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  5. Riots Destroy Sony Distribution Warehouse

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    PT don't even bother asking him.

    If he'd taken the time to read the article he'd know that the people hurt the most by this are all the independent labels and artists who bust their collective asses out there on the road and who spent whatever money they had to create actual albums, just to see it all go up in smoke for nothing.

    Here is the updated list of the indie labels affected by the fire:

    1234

    2020 Vision

    Accidental

    Ad Altiora

    Adventures Close to home

    Alberts

    All City

    Alt Delete

    Ambush Reality

    Angular

    Ark

    ATC

    Atic

    Atlantic Jaxx

    Azuli

    B Unique

    Backyard

    Bad Sneakers

    Bandstock

    Banquet

    Basick

    Beggars

    Big Chill

    Big Dada

    Big Life / Nul / Sindy Stroker

    Boombox

    Border Community

    Boysnoize

    Brille

    Bronzerat

    Brownswood

    Buzzin Fly

    Can You Feel It

    Catskills

    ChannelFly

    Chemikal Underground

    City Rockers

    Counter

    D Cypher

    Dance To The Radio

    Deceptive

    Def Jux

    Dirtee Stank

    Divine Comedy

    Domino

    Drag City

    Drive Thru

    Drowned in Sound

    Dummy

    Duophonic

    Eat Sleep / Sorepoint

    Electric Toaster

    Emfire

    F. Comm

    Fabric

    Faith And Hope

    Fantastic Plastic

    Fargo

    FatCat

    Feraltone

    Finders Keepers / Twisted Nerve

    Fingerlickin'

    Flock

    Free Range

    From The Basement

    Full Time Hobby

    Goldsoul

    Gronland

    Groove Attack

    Halftime

    Hassle

    Heron

    Hum&Haw

    Independiente

    Info UK

    Join Us

    Kartel

    Kensaltown

    Kitsune

    Kompakt

    Laughing Stock

    Leftroom

    Lex

    Lo Max

    Loose

    Love Box

    Lowlife

    Lucky Number

    Marquis Cha Cha

    Memphis Industry

    Merok

    Metroline

    Mute

    Naïve

    Nation

    Navigator

    New World

    Ninja Tune

    Nuclear Blast

    One Little Indian

    Output / People in the Sky / Process

    Pale Blue

    Palm

    Peacefrog

    PIAS Recordings

    PIP 555 Productions

    Play To Work

    Powerhouse (T2)

    Propaganda / Ho Hum

    Raw Canvas

    Red Grape

    Red Telephone Box

    Rekids

    Renaissance

    Respect Productions (PES digital)

    Reveal Records

    RMG

    Rock Action

    Roots

    Rough Trade

    Rough Trade Comps

    Rubyworks

    Ruffa Lane

    Search And Destroy

    Secret Sundaze

    Secretly Canadian / Jagjaguwar / Dead Oceans

    Sell Yourself

    Setanta

    Shatterproof

    Sideone Dummy

    Slam Dunk

    Smalltown

    Soma

    Something In Construction

    Sonic Cathedral

    Sonar Kollectiv

    Soul Jazz

    Southern Fried

    Stranded Soldier

    Subliminal

    Sunday Best

    TARGO

    Taste

    Ten Worlds

    Thrill Jockey

    Total Fitness

    Touch And Go

    Track And Field

    TriTone

    Trouble

    Try Harder

    Turk

    Turnstile

    Twenty 20

    Underworld

    Union Square

    Urban Torque

    Vagrant

    Vice

    Victory

    Wagram

    Wall Of Sound

    Warp

    Wi45

    Wonky Atlas

    Word And Sound

    Xtra Mile

    You Are Here

    Alun, Emma, Paul and Stewart.

  6. Annual "what should I catch at this fest?" thread

    in Soundboard

    Posted

    Blane What fest is this? I'd say almost every single artist on that list is worth checking out. Here's my short list in order of awesomeness:

    The Deadly Syndrome

    Kathryn Calder

    Best Coast

    White Denim

    Mogwai

    Midlake

    Laura Marling

    The Walkmen

    Wild Nothing

    Phosphorescent

    Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

    Timber Timbre

    Twin Shadow

    Wild Beasts

    Enjoy Okkervil, Megafaun, M. Ward and Kurt Vile! That's a solid line up right there.

