ATPIBYM: Portishead

October 5, 2011

Colin Stetson

 
All of my tweets between the Friday morning drive down to All Tomorrow’s Parties: I’ll Be Your Mirror in New Jersey and the train ride back home Monday night. It may not be exceptionally detailed or descriptive but it concisely collects my weekend into something manageable.

Highlights include: Colin Stetson & Factory Floor both opening new doors of awesome in my brain and front row Shellac at a bowling alley

Not included: meeting Chris Weingarten after Factory Floor and telling him I was a fan. He was insanely humble and elicited the best response I could’ve hoped for. He was totally jazzed that I approached him, gave me a hug, and even wrote down the name of AGB.
 
“I ain’t afraid of the light, yeah you know what I mean.” #cults #atpibym

No traffic, empty bladder, new Field album pumpin, 3 hours till NJ #atpibym

$6 grilled cheese at Asbury Park #atpibym

Cults kickin things off #atpibym

I don’t think I’ve seen a higher hot girl to ugly dude ratio in a band than with Cults. #atpibym

Lots of pretty lights for @thealbumleaf #atpibym

Wow I have never heard @thealbumleaf sound this good before. The sound system in here is amazing. #atpibym

#atpibym Chavez yfrog.com/ntjbhjj

A Hawk And A Hacksaw proving there’s more than one way to play a tambourine. #atpibym

OMG dual accordion drones!! #ahawkandahacksaw #atpibym

MY BLACK ASS #SHELLAC #atpibym

Also I just realized Albini isn’t wearing his jumpsuit. Laundry day? #shellac #atpibym

Jeff Mangum twice in a month? Seriously? What kind of life is this? #atpibym

Lots of @enemieslist fans at #atpibym. Getting plenty of comments on my No Fun shirt.

Bowling while Awesome Tapes From Africa DJs for me. #atpibym

Ugh, shoes are still wet from yesterday. #gross #atpibym

Colin Stetson blowing my motherfucking mind right now. #atpibym yfrog.com/ny15jhtj

Colin Stetson wins #atpibym. My goal is to be his boyfriend by the end of the weekend.

Beak droppin sick groovz #atpibym

Oneida sounding absolutely massive. Time stamp 4pm #atpibym

Seriously. There are people bowling 5 feet away and they’re not making a sound against Oneida. So fucking loud. #atpibym

Something tells me Kid Zillions could go the whole 8 hours nonstop. #atpibym

ATTN #ATPIBYM GOERS: I ordered a veggie burrito from the burrito vendor and got a fish burrito. ALWAYS CHECK UR BURRITOZ

I can’t remember the last time I saw a band with a lead singer who didn’t play an instrument. Pretty weird. #thehorrors #atpibym

6:00 Oneida still loud as fuck psych heaviness #atpibym yfrog.com/nuh7ggj

Almost too hypnotized by The Ocropolis to leave the Lanes for Battles. Almost. I still have never seen Battles. #atpibym

Seeing Battles is pretty fuckin grand but goddamn I miss Braxton. #atpibym

I got the last slice of apple pie bread suckers. Y’all gotta wait till tomorrow. #atpibym

Hey @argylewhale can you hear Swans way up in Mass? Because they are fucking devastating NJ right now. Asbury Park is rubble. #atpibym

Wish I cared more about Shepard Fairey. Dude’s standing right next to me for Portishead. Couldn’t have cialis cheap fast delivery been someone else? #atpibym

I think there are people here smoking marijuana. #security! #atpibym

I’m pretty sure I’m the only one here who doesn’t care about Portishead. #atpibym

Portishead have some of the most straightforward beats but the guy bobbing his head next to me just can’t seem to find em. #atpibym

Just shook Todd Trainer’s hand. #truerockstar #atpibym

HUGE projection of a dancing astronaut on the side of a building by the Lanes. #atpibym

To everyone not dancing to Factoy Floor, GTFO. Everyone else, get your asses over to Asbury Lanes. #atpibym

Factory Floor wins the weekend surprise prize. Holy. Fucking. Shit. Absolutely awesome. #atpibym

OMG I just saw a wild bunny while walking through a field on the way back. Best ATP ever. #atpibym

I’m at the Lanes an hour before doors for surprise Shellac set and there’s already people here. #AlbiniNerdsUnited #atpibym

Steve Albini guitar humped my face. Twice. On a Sunday morning. #ChurchOfShellac #atpibym

Gettin my Gorgar on at Silverball. Any & all #atpibym downtime should be spent playing pinball.

Lots of energy for DD/MM/YYYY but I ain’t feeling it. I just want some Deerhoof. #atpibym

Hot espresso on a breezy beach with rowdy waves. Fuckin livin it yo. #atpibym

Weekend awesome factor just jumped up x1000 by unexpectedly seeing Jeff Mangum a second time. #atpibym

Now at Deerhoof. I think she just high kicked her amp. Fuckin badass. #atpibym

Deerhoof’s banter only upstaged by the late Big Bear. That’s high praise right there. #atpibym

Earth could stand to be a helluva lot louder but they still sound hot as fuck. #atpibym

At any given moment, one of the Earth’s drummer’s limbs is out of sync with the other three. Bummin me out. #atpibym

Manorexia laying out the dark creepiness that’s been missing this weekend. #atpibym

Would love to see the sheet music those guys are playing from. #manorexia #atpibym

Thirwell is the laziest conductor I’ve ever seen. #atpibym

People Of The North are absolutely insane live. Pure psych noise freakouts. Loud as fuck. The Lanes are killing it this weekend. #atpibym

Left the Lanes for Zion. Hoping I can get back in afterwards… #atpibym

“End Of World Blues” = end of #atpibym blues #silvermtzion

Impromptu bartender dance corner to “Push It” at the Lanes. #atpibym

I’ve seen some crazy outfits at #atpibym but I think the black lace bellbottoms takes the cake.

Thought Forms closing #atpibym with the heaviest psych gaze I’ve heard. Loudest set, second only to Swans. Everyone’s plugging their ears.

I take it back. Thought Forms were louder than Swans. I never thought earplugs were insufficient for a show. FUCK. #atpibym

Spotted an @enemieslist No Fun shirt at #atpibym. First time I’ve seen it in the wild on a stranger. We’re multiplying.

Spent the last of my cash on a cab home. Massive headache and cold as hell, money well spent. Thus concludes #atpibym tweets. I think.

Deep discussion on the ride home about who would be the best @atpfestival curator / who should do next year’s.

All Tomorrow’s Naps

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