ATP NY 09: All Tomorrow's Parties New York

ATP NEW YORK 2009 ANNOUNCES FIRST 7 ACTS, FESTIVAL DATES CHANGE TO SEPT. 11-13, 2009

All Tomorrow’s Parties (ATP) is happy to announce its return to Kutsher’s Country Club in Monticello, New York for the 2nd annual ATP New York festival. The event will be held Sept 11-13, 2009 (moved from labor day weekend as previously announced). Last year’s festival, co-curated by My Bloody Valentine, was a critical and cultural success with rave reviews from media and fans.

Expect more of the same greatness in 2009, with no-holds-barred programming both musically and otherwise. While we have yet to announce the co-curator of the event at this time, we are happy to announce the first seven artists slated for the festival.

Friday: Don’t Look Back/Comedy

Dirty Three Performing Ocean Songs
Suicide Performing First LP

David Cross – Hosting Comedy Stage

Saturday: curated by ATP

Animal Collective
Anti-Pop Consortium
Atlas Sound
Panda Bear

Sunday: Curator TBA in the coming weeks

Suicide Performing First LP

Hmm.

I lucked out by having the big bands I don't much care for (Built To Spill and Thurston Moore) running at the same time as the comedy stage, so I could check out Patton and Eugene and whatnot and not worry about missing bands. I bet trying to catch LOLs and Suicide is gonna be tres difficile

wow, looks pretty sweet so far

yeah. apparently the day three curator is TOTALLY AMAZING, but i don't know who it is. i'd sorta wondered if animal collective might do it.

last year was great, anyway. kutshers accommodation would almost make it worth spending hundreds of dollars years in advance, too.

I'll do this

kutshers accommodation would almost make it worth spending hundreds of dollars years in advance, too.

OTM. Having a room to go back to in the middle of the day (to go to the bathroom, get a snack, change a shirt or just lay down) in the middle of the day was EPIC.

yeah. apparently the day three curator is TOTALLY AMAZING, but i don't know who it is. i'd sorta wondered if animal collective might do it.

The rumor going around Kutshers was Neutral Milk Hotel, but I don't know if I could handle a day of Japancakes reunions.

OTM. Having a room to go back to in the middle of the day (to go to the bathroom, get a snack, change a shirt or just lay down) in the middle of the day was EPIC.

yeah. i was at the raleigh, which was a pain-in-the-ass queue-for-hours busride away, and it was cool, in a cheap canteen spaghetti kinda way, but kutshers had everything.

patton oswalt's various mumblings about the resort and its david lynch muted tv murmuring vibe: classic

"it looks like someone rubbed the whole place with ham"

"what's with this chandelier? did the owner's song get a good deal on yellowed glass?"

http://www.atpfestival.com/atp/sized/files/img/events/NY2009FL_400x-1.jpg

kinda meh lineup. didn't realize dirty three were still going but that might be pretty cool.

oh, didn't notice that they're performing an album set. I kind of hate that whole concept.

also AUTOLUX and BLACK DICE

the line up's like three groups in, and d3 playing ocean songs is part of standard atp entry price (in fact, isn't it horse stories they usually do?). i'm sure the line-up'll be pretty great.

yeah, time will tell. still, that poster doesn't exactly have me clamoring at the bit.

chomping at the bit?

I'm for some reason really, really eager to see more of this lineup. Last year was incredible.

Thinking of another flight from Texas, would be very fun!

we've actually got something else coming up first, on the 17th we've got a party at Emo's in Austin celebrating the premier of the ATP film. octopus projects, the drones, sleepy sun, micah p hinson playing and atp founder barry hogan djing. lots of film clips to be shown. wish i was flying over for it :-(

I will be there for sure.

update! FINALLY!

Today we're pleased to announce the second group of announcements for our second ATP New York festival which runs from 11th-13th September 2009 and is co-curated by The Flaming Lips. The first event received widespread rave reviews and the second is shaping up to be just as good.

On Friday 11th September, joining the previously announced Dirty Three performing Ocean Songs, Suicide performing their legendary first LP and David Cross curating a comedy stage, we have:

THE JESUS LIZARD - their first New York show in many many years
THE DRONES - performing Wait Long By The River And The Bodies Of The Enemies Will Float By

On Saturday 12th September, joining the previously announced Animal Collective, Panda Bear, Black Dice, Antipop Consortium, Autolux and Atlas Sound we have:

MELVINS
EL-P
DEAD MEADOW
AKRON FAMILY
SLEEPY SUN

We will be announcing some of the bands that THE FLAMING LIPS, our Sunday headliners, have announced in the near future.

Tickets are on sale now for $235 with or without accommodation at an extra cost.

We are also placing on sale today a VERY limited amount of day passes for this festival. Friday day passes cost $75, Saturday and Sunday passes cost $95 per day. These are on sale now and due to high demand are not expected to be available for very long.

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Been waiting for that Jesus Lizard New York date, and pumped it's at something I already have a ticket for!

Whiney you should attend dressed like that.

he might get beaten up by that Rude Bear guy for stealing his limelight

Perhaps, but it could also be a cue for general shenanigans. (That is what happens, surely.)

Yeah what was up with that bear dude?

he does it at tons of shows: http://www.rudeny.com/

sort of the new york beatle bob / big jeff (shout out to all my brizzle homeboys or something)

Another great addition to our Don't Look Back day which will open the 2009 ATP New York event comes in the shape of The Feelies performing their classic second LP The Good Earth.

Awesome.

there was a bit of a mistake there actually; they're doing Crazy Rhythms instead!

!!!!

Even better!

i know :-)

got yr sitemail, ilxor. dunno anyone who fits that bill yet. ask closer to the fest.

fun Q&A with ATP founder:

http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/atp-week-a-brief-history-with-barry-hogan

Thanks, Whiney, good read!

Jamie, when can we expect a lineup announcement for ATP New York's Sunday lineup curated by the Lips?

and even Sigur Rós, who played for £500 back when they were making good music.

Ouch.

hard to say, hopefully within the next month. i've heard some possible names and it
all sounds good.

just added:

Iron and Wine
Deerhunter
Boss Hog
Bridezilla
Boredoms perform 9 drummer BOREDRUM
No Age perform Husker Du (with special guest vocalist)
Caribou perform as Caribou Vibration Ensemble
Stardeath and White Dwarfs
Deerhoof with Martha Colburn

Caribou Vibration features a 4 piece horn section, 4 drummers and a choir and guests that include Kieran Hebden (Four Tet/Fridge/Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid), Koushik (Stones Throw Records), John Schmersal (Enon, Brainiac), Kathryn Bint (One Little Plane), Ahmed Gallab (Sinkane) and more.

Boredoms perform 9 drummer BOREDRUM

Hmmmm... not bad!

I wonder where boredoms are gonna do that performance. I hope it's around the lake

It's really a bummer sign of the American economy that the uk December ATP is selling out already and the US one gets every single incredible band in the world and still has tix to spare. Esp since anything with the words "animal collective" sells out in new York within 5 minutes

any significance to GGD at Bumbershoot the week before?

