Woodsist/Fuckittapes

heard great things from norcal ppl about the fest this year and last year too, the henry miller library is one of the best venues in the world imo (good booking too, whoever got cluster to come there a+ good work)

the two white fence albums are sooo great

woodsist really snuck up on me over the last year

me too, was surprised to see how much of their catalogue i've been getting into

an hour is way too long for a set imo

agreed

i was gonna say but then i remembered seeing AMT with ned

but i did take a 30 min breather about an hour in

honestly though for 90% of bands 30 mins is enough for me

the recent ducktails and spectre folk records are p gd great

1. I'm comparing it to last time I saw em when they did a 3-song encore and then a big jam w/ extra dudes from the other band on stage. so just one song for the encore seemed skimpy.
2. 60 mins is like the minimum set required for a headliner imo.
3. they have a rly big catalog but filled the set with longer free-form jams (which, again, some of em were good) so in the whole set they played maybe ... 7 songs?

Ducktails opened this show and was kinda bad live. I like the records pretty well. White Fence was on earlier but I didn't get there in time. I wanted White Fence to be second-last instead of third-last.

yeah, and hour seems standard for an indie rock gig?

I dunno, I expect between 60 and 90 mins for the headliner. Maybe I'm off base here.

Also have different standards for like, a basement show or something. This was at Bowery Ballroom.

90 mins is waaaaay too long for a set imo

haha all right. usually i'm on the other side of this argument telling my friend why most double albums suck and it's not "better value" to get 2 hours of filler.

I'd count myself as a fan of Woods, Real Estate, Eat Skull Psych. Horseshit, Crystal Stilts, Blank Dogs, Moon Duo... not sure which of those have released stuff on the Woodsist label that I've heard, but I enjoy all of 'em to some degree.

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Monday, June 7, 2010 9:04 AM (1 year ago)

fast-forward a year, i still really like Woods, fucking LOVE moon duo (new album = immense) but i've recently sold off my blank dogs, crystal stilts, that real estate lp, eat skull and psych horsesh!t. not playing 'em ever really :/

but then i'm selling off lots of stuff, so

sick lineup. I might try to actually go to this. probably a pipe dream. I could see all these bands easily in NYC anyway but not all at once.

WOODSIST FESTIVAL 2012
HENRY MILLER LIBRARY
BIG SUR, CA

SAT. Aug 4th
REAL ESTATE
PIERCED ARROWS
WOODS
WHITE FENCE
MANTLES

SUN. Aug 5th
THEE OH SEES
FRESH AND ONLYS
MICHAEL HURLEY
PEAKING LIGHTS
DUCKTAILS

tix on sale tomorrow

i really want to go to this

Pity I'll be visiting home a couple of weeks after that. (Home being Carmel, not Big Sur, but anyway.)

I went a lil while ago when they had a p similar lineup and it was a great show

whole lotta beautiful people

yeah great lineup. i haven't heard from this label in a while

as long as my friend is able to get tix this afternoon, I'm going. so stoked. they go on sale at noon Pacific.

never heard Mantles but other than that I like every single band on that list

never heard Mantles

?!

Arguably the best band on that list.

That is a little weird. Seems like a band you would dig, DMR. LP on Siltbreeze a few years ago is nice, haven't listened in a while.

I'll have to check em out! honestly I have never heard the name, and I generally check for Siltbreeze.

though personally i would argue that they're not the best band on the list, this song is just fantastic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acFsHev3mQQ

their singles are good as well - worth searching out.

weird bill for Hurley to play on...

I love every band on that list (my blind spot is White Fence), but I think I would agree that The Mantles are my favorite of all of 'em.
My other favorite amazing Mantles tune is "Raspberry Thighs." They're seriously due for another LP!

the Mantles are on Spotify so I've got my afternoon-at-work listening lined up

White Fence is cool lo-fi psych, recommended if you like Sic Alps et al. I like the first self-titled record better than the second ("White Fence Is Growing Faith")

never picked up that mantles LP, cuz i wasn't convinced by the "burden" single from aught-seven (reverb-jangle burnout). "don't like" is fucking great!

lol "don't like"

but yeah, dig basically every band in that lineup, and several are among my very favorites CIA (ohsees! hurley! arrows!)

Out of all those bands Mantles are the least active and rarely tour so they are even more of a "get" IMO. White Fence albums are very nice, but their live show is a lot more aggressive (full band) and I dig it. If I was in Cali I would definitely go to this. Maybe Hurley is gonna do an album on Woodsist? Only thing missing is Some MV/EE or Matt Valentine solo action.

man, they should really do a WC tour w that shit. this summer. daytime shows @ outdoor venues. would fly a kite.

Maybe Hurley is gonna do an album on Woodsist?

In the press release it said something like "this year we invited some of our favorite bands to come hang out"

meaning Hurley and Pierced Arrows I think

They did it 2 summers ago, there were a series of "Woodsist Festival" shows in addition to the Big Sur fest. Saw Real Estate, Woods, Kurt Vile, Sun Araw, Mantles, Art Museums, Nodzzz and some Vivian Girls one-off at The Echo in LA. For selfish reasons I wish they would do a freaking New York Woodsist Fest again.

seattledibs

portland would be okay too. we have trees! lots of them! woods even

moon duo was on that lineup too iirc

I just got lucky and happened to be in big sur that wknd

just gonna reiterate how much i want to go to this

btw anyone going get campsites now it is a nightmare

y'all should come down to Big Sur, esp. northwestern folks

btw anyone going get campsites now it is a nightmare

haha when i pitched going to this to my bf this morning he was like 'is there camping' and then made a face

i have family nearby -- so i'd either crash there, go for a charming cheapish motel, or just drive down and do only one of the days

camping in big sur is kind of glamping any way you slice it imo <---- this could be wrong

what is glamping?

ok this thread has convinced me to get tix for this

The record by The Woolen Men has been a consistent favorite this year.

That Woolen Men record is quite the sleeper hit. I went to Woodsist fest this year. Man it was literally the chillest thing ever.

my friend JT who I went with last year went again. I was kinda jealous even though (imo) the lineup wasn't as good.

PAINTED SHRINES Debut Album Heaven and Holy Out Today on Woodsist

New Collaboration Featuring Jeremy Earl of Woods & Glenn Donaldson of Skygreen Leopards / The Reds, Pinks & Purples

It's very Woods-y which is totally a good thing. Breezy and fun. Though Woods have a more interesting rhythm to them imo

the reds pinks and purples record last year was amazing, this doesnt quite reach those heights but it's very pleasant. agree that it feels less idk rangy or loose than woods, the reds pinks purples drum machine pop aesthetic tamps things down a bit.

I enjoyed it

is anyone going to the fest this weekend? do people need rain panchos?