I saw Girl Talk and the Presets play the same bill about 6 or 7 years ago at some weird dance music festival at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, and it was awesome. This is going to be a blast. Treasure Island is consistently my favorite local festival (what with its epic views and chill vibe and great lineups that don’t overlap so you don’t miss anything), so, as I tell everyone I know every year, you should check it out, possibly even if you don’t like festivals at all.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10AM right here.
P.S. Public Enemy???
Man, I love the TIMF and went the first few years (despite the terrifyingly overflowing port-a-potties on Sunday night the year Modest Mouse headlined!), but these lineups get more disappointing every year. Guess this will be the second year in a row I’ll skip it.
THE PRESETS
Disappointing?! There is some serious awesome in there: Public Enemy! Imperial Teen! The XX! Los Campesinos! Best Coast! The Coup!
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THE PRESETS!!!
Huh! I actually heard ONE o’ these bands, an’ HEARD OF three of ‘em. I feel so hep!
To bad we couldn’t wall up TI during this ala Escape From New York. But with hipsters instead of criminals.
Boooooring. That’s the shittiest line up ever.
Tycho is cool… but Public Enemy? lol
That’s the one I’ve actually heard.
Are you joking? That’s the one band I’m most interested in seeing!
Lol… Okay.
You got a problem with Public Enemy? You ain’t got no culture, son.
I hate to say it, but if you’ve only heard of three of those bands, you’ve probably already given up on new music. You should stay home. It sucks when my friends slowly become crystallized at a point where they’re sure the best music has already come out. Why ever listen to anything new? Cuz it’s not as easy as listening to the same GBV CDs you’ve had since you were 24. TIMF is mostly about seeing up an coming bass mixed with a few older bands dropping new albums. The best thing about music festivals is they force you to hear new music. The openness and wonder is what’s so great about TIMF.
AND THE PRESETS!!!
Um, what’s a “GBV CDs”?
On the one hand, you’re right — I do stay home; on the other hand, you’re wrong — I never stop looking for good, newish music, in other ways. On a third hand, a lot of the new music that I discover this way turns out to be old music that San Francisco doesn’t seem to want, like fado.
guided by voices, im guessin.
Let me google that for you: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=GBV
Since I was 24? Try LPs.
There is all kind of new punk and metal in The Bay Area.
Oh yeah, I saw them 8 years ago, maaaan.
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