  24. 20 Year Anniversary - Amy's Farm

    in Soundboard

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    From Phish.net

    Twenty years ago today, in the cozy confines of Larrabee Farm in Auburn, Maine, Phish wrapped up their touring for the Summer of 1991. The entire run, barring Amy’s Farm, consisted of the well received Horn Tour. Commencing with the home-town show at Battery Park in Burlington, VT on July 11th and winding down the East Coast and culminating at the potent one set blowout at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, GA, the Horn Tour was 15 shows that became etched into the collective memory of the fan-base. However, as fun as the Horn Tour was, and as good as the shows were, the definitive show that paints the picture of where Phish was at that time, and portended signs of things to come, was Saturday, August 3rd at Amy’s Farm.

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    Phish was slowly graduating from smoky clubs, college bars, and fraternity houses to slightly larger venues in 1991. While clubs like the Front in Burlington, the Campus Club in Providence, and Cat’s Cradle in Chapel Hill were still on the docket, so too were venues like the State Theatre in Ithaca (not the Haunt!), the Boulder Theater in Colorado (not JJ McCabes!) and the Capitol Theater in Port Chester (not Club Bene!) The excitement was palpable and though most shows were not sold-out, it was abundantly clear something special was happening. The momentum was building and there was a buzz about the band that was literally deafening. It was tough to talk about music on the nascent Internet, at other shows, around campuses and all along the East Coast without someone bringing up Phish. An exciting time it was to still be able to arrive at a club 30 minutes before show time, pay $10 and get your hand stamped, and know that you were seeing history in the making. At the final show of the Horn Tour, Trey made official what had been rumored since the Spring and all summer long: there would be an end of summer party at Amy’s Farm, and we were all invited.

    While Amy’s Farm (and even Townshend Family Park & Ian’s Farm) may have marked the humble beginnings of their future festival plans and the beginning of an era of meteoric rise in popularity, similarly to Woodstock, it also marked the end of an era as well. Spreading through word of mouth and a quick announcement from Trey, a couple thousand fans descended into Auburn and it was abundantly clear that the cat was out of the bag. Phish was on their way to hitting the big time & likely shows would begin to be drastically different in a very short time. Although the show wasn’t until Saturday, the first inkling that there’d be a decent turnout was Thursday night as early birds started arriving at the farm. While there was no sense of panic, it was evident that there was still lots of work to be done to get the grounds ready. Late into the night and into the early Friday AM hours, a flurry of activity happened with some of the fans pitching in elbow grease and volunteering for whatever needed to be done. Throughout the day on Friday, as work continued on the concert field, cars continued to slowly trickle in. As it turned to afternoon and early evening, the trickle became a steady flow & ultimately into an unbroken chain of vehicles entering for as far as the eye could see.

    The exuberance of entering a free show, with no security, no police, no vehicle checks, & a few thousand like minded fans was pure bliss. Actually, there was a small fee as some remember. Upon entering the farm, a coffee tin was collecting a nominal $5 fee per car to help offset the cost of purchasing grass seed to replant the fields we’d all be parking on. And as ZZYZX recalls, you even received the omnipresent, green on black, Phish logo sticker with your donation.

    While you’d see many familiar faces at shows, Phish was still mostly regional at this point. Clusters of fans from areas you'd see only in that locale. Yet here was this small farm in Maine, where fans were descending from every state and corner of the country. The arrivals kept pouring in as did the warm embraces and hugs. Friends from Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York etc. all communally bound together for one day of music, by one band...that most of the country had never heard of. Yet.

    Humorously, Fish kicked off the festivities trying to generate interest for a non-profit organization that was there. Trey jumped in and rescued Fish from talking in circles for the remainder of the weekend. Amy followed up with a warm welcome to the crowd saying that there were "good happy feelings, good habby vibes out there in the fields". Some more reminders from Mike, Amy & Trey about the flamable nature of the fields and even the stage, made up partially of hay bales....and the first few notes of "Wilson" drowned out the final, "Thanks for coming!" from Amy...the band eager to get playing and a day of music, fun and camraderie lay ahead.

    Three full sets and two interesting encores wrapped up a full day of fun on Saturday. Trey ended Set III after "Possum" by saying, “Thank you very much for coming, see you guys next night, have a good night, we are going to be out there partying with you so have a good time.†And after the legendarily memorable encores with Sofi and the Dude of Life, Trey telling Sam, “Your dog has been foundâ€, and the "Harry Hood" finale, the end of summer party was over as was an era.

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