Went to the early set, and enjoyed it a lot more than expected. The band, or Lydia Lunch & Jim Sclavunos with Thurston Moore, were probably tighter and more together than they had been originally - although thats just speculation. The set was 20 minutes which was perfect. Every band I see from now on should just play 20 minutes. Who needs more?
Anyway, it was the scene, the event, that really made the night worthwhile. I haven't been to a show like this in years. The Knitting Factory was crawling with scenesters, the real music heads. I met Martin Rev, Glenn O'Brien, Andy Schwartz, all of Sonic Youth, and I'm sure a lot of other people there would have been recognizable if it were 30 years ago. I Had a great time hanging out with Gary from Domino & my old buddy Mark Ibold who I hadn't seen in years. It was also nice seeing Josh from Other Music - they were there selling copies of the book, and related CD's. Byron Coley was DJ'ing. Ran into Jason Gross from PerfectSoundForever.com. Even James Chance was there.
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