Frank Ocean + more added to I'll Be Your Mirror New York
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FRANK OCEAN picked by Greg Dulli (Afghan Whigs) as Friday headliner for
ATP’s I’LL BE YOUR MIRROR USA 2012 Festival
Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd September at Pier 36, Manhattan
& more new additions announced!
Curated by Greg Dulli (The Afghan Whigs) & ATP
Tickets On Sale Now
"In terms of vibe, it is simply the best music festival there is." - NPR
The world famous All Tomorrow's Parties are very excited to present the I'll Be Your Mirror USA festival this September 21st-23rd at Pier 36 in Manhattan, New York. Pier 36 is a new indoor venue sitting on the edge of the East River between the Manhattan & Williamsburg Bridges - it's outside area boasts glorious views of Brooklyn and the Statue of Liberty.
Today ATP are very excited to announce FRANK OCEAN as a headliner on the Friday night. His recent 'Channel Orange' LP received a 9.5 rated review from Pitchfork, and it gives us great pleasure to add him to the festival. He has been picked by our co-curator Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs. The Whigs recently released an amazing cover of Frank's 'Lovecrimes' - download free from http://www.atpfestival.com/assets/newyork/
Also confirmed are ATP fan favourite HANNIBAL BURESS who joins the Friday comedy line-up, and a second performance from ex-Sonic Youth member LEE RANALDO - his previously announced Friday night performance will now be a special 'Hanging Guitars' show, and he plays an extra full band show featuring Steve Shelley on drums on the Sunday. EDAN THE DEEJAY also returns to ATP for one of his inimitable DJ sets on the Friday.
The Saturday night of this year's festival will be headlined by The Afghan Whigs (who have reunited after a 13 year hiatus) and curated by their frontman Greg Dulli, with ATP curating the Friday and Sunday nights - the line-up also features The Roots, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, José González, The Antlers, DJ Questlove, Charles Bradley, The Make-Up, Dirty Three, Mark Lanegan Band, Hot Snakes, Thee Oh Sees and many many more, see below for the full line-up so far!
Tickets are on sale now priced at $199 for the Weekend. A limited amount of day passes are also available priced at $60 for Friday & $75 for Saturday/Sunday.
As well as three days of incredible live music and comedy on the Friday, our friends at The Criterion Collection will return to run the Cinema across the weekend. All three days feature DJs and other activities to be confirmed. Friday runs from 5pm-1am; Saturday and Sunday run from noon-1am.
Acting as sister events to the ATP Festivals which usually take place in holiday resorts, I'll Be Your Mirror is a series of artist curated music, film and art events taking place in cities worldwide. IBYM is ATP without the accommodation aspect and is named after the b-side to The Velvet Underground's original All Tomorrow's Parties 7" single.
Here is an updated look at the line-up so far including the new additions. Please note sadly I Break Horses have postponed all U.S. dates until 2013 so will no longer appear on the Sunday...
Friday 21st curated by ATP:
FRANK OCEAN
PHILIP GLASS & TYONDAI BRAXTON
JANEANE GAROFALO
LIGHTNING BOLT
LEE RANALDO'S 'HANGING GUITAR'
HANNIBAL BURESS
EDAN THE DEEJAY
KURT BRAUNOHLER
Saturday 22nd curated by Greg Dulli:
THE AFGHAN WHIGS
THE ROOTS
JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ
MARK LANEGAN BAND
DIRTY THREE
THE ANTLERS
CHAVEZ
THE DIRTBOMBS
SCRAWL
EMERALDS
JOSEPH ARTHUR
VETIVER
CHARLES BRADLEY AND THE EXTRAORDINAIRES
AFTERHOURS
DJ QUESTLOVE
Sunday 23rd curated by ATP:
GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR
THE MAKE-UP
HOT SNAKES
THE MAGIC BAND
AUTOLUX
THEE OH SEES
THE ALBUM LEAF
LEE RANALDO (Full Band Show)
BRAIDS
THE PSYCHIC PARAMOUNT
QUINTRON AND MISS PUSSYCAT
TALL FIRS
BLANCK MASS
ENDLESS BOOGIE
DEMDIKE STARE
DJ JONATHAN TOUBIN
Tickets are on sale now.
ACCOMMODATION:
The five boroughs of New York City are home to an incredibly wide selection of accommodations - tar too many for us to list - airbnb.com, hotwire.com, booking.com, hotels.com and tripadvisor.com are good places to research.
TRAVEL:
Pier 36 is located at the intersection of South Street and Montgomery Street (off the FDR Drive) just north of the Manhattan Bridge at 299 South St. New York, NY 10002. Google Maps: http://goo.gl/maps/D4W1
Subway: Take the F Train to East Broadway station - Pier 36 is a 4 block walk away from the station. On arrival take the Rutgers St./Madison St. Exit from the station, then walk east on Rutgers Street towards the water. Turn left on South Street heading north. The F train runs to and from East Broadway all day/night.
Car: Use full address for routeplaners/GPS: 299 South St. New York, NY 10002
Southbound - Take FDR Drive south and exit at South Street (exit #3) At the light at the bottom of the ramp – turn left and proceed under the highway - Pier 36 is directly in front of you.
Northbound - Take South Street north (under the FDR highway), past the South Street Seaport (do not go on the FDR Drive). Continue north on South Street (under the Manhattan Bridge, Pathmark on your left), until you see the Department of Sanitation on your right. At the next intersection (South Street and Montgomery Street), turn right at the light for Pier 36.(the entrance for the FDR north will be directly in front of you at the light).
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ATP History:
"Sometimes promoters have good ideas. And those guys pretty much always do, and I have to say as festivals go, that's the best one out there." - Mike Patton
All Tomorrow's Parties has been promoting festivals and concerts throughout the world for the last thirteen years. It was founded in the wake of Belle and Sebastian’s Bowlie Weekender, with Mogwai curating in the unusual setting of Pontins Holiday Camp, Camber Sands. Since then the festival has appeared every year and has expanded across the globe continuing to set itself apart from large scale corporate festivals by staying intimate and fan-friendly. The line-ups are chosen by significant bands or artists which results in eclectic events that combine performances by legendary and influential acts with appearances by the latest crop of experimental artists from any (and every) musical genre. The festival has become more successful with every passing year, and ATP events have taken place in the UK, USA, Europe and Australia, with past curators including Simpsons creator Matt Groening, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Mike Patton, My Bloody Valentine, Portishead, Sonic Youth, Slint, and Tortoise. In 2011 ATP launched a new series of curated city-based events called I'll Be Your Mirror, starting in Tokyo in February, London in July and Asbury Park, New Jersey in September.
ATP has set itself apart from other festivals by embracing seemingly disparate artistic genres, with events featuring art exhibitions, cinema programmes, spoken word performances and stand up comedy. It's been called 'Unforgettable' by Spin and 'the most enjoyable festival experience of our reporter's life' by Pitchfork. It has spawned an acclaimed concert series (Don't Look Back), a record label (ATP Recordings), and the release of a feature length documentary about the festivals from Warp X, titled All Tomorrow’s Parties, out now on DVD. For more information and the trailer visit www.ourtrueintent.com