The history of Thrill Jockey

So do you think that means it behooves us to get there early?

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FYI, when I saw Man Forever it was not that chaotic, loud, or noisy in any substantial ways. There are dissonances and strange beating patterns and certainly no melodies or riffs to latch onto, but it is more meditative and immersive than in-your-face. It may have changed since I saw them about 6 months ago, but he does rule-based pieces in which the musicians have to stick to a set approach, so again, it isn't wild and pummeling for the most part, just insistently somewhat intense due to the nature of the performance.

That sounds goooooood. I only know the recording, and I like immersive experiences so I am expecting nothing but the most enjoyable performance.

I think a few of the CAVE guys will be part of Man Forever for this set.
The thing about MF is that Kid just recruits people blindly for the performances and sometimes the players get what he is going for and sometimes they don't. The sets used to be all drummers, too, and I think that those performances edged into the "pummeling" zone a lot more than the ensemble thing he's doing now.

But Cooper and Dan and Rex have performed with him multiple times, so if they are in the lineup it will be rehearsed.

Oh man, I knew that there was a rotating cast but I did not know that it might rotate in that direction. What good news!

Yeah, when I saw them it was members of Pelt and a bass player that has played with Kid/MF a number of times. They TOTALLY got it and it was a joy to behold (it would shift from vaguely menacing to euphoric to heavy just by the shifting of a couple notes by the non-drummers).

Here's something like an orientation video for possible members of Man Forever, which gives a pretty good sense of what he's going for. It's a little long but I found it fascinating/entertaining.

So...did anyone get in? I sure didn't. I was super disappointed/pissy at first, but it faded.

btw i was there before 8, but still no luck
O WELL

Yuck, I kinda wondered about that. Seemed like too good a show to be both free and easy to get into. Guess I made a solid call on a number of levels.