tinnitus photography Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 once again the organizers of All Tomorrow's Parties put on one hell of an event in a dingy, overlooked corner of the Catskills. 3 days of entertainment overload centered around bands, but including comedians, live improvisation, trivia games, cult film screenings, performances of complete, specific recordings, live interviews with King Buzzo and Jon Spencer, a poker table helmed by Big Black/Shellac leader Steve Albini...the list goes on and on...incredible weekend. nirvana for music geeks, basically. Here are my thoughts about the whole thing, links to a review and photo gallery from each day. Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Nick Cave Bob Mould with No Age eye of Boredoms Boris Flaming Lips Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I've sadly read less than great things about SFA at ATP. They're my absolute favorite band, and I went to NY to see them last Friday, the weekend of ATP, and it was incredible. It was a 600 person club, and the band and fans all seemed really into it. And the Furries played a great setlist of old and new shit. Terrific show. Was it just an enthusiasm issue, or are you not a DD/LY fan? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 I've sadly read less than great things about SFA at ATP. They're my absolute favorite band, and I went to NY to see them last Friday, the weekend of ATP, and it was incredible. It was a 600 person club, and the band and fans all seemed really into it. And the Furries played a great setlist of old and new shit. Terrific show. Was it just an enthusiasm issue, or are you not a DD/LY fan? to be honest the only song off DD/LY i heard before leaving was "mountain." they started w/ some great songs (slow life, juxtaposed, rings) but there was no life, no zap to their game. i'd seen SFA once in '05 and Gruff solo in '07 and both were great, and i really enjoy most of their catalog. for whatever reason they felt flat to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Yea, that seems to be what I've heard. That's unfortunate, because they were really into it Friday night, and it showed. I'm also a HUGE fan of DD/LY, so I enjoyed the hell out of their set. But I've heard poor things about their ATP set. Damn shame. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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