NYC ilxors: I am calling you out

ESPECIALLY air conditioning

The only bands on the ATP bill that I actively like are Sonic Youth, Tortoise, the Books, Papa M, and Dungen. I've seen the first two at least a half-dozen times each, so they're not necessarily draws for me. I'd like to see the other three, but I'm not sure going to a big festival just for those bands would be worthwhile.

Btw, I've gone to Pitchfork Fest every year since it began, and I think I enjoy myself a little less each time.

I still keep threatening to campaign for a re-do of aero & strongo's MDF 2007 beerdurance test but that may have been a last hurrah as far as those things go for me

I'm going to atp WITH my partner. i don't know why it has to be mutually exclusive, Soto

and i don't mean "my partner in crime, markers"

lol

??? is that a name of a band or does it mean you can actually play poker with Albini? If so, that sounds so awesome, I bet he plays like a bad mfker and he's only into it to screw some cash from hipsters

He finished 14th in this year's World Series of Poker.

haha i am even less likely to do mdf now because i have no apartment to go back to when it starts feeling like an abbatoir at full production inside sonar.

though apparently they are doing more sets outside now. even if i'm not quite sure eyehategod can be appreciated in daylight.

EHG outside is like staging bilbo and gollum's riddle game at the Santa Anita pavilion

dude, i hate EVERYTHING if you haven't noticed. i think it should be kinda noteworthy when i actually stan for something

― markers welby, S.B. (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, August 3, 2010 12:44 PM (32 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

TOMBOT did it better

;)

I'm going to atp WITH my partner. i don't know why it has to be mutually exclusive, Soto

is she going to hang out till the end, without air conditioning?

(never dated anyone who likes music, books, etc as much as I do, btw)

ATP is very air-conditioned in every room

I suppose this point needs further clarification, but everything at ATP is indoors and air conditioned.

given the level of music nerdage here, the atp lineup is prolly as exciting as the newport folk festival lineup. can you believe it?? edward sharpe! calexico! john prine! all in one place at one time!

xpost, I've been to three ATPs with her! She's the best!

<3 that is sweet.

air conditioning + john prine must be the best

i'm kind of surprised at how many people hate live music! i'm not huge on it but it's pretty integral to my life as a music fan.

i would not go to this or any atp festival, though the bloc festival in the same venue as the uk atps was fab this year.

check the vaguely condescending review of Lilith Fair in recent NY Times for uhm perspective on folk festivals

whiney's actually right to max out on this as much as he can imo - I can guarantee that within the next five or six years he will notice that standing for six or seven bands in a row is at the very least a little less do-able than it used to be. but even in a comfortable seat, I just don't want to see a program longer than two hours; after that I'm not listening so much as hearing. quality of experience > quantity of experience for me. anybody who is legitimately able to do both, more power. I'm one of those guys who thinks albums are also way too long now & thought the age of the four-song EP was a time of true glory

seriously I think widespread use of LSD in the late 60s was how this whole concert-as-endurance-test festival meme got started

I'm 23 and even after 40ish minutes standing to listen to a set I'm all u_u

just skimming this thread & there's some rad points about live music being an unenjoyable experience, but, this festival is $$$$$$. i went to the last two and they were super enjoyable and crammed with life-affirming musical moments and all but, really, 'why aren't you going' can not be asked aggressively when everything adds up to like $500.

imagining air conditioning opening for john prine

He finished 14th in this year's World Series of Poker.

jaymc, that was just one of the 57+ tournaments in the WSOP. The Main Event, #57, is the big one that gets shown on ESPN. Still, any WSOP cash is a good showing.

maybe next year atp can get air conditioning to perform john prine's s/t debut in its entirety

yeah live music can be unenjoyable but you soon learn to sidestep the discomfort in most places. avoid the worst venues, stand in the less crowded places and forgo the best sightlines...whichever.

festivals which involve camping are actual hell and i don't know why anyone would put themselves through that, but then i think that about any camping anywhere. you need comfortable recovery space to enjoy festivals.

