I decided that I should leave the VIP party once i spilled a Vitamin Water Martini on myself, 'Airplane!' drinking problem style.

9/10/2010 3:45:25 AM

Oh, I heard Harlem is playing a day party, is this true?

9/10/2010 3:54:51 AM

I'm really glad I went to see Lucero. No one seemed to want to go to that and they were fucking rad.

Gray Young, Max Indian, Best Coast, Lucero. Not too shabby, although there were plenty of others I wish I could have seen.

9/10/2010 4:21:38 AM

I should've known night one would have been this epic

[Edited on September 10, 2010 at 4:50 AM. Reason : who knows?]

9/10/2010 4:46:54 AM

i saw ronny up taking pictures during Max Indian
those of you that missed Ponderosa missed on fucking great live show

i'm sad i couldnt stay out later than Max Indian - training meeting at 8am today

9/10/2010 7:51:30 AM

Gray Young -> Burning Star Core -> Locrian -> Sleepy Sun -> Collections of Colonies of Bees (amazing)

Colonies of bees are playing a day party at pour house today at noon. I highly recommend them after only discovering their brilliance last night. I'm gonna try to be there on my lunch.

also i missed birds of avalon but heard they killed it.

and the new kings is awesome. The Megafaun set there is going to be awesome.

[Edited on September 10, 2010 at 10:39 AM. Reason : .]

9/10/2010 10:38:22 AM

It was totally worth my $20 to get into the Berkley last night, it was fucking awesome. Picturplane rules, Javelin I now know I like, and Future Islands was great. Yay haha

9/10/2010 10:47:30 AM

^Javelin was awesome....great show. I didn't stay for Future Islands, and pictureplane makes me think of Bill Cosby (picturpage)

9/10/2010 10:49:26 AM

Did anyone catch ocean last night?

i saw them at schoolkids wednesday but i didn't get out of band practice till like 11:30 and missed 'em last night. Wondering if it was more audible

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9/10/2010 10:51:49 AM

Can a person access any of these shows by just paying a door charge or do you have to have the bracelet?

9/10/2010 11:17:17 AM

Man, I felt like an asshole all night, but the extra money on VIP has been TOTALLY worth it so far.

free drinks->No(read: shorter) lines. Wouldn't have seen Best Coast/Javelin/F. Islands w/o the red band probably. Definitely not all of them.

My only regret was not leaving halfway through F. Islands to catch some Akron/Family but I was having too much fun.

9/10/2010 11:35:08 AM

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"those of you that missed Ponderosa missed on fucking great live show "

yes! i had never heard them before and decided to check them out since no one else was playing yet. there were maybe 20 people there.

stayed at lincoln theatre through max indian and then headed to tir na nog. best coast was meh. then headed to berkeley for future islands. got in after about a 30 minute wait in line with about 5 minutes before they started their set. great close to the night.

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"Oh, I heard Harlem is playing a day party, is this true?"

yes, they are playing today at slims.

9/10/2010 12:37:42 PM

about to head out for round 2

I'm going to be dead by sunday

9/10/2010 12:42:20 PM

Did Gray Young>10 min of Deakin (kinda weak)>Cults>Best Coast>Sleepy Sun>Akron/Family

Akron/Family was the highlight of the night for me. They killed it. My biggest regret, though, is not running over to Berkeley for Javelin and Future Islands. Sleepy Sun was OK but not great live right before Akron/Family.

The other highlight of the night was skipping lines--as someone already said, I felt like a huge dick last night, especially outside TNN getting into Cults, but the VIP wristband was already paying HUGE dividends last night and will definitely allow me to open up my schedule to a lot of different venues tonight & tomorrow. Will do VIP again next year.

Tonight my schedule is: Rosebuds>BSS>Panda>1st half of Spider Bags>All of Sharon van Etten>Double Negative>The War on Drugs>Fucked Up/Atlas Sound (will feel this last one out and decide which to go to at the last minute; main reason for wanting to see Atlas Sound is to see Cox and Panda Bear do "Walkabout").

