Victrola Rotor Oilmen - Bill Doss tribute

The Athens community and the music community beyond lost Bill Doss last year. Last night, members of the Olivia Tremor Control performed under the anagram Victrola Rotor Oilmen as a tribute to Bill at the Flagpole Athens Music Awards. If anyone has a better video, please send it my way and I'll swap out my own. Here's an interview Bill did with Ad Hoc in April of last year.

We miss you, Bill. 

Pitchfork Fest: Day 2

Friday's rain made my leather purse bleed leather dye onto my skin and clothes like a bad self-tanner job. Luckily, we stayed downtown, so I had a chance to pick up an umbrella and a new bag for Saturday morning. Unfortunately, Goth Target, pictured above, was not yet open for business. 

My friend Nevona is my favorite American Girl doll. Free People snapped her photo right after this, but I can't seem to find it online!

 

Dodged the rain under the record fair tent and said hi to my pals Graveface Records and Sub-Pop.

  

Olivia Tremor Control had one interview that wasn't on our schedule: Bradford Cox! 

 Finished the night off with tacos and the Liturgy after-show with the Thrill Jockey crew.

Pitchfork Fest 2012: Day 1

 

When you're on the way to Pitchfork Fest in Chicago to be on-site with Olivia Tremor Control for publicity, is there a more fitting gate to fly out of than E6?

 

A package from Hometapes was waiting for me at the hotel. I've never actually had a package waiting for me at a hotel, so as someone who loves mail, I got a kick out of it.

 

Mmmm tacos from Big Star. My potato taco was so spicy I had to chug a Mexican Coca-Cola, flip over the picnic table, smash the bottle, and roar victoriously. The only part of that which really happened was the chugging of the Coke.

 

Loaded up on brunch before the festival at Lula Cafe. Writer pal Matt and rad fellow publicist pal Joan are psyching out the pastries. 

 

Went on a little adventure after brunch to visit my friends at Thrill Jockey Records. Their office is in a Latino neighborhood with the most beautiful artwork everywhere. Even the metro station had very few surfaces unpainted. Wish I could have spent a few more hours trying some of the restaurants.

  

Thrill Jockey office

 

This was outside of Ojala Spiritual Gallery. Wish I'd had time to go inside.

 

 

Crowd was packed for Olivia Tremor Control despite the on and off rain. Awesome feeling seeing friends/clients on a jumbotron.

 

Dirty Projectors

 

Long overdue to see these ladies: Nevona (Partisan Records, Young One Records) and Jackie (ICM.)

 

 It was great to see my pal Dean from Spacebomb. As Sibel pointed out, no, I am not wearing a choker. That's just my hair. 

  

Purity Ring

Heading out in a few to get back at it again for another day of music and thunderstorms!