Just when I thought I couldn't be more excited for the Matador At 21 show

[LesSavyFan]

Sunday evening :

MAIN STAGE (The Pearl):

Guided By Voices
Yo La Tengo
Liz Phair
The New Pornographers
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists
Shearwater

MC’s : Tom Sharpling & Jon Wurster

This is going to be the greatest night of my life. 

[dave from knoxville]

Sunday evening :

MAIN STAGE (The Pearl):

Guided By Voices
Yo La Tengo
Liz Phair
The New Pornographers
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists
Shearwater

MC’s : Tom Sharpling & Jon Wurster

This is going to be the greatest night of my life. 

What a fantastic line-up. And Liz Phair will be there too!

[LesSavyFan]

Dave would you believe I have never listened to Liz Phair? I've heard plenty about Exile From Guyville of course but is there anything else I should listen to before seeing her?

[Christina]

Wow! that's going to be excellent. I was already sorry I couldn't go ...

[Big Plastic Head]

GOD. FUCKING. DAMNIT.

I hate all my friends right now for being wishy-washy on this event when I told them about it. I was even offering to pay for most of it.


<breathe>

All right. I'm over it.

[CaptKarl]

My special lady-friend and I spent the entire evening last night investigating redeeming all of our membership rewards points and miles to make the trip. I will know for sure Monday, but I suspect we are going to be in attendance. The '94 GBV lineup happens how many times in one's life?

We have also had nuptials pending for increasingly extended time and are about at the end of our ropes dealing with "so what's the date, are you ever getting married" questions. A Vegas weekend might be the perfect f-you to all the ol' bittys in the family.

[dave from knoxville]

Dave would you believe I have never listened to Liz Phair? I've heard plenty about Exile From Guyville of course but is there anything else I should listen to before seeing her?

I was just joking, suggesting she wasn't awesome, but it was all for play, I got nothing against her and love Exile.

[Matt]

Just as exciting, The Clean was added to the lineup also. It promises to be a very memorable weekend.

[Omar]

Dave would you believe I have never listened to Liz Phair? I've heard plenty about Exile From Guyville of course but is there anything else I should listen to before seeing her?

Whip-Smart, whitechocolateeggspace, and Liz Phair.  Yes, the self-titled album that Pitchfork gave a 0.0.  It's an enjoyable, pop-metal-ish record that made morons like Jim DeRogatis mad, so that's pretty close to perfection for me.

[benno]

Can't wait... I'll be turning 30 with GBV on stage... hopefully playing lots of Toby songs. 

[Kim Kelly]

I'm really bummed. I should have bought tix. I mean, I have no classes on Friday and only one class on Monday, and I don't have to start worrying about final papers and projects and presentations until at least mid-October (although let's be honest, it's more like November. God bless 5-Hour energy shots. If only they could make that shit taste better). And I plan on freaking out about my master's thesis during Christmas vacation.

 

[JonFromMaplewood]

Dave would you believe I have never listened to Liz Phair? I've heard plenty about Exile From Guyville of course but is there anything else I should listen to before seeing her?

Whip-Smart, whitechocolateeggspace, and Liz Phair.  Yes, the self-titled album that Pitchfork gave a 0.0.  It's an enjoyable, pop-metal-ish record that made morons like Jim DeRogatis mad, so that's pretty close to perfection for me.

I admit to returning to that self-titled album every now and then.  It's like 50% quality, old Liz and 50% what the hell was she thinking.

But yes, the first three albums are canon. The mixed tapes she sent around Chicago before Exile was released are okay as well.

[lpme]

I looked at the photos of the venue.  Looks like some standing room, and a lot of sitting room.  Has anyone been there?  I hope you don't have to have VIP tickets to get onto the floor.  I plan on going crazy to GBV. 

[JustMatt]

I looked at the photos of the venue.  Looks like some standing room, and a lot of sitting room.  Has anyone been there?  I hope you don't have to have VIP tickets to get onto the floor.  I plan on going crazy to GBV. 

I haven't been to the venue either, but from what I've been reading on the Matador blog posts, it seems the first few seated rows are reserved for VIP and the floor is first come, first serve GA for all ticketholders.

Less then 3 weeks away...getting psyched for this!

[JustMatt]

This is 1 week away! The (final?) set times are up now:

http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2010/09/23/revised-scheduled-matador-at-21-the-lost-weekend-in-las-vegas-the-palms/

Tthe 20 minute Liz Phair set leading directly into YLT looks like a mistake to me, but overall I like it. And I'm glad the karaoke afterparty got moved to saturday so it no longer conflicts with F'ed Up v Ted Leo on friday.

How early are people getting into Vegas? I talked with Kid Pain in the other thread about a FOT meet-up, possibly at the bowling alley at the Gold Coast across the street sometime saturday day (or maybe friday before the shows start if no one wants to miss any of the early sat matinee shows). If anyone else wants to meet up, whether bowling or wherever, let me know and I'll send you my contact #.