I was really interested in Tim Leon's post about his
IPO experience.  In the weeks leading up to the event,
I have to say I was a little non-plussed by the whole
thing...the schedule didn't excite me, and most
importantly, the social aspect is just about gone.  I
had NO guests scheduled to stay at my place!  In years
past, I've had up to 8 people in my hotel room or
house!  I didn't even take off work this year.
Fortunately, Chris Jackson from Nice Guy Eddie came
through with a last minute save so I got to have SOME
fun. (Maybe too much fun?  Hummus came out of my nose
at one point.) 

I realize now that nothing stays the same, it's just
changing a bit. There are new bands taking over from
the great discoveries of the past (Starbelly, Cliff
Hillis, John Faye i.e. IKE, The Nines, Merrymakers,
etc.)  A lot of those bands have moved on, it's just
hard for me to adapt to the changes.  It's difficult
for someone who has to take time off work, buy a
flight, pay for hotel, to take the chance to see a
bunch of bands they haven't heard of.  That must be
why many of the out of towners stayed away this year. 
The early years were like opening a floodgate, so many
bands we had cds of, but never got to see...now we are
jaded and it's more of a risk to travel out to LA. 
That's my take on that...  Also, since a lot of the
same bands play IPO East Coast and Chicago, why should
they bother to come out here?  

So, that all said, last night (Saturday, July 26) was
a glimpse of the best IPO can be.  Despite a venue in
the middle of nowhere, there was a decent turn out and
most of the bands were VERY worthy of attention.  (I
will disclose that I missed Rainbow Quartz night,
which I'm sure was really good...)

Visit these links and listen to some clips, you won't
be disappointed!  These bands were all new to me, and
they were all great.  AND, they played one after the
other!  I almost wet my pants.

PEACHFUZZ
http://www.peachfuzzusa.com/ (They did the second
cover of "Circle Sky" I've heard this festival, how
can I not love them?)

ORANGE PARK
http://www.orangeparkmusic.com/  Adorable, in a
gritty, shaggy, dirty T shirt way

THE BLONDES
http://www.teenaciderecords.com/ for info

http://www.notlame.com/store/prodinfo.asp?number=CDBLON4&variation=&aitem=2&mitem=3
for soundclips and to buy

THE EFFECTION
http://www.theeffection.com/      yummy

There have been other highlights, but I'll save that
for another post.


--- tim leon <timleon@pacbell.net> wrote:
> After wavering for a couple of years, I've finally
> decided that I have
> attended my last IPO.
> 
> The 3 nights that I attended I saw 17 bands. of
> these 17, only 3 I  dug. One
> per night.A pretty low average.
> 
> In the past there was at least other people who
> attended the festival to
> whom at least you could chat up a little. Missing
> hanging out at the Orchid
> Suites  pool with other like minded people. 

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