[DID NOT ATTEND: September 24, 2022] Frantic City 2022
When I saw this show listed, I knew that it would be a fun opportunity for my son and I to go to a Festival. Only one day, kinda far but not too far, and headlined by his favorite band Car Seat Headrest.
The whole lineup was pretty exciting, in fact,
- Car Seat Headrest
- Yo La Tengo
- Snail Mail
- Titus Andronicus
- Superchunk
- Rocket from the Crypt
- Protomartyr
- Murder City Devils
- Shannon and the Clams
- The Raveonettes
- Samiam
- Control Top
And Fred Armisen will serve as host, so you can expect his specific brand of musical comedy to move the acts along.
I wasn’t sure what time we were going to arrive. I wanted to see Control Top, who it looked like would go on first, then I was kind of okay with not seeing some of the other bands.
I feel like I should know Samiam, but I don’t exactly. I feel like I don’t like The Raveonettes. I didn’t really want to see Shannon and the Clams. I don’t know Murder City Devils. I have seen Protomartyr, and would have been happy to see them again. I liked the first Rocket from the Crypt album, but haven’t thought of them in years. I have seen Superchunk twice in the last few years and don’t need to see them again, although they are great. I have not see Titus Andronicus who I don’t love, but who I understand are amazing live.
I do want to see Snail Mail (who I was supposed to see in April, but didn’t). I have liked Yo La Tengo for years and have never seen them. And then there was Car Seat Headrest, whom we had both seen in April.
Then on September 17, Car Seat Headrest pulled out of the Festival because of Will Toledo’s health.
I probably should have turned in the tickets right then, but I didn’t want the Festival to crumble from people returning their tickets–I do hope it comes back next year.
But that really put the kibosh on my son’s desire to see the festival.
On the day of, he said he really didn’t want to go and honestly that was fine by me.
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