Terrastock 5 announced -- Boston!

The Outskirts Of Infinity have offered and would love to play at Terrastock this year! How about it.....!!

Just to remind everyone -- tickets should be on sale at some point today, March 1. I'll post info here once I know more; keep checking the page I linked at the top as well!

God damn it...this all happens only three weeks after I leave the Cambridge area for good!

Orders are now being taken; follow this link for a rundown of info.

i'm GOING!!!

yeah!!

Hurrah! We'll see you there, we will. :-)

Yup. Just bought tickets, too. Now I need to buy comfortable shoes.

Did I mention I'm going? Well, yes, I'm going.

ILX MEET-UP! It must and shall occur.

I is Minor character but baring new workplace resitictions this shall be my first holiday if I have a choice.

Uhhmm, like I know this is the answer page, but man....is it sold out yet? I wanna be there, dude! Thanks

They just set up phone order recently I gather and as of today they're were still tickets.

i've just realised that i'm going to be living in boston/cambridge when this is on!! hurrah!!! i take it i should buy tickets soon??

i'll be down for a meet, but of course only if I am invited. I'm not sure about the shows themselves, seeing as I'm dirt poor, but I can always put some money aside for a drink.

but if Tom Scholz shows up and maybe Barry Goudreau and Sib Hashian then I'll pay more than $70.

Of course you're invited, Chris, and Toby too. Be there or be not. ;-)

Saw Bardo pond yesterday in toronto. Awesome! Pity I can't go.

WAAAAAAAAAAH, I hate living in the suburbs. Instead of seeing shows Im sweating like a pig in trains with broken air conditionors trying to read books.

Noodles- somehow i knew you were going to reply to this.

I wanted to tell you to come along, I was gonna post a thread but somehow I knew you weren't going to be able to make it (and i was right) since it was a weekday (though the show started at 11:30 pm at Lee's). The support act was shit so you could've missed that. they played for nearly 2 hours.

Never thought for a sec that the singer was going to be so sexy.

It was really funny because they had a few problems with the sound at various points. It added a comical element. I was right at the front (very surprised that ppl were just sitting around drinking and not getting right in there to FEEL that sound though more ppl got into it towards the end). My ears were definetely screwed with but that's a compliment.

This is approx a few days before my 28th b-day.....hmmm, I should enjoy myself.

That you should. And bring your fiancee to the get-together before it, if you think she could stand us all.

she'll be my wife by that point....good god ;). She could probably stand all of you, problem is she works 7 days a week. So I'll be flying solo for this one.

I've only heard three of these bands! And why is Boston called Beantown anyway it is only good for going to the CHEERS bar as any fule kno..

boston baked beans......hence beantown. CHEERS is useless.

Boston was part of the triangular trade , in which "slaves in the Caribbean grew sugar cane to be shipped to Boston to be made into rum to be sent to West Africa to buy more slaves to send to the West Indies." Confusing, isn't it? Because of this trade, the area was chock-full of molasses, and beans baked in the gooey syrup became very popular in Boston, thereby earning the city the nickname "Beantown."

I refuse to believe that CHEERS could be useless after all it is where everybody knows your name and they are always glad you came!

I are now haffing the idea of RUM BAKED BEANS and I are thinking it is rather a good idea...

And don't forget about the great Boston Molasses Disasaster of 1919! How many were killed by that wave of molasses? 21!

Incidentally, the aforementioned band Abunai! recorded a song under the fictional band name "North End Molasses Disaster" (I think...)

yeah they're always glad you came because all the tourists will spend $25 for a hat.

Well I missed Bardo Pond and I missed Beef Terminal but I will not miss Picastro tonight. Anyone stuck in the city found a relatively nonstinky area? Bay street is nearly clean but nothing to do after work. I hear King, Queen, Dundas and Shaw are utter bizasters.

noodles- What are picastro like. Where are they playing? How much is it? and what time does it start?