ATP NEW YORK 2009 TICKETS
Thank you for your order ------

You have booked:

1 x 3 DAY EVENT TICKET + ROOM @ $251.45 USD each
1 x 3 BERTH ROOM - RALEIGH HOTEL @ $544.50 USD each

for ALL TOMORROWS PARTIES NEW YORK 2009 at Kutshers Country Resort in Catskills, New York SEPT 11-13 2009

Your card will be charged $795.95

Goddamnit... anyone want to share the room with me?

any significance to GGD at Bumbershoot the week before?

Oh good Lord I hope so, that would be killer.

Also, Jamie... can we please get Kieran to do a Four Tet set while we're at it? ;-)

Melvins and Jesus Lizard aside, last year's lineup KILLS this year's pathetic excuse for a lineup so far.

Last year had better headliners. I feel like Animal Collective and Deerhunter are not quite sufficient for a Saturday headlining duo; hoping there's more to come in that regard.

Animal Collective, Melvins and Deerhunter as Saturday 2009 headliners
vs.
Lighning Bolt, Shellac and Silver Mt. Zion Saturday 2008 headlines

that seems pretty fair imo, guys.

Yeah... fair enough.

I still think ATP NY 09 needs a third heavy hitter for Don't Look Back on Friday. I'm looking forward to Suicide and the Feelies, but Dirty Three and the Drones (much as I enjoy both at times) seem a bit weak to me.

This lineup, on the other hand, just seems incredible:

Devo
The Jesus Lizard
Spiritualized
Sleep - Performing Holy Mountain / selections from Dopesmoker and more.
Grails
Young Marble Giants - Performing Colossal Youth

I think ATP NY has a bit of catching up to do...

You're comparing the heavy-hitters of one day of ATP US vs an entire weekend of UK

are me and ilxor the only ILXers who have tickets? this convo is kinda lopsided.

Whiney, that's just Saturday of UK as far as I recall. xpost

quit yer bitchin anyway

haha

:oD

Marshall Allen of Sun Ra Arkestra to join Caribou Vibration Ensemble exclusively for this show: http://tinyurl.com/ppyqrg

Nice!!

for those interested, 7 Berth Rooms are now sold out at kutshers, other room options going fast: http://www.atpfestival.com/Events/ATPNewYork2009/News/0905270901.php

Appx what % of ticketholders end up staying somewhere besides Kutschers and Raleigh? Last year someone broke into my friends car and slept in it!

Not sure to be honest; i think the number of rooms has changed a bit this year.
a majority of ticket holders can get a room though.

more or less?

there was a lot of rooms they didn't even use last year. Mainly because they looked like they were in three inches of water at one point.

staying on kutchers in the best way to go. if anyone is reading this is on the fence about going, go buy that 6-person room NOW and fill it with your friends later

Last year someone broke into my friends car and slept in it!

waht

if anyone is reading this is on the fence about going, go buy that 6-person room NOW and fill it with your friends later

Hah! I doubt I'll be able to find two other Texas people to help fill my 3 person room at the Raleigh... much less twice that size at Kutshers, nice as it may be.

http://newyork.craigslist.org/

Bus travel, day tripper passes and other packages now on sale for those interested:

http://www.atpfestival.com/Events/ATPNewYork2009/News/0906101358.php

Plz to give more lineup announcements. Thankig u!

all rooms at kutshers now sold out, some rooms left at the raleigh: http://www.atpfestival.com/NewsView/0906291121.php

more bands coming sooooooooooooooooon

Sufjan Stevens, Shellac, Circulatory System, Grouper picked by us.
Crystal Castles, Super Furry Animals, Boris, The Low Lows, Oneida presents The Ocropolis picked by The Flaming Lips.

The Oneida thing sounds like it'll be amazing. info they gave us: "Oneida will transport the impetus, spirit and community of their multidisciplinary studio/performance space, The Ocropolis, to ATP for a full day of improvisation, collaboration, and recording, combined with the astounding Mighty Robot Visuals light crew. "

Sufjan Stevens

Q: Are We Not ATP? A: We Are Pitchfork!

Just kidding. I don't much care for Sufjan, though.

Really looking forward to Boris, Oneida, Grouper among others. Circulatory System could be good as well. Shellac of course is a hit but I'd rather a new face on an ATP lineup -- will def. be at their show, though.

<3 that Flaming Lips are Oneida fans

can't wait to see how the oneida thing works out :-)

Likewise. Very psyched. New 3x album is one of my favorites of 2009.

Do you know if they're gonna take over the dining room or something?

i fucking LOVE the new album. seeing them in a 100 capacity pub in brighton next month, very exciting.
i'm not sure to be honest, but from the way they described it i'm sure they've got something pretty good planned

oh shit sufjan stevens, boris and oneida have just sealed the deal. i'm going. jamie: if i don't need hotel accomodations, should i still be worried about tickets selling out and buy mine soon?

sorry dude i dont have the figures available, but those were big announcements today so i wouldnt wait too long
if you want to guarantee getting tickets.

ILX contingent at ATP, now officially 3/2,800

first person to do the Attack Attack dance in the poolside bar wins a free drink from me.

Just saw this update on the ATP site:

BORIS TO PERFORM FEEDBACKER AT ATP NEW YORK

Thursday July 16, 2009

We're very happy to announce that Boris will perform their fantastic 2003 album Feedbacker in its entirety for their special set curated by The Flaming Lips at ATP New York 2009.

On Friday 11th, David Cross has picked Eugene Mirman, Jon Benjamin & Jon Glaser - 'The Fuggedabuddies' and Derrick Brown and the Navy Gravy for the comedy stage.

On Sunday 13th, The Flaming Lips have picked Black Moth Super Rainbow, Birds Of Avalon, Menomena and Hopewell. We are also incredibly excited to confirm that for their set performing the songs of Husker Du, No Age will be joined by none other than Bob Mould.

We are also happy to announce that Ian Svenonius will bring his Soft Focus show to Kutshers for live interview sessions with Suicide, Melvins and more TBC!

Underwhelming lineup on the Flaming Lips day. Would've thought they would pull in a couple bigger names than Black Moth Super Rainbow on their final lineup announcements. No worries, though, should be great fun anyway.

jon benjamin is amazing

Co-sign Benjamin love. Hoping the comedy doesn't conflict too bad with my desire to see Jesus Lizard and Suicide. Last years comedy stage was a traet.

yeah ... patton oswalt talking about kutshers as a creepy david lynch stageset was classic.

Hoping the comedy doesn't conflict too bad with my desire to see Jesus Lizard and Suicide.

Please oh please overlap with the Drones set and nothing else...

