MPMF 2005 Mania: The Pre-plan

Less than 20 hours until the first bands take the stage at Midpoint Music Festival 2005. I've worked out a preliminary schedule of bands and artists that piqued my interest while listening to audio samples on the electronic press kits. This list will probably change, as I still haven't had the chance to read through all of the band blurbs in CityBeat. I've also included way too many bands (40 in three nights), and there's always the possibility that I will run into someone who drags me to see their buddy's band. But on the good side, more bands = less time in each venue = less time to sit on my butt and drink beer = more money to spend on CDs.

But for now, this is the plan. And yes, I did draw out a map of the bars in the Main Street district to minimize walking time and maximize music time. How lame is that?

Thursday

9:00
The Green Room - Japps
late nite drivers - Club Dream
David Levin - Coopers on Main

10:00
Reidnoise - Jekyll & Hyde's 2nd Floor
entheos - Neon's Upstairs
Jayne Sachs Band - Neon's Courtyard

11:00
pale beneath the blue - Neon's Upstairs
ashwednesday - The Exchange
Philosopher's Stone - Courtyard Cafe

12:00
for algernon - Coopers on Main
Ric Hordinski - Neon's Upstairs


Friday

9:00
Soular - Jefferson Hall
Two Turntables and a Saxophone - Jekyll & Hyde's 2nd Floor
Schooley Station - The Exchange

10:00
Fairmount Girls - Club Dream
Hungry Lucy - Jekyll & Hyde's 2nd Floor
Kohai - Jefferson Hall
bulletproof charm - Neon's Courtyard

11:00
Bel Auburn - Jefferson Hall
Emily Strand and the Town - Jekyll & Hyde's 3rd Floor
(in)camera - Alchemize Upstairs

12:00
Noctaluca - Jefferson Hall
Brian Deer - Neon's
Buckra - Red Cheetah

1:00
Aether - Japps
The Spectacular Fantastic - Alchemize
Adam Evil and the Outside Royalty - Alchemize Upstairs


Saturday

9:00
Unfinished Thought - Club Dream
Moonshot Radio - Jekyll & Hyde's 3rd Floor

10:00
Cinema Star - Neon's
(another random band to be added later)

11:00
Infinite Number of Sounds - Club Dream
The Times -Courtyard Cafe

12:00
FLUTTR EFFECT - Club Dream
ism - Japps
The Oggs - Jekyll and Hyde's 3rd Floor
Never the Nines - Neon's
The Samurai Seven - Neon's Courtyard
The Newbees - Neon's Upstairs

(Yes, I know I have listed 6 bands in one time slot. Delusional? Yep.)

1:00
Oval Opus - Jefferson Hall
Lovely Crash - Japps


I've got my walking shoes and notebook set out for tomorrow evening. The VCR is already set to record CSI:. And I'm already clockwatching... 19 hours, 19 minutes, and I can forget about my job for a while and pretend to be the World's Worst Music Critic.

Fifteen for Friday

Since I am currently not in a position to access Rhapsody (i.e., I'm at work, and my computer has no sound card), today's playlist comes to you courtesy of Antoinette, my iPod. Apparently she's feeling a bit eclectic today...

Flann O'Brien - Fluttr
The Gift - INXS
Insomnia - Jason Ludwig
One Step Inside Doesn't Mean You Understand - The Notwist
Bullet the Blue Sky - Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine
You Are - Hungry Lucy
Myxomatosis (Judge, Jury, and Executioner) - Radiohead
Bubblegum Bandit - Buckra
Schadenfreude - Avenue Q Original Broadway Cast
Bop Gun (One Nation) - George Clinton (featuring Ice Cube)
The Hypocrite - Ryan Downe
Selective memory - eels
Book of Destiny (Legal Remix) - Infinite Number of Sounds
Marching Bands of Manhattan - Death Cab for Cutie
The Meeting - Hamell on Trial

It appears that Antoinette is looking forward to Midpoint Music Festival, seeing as how one third of the songs on this playlist are from artists I saw last year (and probably will see again this year - I still need to pick up the new Infinite Number of Sounds CD). Admittedly, I'm looking forward to it as well; last year was entirely too much fun, despite the fact that it drained all of the money out of my wallet. Recaps will be forthcoming, and a 2005 MyoMix will hopefully follow soon after.

I haven't finalized my schedule for any of the evenings, and I'll be hopping around from bar to bar much of the weekend (too many good bands... not enough time), but if anyone has any suggestions of must-see bands or wants to catch up with me, just let me know. Or just look for me down there. I'll be the girl on Main Street drinking a Christian Moerlein.

Oh wait, that doesn't really narrow it down too well, does it?