Nov 19, 2007
the oh so hip - all tomorrows parties (release the bats)
have been wanting to get to an ATP (all tomorrows parties) event for a very long time. so when the every-so-very-hip-right-now line up of deerhoof, liars, black lips, dear hunter and f&%k buttons was announced i was all over it like a fat kid on a smartie.
f&%k buttons were a little too "experimental" for a 7 o'clock set but the anti was upped when deer hunter took the stage. i have been falling in love with deer hunters "cryptograms" album and was interested to see it live. again, i think it was a little to psychedelic for some pallets - but i thoroughly enjoyed their set.
the real action began when black lips took the stage. there scuzzy swamp rock sounded amazing and their on stage antics were all "rock n roll".
i have seen liars a few times already this summer - but they could possible be one of the best bands banging around at the moment. all the tracks from their new album sounded amazing.
the leading singer, angus, jumps, twirls, slides around the stage like a man possessed.
last but by no means least was deerhoof. their poppy, quirky tracks turning into stomping monsters when played live - really impressive stuff.
atp did not disappoint, and i can see what all the cool kids are on about. some of the cool kids had a little too much party though!
all the shots from the night are on flickr
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