Jim Jarmush is gonna present Mystery Train in the cinema (full schedule now up on our site). Ian Svenonius hosting a dance party after hours one night. Steve Albini hosting the cards room again. Eric White doing an art exhibition. The Pop Quiz will be back too. Oh my.

stage times:

FRIDAY

Stage 1:

3.15pm-4.15pm : The Drones performing Wait Long By The River...
4.45pm-5.30pm : The Feelies performing Crazy Rhythms
6.00pm-7.00pm : Dirty Three performing Ocean Songs
7.30pm-8.30pm : Suicide performing Suicide (First LP)
9.00pm-9.45pm : Panda Bear
10.15pm-11.15pm : Iron & Wine
11.45pm-1.00am : The Jesus Lizard

Stage 2:

9.00pm-9.30pm : Jon Glaser & Jon Benjamin
9.45pm-10.15pm : Derrick Brown & The Navy Gravy
10.30pm-11.00pm : Eugene Mirman
11.15pm-11.45pm : David Cross

SATURDAY

Stage 1:

1.30pm-2.30pm : Sufjan Stevens
3.00pm-3.45pm : Grouper
4.15pm-5.00pm : Black Dice
5.30pm-6.15pm : Antipop Consortium
6.45pm-7.30pm : El-P
8.00pm-8.45pm : Autolux
9.15pm-10.15pm : Shellac
10.45pm-11.45pm : Deerhunter
12.15am-1.30am : Animal Collective

Stage 2:

2.35pm-3.15pm : Bridezilla
3.45pm-4.30pm : Circulatory System
5.00pm-5.45pm : Atlas Sound
6.15pm-7.00pm : Sleepy Sun
7.30pm-8.15pm : Akron/Family
8.45pm-9.30pm : Dead Meadow
10.00pm-10.45pm : Boss Hog
11.15pm-00.15am : Melvins

SUNDAY

Stage 1:

3.00pm-4.15pm : Boredoms performing 9 Drummer Boadrum
5.15pm-6.15pm : Caribou Vibration Ensemble
6.45pm-7.45pm : Deerhoof with Martha Colburn
8.15pm-9.15pm : Super Furry Animals
9.45pm-10.45pm : Crystal Castles
11.30pm-1.00am : The Flaming Lips

Stage 2:

2.15pm-3.00pm : The Low Lows
4.00pm-4.45pm : Hopewell
5.15pm-6.00pm : Birds Of Avalon
6.30pm-7.15pm : Black Moth Super Rainbow
7.45pm-8.30pm : Menomena
9.00pm-10.00pm : Boris performing Feedbacker
10.30pm-11.30pm : No Age w/ Bob Mould

Stage 3:

All day starting at 12:00pm : Oneida present The Ocropolis

are tickets sold out?

i was maybe gonna slink to other music this evening to buy one in person
is accommodation all screwy though?

Nope some tickets left.

The only accommodation we have is for the weekend and the rooms hold 4 people.
There are nearby hotels/motels though, or you could ask about spare room places on the last.fm event page / flaming lips forum / our facebook page (www.facebook.com/atpfestival)

A nice preview here from Village Voice: http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-09-01/music/an-oral-history-of-all-tomorrow-s-parties/

Whiney, that's a great VV article there. Made me even more excited than I already am...

Anyone looking for a roommate, btw? I have space available at the Raleigh... send me a private msg.

i think the list of FILMS being shown at atp is actually more interesting than the music set list. did dr. morbz curate this?

Ace in the Hole
(d. Billy Wilder, 1951)

Blast of Silence
(d. Allen Baron, 1961)

Chungking Express
(d. Qong Kar-Wai, 1994)

Days of Heaven
(d. Terrence Malick, 1978)

For All Mankind
(d. Al Reinert, 1989)

House (Hausu)
(d. Nobuhiko Obayashi, 1977)

Hunger
(d. Steve McQueen, 2008)

If....
(d. Lindsay Anderson, 1968)

In the Realm of the Senses
(d. Nagisa Oshima, 1976)

Monterey Pop
(d. D. A. Pennebaker, 1967)

Mystery Train
(d. Jim Jarmusch, 1989)

Paris, Texas
(d. Wim Wenders, 1984)

Pierrot le fou
(d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1965)

Playtime
(d. Jacques Tati, 1967)

Repulsion
(d. Roman Polanski, 1965)

Two-Lane Blacktop
(d. Monte Hellman, 1971)

Videodrome
(d. David Cronenberg, 1983)

Some video footage from last year now up on Pitchfork TV, info here:
http://ourtrueintent.com/?p=302

Is anyone else still waiting for tickets to arrive? I admittedly didn't buy one until August 20, but thought they would be here by now.

They went out a little late but people should get them in the next few days.

Thanks!

Still haven't received my ticket... hopefully it comes before my Tuesday AM flight to NY.

I made an ATP warmup CD-R mix:
http://rapidshare.com/files/275415199/ATP_2009.zip.html

27 tracks!

Sufjan is going to play Seven Swans, just confirmed

So, which ilxors are def. going this weekend? Whiney, I know you'll be there. Too lazy to read through the rest of the thread on my mobile (on the ATP bus right now). Who else can I expect to see there?

The best of Day 1 (in order of descending greatness):

Suicide
Dirty Three
Panda Bear
The Jesus Lizard
The Feelies

Liz Harris/Grouper was fucking incredible.

sitting at the merch booth eating free ice cream = good festival

Fucking excellent:

El-P
Shellac
Grouper
Melvins
Akron/Family

Solid, if not spectacular:

Animal Collective
Antipop Consortium
Autolux
Sleepy Sun
Black Dice
Deerhunter

Yaaaaaawn:

Atlas Sound (enjoy the records, but didn't translate well live)
Sufjan Stevens (not a fan; this shit was PACKED though!)

Just one word: ONEIDA.

Best of the best:

Oneida - "presents the Ocropolis," aka 10+ hours of krautrock inspired free improv., a total mindfuck
Boris - performing Feedbacker
Boredoms - 9 drummer Boadrum

Really damn good:

Caribou Vibration Ensemble + Marshall Allen
No Age + Bob Mould - performing Husker Du songs (oh yes)

Enjoyable enough:

The Flaming Lips (great showmanship, lacking in actual tunes)
Super Furry Animals
Deerhoof + Martha Colburn

Weekend top ten, loosely ordered:

Oneida - "presents the Ocropolis"
El-P
Suicide - performing first LP
Boris - performing Feedbacker
Boredoms - 9 drummer Boadrum
Shellac
Grouper
Caribou Vibration Ensemble + Marshall Allen
Melvins
Dirty Three + special guest Nick Cave

What exactly did Oneida do? Did they do a bunch of sets or was it one long set?

It was one long set, they had their own stage and played for about 10-11 hours. All but the last hour or so was improvised, and they had guests at different points come in and sit and play with them for 10-20 minutes apiece. I saw them play with members of the Flaming Lips and Boredoms, a jam with drummer extraordinaire Zach Hill, and a couple other people I didn't recognize. The last hour was billed as "Oneida Plays Oneida," and they did a bunch of (mostly shorter) songs from albums past and present.

Having their own stage was a really great concept. I was never bored during the day, in between sets of other bands I'd just go see Oneida for a few minutes or half hour or whatever. I dropped in maybe a half dozen times over the course of the day.

Thanks for the quick answer!

I love Oneida. But I love them even more live. Or just hanging around with them. Super nice guys and total bad-asses on stage.

I first crossed paths with them on tour a few nights in '99. Then really re-discovered them when Anthems on the Moon came out.

Was only there for a few hours, seeing Boredoms and Caribou. Thought both were fantastic - best shows I'd seen be either of them. Boredoms overrunning and having their equipment broken down while they played was kinda funny.

