EMP 2008 Pop Conference

The bus tunnel is back, by the way.

A massive frickin' relief right there. When's the light rail from downtown to airport due for completion again?

"2009". This probably means 11:59pm Dec 31st, 2009. But it might be sooner.

I guess I should tell my boss that I need two days off this week.

Might not hurt.

hey boss i has bad snifflez

I'm happy because I was in Seattle a few days back and saw the SLUT for the first time!

maybe that should have went on the Seattle thread

Too late now.

SLUT sightings are going to be much higher this year, it must be said.

I thought we'd get away with a quiet weekend for shows, but I was wrong.

Just around the corner, literally, from the EMP, this is happening at the Vera Project Friday night (http://www.theveraproject.org):

7:30 PM
Iron Lung
Yellow Swans (last Seattle show ever!)
Sissy Spacek
Blue Sabbath Black Cheer
$8 ($7 w/ club card)

Tickets through Ticketweb or day of, unless it sells out.

And yes, the Yellow Swans set will be the very last show ever in the city of Seattle.

Iron Lung will be playing, but only Texas Hold'Em with select members of the audiences. No instruments.

RAWK

Meantime, something that night for the comix folks among us -- and the musical types too:

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Please join us at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery this Saturday, April 12, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM for an extraordinary event featuring Fantagraphics Books’ resident genius Martin Bland. Bonus! This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday we’re hosting a huge Spring Cleaning Sale with hundreds of lovely Fantagraphics Books offered at 50% off cover price.

Martin Bland’s Randomized Control Trials represents a radical departure from this veteran musician’s previous work. His experimental sound installation features contributions from Fantagraphics alums Mark Arm and Tom price, joined by accomplished musicians from various musical genres. The concept defies simple description – you sort of have to experience this piece to fully appreciate it. Learn more here:

http://martinblandsrct.blogspot.com/2008/03/cds-for-sale.html

This event coincides the colorful Georgetown Second Saturday Art Attack featuring art exhibitions, musical performances and more at 30 locations throughout the neighborhood.

We’ll also have pallets of popular titles by artists like Peter Bagge, Charles Burns, Daniel Clowes, R. Crumb, Ellen Forney, Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez, Tony Millionaire, Charles M. Schulz, Joe Sacco, Chris Ware, Jim Woodring and dozens more – at half price! All day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 11 - 13. You’ll also get a chance to view our current display of exquisite illustrations and comics by the incomparable Drew Friedman.

Fantagraphics Bookstore is located at 1201 S. Vale Street (at the corner of Airport Way S.), only minutes south of downtown Seattle. We’re open every day 11:30 to 8:00 PM, Sundays until 5:00 PM. Phone 206.658.0110. Hope to see you all soon.

DECISIONS

Choices choices. (Drop me a line re: when you'll be in town again on Thursday A.S.)

There's also Broken Disco at Chop Suey Fri. night too for teknoheads.

Ned, check yr email.

the East Los Angeles scene are the primary focus as they created a local/regional Mod dance to Thee Midniters’ Rock ‘n’ Roll hit, “Whittier Boulevard"

You all have to learn how to dance 1960s East LA style at that presentation

Has anyone else been given a vague message upon registration that he or she wasn't sure if he will be registered to attend the conference?

I just received that e-mail today. ??

Might have been a glitch -- I got that but also a separate message indicating I was fine for Friday to Sunday but that Thursday I might have to do standing room only.

OK, i called and here's the deal:

This Pop Conf has a record amount of pre-registration. As far as Fri through Sunday, there's no doubt you can register as you enter and see all the panels & presentations and all that. *However*, the Thursday night key note speech and the Blue Scholars performance are anticipated to be full.. Those two things are apparently super popular and the main reason many have pre-registered. So the upshot is: You may have to stand on Thursday night if you get there after 6:30pm, and you may not be able to see the Blue Scholars. Shrug. there you go.

Roxor. Mackro, send me the details re: bus station stop/YoBerry again plz? (Or post it here, whatever works.)

OK, bus tunnel station near where i work = Pioneer Square Station / 3rd between James and Cherry / exit onto 3rd St.

I work on Columbia and 3rd, one block or so north

Yoberry is on Marion and 3rd and closes at 4pm. Another block north.

Point of reference: Central Library is Madison and 4th. Another block north and one east.

http://transit.metrokc.gov/cftemplates/show_map.cfm?BUS_ROUTE=194&DAY_NAV=WSU

My flight is with American, so I will probably not make it for the keynote, grr.

Ugh. :-/ I was wondering if anyone was going to be caught up in that.

Jen and I appeared on the latest edition of the Randomized Control Trials! To this end I suggest everyone in town attend Martin's performance.

Grrr. I'm missing this again. Sometime I will finally see Ned Sublette talk about Cuba and New Orleans. Lots of other interesting looking presentations as well.

In town, y'all. See who I can tonight!

Had to watch my nephew today so I'm not gonna be up there until tomorrow AM. Bummed to miss the intro. hanging out and the opening presentation thing tonight -- I really wanted to shake a Los Lobo hand as I love those guys -- but I'm psyched to jump in head first tomorrow!

Is there a Muslimgauze paper at every one of these?

attempting a liveblog at nedraggett.wordpress.com

Very nice.

Thanks -- and Ned S. sez hi!

YAHHH!!! NED YAHHH!!!

Oh and if Nick is reading this, it's "Noche de Enierro" by Luny Tunes.

*Entierro

I should learn to read. I thought this was an EPMD thread.

Oh dear.

Anyway, that keynote panel as I haphazardly saw it

thanks rev

My Friday liveblogging will be here.

I AM POSTING FROM INSIDE THE CONFERENCE

So am I but liveblogging is on hold on my end -- connection's been flaky via the blog, which is odd since last night was no problem. Am taking notes though -- David Novak on Sublime Frequencies was a great start.

You folks gonna go see Christgau's presentation on John Mayer's "Waiting for the World to Change"?

Caught a lot of it. Lots of good lines.

Okay -- Friday presentations as I caught them.

The walking dead feeling is starting to creep over me. Must be Saturday morning. (By tomorrow morning at this time we will all be the walking dead here.)

Speak for yerself.

Mr. Jaq and I will be heading down to the Fantagraphics thing late afternoon today, will have room for 2 additional if anyone's interested. I won't be heading to EMP until 1ish, to catch Douglas Wolk's Green Beret talk, but catch up with me then or let Mr. Jaq know if you spot him.