TWO MORE REASONS WHY I DON’T NEED TO GO TO ATP NY
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 at 3:10pm by Gary Suarez
A couple of months back I complained about the expensive All Tomorrow’s Parties weekender in the Catskills region of New York. Though noise rock royals The Jesus Lizard and The Melvins are both scheduled to appear at the September festival, I just haven’t been able to justify the hundreds of dollars I’d have to shell out for tickets and to stay at some bullshit resort swarming with trustafarians. Thankfully, it turns out that we can all save our hard-earned dough (and avoid contracting swine flu), as both of these bands are planning other U.S. performances that wont break the bank.
The other day, Jesus Lizard bassist David Wm. Sims blogged the current list of reunion dates, which now includes a long-anticipated NYC gig on November 16 at Irving Plaza. Other non-festival shows are confirmed for San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland (OR), Carrboro, NC, Atlanta, and Washington D.C., with more presumably forthcoming.
Then, the press release regurgitation unit over at Blabbermouth caught a rare scoop, reporting that stoner metal heavyweights Down will “tour select U.S. markets” with those darned Melvins this Fall. No cities have been announced for this unbeatable tag team match-up yet, though August/September seems to be the timeframe.
Given all this, I can’t think of any reason a heavy music fan should bother with ATP NY. Even if you don’t live near one of the markets where these bands are playing, you’ll probably spend a lot less traveling to one of those shows instead of emptying your wallet in Monticello. Who’s looking out for you? I am.
-GS
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trustafarians
MUNICIPAL WASTE IS GONNA FUCK YOU UP
There’s still half a lineup to announce for ATP.
While it does have a high price tag, ATP isn’t for trustafarians. It skews about 10 years older, usually getting a nice mix of clean-smelling indie-rock quasi-yuppies and friendly Europeans.
Also if you don’t go, you are FUCKING UP.
Chris, anything that THE FLAMING LIPS are curating is going to suck. NO MATTER WHAT.
Haha. Believe me, I had my doubts. But they’ve already picked the mighty BOREDOMS in a 9-drummer lineup, the always-exceptional Deerhoof and a No Age set where they’re only playing Husker Du songs with a not-so-secret “special guest vocalist.” That’s pretty win, duder.
Cough up the money and come party with us!
Plus any heavy music fan who isn’t pumped about seeing SUICIDE play their debut album in its entirety should turn in their scene card.
Boredoms are going to do the same set at Terminal 5 a few days before!
No Age with Bob Mould doing Husker Du could be good, even though I don’t like No Age. Still, Bob Mould is playing with his own band in October. He played Husker Du songs during the acoustic set he played at Joe’s Pub some months back, and promised to play more with that band.
Suicide is one of my favorite bands of all time, and I see them pretty much every time Marty and Alan play in NYC. To be honest, that’s the only thing that may get me to ATP, and if so then just on a day pass.
My main point is that I can see pretty much all of the bands on this bill at some point in NYC and sleep in my own bed afterwards.
You sound like Eddie Murphy’s mom telling little Eddie that her homemade Wonder bread burger is better than McDonalds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvoBCr7E5qo
Thing is, yes, you can see the EIGHTEEN (currently at my count, and rising) excellent acts at ATP in New York when they come through, but you WON’T. The whole point is being stranded out in the Catskills and being forced to watch bands and Criterion movies and hang out with your friends and drink for three days.
I’m your friend now, Gary, you can hang out with me!
Also, the main stage in Kutchers is seriously one of the best venues I’ve ever been in for sightlines. Even when it’s at capacity (3,000 people) , you can stand anywhere in that room and see the band perfectly. And it doesn’t sound like stuffing dogshit in your ears like Terminal 5 does.
18 being the number of bands I would see out of the 25 announced