I didn't hear a lot of the WFMU broadcasts.

At the NYC Boredoms show last Wednesday, about 5 minutes into the piece, the older of the core drummers was suddenly brought in from the rear of the space perched on a fucking litter with a drumkit on it, borne by 6 or 8 dudes. Did they do that shit at the ATP performance?

thank god I was playing a show so I didn't have to agonize over whether or not to drop $75 to see suicide

that oneida thing sounds incredible. dudes must have been exhausted, though, by the time their actual "set" came along.

god.

fucking amazing weekend. maybe the best atp i've been to, and i only got to see little bits of a bunch of bands. good bits:

* ten or eleven hours of oneida jamming/recording/rehearsing with collaborators including aaron from tall firs, members of flaming lips, boredoms, no neck blues band, zach hill and tons more
* no age / bob mould was amazing though i only got to see three songs :-(, but one was with brandon cox helping them do a cover of chinese rocks so that was pretty sweet
* the low lows playing an extra gig next to the lake, and then their trombonist accompanying the kutshers regular entertainer guy on covers of showtunes and time of my life from dirty dancing
* insane party on saturday night with some couple having sex in the walkin closet with 100+ people just outside
* boris feedbacker absolutely incredible
* 9 drummer boadrum fucking insane, included some crazy 8 necked electric guitar that kept being smashed every now and then. drummers included kid millions from oneida and zach hill
* sufjan seven swans set was beautiful
* last night in one of the hotel lobbies which has a grand piano there was a massive jam session featuring punters and band members including brandon cox playing some microcastles stuff on piano, circulatory system people playing, and most weirdly ryan schrieber from pitchfork playing tiny dancer by elton john
* ian svenonius dance party on saturday night = ridiculously fantastic
* generally lovely crowd
* nick cave played piano with dirty three
* another great jesus lizard show, and the main stage has no barrier thus tons of good crowd interaction
* dj last night playing 4/5 smiths/morrissey songs in a row

exhausted now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svQ--qAlo1w

At the NYC Boredoms show last Wednesday, about 5 minutes into the piece, the older of the core drummers was suddenly brought in from the rear of the space perched on a fucking litter with a drumkit on it, borne by 6 or 8 dudes. Did they do that shit at the ATP performance?

Yes. It was great.

Jamie OTM

i have so many highlights i can't even get it. I'll just say that Boadrum slayed everything.

And Black Dice was so oppressively loud and ugly. They were shaking the room and dirt was falling on everyone's heads.

the hell man you go to ATP in the first year I've had to miss it since 2004, and you steal my name. Harsh.

Damn, how long have you had yours?

* ten or eleven hours of oneida jamming/recording/rehearsing with collaborators including aaron from tall firs, members of flaming lips, boredoms, no neck blues band, zach hill and tons more

Recording? Nice.

xpost dunno, a while. Was confusing to see myself talking about stuff I didn't do.

The Oneida thing sounds brilliantly nuts. Unrelated, but did Excepter go ahead with their plan of playing from 10am on election day till Obama was announced winner?

Oneida was great. I know someone who stayed in the Ocropolis for like 7 hours on Sunday.

I didn't see it but apparently the NNCK guys showed up to jam. I was told one got naked and the other started throwing a cymbal around until someone kicked him in the stomach.

Oneida did a 30 minute drone with Zach from Knyfe Hits at like 2 pm and it was just heavenly. I zoned out hardcore

Let's start petitioning to have ATP 2010 on a fuckin cruise ship

http://www.sixthman.net/events

I didn't hear a lot of the WFMU broadcasts.

thank god morbz was able to let us know he doesn't have an opinion on the subject of a thread

http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp298/AGonsher/IMG_3296.jpg

I attended ATP all weekend and it was a blast. There were definitely more sets that I loved this year than last year.

I agree that the Boredoms were absolutely amazing and my favorite of the weekend. Other sets that I absolutely loved in no real order:

Caribou Vibration Ensemble
Animal Collective
Boris
Sufjan Stevens
Oneida 'Ocropolis' (saw the first couple of hours with the Lips and Akron/Family which was good and caught some of the Boredoms collaboration)
Deerhunter
The Lips
Deerhoof
Dirty Three
Akron/Family
Panda Bear
El-P

Also, liked Black Dice more live than on record but could only take about fifteen minutes of it because it rattled my brain. Enjoyed what I saw of Boss Hog. Caught some of No Age/Bob Mould (which was cool and saw Mould DJing after hours. So much fun stuff and a great vibe.

Such a great time! Thanks ATP and I hope you do this next year.

Dirty Three made a believer out of me

To expand on an above question -- yes, the Oneida set was recorded in full and will possibly see release in some form.

From the ATP website:

The performances will be recorded on the fly with a multi-track mobile recording unit by Gang Gang Dance producer and engineer Sean Maffucci. Oneida will then mix, edit and compile the best moments of the day for release as soon as possible. The resultant album will then be made available as an adjunct part of the Thank Your Parents series of releases on a limited basis.

I didn't see it but apparently the NNCK guys showed up to jam. I was told one got naked and the other started throwing a cymbal around until someone kicked him in the stomach.

I was there, and unfortunately, this is not entirely accurate. He played drums for about 15-20 minutes, then started reassembling the drum kit into a tower (bass on bottom, snare on top), then took off his shoes/clothes one by one and hung them over the tower, then pulled draperies from the wall to add to the tower, then he poured a cup of beer over the whole thing. Then, completely naked, he picked up the huge tower of stuff and carried it around the stage for about 10 minutes. Then he set it down (with help from the Oneida guys) and put everything back, and put his clothes back on. This was all done in a very zoned-out, ritualistic way, I might add -- very slowly and "artistically," if you could call it that -- and served as interesting visual accompaniment to the entirety of Zach Hill's jam session.

I have pictures, btw, and could post tomorrow if anyone's interested.

While he was carrying the drum tower around the stage/floor, one of the guys in the audience went up randomly and grabbed a pair of drumsticks and started banging on the drums he was carrying, and then on the guy's ass. No, I do not have pictures of that part.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aixptcz2n74

mass drunken foolishness pleases me

Did you record that???

Four pages of memories from the Voice blog.

Kinda like this as a way of reading about events more that "And then Panda Bear played Bros" et al.

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/09/jim_jarmusch_fi.php

No i didnt record it, just found it on youtube.

Jesus fuck, that Village Voice thing is fantastic. Lots of shared memories in there. I love ATP.

Unrelated, but did Excepter go ahead with their plan of playing from 10am on election day till Obama was announced winner?

― Akon/Family (Merdeyeux), Monday, September 14, 2009 9:38 PM (2 weeks ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

8:30AM - 1:30AM
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/excepter

WFMU highlights starting to go up on the free music archive:
http://freemusicarchive.org/curator/WFMU/blog/ATP-NY_2009_Caribou_Vibration_Ensemble_w_Marshall_Allen

there's a Boredoms bootleg floating about somewhere that's incredible.

^^^WANT.

melvins

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Melvins/Melvins_Live_at_ATP-NY_2009_on_WFMU/

Unrelated, but did Excepter go ahead with their plan of playing from 10am on election day till Obama was announced winner?

