LUDFEST w/ The Secret Machines & Best New Music's A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS (THIS SUNDAY)

Wow...Secret Machines, PtBS and Other Passengers? On Ludlow? Afterparty at Pianos?

2004 called, it wants its Sunday back.

that jeff there... such a kidder.

Gotta love the Dub Trio...

2004? how bout 2001?

hahahaha. Hipsters proving the point that all these bands are flashes in the pan! The same groups that you all jump on the bandwagon for now are the same bands you're calling outdated 2 years from now! hahahahahahahahahahahaha. losers

"2004 called, it wants its Sunday back"

Why would you diss free music?

IT'S FREE PEOPLE. LIGHTEN UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HERE IS A SIMPLE SOLUTION: IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, DON'T GO.

The P-Fork big-ups to Place To Bury Strangers is seemingly out of nowhere. Maybe it's just the climate of file trading, but I've had the album (or most of the tracks plus demo stuff) for close to a year now.
It's certainly worthy of the praise but it is strange. Did someone at P-fork get bored and begin randomly digging through crates or something?

I'm coming all the way from Scotland for this festival and it will rock!
APTBS and Secret Machines fuckin kick ass.
Cant wait to get the APTBS album.
I think I'll buy it tomorrow.
Peace
Dave C

I like these bands! I'm thrilled they are still kicking and (in PtBS's case) finally getting some major press. Had a bit of deja vu, is all.

Jeez...just a joke, fellas.

Yes, but sometimes jokes can go too far, Jeff! You have no idea who you've hurt with that comment!! SHow yourself!!!

Damn... Everyone needs to lighten up. It's a free outdoor show on Ludlow. No more hurt feelings :)

Oversensitivity is so 2004...

A Place to Bury Stranger opened for the Jesus & Mary Chain at the recent Webster Halls shows. I could not enjoy their set because it was much to loud.

Nice.. I'll be there: as I planned when heard of it.

BTW This Country and World needs help, truth, and love.

Let's all spread the word somehow, by media, arts, word, ect.

This is our Planet.

God is a loving energy up there in the Planes of realities.

People Power, love, respect, bravery.

;-)

APTBS just released a 10 song official cd (not cdrs or mp3s this time) on a really small label a couple weeks back. A very small pressing, yes, but it's official enough to get reviewed on pfork. And a good thing, too... they're getting some much-deserved attention.
They've since been picked up by a somewhat larger label in chicago and will be recording new stuff for them soon.
I have nothin' but love and burst eardrums for the 'strangers... yeah, I'll be at the ludfest. I'm interested to hear if the Secret Machines' new stuff has evolved since the spring.
Here's hoping better food vendors are there.

jeff sucks. and his blog sucks. sucky suck suck suck. jeff. suck.

also, that show at Union Pool (w/ December Sound) back in April was bad-freakin'-ass.

hiya

we here at Cakeshop are also offering free music all day sunday during LUDfest. instead of conflicting with the talent outside, we're offering our take in what literally the future of indiepunk might look like...all these bands are under 21, but worth the price of free.
i especially reccommend The Duchess of Lightning and Fiasco.
come take a look!

DOWNSTAIRS at cakeshop
DURING LUDFEST
152 ludlow street NYC
www.cake-shop.com

starting at 2pm and ending at 7pm:
1st: CONSUMER FEEDBACK
2nd:: THE CRAYONS
3rd:: FIASCO
4th: RADIATES
5th: THE DUCHESS OF LIGHTNING
6th: THE RECKLESS SONS
7th: THE BONES ROYAL

lol i thought the show was saturday... came late was like.. huh?