He finished 14th in this year's World Series of Poker.
ha, somehow I'm not surprised at all
(xp)

Dear Whiney, I do not care about ATP. Much loves + <3s, see you at Zorn!

In poker, if you are somewhat competent, you can beat anyone on any given day. I know guys that have sat at tables with some big names and have taken them out.

xxxpost

5-card suzy

belatedly on the subject of performing classic lps, can i direct y'all to the inaugural atp ny performance of psychic hearts in full

have fun @ burningman

I've already been to a couple of ATPs and have seen a sizable majority of the bands playing this one. I really want to see the Scientists, but would rather see them play a full set somewhere on a dedicated bill.

I am going, but I've had a hard time persuading people I know to go this year. The poor state of the economy is definitely a factor - ATP is expensive, and I know plenty of people who've lost work or are facing a less than certain future career-wise at present. Laying down $500 or so for a music festival isn't the wisest move in those circumstances.

Also, as mentioned on the other thread, I think there is some disappointment that Jarmusch hasn't really pulled anything surprising/spectacular out of the bag. Considering who he's worked with in the music world in the past, I think folks were hoping for a bit more from him. Still, there is some time left...

i'm going to the gybe ATP in December and a little worried about how well i'll hold up - i stopped going to gigs mostly because I had this little Whiney-esque voice inside telling me that OBVIOUSLY i had to be LOVING this because it was AMAZING and this was what LOVING MUSIC was about, and it was so exhausting to be constantly feeling like i was meant to be having an intense spiritual experience and losing myself in the music etc etc etc, when actually i what i was mostly feeling was bored/foot-achey. I have been to ATPs before and had an awesome time, but it was q a bit more about the people I was with than the music in and of itself.

i mean, i am excited about seeing some bands i have not seen for 5-10 years! and some other ones i have only heard of! and hanging out w/ friends! but there's also the v distinct possibility that i'll just get grumpy and bored from all the standing still, wearing earplugs, and not having transcendental experiences.

i really want to go to the GYBE one in December but everyone in this thread is kind of making me feel like a loser

like I'm pretty sure 95% of the ppl in this thread would tell me its retarded to drop a grand and go out to England when I should be reading and cuddling and enjoying air-conditioning

aw Whiney we're just bein mean cos you appear to be extracting more joy from life than us for once.

first they came for the subway subs..

dunno, i would probably consider going to something like this is I lived in the area. I don't really go to festivals, but the indoor/smaller aspect of this makes it pretty appealing. and whatevs, the bill is amazing. I can see getting burned out on loud/live music, but I can also see it being fun. how much do tickets cost anyway? $$$ would probably be the thing keeping me from going.

keep thinking about the "I AM HAVING A GOOD TIME" dance from delocated

avoid air conditioning in december in nyc if you can help it but that's just me

like I'm pretty sure 95% of the ppl in this thread would tell me its retarded to drop a grand and go out to England when I should be reading and cuddling and enjoying air-conditioning

― markers welby, S.B. (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, August 3, 2010 2:24 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark

i think you're confusing us judging you with you judging us.

like I'm pretty sure 95% of the ppl in this thread would tell me its retarded to drop a grand and go out to England when I should be reading and cuddling and enjoying air-conditioning

dude maybe you are into telling people what they do or don't have to do if they actually love music but imo if you would enjoy a festival & seein bands all day & all night you should 100% go! and have fun! it is awesome that your partner is into doin that too - I'm just sayin that the ability to tolerate whose unstinting days musical stimulation is not a yardstick for measuring how much a person loves music: not that a person for whom that sounds awesome loves music any less than the person who thinks "I like mine in smaller doses"

"whole unstinting days of musical stimulation" I meant to write

I wonder if i'll hear any Beatles

I do know that at ATP 2008, they played "Atlas" by Battles over the PA like 7,000 times

"cuddling and enjoying air conditioning" is so much fun in South Florida.

I'm pretty sure 95% of the people on this thread would shrug and say "it's not my money" and then go back to their air-conditioned cuddling with "The Snakepit" playing in the background