Who would your ATP lineup be?

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Ok, I've been listening to the Sonic Youth curated All Tomorrow's Parties 1.1 CD alot the past couple days, and checking out the developments w/ ATP LA 2003 curated by Matt Groening, of all people. It got me thinking, if I woke up to the phone ringing and someone said, "Mike, we've decided we want you to curate an ATP event" (I guess a music dream come true), who would I choose.

So I pose this question to you. Let's say you were put in that position. Who would you choose? Let's limit it to a max of 15 bands/artists, all must be living or still together. This is also different from your 15 fav bands or even your 15 fav live bands, because it is an "art exhibit" of sorts. Also assume that every band/artist would be overjoyed to have you invite them to such an event and would accept immediately (this is a fantasy, is it not?).

Ok, so I'll start by making my list or at least a rough draft. It's not that original or obscure, but I like it. What's that? You hate it? I suck? Make your own.

Air
The Breeders (Can't get the Pixies, now can I?)
Cheap Trick (What???, yes you head me right: The Trick!!)
Cibo Mato
Devo (They played at Lalapalooza, maybe this is pushing it)
Dora (had to throw a local Memphis Band on there)
Brian Eno (preferably to construct an installation)
The Flaming Lips
Beck Hanson
Kraftwerk (Yes they still perform... every now and then)
Mission of Burma
Papa M
Sonic Youth
Yo La Tengo
and of course myself doing an A/V exhibit on Memphis

Like I said, I'm not picking the most obscure/artsy/music-geeky/whatever bands, most of these have had records that did fairly well. Some are "hip" to like. I don't really care. I'm just building a list that I'd like to hear/see and that fits in with my loose theme.

― Mike Salmo (salmo), Sunday, 25 May 2003 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Okay, let's see--how about a combination of ATP regulars and newcomers, starpower and more-people-should-hear-this power?

Boredoms
The Clean
Elvis Costello & the Impostors
Ivor Cutler
The Ex
The Extra Glenns
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Masada
Mass Producers
Melt-Banana
Mission of Burma
The New Pornographers
Out Hud
Radiohead
Sun City Girls

― Douglas (Douglas), Sunday, 25 May 2003 19:31 (twenty-two years ago)

T.A.T.U.
Bunny Brains
Katatonia
Faust featuring Dalek
Acid Mother Temple
Entombed
Juvenile et al.(cash money millionares)
M.Gira & Angels Of Light featuring Neurosis
DJ Technics
Black Sabbath
Ghost
The Mekons
Jackie-O Motherfucker
The Allman Brothers Band
and last: either Willie Nelson or Pelt

― scott seward, Sunday, 25 May 2003 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Charlemaigne Palestine
Eminem & 50 Cent with Shady/Aftermath roster
Ja Rule
Mission of Burma
Parson Sound
Dead C
Cannibal Ox with Mike Ladd & Beans
Boredoms
Ram Umbus
Hot Snakes
Toots & the Maytals
Ortho
The Magic Band with live video hookup of van Vliet running commentary
Vibracathedral Orchestra
Major Stars
Tunnel of Love
Lightning Bolt
Coachwhips
OCS
Weakling
The Deer Park
Blag Flag as interpreted by Rollins band with all & sundry
Family Fodder
Wolf Eyes
Thinking Fellers UL282
Kleenex
ESG
Hungry March Band
Sister Nancy

DJs: M. Singe, I-Sound, Christian Marclay, Phillip Jeck

― autovac (autovac), Sunday, 25 May 2003 21:58 (twenty-two years ago)

How about....

The Go Betweens
Kraftwerk
Liars
Ted Leo/Pharmacists
Giant Sand
Richard Thompson
Deerhoof
OutKast
Wire
Roxy Music
Neil Young
Queens of the Stone Age
Vic Chesnutt

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Sunday, 25 May 2003 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Richard Devine
Thunderball
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
The Shakedowns (DC local)
The Black Eyes (DC local)
The Mooney Suzuki
Immortal Lee County Killers
French Toast (DC local)
Supersuckers
Digital Underground
The Makers
Turbonegro
Dimitri From Paris
The Fall
Richie Hawtin

And of course the reunion of The Inbred Misanthrope, my college noise band.