9/10/2010 12:51:19 PM

i for sure want to see atlas sound, but i am concerned about the possibility of not getting in (i was too cheap to shell out for VIP). how early do y'all think i should show up? i have absolutely no desire to see ben frost or sightings, and i want to check out other bands.

hopscotch is serious business.

9/10/2010 1:12:58 PM

^I don't know man...I think a lot of people will be trying to get into Atlas Sound. I would say at least a half-hour to an hour before his show starts.

9/10/2010 1:15:06 PM

what time is Harlem playing today? gonna head back out there soon

9/10/2010 1:17:30 PM

anyone know what time Harlem is starting at Slim's for the day party? I fucking have to work some this afternoon but really want to get there for that.

9/10/2010 1:18:45 PM

Javelin fucking melted my face off last night

and VIP wristbands are the greatest thing ever

9/10/2010 1:50:09 PM

Can't attend any day parties today because I have to work, but definitely want to try to attend some tomorrow. Anyone know what some of the best day parties are tomorrow and where/when they start tomorrow?

9/10/2010 1:55:56 PM

i'm hitting up DAY-DREAM, mainly to see sharon van etten. lost in the trees, embarrassing fruits, some others will be there. pour house from 2-5:30.

9/10/2010 2:04:56 PM

That sounds cool. Planning on catching some of Sharon van Etten tonight, but maybe I'll skip her and catch her tomorrow instead.

9/10/2010 2:39:22 PM

gonna plug my band's day party.

white cascade 12:15-1
glissade 1:30-3



[Edited on September 10, 2010 at 3:19 PM. Reason : .]

9/10/2010 3:18:01 PM

might as well

tomorrow I'm going to that, then the one with sharon van etten, then a sports bar for Miami/OSU.

does anyone know a sports bar in this area that will have it.

I'm not familiar with these few blocks.

9/10/2010 3:45:42 PM

woodys?

9/10/2010 5:29:32 PM

Woody's or just hop on the R-Line and ride over to Tobacco Road on Glenwood.

9/10/2010 7:27:05 PM

Typical Pour House crowd will not STFU

9/10/2010 10:49:42 PM

fucked up was sooooo gooooooood. at one point i shouted IM MISSING ATLAS SOUND FOR THIS and got a good reaction. i shouted a lot tonight. NOT ANNOYINGLY. currently sobering up outside kings.

9/11/2010 2:24:00 AM

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"main reason for wanting to see Atlas Sound is to see Cox and Panda Bear do "Walkabout")"

whoops

9/11/2010 3:03:03 AM

so which tdub user is in whatever brains and which band member is he

they were awesome

tonight i did rosebuds - bss - panda bear - whatever brains("FUCK PANDA BEAR!") - harvey milk - golden boys - harlem - fucked up - atlas sound's last couple songs.

shit i have no idea what i'm doing tomorrow

can't wait to see fucked up again on like tuesday.


i chilled in the sheraton lobby with some vitamin water employees from like 240 to 4. i ate their pizza. we met coomers of Harlem and Raekwon.

9/11/2010 4:55:21 AM

Whatever brains just started their late night set. Like now.

Too drunk to recap but War on Drugs were the best thing I've seen so far

9/11/2010 5:35:02 AM

damn i wish i was in the loop about these afterparties

9/11/2010 5:35:43 AM

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"main reason for wanting to see Atlas Sound is to see Cox and Panda Bear do "Walkabout") whoops"

Luckily, I didn't go to Atlas Sound until the very end of his set because I was busy having my face melted off by The War on Drugs. Can't emphasize it enough--they sounded fucking AMAZING. Couldn't even handle it. Sooooo fucking good.