I like the implication that had mccain won, they would still be playing

xpost - yay!

Someone win this contest and post about it.

4. ATP NEW YORK COMPETITION / SURVEY

We will be announcing the winners of our ATP New York competition who will get to fly over to the UK to attend both Christmas ATP festivals early next week; but first we want to just ask people who attended this event to fill in a quick survey to let us know what you thought about the event and ATP in general. Everyone who attended New York who fills this in will get an extra chance to win the big prize!

Due to a technical error we're having some problems adding a box to allow you to click and confirm you went to this New York event on the survey, so if you don't see it please just make it clear in one of the text boxes that this is the event you attended when you fill in the survey.

Here's the link: http://www.atpfestival.com/Survey.php

Like Excepter, I am not gonna stop playing until a link to the Boredoms set shows up.

srsly -- don't tease! where is this Boredoms recording!!!? can't find it via Google.

i have a copy that my torrent-lovin' roomate nabbed off some site. I don't know if i should circulate it tho

:'(

brodoms are especially prickly baout their music circulating online iirc

i'll listen to it and describe it in great detail for you

Well enjoy it Whiney, meanwhile Tyler and I will go CHECK OUR EMAIL???

would luv u to live tweet it if possible, whiney

complete black dice set

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Black_Dice/Black_Dice_Live_at_ATP-NY_2009_on_WFMU/Live_at_ATP-NY_2009_on_WFMU

I am liking black dice in 2009

http://www.atpfestival.com/files/img/events/atpnyweb.gif

2010 confirmed.

First acts for Don't Look Back day are:

Iggy & The Stooges perform Raw Power
Sleep perform Holy Mountain
Mudhoney perform Superfuzz Bigmuff + Early Singles
The Scientists perform Blood Red River (first ever U.S. show)

Info at http://www.atpfestival.com/events/atpnewyork2010.php

Really wish I could make it to ATP NY next year. Last two have been fantastic.

The Scientists perform Blood Red River (first ever U.S. show)

argh

can we lobby iggy to do fun house instead?

thought they already did fun house?

not that they shouldn't be lobbied to do it again

though with ron asheton gone I guess there isn't much point

they did fun house for the first ever dont look back 5 years ago; thus they're doing raw power for the 5 year anniversary. cannot wait for iggy in the stardust ballroom!

Just bought my room! See you there!

are the Stooges going to be the first rock and roll hall of fame inductees to play an ATP?

They played the Thurston Moore one a couple of Christmas' ago...

But that was before they were inducted!

Fair point.

nope. we've also had Patti Smith...think she's the only other one though.

imagine an atp consistent solely of hall of fame inductees. ewww.

Cheap Trick are likely to get in some time I would think, I saw them at ATP with about 20 other people 8 or so years ago...

We're announcing the guest curator/curators for this year's event tomorrow.

yay!

And some line-up additions.

how long ago did you guys nail down the curator?

Hmm not sure how long ago it was confirmed to be honest, I only found out who it was a week or so ago. Barry keeps things close for as long as possible as the world is far too gossipy nowadays and if something leaks there's no way to get it back.

Does the curator live up to the MBV/Flaming Lips stuff in years past?

i'm aware it's like a .0005% chance, but me and my friends are all quietly praying it's gonna be Faith No More. Seeing them in a room that size would pretty much be a dream of a lifetime. Plus Patton did an amazing job curating his ATP. I'd be like an excited 11th grader about a band for the first time in forever. All my cranky pretense would disappear.

I'd be happy if it was Faith No More because then I wouldn't be sad about not getting to attend, like I have the past two years. I could make peace with not going, because I've seen the Patton lineups before and I'm not wholly impressed with his choices.

yeah, a Stockhausen performance, octagenarian electroacoustic legend Bernard Parmegiani, Squarepusher and Os Mutantes aren't 'impressive'. We need more bold choices like Crystal Castles.

whiney otm like a baby seal

We need more bold choices like Crystal Castles.

When did I say this again? Oh right... I didn't, you made it up. Case closed.

The Patton/Melvins festival was one of the best ever. Really superb.

I think the choice will surprise a fair few people.

it's Gaga isn't it?

Clearly Gaga is too obvious, it's Ke$ha!

Gee, Jamie. You make the board rounds.

I finally scanned all the artist polaroids from 09; have the rest on my site but the hosting is down for some odd reason. Hopefully I can get them back up soon.

Only when the AC movie was announced did I understand why Deacon wrote "ODDSAC" on his polaroid...

The Patton/Melvins festival was one of the best ever. Really superb.

― Jamie_ATP, Thursday, February 11, 2010 1:47 PM (9 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

i've said it before, but it seriously may have been the greatest weekend of my life, no fooling

Glad I don't have such low standards.

Melvins + Mastodon on stage playing The Bit with three drummers + 3 guitarists made my mind melt that weekend. The only downer of that event was what horrible people butthole surfers were, but then i think we should have expected that a bit more than we did. Annoyingly some people who might have reputations as being assholes turn out to be lovely (Mike Patton, Buzz) and others turn out to be assholes.

http://www.atpfestival.com/assets/jarmusch.jpg
http://atpfestival.com/newsview/1002121700.php

As previously announced, Friday 3rd September features these performances as part of our Don't Look Back day:

IGGY & THE STOOGES performing Raw Power
SLEEP performing Holy Mountain
MUDHONEY performing Superfuzz Bigmuff + Early Singles
THE SCIENTISTS performing Blood Red River (first ever U.S. Show)
+ more to be confirmed!

Friday will also feature a Comedy Stage, details of which are to be announced soon.

NEWLY CONFIRMED - ATP celebrate 10 years with a birthday party on Sat 4th September and are happy to announce a day of past ATP curators, ATP Recordings artists and friends, with the first announcements being:

SONIC YOUTH
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY
THE BREEDERS
F**K BUTTONS
THE BOOKS
PAPA M
APSE
+ more to be confirmed!

NEWLY CONFIRMED - Jim Jarmusch will curate Sunday 5th September and his first choices are:

THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE
RAEKWON
GIRLS
F*CKED UP
WOODEN SHJIPS
THE BLACK ANGELS
VIVIAN GIRLS
+ more to be confirmed!

Not too bad, but I'm okay with missing this more so than the last two years. Raekwon should be fun, but that aside, I've seen pretty much everyone on Sat/Sun that I'm interested in on that lineup (Sonic Youth, Explosions, Breeders, Fuck Buttons, Wooden Shjips, Black Angels). The Brian Jonestown Massacre on Sunday looks hugely disappointing as a headliner, I hope there ends up being something more worthwhile in the top Sunday slots for those attending. Still bummed about missing Iggy and Sleep, but those aside, I'll stay at home in Texas this year, not by choice, but at least there's nothing that I would just *die* to miss... yet, that is.

Also -- is it just me, or do the ATP anniversary lineups with past curators, etc. strike anyone else as predictable?

I mean, how long until Tortoise, Shellac, Dirty Three, Melvins, Deerhoof, etc. join the Saturday lineup? Don't get me wrong, I love most of those guys, but they've been ATP's bread and butter for years now and are sort of a disappointment when it's just a day full of familiar faces.