― Millar (Millar), Monday, 26 May 2003 00:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Bobbie Gentry
Zolar X
Lightning Bolt
Dead or Alive
Joe South
The Immaculate Consumptives
21st Century Girls
Antony & the Johnsons
Giorgio Moroder
Tarkan
Kate Bush
Les Rita Mitsouko
Orange Juice (1st album lineup)
Elaine Stritch
Althea & Donna

― Arthur (Arthur), Monday, 26 May 2003 00:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Will Oldham
Xiu Xiu
LCD Soundsystem
David Byrne
Lightning Bolt
Ornette Coleman
Jan Jelinek
Junior Senior
Oval
Fennesz
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Sum 41
Prefuse 73
Black Dice

― Adam A. (Keiko), Monday, 26 May 2003 01:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, hell yes:

Bikini Kill reunion w/beats by Ellen Allien
Shannon Wright
Legowelt
Ms. Dynamite
Mike Ladd, MC Lyte & Busdriver w/ Timbaland, Daddy Kev & Neptunes (this would be a MESS)
Nice Nice (fr. my town, their record’s out this fall on Temp. Residence)
Deerhoof
Angie Stone
Young People
Marilyn Manson vs. Cex vs. Otto Von Schirach
M.O.P.
Die Monitrr Bats
Erase Errata
Philip Roebuck
Nas

― truant, Monday, 26 May 2003 01:09 (twenty-two years ago)

rocketship
mum
moose
misty dixon
sex clark five
bristols
bark psychosis
able tasmans
fonda 500
la buena vida
bailter space
stereo total
swirlies
lilys
sundays
plone
bad dream fancy dress/king of luxembourg

― keith (keithmcl), Monday, 26 May 2003 01:21 (twenty-two years ago)

* The Jicks

* Clinic

* a reunited Royal Trux

* Broadcast

* The Danielson Famile

* ESG

* Hint Hint

* The Rapture

* A Kitty-Yo all star revue featuring Peaches, Gonzales, and Taylor Savvy

* Shimmer Kids Underpop Association

* Petra Haden performing Who songs with an all-female a cappella group

* some kind of supergroup performing a set of MSR song-poems

* a reunited Loud Family

* Max Tundra

* Scissor Sisters

* Ari Up and the True Warriors

* Wire

* The Knife

* The Folksmen

* live performances of Komar & Melamid/Dave Soldier's "Most Wanted" and "Least Wanted" songs

* Trachtenberg Family Slideshow Players

* The Animal Collective

* some supergroup of indie-rock all stars, playing ONLY requests from the audience

other non-music contributions from:

Neil Hamburger
Tom Scharpling & Jon Wurster
Andy Earles
David Cross
Fred Armisen (something involving his films, likely)
Chris Morris
The Professor (from the Audio Kitchen)
Steve Koogan (as Alan Partridge - maybe as MC for the event w/ sketches)

something like that, but with lots of visual/video/installation art too.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 26 May 2003 01:30 (twenty-two years ago)

billy childish and the blackhands
manu chao
young fresh fellows
neko case
wire
the remains
scrawl
mekons
los fabulosos cadillacs
the cramps
the raunch hands
deja voodoo

― pauls00, Monday, 26 May 2003 02:47 (twenty-two years ago)

fuck it, Pelt can back up Willie Nelson. There, that's 15. well it's either that or the Dead C backing up Faith Hill.