Its at C'est What which is just off of Front a bit east of Young but west of St Lawrence market. Laura Borealis is playing as well and shes pretty low key, depressing, singer songwriter who made some hilarious videos for other bands and is a good photographer too boot, like Julie Doiron or maybe (and I do stress the maybe) Lou Barlow if you haven't heard Julie.
Picastro were described fairly well by Sean in his AMG piece

The band is an expansion of an original solo project from Toronto guitarist/vocalist Liz Hysen. Virtually everything revolves around Hysen's fragile vocal parts, and when you listen carefully it becomes pretty apparent that, despite possible comparisons with post-rock darlings like Godspeed You Black Emperor! or Mogwai, Picastro is a much more restrained project, with string accompaniment adding anchor rather than bombast... It's a beautiful car crash of an album, simultaneously pretty and dissonant, and utterly compelling no matter how jarring it gets. The beautiful minimalist handmade packaging included only adds to the feeling of intimacy.
Or the short version my friend used to use was "GYBE as a four piece minus the attichude."
How much? ummm not much, time is around 9-9:30. Yahoo just cleared my trash that had all those details, but they are all Toronto area artists (I think) so its priced accordingly.
Can you tell Im avoiding work?

Junetile are the headliners, I have yet to hear them. Includes Michael Wojewoda on drums, the producer for some great albums from bands like Rheostatics or Change of Heart. I wonder how late the nearby Beir Market is open.

I'll try and make it. I might see you there noodles.

so - is this going to sell out in advance? i do really want to go *but* i may have a friend visiting from england that weekend who really won't be up for it. so, do i buy a ticket now + sell it if i can't go, or leave buying one until nearer the time?

Last I heard about a quarter of the tickets remained unsold. But I would contact the organizers or the ticket reps directly to find out -- there might be one day passes or the like, so you could look into that too.

Are we going to get drunk at this thing or what?

Is this like a Dead show for smart people?

not necessarily smart, just they wear shoes.

So whats this about a venue change to Axis from The Middle East?? Bigger? smaller?? why???

MUCH bigger. Less obstructed view. Right outside Fenway Park! (Not that it has dick to do w/ squat, of course.) (Or am I thinking of the Avalon?)

noodles-just got an email on drone on mailing list. The reason is that the original was 19+ years old allowed whereas the new one is 18+ (I deleted the email but I'm sure thats what it said).

Daver, Axis and Avalon are right next door to each other.

Its the other way around I thought, Middle East was 18+, this place is 19+.

But the big question, is it near any good Indian food places?

It isn't too far from Central Square, which has a ton of Indian places. Actually, there are a couple on Mass Ave between Commonwealth and Huntington that you might want to check out (and there's a very good one on Huntington, but that might be stretching the common definition of "near"; it's probably a 20 minute walk away from Landsdowne St).

Dan, I KNEW that, you goof. I'm just trying to recall if there's a substantial difference between the two that would make my confusion worth worrying about.

BTW, there's a Howard Johnson's about 10 minutes away from the Axis, in case you're looking for temporary residence. Just don't take MY room.

We'll see about that, punk. ;-)

Axis has the smaller main dance floor but has another club upstairs.

Capacity is around what?

Went ahead and booked at that Hojo to be on the safe side -- if anyone else is interested, you can do it online, won't cost you anything and you can cancel up to 6 pm on the day you start there.

Capacity at Axis is 1100.

You are part of the collective and will be made welcome. :-)

Ah good. For a moment last night I was affected by my nu-ILX insecurity, even though it has never stopped me from writing bad posts.
Due to a complex financial situation, I cannot buy tickets until next week, but assuming they will still be available, I am going. I just found out last night that an a friend of mine was going. He had wrongly assumed that I didn't like psychedelic music, so he didn't mention the show to me, but now he is giving me a ride. Yay!

I have an idea, related to the Sept. 11 2002 thread on ILE. Lets start the "I am coming to Boston and/or going to Terrastock" thread on Sept. 11 so we will all have a good reason not to watch TV.

As for Axis V. Middle East... If I remember correctly, there are more obstructed views at the Middle East. It has been a while since I have been though. If I am wrong, correct me oh denziens of Baaahstun.

