ATP New York 2008Kutsher's Resort, Sept. 19-21

Les Savy Fav
Rather than a lengthy regurgitation of my life-altering weekend at All Tomorrow's Parties New York 2008, I'll simply point you to my day-one recap over at Spinner, followed by Kim's coverage of the Holy Noise Triumvirate: Mogwai, Dinosaur Jr., and My Bloody Valentine. (Also, the Pitchfork review is fairly exhaustive, and totally nails the My Bloody Valentine set. And the New York Times article even includes an interview with Kevin Shields himself.)

Anyway, here's some pics. (Many more at my Flickr gallery)

Bardo Pond
Meat Puppets
Tortoise
Polvo
Les Savy Fav

Lilys
Mercury Rev
Yo La Tengo
The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Deerhunter @ Le Poisson Rouge, Manhattan, 9/9/08

Caught the always-excellent Deerhunter at a cheesy club called Le Poisson Rouge (which, according to lead singer Bradford Cox, translates as "The Red Pussy"). The sound wasn't fantastic, but the band seemed in good spirits. I took the opportunity to get excessively artsy-fartsy with the camera. (Visit the full gallery)

Achewood: Better Late than Never

I am ashamed to admit that I am only now getting around to reading Achewood, which is generally considered to be the only worthwhile webcomic in existence. So far, I'm inclined to agree. (Read all about it)