― scott seward, Monday, 26 May 2003 03:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Interesting responses from all although I seriously disagree with some of the suggestions. Ok, I'll go ahead and be somewhat (out of character) confrontational. Scott - TATU??? But you made up for it with Willie. There's a lot of day I wish I could be in Lukenbach Texas with Waylon and Willie and the boys. And I also disagree with a lot of the (what I like to call) pop-rap choices. I also hate me some cash money somethin' fierce as well as Eminem, etc. so that should be noted as bias. Outkast is officially deemed as a good choice, but I can't help but love the funk that lurks within. I'd add some P-Funk to my list, 'cause there ain't no party.... but it would break from my "concept". Speaking of great live bands I almost added Elvis Costello and The Imposters because I've never in my life seen a show as great as them at the Ryman on Oct. 30th of last year, nor do I expect to ever again. It was a religious experience for me. That's it. I officially add them now that I think about it. It diverts slightly, but thats ok.

And some of you forgot some of the rules. You can't bring a broken up band back from the dead. And you can't bring Beefheart back from wherever he is in the desert. I don't care if you're pulling a satellite hookup, the man has MS or at least that's what I've read. I'd love to have Vliet (born sans van) and Zappa doing some great Hot Rats/Wakka Jawaka era stuff or hell, Lennon doing Plastic Ono Band but it just ain't happening. This is a fantasy that doesn't involve time machines.

Anywho keep 'em comin' if you can. I think this is a fun little exercise in listmaking. It's an odd cross between top X listmaking and mixtape making.

― Mike Salmo (salmo), Monday, 26 May 2003 06:40 (twenty-two years ago)

The whole friggin'No New York line-up esp James Chance and DNA.
Ultramagnetic MCs.
Big Star (they can only play #1).
Boredoms. (they can play anything.)
Can.
K Haino.
Elvis Costello (era My Aim Is True).
X (Wild Gift era).
Richard Hell.
Fleetwood Mac (Rumours era).
Madonna (Like A Virgin era).
Here Comes Brian Eno.
Cotton Mather.
Neutral Milk (only ITOTS thanx).
Bluesy Joni M

― nathalie (nathalie), Monday, 26 May 2003 09:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Scott - TATU???

But they are my art installation!!

― Scott Seward, Monday, 26 May 2003 10:09 (twenty-two years ago)

THAT GODDAMN AUSTRIAN EUROVISION GENIUS.

THAT IS ALL.

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Monday, 26 May 2003 11:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Surely the "no broken up bands" rule only applies to bands who split up on bad terms or have deceased/AWOL members, right? It's definitely not unreasonable to suggest that Royal Trux may get back together eventually, or for the Loud Family (which didn't quite break up, but was disbanded because Scott Miller has gone into semi-retirement for reasons mostly having to do with money) to play a show that would pay them rather well?

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 26 May 2003 12:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Scott- Bwaaah! I think that could be very amusing, and actually could be an interesting statement now that I think about it. Plus I do agree that they are ummm... attractive, provided there's a mute button.

Matthew- Royal Trux afaik haven't "broken up" but are on a potentially infinite hiatus. If I can include Devo, you can include them. I think they'd be up for it.

― Mike Salmo (salmo), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 01:21 (twenty-two years ago)

here is my lame list.

the flaming lips
lightning bolt
yeah yeah yeahs
will oldham
mission of burma
low
a reunited uncle tupelo
cannibal ox
deltron 3030
a reunited or whatever TELEVISION

― todd swiss (eliti), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 02:47 (twenty-two years ago)

the entire current rough trade roster
whitehouse
outrageous cherry
slumber party
v/vm
the rapture
the lucksmiths
manitoba
a supergroup of some kind doing jandek songs

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 02:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Spoon
Wire
Amon Tobin
Mike Ladd and his various projects
New Pornographers
Lou Reed
RJD2
Pinback
The Isley Brothers
Tom Waits
Silkworm
Royal City
Lucinda Williams
Ray Davies (and the Kinks if he can get some guys together)
Suicide

― Bruce Urquhart (Bruce Urquhart), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 03:46 (twenty-two years ago)

OutHud
Radiohead
Stereolab
The Association
Goldfrapp
Echo and the Bunnymen
Pavement
Aphex Twin
Bjork

― Micheline Gros-Jean (Micheline), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 03:48 (twenty-two years ago)

kevin drumm
joe morris, bill orcutt w/ weasel walter
ruins
brain of morbius
cynthia dall
sun city girls
eugene chadbourne
fushitsusha
upsilon acrux
orthrelm
deerhoof
u s maple
evan parker
butthole surfers timewarped back to 1987/88
god is my co pilot
trumans water
scott tuma
stina nordenstam
mats & morgan
meshuggah.

