EMP Pop Conference 2012 -- NYC

I'd suggest either Thursday (opening night/reception/etc.) or Saturday due to this:

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EMP Happy Hour, at Von, a short walk from NYU, Saturday 6:30-9:30. "Conference attendees 21 and older are invited to continue the conversation into the night at Von, http://www.vonbar.com/, located at 3 Bleecker Street between Lafayette and Bowery. Panelists will receive a wristband to enjoy cocktails at the bar -- venue capacity is limited, first-come first admitted."

We're hitting the big time -- Colbert actually made a couple of EMP Pop Conference jokes right out of the gate tonight, I gather!

Also, another formal event or two to note, these on the Friday night:

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Libation NYC: A Global Soul Dance Party featuring DJ Ian Friday
Venue: 218 Sullivan Street NY 10012
Acclaimed music historian Tim Lawrence, author of Loves Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, calls New York dance party Libation "one of the few parties in New York where the sonically and socially progressive lineage that began with the Loft and carried on at parties such as the Gallery, the Paradise Garage, the Underground Network and Body & Soul lives on." Ian Friday, Manchildblack, and Afro Mosaic Soul have teamed up with this conference to present a special evening of one of Gotham's hottest underground dance parties: Libation (The Global Soul Experience). Resident mixologist Ian Friday (Global Soul Music) will spin a seamless set of deep, underground, soul-drenched music.
21+ only, ID required; $15 all night; or $10 for EMP/IASPM-US participants w/ unique badge

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Poor Baby Bree presents Ragtime, Ragmen, and Ragamuffins: Historic Songs of the Lower East Side
Venue: Bleecker Street Theater (45 Bleecker)
"Like being transported into another era. What an amazing performer!"
- Laurie Anderson
Join singer/archivist Bree Benton (as Bowery waif "Poor Baby Bree”) and musical director/frequent EMP presenter Franklin Bruno for a revue of comic and pathetic songs dating from the 1870s-1910s, the golden age of New York vaudeville. Hear songs by Irving Berlin ("Yiddle, With Your Fiddle, Play Some Ragtime"), variety impresario Tony Pastor ("In the Bowery"), and Irish-American musical theater pioneers Harrigan & Hart ("The Market on Saturday Night"), and other rarely-performed numbers, reconstructed from original sheet music and songsters. With Franklin Bruno (piano), Karen Waltuch (viola), Jacob Garchik (tuba/trombone), and Nick Russo (banjo/mandolin).
$8 at the door for Pop Conference/IASPM-US attendees ($12 otherwise). Please visit www.poorbabybree.com for more information and advance ticketing.

That said the thing I'm really up for is a full 17-member band performance from Escort at Brooklyn Bowl that evening at midnight.

http://www.brooklynbowl.com/event/102635/

http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/tue-march-13-2012-andrew-bird

Hahah holy shit, I am POSITIVE that photo of a panel they use is one of mine! And that might be...Matos presenting?

Colbert's mock proposal sounds pretty good actually

He's got the academic title style down perfectly.

Okay, that's not Matos, that was Charlie Bertsch introducing the panel of Nate Chinen, Geeta Dayal and J. D. Considine. And yep, that's my photo:

http://nedraggett.wordpress.com/2010/04/16/emp-pop-conference-2010-friday-presentations/

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/03/emp_pop_conference_colbert_report.php

i posted that info on geeta's facebook wall. funny!

you need to ask for a royalty check, ned.

SUE 'EM OUT OF EXISTENCE oh wait

advise u to go thru underaero

That would be unethical!

Poor Baby Bree is fucking awesome btw; everyone should see that show

Last day to pre-register:

http://www.empmuseum.org/education/index.asp?categoryID=26

Registered a while ago, still haven't gotten the update e-mail with details etc. Trying to plan when I should be busing down and so forth.

Does anyone know what time on Thursday the conference starts? Is it a "you should be there early Thursday morning" thing or does it not get properly started until the afternoon, etc.

