All-Tomorrow's Parties Asbury Park Moving To New York .. Which is Bullshit

I was at the DMV when I saw the press release in my inbox. That completely reunited my pleasant experience at the DMV.

Goodbye, Asbury Park. Hello, Pier 36 in Manhattan. My first reaction was, What's the deal with everything being at a pier or waterfront? If I want to go relax, drink and see the water, I'll go to the water, drink and relax, not rock out.

The other big fail is dropping Louis C.K. due to logistics. I think that's reason enough to ask for a refund for my weekend pass. Also dropping from the line-up -- Sharon Van Etten, Reigning Sound and Factory Floor.

From the website:

New additions to the festival today include: Philip Glass & Tyondai Braxton, Janeane Garofalo, Lightning Bolt, Lee Ranaldo, Chavez, Kurt Braunohler, Afterhours, Joseph Arthur, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Album Leaf, The Psychic Paramount, Braids, Tall Firs, Blanck Mass, Endless Boogie, Demdike Stare and DJ Jonathan Toubin with more to be added to all three days - see below for more info on the new additions...

Sorry, that's a lot of "Who Cares?" in there. Janeane Garofalo? Is she performing with a time machine that will take her back The Truth About Cats & Dogs. I think Saturday with Afghan Whigs would be enough for everyone.

The reason for the relocation and restructuring of the ATP business is drapped in PR speak and spin. Whatever. It's done.

Pier 36 was the intended home for I'll Be Your Mirror beginning in 2013 - but due to unavoidable logistical concerns (along with a lack of available fan accommodations in Asbury Park), ATP has decided to move there for this year's event.

Asbury Park worked fine last year. I thought the whole purpose of ATP was to have the festival in locations that wouldn't normally have decent music or a festival like this of any kind.

New poster below. I'm getting my money back.

Comments

[Michael Bennett]

I could not agree more the allure since the get go was the size of this festival and the fact that it was not over crowded and fun. Now it is going to be moved to an area with 12 million people seems completely against what this festival was founded on. The addition of criterion cinema series is a plus where are they going to put that now? Since this is not in a venue much like Kutchers and Asbury Park my feeling is it will go away the cinema that is. We have been going to this festival since the first one and I have one of my friends stating he has no want or need to go to Manhattan to see this event and therefore he is going to ask for his money back. To me this just screams of sponsors and others trying to make money instead of just creating a great atmosphere where people can listen to great artists and mingle with them which included the Steve Albini Poker night. This event is only 2 months away so this is a change at the last minute we reserved a house to stay in with a $450 dollar deposit and it looks like we are going to lose said deposit. That along with taking money out of Ashbury Park who to be honest seemed to appreciate the festival and those that attended it. The whole argument about places for people to stay is completely unfounded if I remember correctly they did not even sell out the main hotel and many other options around the area were available. Something stinks here and it is not the Hudson River.... Thanks for the memories ATP New York, Jersey it was a blast while it lasted.

[d]

you're a tool