(Sorry for the non-love, btw -- I still think ATP is the best recurring festival out there, and ATP New York's current lineup still shits handily over Coachella, Bonnaroo, et al.)

Also -- is it just me, or do the ATP anniversary lineups with past curators, etc. strike anyone else as predictable?

I think lineups made up of some of the heaviest hitters of your past events are predictable in the best way humanly possible though. I mean, yeah it would be nice to see some surprises, but the ATP10 Saturday lineup already has three bands that could sell-out a 3,000 person room on any night in New York

Between their appearance at ATPs past, and their appearance in Jarmusch's last movie, I'm really shocked that SunnO))) and Boris haven't been confirmed yet.

Also, the Jarmusch day still really lacks a headliner. I wonder if we should just
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knII3S0MZtY

Boris was at last year's Flaming Lips ATP NY, but yes, I'm surprised about Sunn O))) especially and that's a live show that would reallllllllyyy make me think about flying out to NY for the weekend and hitting the fest.

xpost

Hopefully, Jarmusch can organize a SunnO))), Earth & Neil Young jam session. Make it happen, Jim! Don't blow it!

(Don't Look Back: The Dead Man Soundtrack! PLEASE. Would seriously fly out for it.)

I mean, how long until Tortoise, Shellac, Dirty Three, Melvins, Deerhoof, etc. join the Saturday lineup?

I think lineups made up of some of the heaviest hitters of your past events are predictable in the best way humanly possible though. I mean, yeah it would be nice to see some surprises, but the ATP10 Saturday lineup already has three bands that could sell-out a 3,000 person room on any night in New York

I see your point. Still, I've only been to the two ATP NY events so far, two ATPs total, nothing overseas, and I've seen all five of those guys between the two fests. They are like ATP house bands at this point.

Def gotta be some more metal coming up, no doubt. SunnO))) did TWO sets at ATP10, so between that and Jim's use of them in his new flick, I think they have to be a lock

i hope jim is curating the movies too!

Hope the comedy stage has Roberto Benigni and Tom Waits improv-ing.

i hope jim is curating the movies too!

― james pauseworthy (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, February 12, 2010 5:22 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

aw yeah. criterion did the last couple of years which were great anyhow. it's just kind of hard to go see any of them, but there are worse things than watching the middle half hour of something while something you're not into is on.

oh man, let's go Del-Byzantines reunion

The only downer of that event was what horrible people butthole surfers were, but then i think we should have expected that a bit more than we did. Annoyingly some people who might have reputations as being assholes turn out to be lovely (Mike Patton, Buzz) and others turn out to be assholes.

ha, after a run-in w/ them + their road crew back in '91 me + some friends coined the phrase "the buttholes are assholes" - I'm sure we weren't the first nor the last

I will say for the record however king coffey is a lovely person

I'm crazy happy that the Scientists are playing. Just might get out there for that.

Even money says Spiritualized will end up on the bill doing a LAG set.

New stuff for today:

We picked Tortoise, Bardo Pond, BEAK>, Sleepy Sun and Avi Buffalo for the Saturday
Jim Jarmusch picked Sunn O))) and Boris Present Altar, Hope Sandoval And The Warm Inventions, Dungen and White Hills for the Sunday

man hope sandoval would be so dope as a guest vocalist on the next sunn o))) record

Great news all around!

So glad I can finally see BEAK>

sunday is gonna be

http://img.printfection.com/14/90966/LEIaf.jpg

if ATP had a message board, i would post on it

Those are solid but unsurprising additions. I still hope Jarmusch reaches out a little more to other people he's worked with, as well As Sunn, Boris, etc (who you'd kind of expect to see at an ATP event anyway). Surely John Lurie will be involved somewhere? And, as hinted at up there ^, Tom Waits would just be unreal. Kutshers really is the perfect venue for him as well.

Saw Waits live in Dallas roughly a year ago and dude was fucking unreal. Better than most anything I've seen at ATP NY the past two years (and I've enjoyed the great majority of those lineups)...

Tom is better than anything i've ever seen live ever. Ever.

I guess the problem with having someone like Waits involved is it would sell out in about two seconds flat and many of his fans might not necessarily stick around for the other bands.

Which is why Tom is probably a good final announcement

Haha, we all have our fingers crossed. C'mon, Jim, make it happen!

Also, this guy is still making ill records and I know Jim is a fan re: Broken Flowers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDC7oMOnmCc

http://atpfestival.com/newsview/1004071718.php

ayo, jamie, are you guys not doing nightmare this year?

Wait and see. It's special.

cool, i'm all ears. i've been dying to go back!

Latest...

ATP celebrate 10 years with a birthday party on Saturday 4th September hosting a day of past ATP curators, ATP Recordings artists and friends. To complete the line-up for this day our new additions are headed up by HALLOGALLO, a very special new project headed by Michael Rother and featuring Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth), Aaron Mullan (Tall Firs) and Ben Curtis (Secret Machines, School of Seven Bells). Hallogallo will perform the music of Rother's 1970s Krautrock legends Neu! - their recent debut show in Barcelona was rapturously received. Also confirmed are cult heros SHELLAC who appear as ATP's House Band, FURSAXA, SIAN ALICE GROUP and TEXT OF LIGHT (featuring Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo). Steve Albini of Shellac is also confirmed to host his Card Games Room over the weekend. Here's that day's full line-up...

SONIC YOUTH
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY
THE BREEDERS
TORTOISE
HALLOGALLO (Michael Rother and Friends perform the Music of Neu!)
SHELLAC (House Band)
F**K BUTTONS
BARDO POND
BEAK> (featuring Geoff Barrow of Portishead)
THE BOOKS
PAPA M
FURSAXA
SLEEPY SUN
APSE
TEXT OF LIGHT (featuring Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth)
AVI BUFFALO
SIAN ALICE GROUP

Jim Jarmusch will curate Sunday 5th September and a new addition to his previously announced choices comes in the shape of garage rock band THE GREENHORNES. Unfortunately the previously announced Brian Jonestown Massacre have had to cancel their appearance. Here's how the day is looking so far with more to be announced...

SUNN O))) and BORIS present ALTAR
HOPE SANDOVAL AND THE WARM INVENTIONS
RAEKWON
THE GREENHORNES
GIRLS
DUNGEN
F*CKED UP
WOODEN SHJIPS
THE BLACK ANGELS
VIVIAN GIRLS
WHITE HILLS
+ more to be confirmed!

Not bad. Saturday looks good (if a bit like, well, an ATP all-star line-up) and Sunday's admittedly a bit lacking. Still wish I could attend this year... obviously there will be good times to be had here.

ilxor, i figured Sunn/Boris/Wooden Shjips/Black Angels/White Hills would be like four-band bill that's totally in your psych-metal wheelhouse

also, sooooo psyched for sorta-Neu! Saturday is killer.

Sorta-Neu! is also playing an NYC date, fyi.

