MtyMx

NYC hipster promoter cum laude Todd P, has for the past four years, booked a (somewhat) alternative to SXSW, at Ms. Bea's in Austin. It's been a party that generally brings 100 or so bands and a couple thousand fans. Well, this year Todd is hooking up with promotors Yo Garage and going across the border- to Monterrey, Mexico- and bringing quite the collection of blog-loving buzz bands with him. 75 bands, split over three days (25/day) including 'headliners' No Age, Andrew WK, Dan Deacon, Acid Mothers Temple (from Japan y'all), Neon Indian, Toro y Moi, Tanlines, Pocahaunted, Grant Hart of Hüsker Dü and a great big pile of the best indie/rock/punk/lo-fi/whatever-you-want-to-call-it gaze bands from Mexico you've (most likely) never heard. They are calling the all-ages art and music festival MtyMx.

The event will take place on the lot of an old drive-in movie theatre (thanks to BV) which has no doubt already given some of of the younger bands reason to get excited: "Dude we're playing an all-ages show in Mexico at an abandoned drive-in in the sweltering sun. PARTY!" One of the best things of the day- besides the sheer ass-kicking promotions work on P and YG's part in getting quite the impressive roster of 'it' bands all in one place (No Age, Washed Out, Toro y Moi, Pictureplane, Fucked Up, Dan Deacon) is that there will be no overlapping sets and the entire three-day, 75 (more might be added) band blowout is only $30 for the entire weekend. On-site camping and discounted hotel rates are available (also cheap at $35-$45 per night). It's also great, (being that I grew up in CO) they are bringing Rhinoceropolis (collective/venue/DIY heroes) on board to guest curate.

No doubt many of the posts on MtyMx will end this way, but here it goes: Viva La Mexico!

MtyMx 2010 (so far)

Los Fancy Free (MEXICO)

Quiero Club (MEXICO)

Antoine Reverb (MEXICO)

White Ninja (MEXICO)

El Resplandor (MEXICO)

Lazaro Valiente (MEXICO)

Chikita Violenta (MEXICO)

XYX (MEXICO)

Soho Riots (MEXICO)

Yo Linares (MEXICO)

Los Llamarada (MEXICO)

Mockinpott (MEXICO)

Los Margaritos (MEXICO)

Ratas del Vaticano (MEXICO)

BamBam (MEXICO)

Alexico (MEXICO)

Le Macabre Party (MEXICO)

Mentira Mentira (MEXICO)

Acid Mothers Temple (JAPAN)

Grant Hart (of Hüsker Dü)

Telepathe

Andrew W.K.

Dan Deacon*

Neon Indian (TEXAS/MEXICO)

No Age

the Carrots (TEXAS)

Mutating Meltdown (TEXAS)

Pocahaunted

Adventure

Videohippos

Das Racist

Anamanaguchi

Wet Hair

Drawlings

Toro y Moi

Hunx and his Punx

Teengirl Fantasy

Explode Into Colors

Male Bonding (UK)

Coathangers

Indian Jewelry (TEXAS)

Washed Out

Fucked Up (CANADA)

Small Black

Chinese Stars

Talk Normal

The Beets

Tanlines

Bitters (CANADA)

TV Ghost

Total Abuse (TEXAS)

Coasting

Beach Fossils

So Cow (IRELAND)

Cloud Nothings

Best Fwends (TEXAS)

Fergus and Geronimo (TEXAS)

Big Troubles

Lucky Dragons

DD/MM/YYYY (CANADA)

Lemonade

Liturgy

Banjo or Freakout! (UK)

Thee Oh Sees

Baths

Sandwitches

Salem

High Places*

Pictureplane

(originally posted at The Slumberjack.)

Posted by Matt Draper