La Lechera), Wednesday, 5 March 2014 21:18 (ten years ago) link
<3
i can't wait to have fun
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 5 March 2014 21:43 (ten years ago) link