― bob snoom, Tuesday, 27 May 2003 07:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Aiiiight:

Radiohead
bLectum from bLechdom
Johnny Cash
Missy & Timbaland
Dizzee Rascal
Blur
Goodiepal
Bright Eyes
Merzbow
Gold Chains
Radioactive Man
Malk de Koijn
Wu-Tang Clan or, maybe more realistically, just RZA
N*E*R*D
Some African Hip Hop
Ali Farka Toure
Coil
Devin The Dude
Invisibl Skratch Piklz
Ryoji Ikeda
Sonic Youth
Elephant Man
Capleton
Burnt Friedman
Stereo MCs
Iggy Pop
Tom Waits
Rizwan Muassam Qawwali Group
Labradford
Tortoise
Juan Atkins
Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk

Right there! Shouldn't Be A Problem ...

― Jay K (Jay K), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 08:17 (twenty-two years ago)

N*E*R*D (live)
Rolldeep Crew and Dizzee Rascal
Mis-Teeq
Girls Aloud
Wasteland (DJ Scud & I-Sound)
Sixtoo
Buck 65
DJ Z-Trip & Radar
Isolée
Ricardo Villalobos (DJ)
Todd Edwards (DJ)
Recloose (live)
Matthew Herbert (live Big Band and DJ)
Mary Margaret O'Hara
A one-off collaboration between Manitoba, Four Tet and State River Widening
Cécile
Cutty Ranks
Rhythm & Sound (live)
23 Skidoo (playing old stuff)
Oneness Of Juju
Janek Schaeffer
Christian Marclay
Francisco Lopez

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 14:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Ani DiFranco
The Roots w/ Jill Scott & Common
Stereolab
Kid Koala
Medeski Martin and Wood
Cornelius
Fantomas
Kool Keith
Zap Mama
Talvin Singh
The Polyphonic Spree
Bjork
Tuatara
They Might Be Giants

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 14:29 (twenty-two years ago)

oh OK the yeh the blectums are the only performers allowed to bring any kind of computers with them

― bob snoom, Tuesday, 27 May 2003 16:32 (twenty-two years ago)

My line up of 15:

Third Eye Foundation
Shellac
Jesus Lizard
Monolake
Paul Schutze w/Phantom City
Ornette Coleman
Dick Dale
The Grifters
Two Lone Swordsmen
Tortoise
Cannibal Ox
DJ Shadow
The Melvins
Autechre
Mouse on Mars

― earlnash, Tuesday, 27 May 2003 18:53 (twenty-two years ago)

low
die like a dog quartet
amm
turbonegro
neil young & crazyhorse
new pornographers
pauline oliveros
blonde redhead
pulp
dave douglas octet or whatever (guitars, samplers)
dirtbombs
cheap trick
oren ambarchi
al green
white stripes
roxy music
jeff dahl group
the cure

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 20:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Black Dice
Buck 65
Lightning Bolt
The New Pornographers
Animal Collective
Joyce
Boredoms
Kevin Drumm
Susie Ibarra Trio
FX Randomiz
Alice Coltrane
N*E*R*D*
Puffy Yumi Ami
ESG
Fennesz
The Flaming Lips
Danielson Familie

Bobby Conn MCing

― Nathan W (Nathan Webb), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 22:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Ok, I'm starting to feel like a moderator or something, but that's cool. Anyway I'll comment on a few selections in no particular order.

Todd-- I'd add Television to my list for sure if I had any small suspicion that I thought that they'd ever play together again, (Marquee Moon would be in my top 5 albums off all time) but AFAIK, thats not the case.