^missin the point

are any ilxors confirmed for this besides me and jamie?

fyi for ppl who can't make it to atp I should have said.

xpost

Sorta-Neu! was AMAZING at their first show in Barcelona and that was just Michael/Steve/Aaron so looking forward to seeing them after a few more shows and with a fourth member.

ilxor, i figured Sunn/Boris/Wooden Shjips/Black Angels/White Hills would be like four-band bill that's totally in your psych-metal wheelhouse

Oh totally (though I haven't heard White Hills), it's just that aside from the Sunn/Boris collabo, it doesn't really seem like Sunday has much in the way of headliners. Also agree the Neu! thing looks AMAZING.

i think a headliner is forthcoming iirc

Headliner just announced:

Sunday 5th September

WHINEY presents 140 CHARACTERS CONFERENCE SPEECH
SUNN O))) and BORIS present ALTAR
HOPE SANDOVAL AND THE WARM INVENTIONS
RAEKWON
THE GREENHORNES
GIRLS
DUNGEN
F*CKED UP
WOODEN SHJIPS
THE BLACK ANGELS
VIVIAN GIRLS
WHITE HILLS
+ more to be confirmed!

― Jamie_ATP, Tuesday, June 8, 2010 11:03 AM (1 minute ago)

Oh, whoops... they didn't tell you yet?

My bad, Whiney...

dickface

New addition, bottom of the bill iirc:

ILXOR presents LAME JOKE "COMEDY" HOUR

― Jamie_ATP, Tuesday, June 8, 2010 11:03 AM (1 minute ago)

would go to both tbh

i doubt ilxor could fill a whole hour

Says the guy who gave a 10-minute speech.

Personally I'd have a 20 minute slot at 12:30pm on Friday. Small crowd, low expectations, simply opening the fest. And I would recap my all-time best (worst?) ILX zings, joeks, funnehs, and lolz. With Google image-bombs projecting behind me.

Could we have the sorta-Neu! group set up in that room Oneida played in last year, just constantly alternating between "Hallogallo" and "Für Immer" for eight hours or so?

God that Oneida room was so fucking cool.

So this is like 6 weeks away. Any other ilxors are confirmed to go?

o/

shit, four weeks away!

Buy me a plane ticket and I'll buy you a beer at ATP!

buy your own plane ticket and i'll buy you an asiadog

I will be there, but I rarely post on ILM, so I'm sure this wasn't directed at me. Although I will happily buy you a beer for keeping me entertained on Twitter for the past year or so if I see you there, Whiney. I know quite a few people who are still waiting for that "+ more to be confirmed!" part on the Jarmusch day to be filled before deciding on whether to go. I hope ATP have something killer up their sleeves.

Jeez Whiney why is everybody trying to get you drunk

So how many ILXors live in NYC and it's just gonna be me and Position Position?

I'm honestly questioning how many of you really "Love Music"

Still waiting for the rest of the Jarmusch lineup to make me even more upset that I live all the way in Texas. I mean really, I'd trade you guys SXSW for ATP in a heartbeat.

i mean, lets be real here. ilxor has made the trip from Texas and I know like tons of people on this site who live RIGHT HERE who claim to "Love Music" who have never gone to ATP. What gives?

*cue Art Brut*

I've made the trip from Texas -- TWICE!
I've made the trip from Texas -- TWICE!!

To be honest (and I think I've mentioned this somewhere in the thread above) the only reason I'm not booked for a third year of ATP NY is that married + kiddo + saving for house + etc. = can no longer spend $$ on cross-country music fests.

what kind of priorities are those

I mean, every day of this fest has been amazing. Where else can you watch a Boredoms 9-drum freakout, then walk 5 minutes down the hall and watch Oneida jam endlessly for 50 people in a small, living room-esque space, then decide, oh, I guess it's time to watch Caribou playing with Marshall Allen, Kieran Hebden, etc., followed by Boris performing Feedbacker in full, a bit more Oneida as a palate-cleanser, then drop in to see No Age playing Husker Du covers with Bob Mould himself on vox, and then oh why not go see the Flaming Lips and their exploding confetti balloons at the end of the day?

Which is why I'm like perplexed as to why the 100-or-so NYC/NJ posters on this music nerd site can't be assed to go...

Like where's forks? nabisco? ian? unperson? surfboard dudes?

like are they not even clicking this thread even?

Hopefully they are busy starting a PayPal "charity fund" for ilxor to fly to Monticello.

http://www.atpfestival.com/newsview/1008102112.php

"We are very pleased to announce the final additions to ATP NY.

This year Syd Butler of Les Savy Fav (new album Root for Ruin out now!) is curating the comedy stage and he has chosen the following comedians so far for Friday September 3rd.

Hannibal Buress
Heather Lawless

With more to be announced - these join the incredible Friday line up of Iggy and the Stooges playing Raw Power, Sleep performing Holy Mountain, Mudhoney performing Superfuzz Bigmuff and The Scientists performing Blood Red River.

Joining the already eclectic mix we have on Sunday September 5th curated by Jim Jarmusch we’re happy to announce:

GZA
Kurt Vile
T Model Ford
DJ Kool Herc
Ricky Powell Slideshow

We are also excited to have renowned artists Tim Biskup and Eric White hosting a joint exhibition on the festival site all weekend. All three days will also feature DJs and of course the wonderful cinema presented by Criterion.

Several of the vendors from Brooklyn Flea including Asia Dogs, Pizza Moto, Chonchos Taco’s and Crop to Cup coffee are also lined up to provide food in the food court. Bars and food vendors will continue until 4pm on Monday 6th September so that all guests can enjoy a more relaxing start to their post-ATP week!"

beyond psyched about Kool Herc

Sorry, but these are some pretty *YAWN* additions to Jarmusch's final lineup. As much as I like GZA on record, he's put on the absolute worst live show I've seen all year. And Kurt Vile and Kool Herc should be alright, but...

Also, weren't there like seven Friday performers last year? And this year there's four?

i'm bet iggy and sleep don't come as cheap as Bardo Pond

I'd really like to be able to hate on this year's fest (since I can't go ;_;) but I mean, can you *really* hate on a fest where THE HEADLINER IS BORIS AND SUNN O))) PERFORMING ALTAR?!?!!!?!?! Also I would fucking love to see Sleep headline day 1 for two hours... Jesus!

Yeah, getting sooooooooooooo excited for this. I naysayed the lineup but there is plenty of greatness to go around...stealth Thurston Moore solo set added early on Sunday last minute. Plus they're having a book club - so nerdy and great.

never gonna finish this damn book in time

The Luc Sante or the one about Tesla? I just finished the Sante today, not gonna make it through the Tesla one I fear.

Halfway thru Tesla. Maybe a Sante essay or two on the bus ride up!

Hey Whiney, how's the fest? How was SLEEP?? (I'm catching their Austin show in a week or so, really excited.)

everybody knows that denver, and not new york, is the artists haven of america. atp in new york is blasphemy, righteous blasphemy chaps!!

