Victo 2005

[Gary Sisco]

Alright, who's thinking about going?

I'm planning on at least an overnighter and if I can swing it (no pun intended), two days and two nights.

[Pete C]

It never seemed worth the trouble to me.

[Uli]

What is this, a dating board?

A schedule3 mite be interesting.

[Tom Storer]

Victo?

[Pete C]

Originally Posted by Tom Storer

Victo?

It's the shibboleth for Victoriaville.

[Gary Sisco]

Pete -- I might say the same about it. If I lived in New York!

But I don't. And V-ville is only three hours' drive from my door.

Truly, though, perhaps because it's not in New York or some other such major city, there is much more interaction between fans and musicians and artists there than any other festival I've attended. Probably because there's nothing else to do but that's a large part of what makes it a great gathering of musicians and music people. The bar at the hotel's kind of like what they (used to say about the old) Times Square. If you spend enough time there, you'll run into everyone sooner or later.

I'd have driven up last year just for the JC flying squad/Eskelin/Parkins/Black after-hours hang alone, never mind their hugely enjoyable concert beforehand.

[Frisco]

I'm considering it. I've only been to a couple of their festivals and particularly enjoyed hanging out at the hotel bar and restaurant. Can't say that I've ever been able to fully enjoy concerts in the hockey arena though. So far I've heard about the Brotzmann Tentet and a possible Little Huey set, probably both in the arena. There's always the fear that William would be put in the penalty box, two minutes for vamping, or Brotzmann two minutes for illegal use of the taragato. I'd need a few more of interest to me to put me over the edge. It's a really long haul from Detroit.

[Pete C]

Originally Posted by Gary Sisco

Pete -- I might say the same about it. If I lived in New York!

Yeah, that's basically the point for me. There's always stuff I'd be interested in, but it seems like such a schlep, and lots of the artists do get to the Apple. The food reports have not helped either.

[Pete C]

Originally Posted by Frisco

There's always the fear that William would be put in the penalty box, two minutes for vamping, or Brotzmann two minutes for illegal use of the taragato.

[Cem]

Originally Posted by Frisco

It's a really long haul from Detroit.

This from the man, who drove to Athens, GA last year...without a single complaint...

[Frisco]

I know that this has been discussed before, but what are the options in getting to Victo from Montreal, assuming that one took a train there?

[Frisco]

Originally Posted by Cem

This from the man, who drove to Athens, GA last year...without a single complaint...

I saved my complaining until I got back to work the next day. Believe it ot not, I think that Detroit to Victoriaville is even farther, or at least as far. Thank God for car CD players and oldies radio stations. Nothing beats singing along to bad old pop songs on a long boring road.

[sonic1]

what is the schedule?

[Pete C]

Originally Posted by Frisco

oldies radio stations. Nothing beats singing along to bad old pop songs on a long boring road.

Are they all bad? You need to find a better oldies station.

[Jon Abbey]

Originally Posted by sonic1

what is the schedule?

Michel Levasseur likes to keep it a big secret until really close to the event, a policy I've never really understood.

[Oger]

Originally Posted by sonic1

what is the schedule?

As Jon said, Michel Levasseur don't give information sevral months before...

I know that Hubbub will play there.
French group : Frederic Blondy (piano), Bertrand Denzler (tenor sax), Jean-Luc Guionnet (alto sax), Jean-Sebastien Mariage (guitar), Edward Perraud (percussion).
They have recorded on Four4ears and more recently on Matchless (Hoop Whoop and Hoib).

Jacques

[Gary Sisco]

Frisco -- Perhaps Gordon will chime in. He used the transit services last year, I think, from Montreal. Last year I met a cat who drove from Cleveland, straight on through.

[Jon Abbey]

supposedly Thurston Moore is booking a day (I assume Monday?) which involves Wolf Eyes, Hair Police, Dead Machines, Double Leopards, No Neck Blues Band, Dream Aktion Unit. also the Boredoms are supposed to be there.

[michaelr]

The line-up is now posted on the Victo site. Here it is in no discernable order:

• Anthony Braxton / Fred Frith

• The Plastic People Of The Universe / Agon Orchestra

• Espaces Sonores Illimités « Fanfares »

• Jerry Granelli « Sandhills Reunion »

• The Nels Cline Singers

• William Parker Little Huey Orchestra

• Michel F. Côté « Mecha Fixes Clock »

• Philip Jeck / Janek Schaefer

• Ikue Mori / Zeena Parkins

• Kid Koala / Martin Tétreault

• Hair Police

• Anthony Braxton Sextet

• Wolf Eyes

• Stefano Scodanibbio

• No Neck Blues Band

• Thurston Moore « Dream Aktion Unit »

• Dead Machines

• Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet

• Double Leopards

• Hubbub

• Xu Fengxia

• Tenko « Tempest »

• Hélène Breschand / Jean-François Pauvros

• Lars Hollmer / La Fanfare Pourpour

• Pascal Contet

• The Boredoms

[Jon Abbey]

Originally Posted by michaelr

]Kid Koala / Martin Tétreault

wow! this was an idea I had for an Erst CD a few years ago, but nothing ever came of it, Tetreault was into it, KK was too busy opening gigs for Radiohead to commit. interesting...

[Gary Sisco]

Nuff in there for me to have some fun for a couple of days. I'm down.

[Nate Dorward]

Pity that they never post the actual timetable--if all of the most interesting gigs were on one day I might go, but if they're spread out.......

[michaelr]

Originally Posted by Nate Dorward

Pity that they never post the actual timetable--if all of the most interesting gigs were on one day I might go, but if they're spread out.......

They usually post the timetable around mid-April. That said, the chances of all the most interesting gigs being on one day is pretty slim. (Of course I'm not sure what you consider the most interesting gigs to be...)

[djh]

Originally Posted by Frisco

I know that this has been discussed before, but what are the options in getting to Victo from Montreal, assuming that one took a train there?

I went for the first time 2 years ago after arriving in Montreal by train. The simple answer is bus.

Oh and as for whoever it was who mentioned the food... well imagine what its like for an English vegetarian (yep I stayed in the bars all day

Anyhow I'll be there with my Buddy William posssibly the only person going ape at the Lars Hollmer and Plastic People sets...

[Gary Sisco]

I'll meet youse in the bar!

[Jon Abbey]

since Thurston Moore is supposedly booking a "day" of the festival, and not just shows here and there, the educated guess would be that that would be Monday, and would encompass Wolf Eyes, Hair Police, No Neck, Dead Machines, Double Leopards, and possibly the Dream Aktion Unit (although that looks like a Saturday or Sunday night 8 PM special). that would/will be likely the wildest day of shows in Victo history.

[Gary Sisco]

And if a Monday, also my day off, so I wouldn't have to pay someone to do my work for me. Hmmmm..... A Monday in Quebec....

[marlowe]

The Boredoms are listed as being officially on the 23rd (Monday) - so this is probably the "noise" day. Anyone else know any confirmed dates for the announced shows?

[Lore]

The website for info on the No-Neck Blues Band has them playing on May 21.

http://www.theserth.com

[marlowe]

I figured that would probably be part of the day someone said
Thurston Moore is curating, but since the Boredoms is May 23rd, looks
like stuff like the NNBB (May 21), Wolf Eyes, Double Leapords, Boredoms will be spread across different days. Now if someone knew when Anthony Braxton was playing....