pics & video from Slumberland's 20th Anniversary party

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photos by Tim Griffin, words by Bill Pearis

Amy Linton
Henry's Dress

Frankie Rose

Influential indie label Slumberland Records turned 20 in 2009 and celebrated this landmark with two big birthday shows -- one in Washington DC (where it got its start) and one in Brooklyn (where much of Slumberland's current roster reside). The Bell House show was a cardigan-clad indie marathon, with a nice mix of Slumberland bands (and fans) old and new. It really did feel like a party. There were favors for the guests (a Slumberland rarities compilation CD) and even a few surprises. Slumberland head honcho Mike Schulman joined Philadelphia's Brown Recluse on stage for some well-played tambourine, and Amy Linton, conspicuously absent from the listed proceedings, turned up for an unannounced, too-brief (and crazy loud) set of Henry's Dress and Aislers Set songs with help from Crystal Stilts. There might've even been a cake. With the label going strong, another 20 years doesn't seem entirely out of the question.

Videos (including the entire Henry's Dress/Aislers Set set), plus pictures of all the bands from the whole long, fun night are after the jump....

Brown Recluse

Nord Express

Frankie Rose & The Outs

Frankie Rose

Lorelei

Pants Yell!

The Ropers - "I Don't Mind"

The Ropers

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

Amy Linton (Henry's Dress/Aislers Set) w/ Crystal Stilts (whole set!)

Henry's Dress (Amy Linton + Crystal Stilts)

Henry's Dress

Crystal Stilts

Tags: Aislers Set, Amy Linton, Brown Recluse, Crystal Stilts, Frankie and The Outs, Frankie Rose, Henrys Dress, Lorelei, Mike Schulman, Nord Express, Pants Yell, Slumberland Records, The Bell House, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Ropers

posted at 12:23 PM on November 27, 2009 in music | pictures | Comments (18)

Comments (18)

The pains of boring crystal frankie method anthole jamboree.

Posted by Anonymous | November 27, 2009 12:45 PM

The pains of being pure at heart totally sucked. Worst set I've seen all year.

Posted by Anonymous | November 27, 2009 1:31 PM

Generally, half-hour long sets are more likely to suck than blow your socks off. I saw the pains of being pure at heart over the summer (with a regular set) and they were great.

Posted by Anonymous | November 27, 2009 4:01 PM

Funny, I've seen pains three times now and this was easily my favorite set..

Posted by Anonymous | November 27, 2009 9:51 PM

pains were great, as were pants yell

Posted by Anonymous | November 28, 2009 9:51 AM

Pains were great

Posted by Anonymous | November 28, 2009 10:08 AM

crystal stilts were easily the best set

Posted by Anonymous | November 28, 2009 10:55 AM

No mention of Pains debuting a new song at this gig?
Its all over the web, google "Say No To Love".

Posted by Anonymous | November 28, 2009 12:45 PM

the henry's dress thing was like ten minutes and it was AMAZING