I did this: BSS>Panda Bear>Spider Bags>Sharon van Etten>The War on Drugs>last 3 songs of Atlas Sound

It was really a perfect night of music, and I'd be tough to convince that I made a single mistake in my show decisions for the night. BSS sounded fantastic and Panda was great, and then we headed over to Slim's right at 10 and Spider Bags were already on (which was weird b/c they were scheduled for 10). We got to catch 5-6 songs of their set and they were awesome as usual. And then Sharon van Etten @ The Pour House...JESUS. I don't usually like singer/songwriters live because I typically think they're pretty boring live, but watching and hearing her sing was totally breathtaking. She is such a haunting presence on the stage and her voice is so beautiful. She started out with a few upbeat numbers, which were great, and her band sounded really tight, but then when she did the slower, quieter stuff, it went to a whole 'nother level. Only problem was...

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"Typical Pour House crowd will not STFU"

I wish people at The Pour House would've given the artist some respect and STFU. Would've made those quieter songs even more perfect. Might not've been the right vibe for some last night because it was definitely a downer and not the right vibe if you're just trying to party, but anyone who missed her NEEDS to see her at her day party later today. Just trust me.

And then, The War on Drugs were, as previously mentioned, just fucking awesome. One of the best shows I've been to at a small club, and definitely the best one I've seen at a small club in Raleigh. Couldn't believe some people were filing out towards the end, presumably to check out Atlas Sound/Fucked Up. After TWAD, headed over to Kings for the last three songs of Atlas Sound and immediately realized I definitely made the right choice with TWAD. Talked to a few of my buddies who were at Kings all night and they both said the two before Atlas Sound weren't very good and Atlas Sound was good, but nothing special (and no "Walkabout" w/Panda Bear).

Bummed to have missed Raekwon and really bummed to have missed Double Negative/Fucked Up, but I don't have a single regret about the shows I saw last night. So fucking amazing. My mind was blown about 4 different times.

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9/11/2010 10:22:28 AM

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"I wish people at The Pour House would've given the artist some respect and STFU. Would've made those quieter songs even more perfect. Might not've been the right vibe for some last night because it was definitely a downer and not the right vibe if you're just trying to party, but anyone who missed her NEEDS to see her at her day party later today. Just trust me."

We actually ended up in the stairwell next to the stage. The wall there basically canceled out the noise from the crowd, and she sounded amazing from that vantage point.

9/11/2010 10:27:30 AM

^^ nice. starting to regret not buying a wristband, although I was exhausted yesterday and have a cold. i'm looking forward to seeing van etten with megafaun next week in durham, but i would have liked to see her perform her original songs

[Edited on September 11, 2010 at 10:28 AM. Reason : :]

9/11/2010 10:27:57 AM

I was extremely disappointed by Panda Bear. There was no energy, no crowd interaction, and every song was played like a funeral derge.

I thought atlas sound was amazing-- one of the most beautiful performances I've ever seen. The two bands before him were terrible but it was well worth it to be right by the stage for atlas sound.

Top priority tonight: woods

9/11/2010 10:34:20 AM

Oh, and 1/2 of Broken Social Scene got in line right behind us outside Sharon van Etten, so I got to shake their hands. My girlfriend and I offered to let them skip us since they're, you know, the headliners, but they politely declined. So that was cool.

9/11/2010 10:52:58 AM

I got to King's right before Atlas Sound and whoever that dude was who on before AS was amazingly horrible. My friends who had been there said it was some of the worst shit they'd ever heard

9/11/2010 11:25:25 AM

Last night was fucking amazing. I'm glad I didn't die during Harlem. I wanna go see Sharon Van Etten again, but I think I'm gonna save my energy for tonight.

9/11/2010 11:26:12 AM

^I saw you when we were leaving SVE. I was buying her record at the merch table. What'd you think of that show?

9/11/2010 11:27:43 AM

You should've said hi! It was really good. We bought the record. I wish I could have heard it better, but, you know, that's how it goes. I'll definitely go see her again.

Harlem was incredible. I'm just really glad the fire alarm didn't go off, because I almost certainly would have died. I impregnated several strangers. Harlem fucking KILLED IT, though. A+++ WOULD ROCK AGAIN.

