Siren vs. Intonation | (& Exclusive Initial Siren Lineup)

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Posted in music on May 25, 2005

Siren vs. Intonation | (& Exclusive Initial Siren Lineup)

The Village Voice Siren Festival and Pitchfork's Intonation festival are both happening on July 16th.

Not only can you see Tortoise, Death From Above 1979, The Go! Team, Broken Social Scene, Four Tet, Magnolia Electric Company, AC Newman, Beans Featuring The Holy Fuck, The M’s, Head of Femur, Will Oldham, Jean Grae, The Decemberists, Les Savy Fav, The Wrens, Deerhoof, Andrew Bird, Out Hud, Xiu Xiu AND Dungen for the $22 TWO DAY PASS (less than I paid to see the Decemberists alone at Warsaw this Thursday), BUT people are also saying Thunderbirds are Now! and The Hold Steady (I really thought we were gonna get them) are also on the bill for Bitchfork's Intonation Music Festival.

The Village Voice still hasn't announced who's playing Siren (probably because there's no bands left to book), but we've managed to compile a list of confirmed/unconfirmed/rumored bands:

Spoon, Quintron, The Dears, Q and not U, VHS or Beta, Ambulance Ltd.
Possible players: The Arcade Fire & Dinosaur Jr.

How much is a plane ticket to Chicago?

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Posted on May 25, 2005 12:09 PM

Comments (30)

pitchfork has a lot of good stuff but siren still landed the biggest group in the mix-- Spoon

Posted by Anonymous | May 25, 2005 12:23 PM

Would it be totally impossible to get acts playing Intonation on Sunday to play Siren the day before?

Posted by Greg | May 25, 2005 12:48 PM

Manic Mess is reporting that the Dears are playing

Posted by p | May 25, 2005 1:32 PM

I believe so am I...

Posted by brooklynvegan | May 25, 2005 2:06 PM

ugh i saw The Dears on Jimmy Kimmel or something on friday and they were pretty lackluster. Spoon & Arcade Fire would be so cool for Siren

Posted by rachel | May 25, 2005 2:08 PM

It's almost June...what scares me is that they haven't even announced an initial lineup yet, like they have done in the past...in April.

Posted by Anonymous | May 25, 2005 2:12 PM

i don't think Spoon will be doing it. My friend was talking to Tigers & Monkeys who are one of the possible bands for Siren and they told him they're not allowed to play in the NYC area for a couple months before/after Siren, and we all know Spoon ARE playing in NYC a little over a month before Siren. Spoon would be amazing to see, but i just don't think it'll happen :(

Posted by sarah | May 25, 2005 3:33 PM

That sounds like a bunch of crap...

I'm pretty sure Ted Leo and Rx did shows in NYC a few days before and after Siren '03..correct me if I'm wrong...

Posted by Anonymous | May 25, 2005 4:19 PM

and i saw jon spencer blues explosion at maxwell's the day before their performance at the first siren.

Posted by brian | May 25, 2005 6:35 PM

Pollstar says Brendan Benson is playing Siren...no other bands listed as of today.

Posted by Bob F. | May 25, 2005 6:59 PM

Rachel, Don't let The Dears performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live fool you. Actually, I didn't think it was that bad. A good Dears performance can sometimes only be appreciate within the darkness of a club, with just the righdt amount of lighting and cool screen projections behind 'em. Yeah, the brightness of an outdoor concert might not be ideal for them but I've seen them twice in outdoor settings and still thought they were awesome. I think it's whether you're a fan of their music which'll determine if you'll enjoy them.

Posted by mike | May 25, 2005 7:27 PM

On the Dischord website it lists Q and not U as playing Siren

Posted by Ken | May 25, 2005 8:19 PM

"and i saw jon spencer blues explosion at maxwell's the day before their performance at the first siren."

Maxwell's happens to be in Hoboken, NJ. I'm not saying this is 100 percent, i'm just saying what i was told and i just don't think that Spoon will be playing Siren. I would loveeeeeeeeeee if they did, but i just don't think it'll happen, that's all i was really trying to say...

Posted by sarah | May 26, 2005 3:13 PM

"not allowed to play in the NYC area"

I think it's safe to say that Maxwell's IS in the NYC area...

Posted by Anonymous | May 26, 2005 3:18 PM

I'm hoping to see NYC guitar-snarling bands like Some Action, The Brought Low, The Regs and others play SIREN. That would be cool.

Posted by Dfactor | May 27, 2005 12:48 PM

yes, the hold steady and thunderbirds are confirmed for sunday at intonation. they are just unannounced because they have chicago shows before then.

Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2005 1:39 PM

shitty

Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2005 2:04 PM

add BRENDON BENSON:

http://www.pollstar.com/tour/searchall.pl?By=Venue&Content=BNYCISM&PSKey=Y&Date=07/16/05

Posted by Matt | May 27, 2005 2:32 PM

We did add Brendon Benson about 8 comments ago...

Posted by Junebug | May 28, 2005 12:42 PM

Brandon Bennison is playing too. I read it on Poll Star.

Posted by drowned_in_milk | May 28, 2005 4:10 PM

Count Dinosaur Jr out. They're playing in Quebec on July 16th.

Posted by tom | May 30, 2005 12:32 AM

Q and Not U's website says they're playing the Main Stage at Siren at 4pm, specifically.

Posted by sanskrit | May 30, 2005 2:07 PM

I heard rumors of Ryan Adams playing Siren

Posted by Quinn | May 30, 2005 6:45 PM

i heard rumors that ryan adams sucks.. well they werent rumors, he sucks.

Posted by Anonymous | May 30, 2005 9:28 PM

Spoon have officially been added to the Siren lineup. They're listed on the website, along with Mates of State, Brendan Benson, VHS or Beta, Q and Not U, Dungen and the Dears.

They did not list either Ambulance Ltd. or Quintron & Miss Pussycat, though i hear they are both confirmed (it's on Quintron's tourdates page, actually).

Where the hell are the Blood Brothers? Someone should give them a call.

Posted by tom | June 1, 2005 1:56 AM

How about the World/Inferno Friendship Society and Against Me!? That would be great. Spoon's a lackluster headline act, if you ask me.

Posted by Josh | June 3, 2005 10:16 AM

They should get the Super Furries to headline

Posted by Anonymous | June 3, 2005 2:01 PM

Ryan Adams is most definitely NOT going to be playing Siren Fest this year. His website has him elsewhere.

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