Fugazi : Classic or Dud ?

I'm kind of excited - certainly intrigued - by the idea of Guy Picciotto playing live in a couple of weeks.

I know he's done some stuff with the Silver Mount Zion guys, and he played guitar with Vic Chestnutt and all that - but could this be an actual, like, solo set? I hope so...

The event will be held on November 15 at New York's Le Poisson Rouge. It will feature performances from Jeff Mangum, TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe, Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo and Fugazi's Guy Picciotto, plus non-musical talent like comic Janeane Garofalo, director John Cameron Mitchell, culture jammers the Yes Men, and more.

somehow the phrase "non-musical talent" made me laugh

jcm's pretty musical

i want to know where the style guide for that publication stands oxford comma wise

That reads to me as if Ranaldo and Picciotto are playing a set together.

I actually read it that way as well! Not just oxford comma trolling -- I really thought that's what they meant.

btw, what is "the event"?

Differently Comma'd version, from Brooklyn Vegan

On November 15, Le Poisson Rouge will host "The People's Bailout: A Variety Show and Telethon to Benefit the 99%," a benefit show for Occupy-affiliated organization Strike Debt. The show features a huge (and very impressive) lineup of Jeff Mangum (of Neutral Milk Hotel) (who has played for Occupy Wall Street in the past), Lee Ranaldo (of Sonic Youth) (who has also played for Occupy Wall Street before), Guy Picciotto (of Fugazi), Tunde Adebimpe (of TV on the Radio), Janeane Garofalo, Lizz Winstead, Max Silvestri, Frances Fox Piven, Hari Kondabolu, David Rees, corproate pranksters The Yes Men, John Cameron Mitchell, Climbing Poetree, The invisible Army of Defaulters, members of Healthcare for the 99%, Occupy Faith, and many more. Tickets for the show go on sale Friday, November 2 at 10 AM.

when do we get our cut from the telethon

There's absolutely no way I would ever read a Fugazi cooking special.

LOL @ 'telethon'
It would be so good if Jerry Lewis hosted this

http://disquiet.com/2012/11/01/chris-lawhorn-fugazi-edits/

http://www.lepoissonrouge.com/lpr_events/peoples-bailout/

live stream of the telethon: http://pitchfork.com/news/48614-watch-jeff-mangum-members-of-sonic-youth-fugazi-tv-on-the-radio-perform-at-occupy-telethon/

glad to see other people are finding it as hard to get genuinely excited about the fugazi edits record as i did

so Guy is performing with Jeff Mangum, it turns out.

http://clatl.com/cribnotes/archives/2012/11/14/guy-piccotto-talks-rites-of-spring-fugazi-and-the-indelible-power-of-youth -- good interview, ends with Guy demurring at the idea of ever doing a solo record or a Rites show, although "I do hope to put out another record, and my hope is always to one day be in a band again"

guy interviewed for the low times podcast this week - http://www.lowtimespodcast.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6nqIbnDGmI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6nqIbnDGmI

featuring ian mackaye clone on 2nd drumkit lol

Dag, this whole show, this band ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVDmFm0FxmM

I mean, christ, why have I never searched for this stuff before?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_5OZOwAhas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKKgoYOF-Ww

Totally blanking on which Fugazi song recalls this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug67qr7Dzdo

Hmmm... me too. Are you sure it's a specific song and not a general vibe? Because I do hear a resemblance.

It's weird how much 80s Dischord stuff has a kind of U2/U.K. big-guitar post-punk sound. I've heard that the Minor Threat guitarists actually were U2 fans towards the end, and you can hear the influence on something like "Salad Days". But it's all over Embrace, some Rites of Spring, and definitely the fantastic and overlooked post-ROS band One Last Wish.

Yeah, there's a specific instrumental break I'm thinking of from ... an early album/ep?

The intro sounds a little like the intro to Suggestion but slower maybe?

sounds a bit like intro to 'bad mouth'?

oh wait, I am totally thinking of Bad Mouth, not Suggestion.

Totally, that's it. Thanks! Mind block lifted.

the fantastic and overlooked post-ROS band One Last Wish

See, this is why I read this forum. I've never heard of One Last Wish before right now. Now I have some investigating to do.

They existed for eight months in 1986 and made one album that didn't get released until 1999. It's so good. My favorite track:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGDIuHZXx08

you guys ever notice that guy picciotto's vocals sound like he's going to tell on you to the teacher?

Yeah this is a great find for me too - totally was clueless on this release...

Liked them and Happy Go Licky

you guys ever notice that guy picciotto's vocals sound like he's going to tell on you to the teacher?

― Cory Sklar, Tuesday, July 21, 2015 5:49 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I had a running joke with friends about the guy/ian vocal dynamic being a whiny toddler/stern parent thing.

I always imagine Ian/Guy as Fozzie/Gonzo.

I spent a lot of time studying the mysteries of a samizdat One Last Wish/Happy Go Licky tape in the mid-90s. "My Better Half" is tremendous but HGL's "Torso Butter" is imo the peak of Dischord/U2 crossover:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi83Gqu3H8w

I always imagine Ian/Guy as Fozzie/Gonzo.

― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Wednesday, July 22, 2015 1:05 AM (10 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I thought of Ian as Bert and Guy as Ernie.

Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird.

I think so much of what works about Fugazi is the tension between Ian and Guy. There's an Ego/Id aspect to it, masculine/feminine, disciplined/free, etc. Heard in both their singing styles and lyrical styles, haven't really given thought to whether it applies to their guitar playing too.

Well, as Ian has said, it's more of a Chuck D./Flava Flav deal. It def. applies to their guitar. Ian plays an SG, so Guy specifically picked the most un-SG guitar, a Rick.

Ian: Charlotte
Guy: Carrie
Joe: Miranda
Brendan: Samantha

Well Ian was essentially the band's rhythm guitarist and obv something he preferred. Obviously a lot more bottom end than his bandmate.

Usually anything 'lead' was G.

Just ordered One Last Wish and Happy Go Licky from Dischord. Can't wait for that package to arrive!

One Last Wish.....!

Holy hell, it's good.

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/rare-fugazi-footage-screening-at-nitehawk-williamsburg-prospect-park/

June 1 and June 6 screenings in Brooklyn of concert footage doc “We are Fugazi from Washington DC”

already sold out :(

wait June 1 isn't! woo-hoo

It's worth seeing. Most of the live footage is from the band's earlier years though

Brooklyn sold out June 6 screening, then Philadelphia June 11 - A third and final screening has been added for 10:00 PM on Sunday, June 11, tickets are available below, the 4:00 and 7:00 screenings are completely sold out