Hot damn! If you’re one of the sad sacks that missed out on the best weekend of music, like, EVAR–The Touch and Go Records 25th Anniversary Block Party–the Chicago label is giving you the opportunity to witness high-quality, well-edited video of the event so you can see just how sad of a sack you are for missing it. For the rest of us, it’s a great vehicle for reliving some seriously warm fuzzies. Quoth Touch & Go on their website:
All of us here at Touch and Go are pleased to announce the release of the first in our web series of mini-videos about our 25th anniversary birthday bash held last September at the Hideout here in Chicago. Now, for all of you who couldn’t make the trek, here’s a way (other than all those blurry youtube videos) to check out Big Black’s stellar set, David Yow in all his writhing glory, or any of the 29 other bands that rocked thousands of socks off in one glorious weekend.
The series kicks off on our website this Monday, January 22 with an overview of the block party and how it came to happen. Then, starting January 29, we’ll begin posting band-specific clips from every set of the weekend. We don’t want to give too much away about the first few posts, but you can expect to see a little old-school, some more recent faves, and even one from a band that’s so new they haven’t released a record on Touch and Go yet. In the weeks and months to come, check back every Monday for a new video from a different act blending live performance and interview footage in commemoration of 25 years of Touch and Go.
Oh golly gee whillikers, i wonder if that band that’s “so new they haven’t released a record on Touch & Go yet” could possibly be Ted Leo + Pharmacists? Anyway, as they say, the introduction is up now, so click here to experience Steve Albini looking at David Yow and exclaiming, “So, David, i hear you’ve stopped eating your own shit!” And then stop back in the coming weeks for almost certain footage from Girls Against Boys, The Didjits, The Ex, Enon, Arcwelder, my favorite two performances–Killdozer and Man…or Astroman?–and of course, thee mighty Big Black.
I really hope they post some of the glorious trainwreck that was The Monorchid’s set too.
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that video made me feel happy.
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Comment by joiezabel — January 24, 2007 @ 4:44 pm
man, that was indeed a good show. except for friday evening when i was working the will-call window using my cell phone as a light trying to find people’s tickets in the dusk. it gets dark suddenly in the summer.
ted leo is about to release his first on t&g though - i have a few songs from it and it’s rad. of course.