I know a bunch of Bostonites who said "Oh, it moved to the Axis? Be prepared for bad sound" or "Moving it to the Axis isnt the way to convince me to go"... what gives? (Besides the fact that its on Landsdowne St....)

I dunno about the sound... when I saw Deep Dish there it was good. Maybe it is different for bands. Also, Deep Dish was downstairs so I can't speak for the upstairs club...

Thread for ILX meet-ups or whatever for Terrastock now started here, so please register yer interest and thoughts!

Oh, and word went around that the Hyatt Regency is now pretty much booked, though they're trying to squeeze in a couple of rooms here and there. Beyond that they recommended the Hojo referred to above, along with some other local spots.

What were the other spots, Ned? I might know something about them and can advise/warn away/properly set expectations.

Hm, I'll have to dig up the message now, might have already deleted it...

we wound up moving to a holiday inn because they ran out of the 'special' rooms and the remaining ones were $250 a night. a bit _PRICEY_.

Revive! I'll be staying at the HoJo near the venue, hope to see a fair amount of you at the shows if you're going!

Here's the current band schedule:

BAND SCHEDULE (subject to change!)
FRIDAY
TIME STAGE BAND
12:00 - 12:30 1 nonloc (RI)
12:35 - 1:20 2 Pat Orchard (UK)
1:25 - 2:10 1 ST37 (TX)
2:15 - 3:00 2 Stone Breath (MD)
3:05 - 3:50 2 The Iditarod (RI)
3:55 - 4:40 1 Hopewell (NY)
4:40 - 5:40   BREAK
5:40 - 6:25 1 The Essex Green (NY)
6:30 - 7:15 2 Charalambides (TX)
7:20 - 8:05 1 Major Stars (MA)
8:10 - 8:55 2 Windy & Carl (MI)
9:00 - 9:45 1 Ghost (Japan)
 
SATURDAY
TIME STAGE BAND
12:00 - 12:30 2 Ethereal Counterbalance (UK)
12:35 - 1:20 1 Greg Weeks (NY)
1:25 - 2:10 2 The Lucky Bishops (UK)
2:15 - 3:00 1 Paik (MI)
3:05 - 3:50 2 6 Organs of Admittance (CA)
3:55 - 4:40 1 Dipsomaniacs (Norway)
4:40 - 5:40   BREAK
5:40 - 6:25 2 Landing (CT)
6:30 - 7:15 1 Motorpsycho (Norway)
7:20 - 8:05 2 Surface of Eceon (CT)
8:10 - 8:55 1 Damon & Naomi (MA)
9:00 - 9:45 1 Tom Rapp (FL)
 
SUNDAY
TIME STAGE BAND
12:00 - 12:45 1 The Hushdrops (IL)
12:50 - 1:35 2 The Alchemysts (UK)
1:40 - 2:25 1 Lilys (PA)
2:30 - 3:15 2 Barbara Manning & the Go-Luckys! (CA)
3:20 - 4:05 1 The Sunshine Fix (GA)
4:10 - 4:55 2 Lothars (MA)
5:00 - 5:45 1 Sonic Youth (NY)
5:45 - 6:45   BREAK
6:45 - 7:30 2 Delicate AWOL (UK)
7:35 - 8:20 1 The Bevis Frond (UK)
8:25 - 9:10 2 Lockgroove (MA)
9:15 - 10:00 1 Bardo Pond (PA)
10:05 - 10:50 2 Kinski (WA)
10:55 - 11:40 1 The Spacious Mind (Sweden)
11:45 - 12:30 2 Subarachnoid Space (CA)
12:45 - 1:30 1 Acid Mothers Temple (Japan)

More up-to-date info here!

TERRASTOCK 6 RUMBLINGS!

No place/lineup yet, but April 4-6, 2006 is the latest rumor.

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND

Took 'em long enough. We should start a new thread.

And indeed thus:

Terrastock 6 rumors, gossip, etc.

There already was a Terrastock in Providence! But if they had it again there, that would rule--how could I miss it? J