(also, trying to rationalize/justify going by getting as much work done in the next 24 hours as possible)

and when can I say hi to you EMP gays?

I'm still waffling on ability to go. Couchsurfing with friends just got confirmed, so now it boils down to whether my summer job applications (due Friday) and other coursework that I promised myself would get done does get done.

Family obligations mean I can't make it up there. Thursday night opening looks like it could be interesting

7:00pm - 8:30pm
>> Conference Opening Keynote: The Artist in the City: with Angélique Kidjo, Esperanza Spalding, Santigold, and Himanshu Suri (aka Heems)

i have been procrastinating so much on everything as far as planning what i'm actually doing this weekend, beyond that i am definitely taking the bus up Thursday night and doing a panel (w/ Matos!) on Friday afternoon and staying til Sunday. maybe i can wing it? i need to get my shit together.

wandering down to the bus station now. new york!

this is an ungodly hour, iirc

I can't make it, alas: a work meeting tomorrow afternoon that's probably the most important of the year.

ah that's a bummer. i was looking forward to meeting you. maybe next time it'll be in miami

I'm heading down to NYU later today for the keynote address. who else will be attending?

Same here! At least a dozen people I looked forward to meeting for the first time.

I'll be there will bells on at 5 for registration and immediate socializing. Of course.

The Friday panels and presentations looks so awesome (so do the rest, but...Friday)

http://www.empmuseum.org/education/index.asp?categoryID=26&ccID=126&year=2012&panelDate=3/23/2012

everybody come to me and matos's panel! i wanna meet people!

I will be there. Perhaps not at 5 - bus arrives around 430 and I need/want to head out to Brooklyn where I'm crashing to drop my stuff at a friend's place but I should get there for the keynote.

Damn that was a great first night. Had to miss karaoke though.

the keynote thing was awesome! all those guys were so smart and funny.

karaoke was wild, i think you all are great

man more and more i feel like i missed out by not getting in earlier last night for the fun stuff, but hey i'm here now

skot i'm gonna try to come to your panel today and say hi! really hoping i run into everyone itt at one point or another, i guess there'll be nametags and it'll be easy to spot people?

;_;

I pre-registered but then found out I had a stupid concert with stupid rehearsals this weekend

I hate peeking into this thread because my blood boils. I had also registered.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2012/03/22/149155311/watch-the-emp-pop-conference-keynote

This NPR link says that when the Thursday night keynote with Angélique Kidjo, Esperanza Spalding, Santigold, and Himanshu Suri (aka Heems)
is available it will be posted on this NPR site

http://clivedavisinst.tisch.nyu.edu/object/popconlivestreaming.html

live streaming here?

it occurs to me I'm not sure what curmudgeon's real name is. I imagine you walking around this weekend saying "I'm curmudgeon" and getting the response "me too!" over and over.

Ha. I am not there alas, family obligations. I'm in the DC area.

oh bummer! we need to hang sometime, though, we're practically neighbors

So Scott Seward killed it again. A sample line of many:

"OK UK stop inventing things, all hopped up on Cadbury bars and PG Tips"

Exchange after he was done:

Jim Miller: "You grew up on Sesame Street didn't you?"
Scott: "Yeah!"

hello people! i'm in town but i haven't been to any of the popcon stuff yet. no sleep on the plane last night means zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. anything fun happening tonight?

that was fun today. i'm glad my dad could make it. nice to meet jim miller today and tom smucker tonight. it's really nice that greil is my biggest fan, but him sitting right in front of me when i was talking was still kind of intimidating. i avoided eye contact.

is that why you sat right in front of matos and me and tried to psyche us out?

exactly! it didn't work though. you guys were fine.

http://storify.com/touchofallright/layers-and-layers-of-not-so-dope-synths-listening?awesm=sfy.co_jHd&utm_campaign=&utm_medium=sfy.co-twitter&utm_source=t.co&utm_content=storify-pingback

Wish I could have heard that one and Some Dude's Baltimore club thang

that whole panel of yours was really good. all 4.

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