The All-new Sanbox ATP thread where we actually talk about bands and shit and not just FAPs, but probably mostly talk about Foundation's incompetence

That Guided by Voices reunion didn't last long (short item about ahlf-way down):
http://www.atpfestival.com/newsview/1112071500.php

Guided by Voices have not split up and continue to work on new material together. In addition to the album release of Let's Go Eat the Factory for January, the band are at work on another album, Class Clown Spots A UFO. Robert Pollard will also be releasing a solo record in March called Mouseman Cloud.

Unfortunately Guided By Voices are canceling their appearances at Primavera and ATP/I'll Be Your Mirror, due to personal reasons. The band apologizes for any inconvenience and disappointment, and thanks Primavera, ATP and the fans for their longterm support.

weird. Where's the above from?

hmm it is somewhat unsourced: http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2011/12/guided_by_voice_17.html

That was fun!

do tell!

ATP was wicked!

http://sickmouthy.com/2011/12/12/the-nightmare-before-christmas-all-tomorrows-parties/

i feel awkward writing about ATP on such a negative fucking thread cos i had an AWESOME time, as i pretty much always do.

the ex and getatchew mekuria were probably my favourite thing, totally new to me and sheer delight.

I think this Nightmare Before Xmas was a bit undersold in terms of capacity - a friend who goes every year said it wasn't as packed as he'd seen it, and we were able to get into almost every performance (we saw 15) without ever really queueing. It was still pretty rammed for most of the gigs we saw - I woudln't have wanted any more people jammed into Centre Stage for Battles or Caribou, or into Reds for The Field or No Age.

it was undersold, yeah - there were still tickets going on the website, and lots of people on the facebook group trying to offload spares.

I couldn't get in for No Age :( (actually I didn't mind that much, it was just annoying cos my friends were in there)

I saw someone tweet that they thought it might be undersold because of the lack of "genuine legends", i.e. no MC5 / Stooges / Go4, etc etc. Which strikes me as sad, because LSF, Battles, and Caribou are all, to my mind, big awesome alternative music heroes RIGHT NOW, and the line-up was great, right up my street (hence it being the first one I've been to).

Yeah, ppl are spoiled assholes. The New Jersey one is always full of "WAHHHH I CAN SEE ANY OF THESE BANDS IN NEW YORK" which is like 100% missing the point

wow! @ nissenmondai. I for some reason thought they had broken up or something

I was looking after the wee man all day Friday but Saturday and Sunday were fucking awesome. Seriously, Caribou's day was an embarrassment of riches. The Ex, Underground Resistance, The Arkestra, Factory Floor, Caribou's early set, Battles and Psychic Paramount especially.

Sunday was fantastic, yes - the Arkestra were probably my favourites over the weekend, but I also loved Pharoah Sanders, The Ex (I was excited to see them for the first time, but then since I had distinct recollections of their trumpet player who dances like a six year old girl at a birthday party, I guess I must have seen them before...), Omar Souleyman (one of those ones were you're left wondering what the Butlins staff must be thinking about the proceedings), what I saw of Silver Apples - including that beat drop in 'Oscillations' that would've made Theo Parrish proud - and then Theo himself being a great way to wrap it up. Also Future Islands being ridiculously intense and powerful once I got over the sense of affectedness, No Age being the funnest I've seen them by far, Wild Flag... fuck I saw 23 live things and only three were less than great.

despite my misgivings about such a homogenous (bearded, jumper-wearing) crowd of corny indie fuxxors

me, btw. :'( i did get my jumper from primark, surely i lose some fuxxor points for that?

20 being 'great' is a big of an exaggeration tbh but who cares. also i thought that this year i had regained the youthful energy of my early twenties as i wasn't feeling the back pain i had by the end of the last few atps, except then when i got home i slept for 14 hours and still feel i haven't caught up properly. oops.