Matador Records | News September 1999

Thursday, September 23 11:45 PM -- Cornelius 10:45 PM -- Mogwai 9:30 PM -- Red Snapper 8:50 PM -- Arsonists 8:15 PM -- Non Phixion 7:30 PM -- Jega (not part of webcast) Friday, September 24 11:45 PM -- Pavement 11:00 PM -- Cat Power 9:45 PM -- Chavez 9:00 PM -- Guitar Wolf 8:15 PM -- Lynnfield Pioneers 7:30 PM -- Khan Saturday, September 25 11:15 PM -- Yo La Tengo (not part of webcast) 10:00 PM -- Mary Timony 9:15 PM -- Solex 8:30 PM -- Come 7:40 PM -- Bardo Pond

Impeccably dressed Japanese teenager (Acme T-shirt, minidisc player, slip-on sandal sneakers, argyle sox, black pants, clutching Rough Trade bag) going into fits of ecstasy as Russell signed the back of his T-shirt with magic marker -- at the same time bending over, clutching one of Russell's drumsticks in his mouth so his girlfriend could photograph him. Never has a human being been so happy.

and Gerard would like to add:

A really fun 3 days, tons of musical ground covered and all kinds of barriers shattered. Live Human were amazing, Sleater-Kinney had the room screaming, JSBX had the entire city screaming, but no one knocked out so many patrons as the Arsonists. Except for maybe Bardo Pond, so we'll call it a tie. Yo La Tengo played some excellent new songs and embarrassed the fuck out of me and CL (or at least me) with their encore of "Love Power" (let's just say Ira's version of Matador's orgins needs as much fact-checking as Bill Boggs'). I just remembered that Saturday's lineup featured 4 acts w/ dj's in a row, not exactly the old days. But guitar-bass-drums-and-voice rarely sounds more alive than the way Unwound do it, and there are nights when they're the greatest. We really appreciated the way that so many of the bands donated their time and energy, especially those who were ill or injured (if you can guess which artist injured his back while carrying an exercise bike up a flight of stairs, we'll send you a special prize). And we owe a big thank you to our friends at Foundation, along with our guest dj's, Nathan Webb, Barry Hogan, Twitch and John Kennedy. And thanks to Liam and Frazier for dealing with the merchandise nightmares.

Tuesday = 3 new releases. The second album from Dutch sampling artist SOLEX, "Pick Up" is a wilder, sneakier, more layered album than "Solex Vs the Hitmeister." If you haven't heard her first album, then you're in for 2 great surprises. JSBX brings you 19 B-sides and remixes with "Xtra-Acme USA." Don't think of this as a remix record -- the B-sides alone are enough for an entire album. And finally "Everything Is Nice: The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology" brings you 2 CDs of the hits and 1 CD of unreleased tracks from many of your favorite artists. The best part: the 3 disc set, complete with excellent liner notes and a shiny cover will retail for under $12.