no "live" show... just some good music, drinks, dancing, good sound system, and some couches to make veryone happy... and oh ... a bunch of djs spinning autechre ;-)
May 14th, 2002 Tuesday 10pm - 4am
GLITCH @ Bar 13
FREE 21 +
35 east 13th street @ University Place
Union Square, New York City
http://www.bar13.com check out the inside of the club/bar
EggyToast <eggy@eggytoast.com> wrote: At 02:17 PM 4/19/2002 -0500, you wrote:
quoted 3 lines Some reasons to see a live laptop show...
>Some reasons to see a live laptop show...
>
>so what! An artist shows up and hits the space bar on his/her laptop.
An artist that I'm paying money to see specifically. Not to go to a party
with some good music. If it's billed like a rock show, with opening acts
and headliners, it should *at least* be structured like one, with the
artists visible and the center of the act.
Otherwise, it should be billed differently, such as saying "music, good
drinks, some food, and Autechre!"
quoted 1 line You show up and:
>You show up and:
I don't want to come off as an asshole by parsing your list, but I wanted
to address some points you brought up.
quoted 1 line 1) you might get a crack at some otherwise unavailable merch.
>1) you might get a crack at some otherwise unavailable merch.
I personally see this as a perk to a live show, but hardly the reason to
attend (and definitely not the #1 reason). Why a $4 t-shirt with,
apparently, $16 worth of ink on it is justification for a poor live
performance is beyond me :D
quoted 2 lines 2) you might get a chance to talk to the artist
>2) you might get a chance to talk to the artist
>3) you might meet guys/girls
These are great reasons to go to a show. I've always liked being able to
see the artist I paid to go see, and be like "huh, they're not so weird
after all."
And it's nice to see who else is in the local "IDM community." Granted,
they're usually dweeby shy types, which hinders the whole "meeting" thing,
but at least they're some fresh faces.
quoted 2 lines 4) you to hear music you already like or love played on a sound system you
>4) you to hear music you already like or love played on a sound system you
>would never or could never own.
*ahem* Perhaps the local venues here are not representative of venues in
other parts of the world, but First Avenue (in Minneapolis) is pretty
famous, and their sound system is simply loud. Sure, it sounds decent
loud, but all the shows I've seen there and at other venues in the area are
just loud for the sake of loud. They distort, they fuzz and pop, and if
they're the epitome of quality, I have some land in alaska to sell you.
quoted 1 line 5) add to that the social aspect of it
>5) add to that the social aspect of it
Unless they're all dweeby introverts :)
quoted 3 lines 6) it forces you (or should, anyway) to get out on the dance floor and enjoy
>6) it forces you (or should, anyway) to get out on the dance floor and enjoy
>yourself... something you are not likely to do in the privacy of your own
>home
Your other points are valid, but this I do not see. As has been stated by
other people, not everyone enjoys music by dancing, and a lot of people bop
around their bedroom but are rather reserved in public. Especially those
dweeby introverts.
I personally would rather have some seating areas rather than a huge
sprawling dance floor. Sure, you can fit more people into an open space,
but are IDM shows that popular? Autechre will fill a small room simply out
of curiosity's sake, but there's no reason they shouldn't be able to book
smaller venues that have seating. Maybe it's just that the local promoters
in the Minneapolis area are ass.
derek
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