Yeah Sunday!

hmm, well, more b.s. to add to the mix, but it's accurate:
yup, jeff was joking and has a good sense of humor and some of the others got (typically on blogs) carried away. but it's a good point. not jeff's, but the fifth comment. and no, not that the bands are a flash in the what the fuck ever. they r great and are part of a great scene here (and other cities, but especially here) it's the cheeseheads who r the flash in the pan. get it right. so, for the 50, 80, 90, whatever percent of the assholes who jump on the "hipster" train, that's the problem. no, it's not the end of the world, but it's why clubs, bars, venues that care about real indie/alternative music are overwhelmed in the last few years, fucking all the people who love the music/scene/people. call it "hipster" now, whatev, it's never gone away, always been there, new wave, post-punk, etc etc. never changed, new bands, older bands. same type of people who love it. whatever name u give it. except... for the trendoid losers who latch onto it becuase it's what's cool. so every inch of space is crammed. or worse, they don't know what the fuck they r in a place for.
so, get it right. indie/alternative/hipster-- overused words. the real stuff is and has always been there. so enjoy it if u really like it. otherwise, please go and play in another "cool" sandbox, for as long as u r told it is fashionable.
so go, it should be a great show, they r all great bands, have fun. if u don't get it, pls don't go.

does anyone know when secret machines do on? thx

SM are last and will prolly go on about 8-ish.

APTBS sounds really, really, really derivative. Solid band but.. why not just listen to New Order or JAMC?

APTBS was probably the worst band I have seen live in a while...can somebody confirm if they are usually decent (i.e. attempt to sing, not stare at their feet, play notes) and deserve another chance at their show in two weeks?

Also...wtf, why did the Secret Machines never play?

k, a couple of points on the last comments.

well, yes, aptbs are "deriviative", tho i think that's yet another much overused term when looking into any art form, not just music, and especially when people tend to criticize indie/alt music, as that genre is, by definition, supposed to impart something new, perhaps a different edge.
however, as i said, it's overused as a means of criticism. and it also always seems to come with a negative connotation. so, yes, aptbs is very similar to (early) jamc, but they most definitely add a different dimension, especiallly live. beyond their brilliant and obvious skills as muscians, as a technical merit, they also impart a punk sensibility to jamc (shoegaze) style. they basically fuse the two forms agressively together. it's their energy in presenting this genre that gives their sound a fantastic punch. as an aside, or by way of example, i can refer to one of the recent jamc shows. honestly, it was really good, but let's just say, the band lacked, uh, pretty much any sense of real energy. back to aptbs, another aspect they add is their somewhat darker lyrics, that as well brings another diff from jamc. so, influenced, yes, and all music is influenced by much of what came before, but then that's another discussion entirely. besides, it's just fun, really fantastic music.
as for new order (?) that band shouldn't have been mentioned in the question. there's no similarity. and as to the question itself, even assuming that is has validity to be asked at all, then the simple answer... why not listen to both?
as to the other comment about it being a bad show, etc. etc. hmm, there were two rather generic sounding bands at ludfest, and i'm not sure why they were booked for it, based on the other bands on the bill. but whatever, they were there. my question would be, why were u at ludfest if not to hear some real indie/underground stuff? if it's not your kinda thing, that's cool, but u should probably frame your criticism a lil better. honestly, i had to laugh when i read your comment about staring at their shoes... for those who may not know, that's EXACTLY how the genre became named. an unimpressed critic for NME, at an early concert by either slowdive or chapterhouse (recollections differ, probably easy to research) called the band members "a bunch of shoegazers....staring down at their shoes". lol, your criticism seems kinda quaint in light of that.
now, as to why secret machines didn't play. they did; they were about to go on and then had to go play their gig at pianos. it was dusk, and as i noticed being there, the sched seemed to be pretty messed up and late, and i assume there was some issue with permits, police, etc. so they had to play inside.

Does it actually bother you that APTBS stared at the floor? Or even perhaps their instruments? Where would you prefer they look? At you? Maybe you didn't like it because you weren't listening. Maybe you were just in deep thought about yourself? Perhaps if you were listening you would have heard the announcement that Secret Machines were to play at Pianos.

For those who doubt the sheer gorgeosity of APTBS, listen to their track "Ocean". It's on the band's myspace, as well as the new s/t cd... but you gotta turn that volume knob up, up, up.
Dig?

That was a great day of music... For the lucky few who got in to see Secret Machines, they killed it. Beat watching football...