Sleep were immense, they played for over two hours. You're in for a treat in Austin, ilxor. Other highlights: Sonic Youth playing a set of only '80s material on Saturday night, T Model Ford doing at least two impromptu sets and being everywhere all the time (not bad going for a 90-something dude in a wheelchair), Beak> being a perfect early Saturday wake up call, Hope Sandoval telling us we all looked "quite tired" (are her and Colm from MBV an item? I'm assuming they are?), Wooden Shjips obliterating any need for a Spacemen 3 reunion, Papa M being one of the few acts to grasp that we don't need to be bludgeoned to death by volume all the time (and proving that Pajo is really wasting his talent on turds like Zwan and Interpol). I guess the Sunn/Boris thing was good but it's not really my thing. I snuck off to see GZA instead, who put a lot more effort into his set than Raekwon's very brief will-this-do main stage appearance. Oh, and Ron Jeremy was there.

There's loads of stuff I'm forgetting but I just got back to NYC and need sleep after dancing the night away to DJ Kool Herc's set.

man, what a great time

Thanks for the detailed account! Very interesting!

fine,

Highlights

1. Iggy & The Stooges - Straight up bonkers crowd, Mike Watt totally digging in, Scott Asheton swinging his grooves, and 60-something Iggy just climbing all over the crowd. Total fuckin madhouse. I was in the second row for about 45 minutes and was just soaked and ruined and dehydrated, my shirt completely unbuttoned. Wow.

2. Text Of Light - These guys just obliterated me. Strictly face-melting noise. Was such a good break-up to the more indie/psych stuff. People packed the room ("Hey! Lee Renaldo!") and then there was like 30 of us at the end. But it was so textured and intricate, i just got lost in their goo.

3. Fucked Up - I've seen these dudes before, but it was such a caffeinated jolt. Young kids spazzing out, PinkEye just commands a room.

4. The Breeders - A little nostalgic, totally fun

5. The Food! - Man between the outdoor BBQ ribs melting off the bone, the lateral-minded flavors of Steve's Ice Cream (Protip: lemon meringue with marshmallow), and of course the porkbelly Asiadogs, I was just in heaven all weekend. It's hard to believe just three years ago it was just fried bullshit and now it's like something worth making the trip for alone.

Other highlights: Ricky Powell's slideshow was a riot, T-Model Ford in the lobby was unreal, getting to see Five Easy Pieces and Underworld in the Criterion Cinema was great. Fuck Buttons had ridiculous bass, the book panel was chill

Other stuff I saw!: Beak>, Sleep, The Scientists, Mudhoney, Sian Alice Group, Hallogallo 2010, Shellac, the Breeders, Explosions In The Sky, Sonic Youth, Fursaxa, The Books, Thurston, the Greenhornes, Hope Sandoval, Girls, Raekwon, SunnO))) and Boris, White Hills, Wooden Shjips, Dungen...

and then a few hours with the mighty KOOL HERC

Sounds like I need to check out Text of Light, that's one of the only names on the bill I'm not familiar with. Very jealous of the Stooges set, that sounds IMMENSE. Would welcome details on Neu!/Hallogallo, Sonic Youth (all '80s setlist??), Sunn/Boris, Sleep... although I'm sure everything was great.

I'm seeing Sleep in three days in Austin (my small consolation for not being able to hit ATP this year).

• Ricky Powell showed up 30 minutes late and then pretty much went for three hours. Also, he bum-rushed the stage during Raekwon's set and Masta Killa pushed him off.

• Fucked Up poured a giant bag of cereal on everyone and made the ballroom smell like chocolate

• SunnO))) and Boris was really beautiful, not as loud as i hoped, but fantastic.

• Kool Herc did this amaaaaaaaazing set of like rocksteady, into funk, into 80s/90s wedding-ready rap, into reggae and totally had the room packed. Then he closed with B.o.B, some song that sounded like "Blame It" but wasn't and Eminem's "White Trash Party" and totally cleared the room. Probably the only club on earth where that would happen!

I had organized a big pool party in the middle of Sonic Youth's set and everyone was psyched to go, then they played an all-80s setlist and people were so transfixed that i was the only one in the pool

Hallogallo was actually a little dull and marred by bad, bassy sound. Sucks cuz it was one of the things I was looking fwd too. But they played some of my fave Harmonia jams, which was great

not as loud as i hoped, but fantastic.

This is how I feel every time I've seen Boris since the first, in 2007. They were louder from *outside* the venue, waiting in line, back in 2007, than they are nowadays. But that's a small complaint and I'm sure my ears are thankful, even if my heart is not.

I had organized a big pool party in the middle of Sonic Youth's set and everyone was psyched to go, then they played an all-80s setlist and people were so transfixed that i was the only one in the pool

Hold up a sec, I mean, swimming is fucking awesome, but you skipped an all-'80s SY set for a dip in the pool???

i don't really like Sonic Youth all that much iirc. I saw about a 1/2 hour of their set and certainly enjoyed it.

Were Sleep as brain-rattlingly loud/heavy as advertised?

they went pretty big. neurosis drummer has kind of a light touch, but it was otherwise explosive

i mean, it was a delirious weekend. the whole ILX crew of "lolconcerts? I would rather be CUDDLING with my WIFE and a BOOK" is just missing the fuck out for real

Books and wives have their proper place and time. As do lolconcerts.

Brooklyn Vegan sez:

The 10+ minutes of Text of Light was a bust - squalls of guitar feedback with wailing sax made for a fascinating few minutes, but grew tiresome quickly.

^_____^

It def could have been a little shorter for sure, but certainly held my interest for a lot longer than 10 minutes

how were the scientists?

a little dry and tame but ultimately rewarding

Oh so this Text of Light project is feat. Lee Ranaldo, Alan Licht, DJ Olive and a few other interesting names. Well then. I will be investigating v. much so!

I think I'm right in saying that the most recent Sonic Youth album they plundered was Daydream Nation. Everything else was from before that. They sounded fantastic. An Evol or Sister tour would be great. Unlikely though. Disagree with Whiney on Fucked Up, I thought they were like a Wal Mart vision of pre-packaged punk rock rebellion, just completely lame and pointless. Sunn O))) and Boris seemed pretty loud from where I was standing, I shudder to think how loud they could have been at that 2007 show mentioned up there.

The Jim Jarmusch/Thurston Moore Q&A was a highlight. The story of how they met at a copy shop in the LES was fun - it was a place where everyone used to go to copy flyers and make fanzines in the pre Kinkos era. Moore worked there for a while until he got fired for making copies of his own 'zine on the sly.

I went to the Sunn/Boris show in Brooklyn last night. Was absolutely fantastic despite 2/3 of the power blowing out. It killed the mood a little bit but after trying to fix the situation they came back and did a kick ass show without any fancy lighting. It was great. It was totally loud enough from where I was. Loved it. I'd see them anytime either band comes back to the city. Sunn is the shit.

This is how I feel every time I've seen Boris since the first, in 2007. They were louder from *outside* the venue, waiting in line, back in 2007, than they are nowadays. But that's a small complaint and I'm sure my ears are thankful, even if my heart is not.

your ears probably just adjusted. it's like mbv's "holocaust" section that at first deafens, but eventually one's brain starts to tune it out.

Sonic Youth set available here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129749867
Greatest hits set, sure, but sounds like they're fucking killing it to my ears.

So regarding the ATP documentary.... fitting my own bill, is there any MBV footage on it? AT ALL??!!