Dan-- Dan, Dan, Dan... Al Green will not play. At least not secular music and definitely nothing in the soul genre. Al Green, to me, is a musical deity. I think many a day, "Dammit, I'd never be able to do anything close to that. Guess I'll try to make my little white punk rock influenced stuff instead. I've been to his church on a couple occasions, just so I could see The Man in person. But unfortunately he believes that God does not want him making secular music recorded or live after a serious of accidents he has had. If that's really the case then his "god" is by no means omnibenevolent. OK, I didn't mean to get that religious. I support the man and his beliefs. If your ever in Memphis take the opportunity to pay a visit to the reverend. It's an experience (that I have to say further supported my agreement with James' The Will To Believe-- I'm also a semi-philosophy dork). But anyway, this is getting long. Amazing addition, but well outside the reasonable rules.

earl-- Dick Dale was an interesting choice, especially in your lineup. Changes the general feeling alot. I think maybe in a good way.

Jay-- I wouldn't have the heart to ask Cash to do anything right now. I'm hurtin' for the man in black. I don't mean this jokingly: have the man in your thoughts, prayers, whatever. June Carter turned his life around and was the thing thats really kept him goin' these past few years.

Anyway, this is becoming even more interesting and diverse to say the least. My (Bwhaha) evil side intention of finding music that I might enjoy is actually working. Revisions/additions to lists are welcome as are new lists, especially additions. Let's say screw 15 if you have the urge to, it's just a helpful guideline number. And let's try to bring back fewer bands and/or make fewer "supergroups". Remember that finding new music isn't just mide evil side motivation for making the thread but other's for posting to and reading it.

― Mike Salmo (salmo), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 04:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Todd-- I'd add Television to my list for sure if I had any small suspicion that I thought that they'd ever play together again, (Marquee Moon would be in my top 5 albums off all time) but AFAIK, thats not the case.

*boggles*

They've been back together for the last two years or so. And they've been touring.

― Christine 'Green Leafy Dragon' Indigo (cindigo), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 04:25 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd add Television to my list for sure if I had any small suspicion that I thought that they'd ever play together again.

Television have been performing again for some time.

Television gigs 2003
March 21 - 22
Irving Plaza, NYC

March 23
Theatre Of The Living Arts
Philadelphia

March 24
9:30 Club
Washington DC

― V (1411), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 04:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Mike is fired.

― V (1411), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 04:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Radiohead
Gillian Welch
DJ Shadow
El-P/Can Ox
Wayne Shorter
Manitoba
Mogwai
Mouse On Mars
Spiritualized
Susumu Yokota
Junior Senior
N*E*R*D
Lambchop
Outkast
Har Mar Superstar

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 07:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Chrstine, V- Yes, I deserve to be fired (or shot) for that one. I can't believe I didn't read it somewhere. Now off to perform harikari (sp?).

― Mike Salmo (salmo), Saturday, 31 May 2003 02:24 (twenty-two years ago)

four years pass...

mine would be different now! though i would still try to have a T.A.T.U. reunion.

― scott seward, Thursday, 31 January 2008 22:26 (eighteen years ago)

Steve Koogan (as Alan Partridge - maybe as MC for the event w/ sketches)

-- Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 26 May 2003 01:30 (4 years ago) Link

― DJ Mencap, Thursday, 31 January 2008 22:42 (eighteen years ago)

My heart says "lol old ILX", my head says "yay old ILX", or it might be the other way round, as regards this thread

― DJ Mencap, Thursday, 31 January 2008 22:44 (eighteen years ago)

* Ash
* Black Grape
* Blur
* Boo Radleys
* Cast
* The Divine Comedy
* Dodgy
* Echobelly
* Elastica
* Gene
* Heavy Stereo
* Marion
* Menswear
* Northern Uproar
* Oasis
* Ocean Colour Scene
* Powder
* Pulp
* The Real People
* Salad
* Shed Seven
* Sleeper
* Suede
* Supergrass
* These Animal Men
* Thurman

― Bodrick III, Thursday, 31 January 2008 23:07 (eighteen years ago)

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