9/11/2010 11:38:41 AM

yesterday was pretty perfect for me. got into downtown around 3, went to the Megafaun day party (awesome set, fun crowd), Harlem day party @ Slim's (fuck yes), VIP lounge for free beer/artichoke dip/sweet potato tater tots/vitamin water, Rosebuds, BSS, then went backstage during their set and was drinking next to Damian from Fucked Up and Superchunk Mac. really enjoyed Panda Bear's set, started kind of slow but when he started dropping those beats i was loving it, great crowd around me and perfect weather. drank a little in front of Big Easy, caught some of SVE, then War On Drugs blew my mind. probably my favorite show of the weekend so far. goddamn they were good. probably gonna head out at like 1 today for the Drughorse/Trekky thing. also went to ruby red to see Whatever Brains but i left at 5:20 when they were starting because i didn't really want to be there til the sun came up.

[Edited on September 11, 2010 at 11:56 AM. Reason : ,]

9/11/2010 11:51:18 AM

Meet Me In The Basement sounded so fucking good live

loved how they ended it

9/11/2010 12:21:53 PM

yesterday was awesome. started off at tir na nog for some lunch and caught veelee. then headed over to slims for rest of the afternoon - harlem rocked it. rosebuds/bss/panda was fun, although bss was no where near as good as when i saw them at orange peel. headed back to slims for spider bags who rocked just as much as harlem. then stopped over to the hive for the beginning of active child, before heading to kings to get there early for atlas sound. ben frost (the guy who played before atlas sound) was AWFUL. my ears wanted to vomit after painfully sitting through that set. atlas sound was very enjoyable though, although from what it sounds like, i probably should have gone to see the war on drugs instead.

about to head into town to catch sharon van etten at pour house and then on from there. looking forward to a bear in heaven>tortoise>woods combo to end the festival. damn i am going to be dead tomorrow.

9/11/2010 12:38:11 PM

a ton of people told me that Active Child was great. wish i had caught a little of that.

9/11/2010 12:40:13 PM

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"bss was no where near as good as when i saw them at orange peel"

You think so? I didn't see them at The Orange Peel, but I thought their set last night sounded incredible all the way through.

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"damn i am going to be dead driving to Asheville to see the Pixies tomorrow"

Don't know how I'm gonna do it, but I'm looking forward to it.

[Edited on September 11, 2010 at 12:44 PM. Reason : .]

9/11/2010 12:43:43 PM

^oh bss definitely put on a good show, just not quite at the level of orange peel with do make say think.

are fuck buttons opening for pixies in asheville? i don't know that i'd be able to handle that after three days of non-stop music, but that should be a great show.

9/11/2010 12:49:09 PM

Yeah, Fuck Buttons opening. Don't know how I'm gonna handle it either, but I have to go because it's THE FUCKING PIXIES PLAYING DOOLITTLE. Can't say no to that when I have tix in hand.

9/11/2010 12:59:57 PM

Broken Social Scene's closer was great.

My foot pain was more gripping than Panda Bear's performance.

Ryan Gustafson was good enough that I didn't much resent his apparent sexiness.

I was too close to the speakers, and a good chunk of the crowd was talking a lot, so the sound from Sharon Van Etten wasn't ideal. Still good, though. Chicks who play instruments are hot (thats why I'm a such a proponent of the rape whistle).

The previously anonymous to me Schooner inspired me to search them out for a download.

The War on Drugs were fucking bitchin'.

9/11/2010 1:17:47 PM

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"I was extremely disappointed by Panda Bear. There was no energy, no crowd interaction, and every song was played like a funeral derge."

he played his songs (daily routine) at such a slow pace at first. it picked up and some of the crowd started getting into it but then he would slow it back down

and the last song...wtf, but overall I liked it and didn't expect him to move around all that much

the weather was freakin amazing last night btw

9/11/2010 1:34:44 PM