Fortified Records - Summer Antifolk Fest 2000 Schedule

Fortified Records
Summer AntiFolk Fest 2000 (ARCHIVE)

9 Day Music/Performance Festival featuring the best of the current Antifolk scene. The Fest kicked off on July 29 at 1PM with a free outdoor concert in Tompkins Square Park featuring such talent as: Jesse Malin (D-Generation), Lach, Michal Towber (Columbia), Joie/DBG, Jude Kastle and many more.

The Antifolk Fest 2000 then continued with free shows every night (July 29-Aug.6) at The Sidewalk Café (94 Ave.A). The Fest is sponsored by the businesses listed on the bottom of this article that, along with all of the performers, will be donating to the Hamell On Trial fund. Hamell, one of the premiere forces in Antifolk was recently in a near-fatal car accident. With a brilliant new album Choochtown, and a just completed tour with Ani Difranco, Hamell was set to begin his overseas tour when a van ran his car off the highway. The entire festival quickly became a benefit to defray the cost of his recovery.

From The Village Voice: "In the high, hot years of the early '80s, a scene was born on what was then the Lower East Side, before capitalism made it the East Village. They called the scene antifolk. It was mostly made up of young people with guitars, writing angry songs about how fucked up the world is and sad songs about how hard it is to really love. In the beginning, they just played music for each other. Then some of them began to get noticed, to get record deals, and, yes, boys and girls, they even had a movie made about them! But unlike most lefty fairy tales that meet with reality, this one hasn't rotted in the center or crashed and burned in kamikaze flames. No, despite (or because of) the pierced, the evicted, the trust-funded, and the Gapped, despite (or because of) being discovered and forgotten at least twice already, antifolk is still, 12 years later, going strong, in the back room of restaurant on Avenue A, the Sidewalk Cafe, seven big nights a week."

The Schedule for the Fortified Records Summer Antifolk 2000 Fest at Sidewalk Cafe
All shows are free. Call the Sidewalk Cafe for more info 212.473.7373

Sat. July 29- 1pm-5pm Concert in Tompkins Square Park. Featuring (in rough order of appearance): Pre-War Yard Sale, Michael the Girl, Anthony Salerno, Derek Richmond, Diane Cluck, Dan Emery, Joe Bendik, Kid Lucky, Ms.La Nive, Peter Dizozza, The Humans, John Kessel, Brer Brian, The Costellos, Adam Green, David Dragov, Kirk Kelly, Michal Towber, Major Matt Mason USA, Roger Manning,Jude Kastle, Testosterone Kills, Paleface, Kimya, Joie/DBG, Jesse Malin, Lach

The following shows are all at Sidewalk Café (94 Ave.A):

Sat. July 29-8-The Voyces, 9-The Costellos, 10- Joe Bendik and The Heathens, 11-Drew Blood, 12- David Dragov

Sun.July30- 7:30- Peter Dizozza, 8-Atoosa, 8:30- John Kessel, 9-Adam Green, 9:30-PreWar Yard Sale, 10- Adam Brodsky, 10:30 Butch Ross, 11- Tony Hightower, 12- Grey Revell

Mon.July 31-The Antihoot with Lach. Sign-up at 7:30

Tues.Aug.1- 7:30- Derek Richmond, 8-Jon Berger, 8:30- Randi Russo, 9-Lenny Molotov, 9:30-Diane Cluck, 10- Patsy Grace, 11-Andras Jones, 12-Roger Manning

Wed.Aug.2-7: 30- Turner Cody, 8-Michal The Girl, 8:30- Steve Espinola. 9-Testosterone Kills, 9:30- Dan Emery, 10- Kirk Kelly, 10:30- Kid Lucky, 11- Secret Guest (?)

Thurs.Aug.3- 8-John S.Hall (of King Missile), 8:30- Tom Nishioka, 9- Major Matt Mason USA, 9:30- Paleface, 10-Joie /Dead Blonde Girlfriend, 11- Jude Kastle, 12-Lunchin’

Fri.Aug.4- 8-Deni Bonet, 9-Johnny Seven, 10-Lach and The Secrets, 11- Brenda Kahn, 12- TBA

Sat.Aug.5-8-Fragile Male Ego, 9-Bree Sharp, 10-Michal Towber, 11- Bionic Finger, 12- The Humans

Sun.Aug.6- 7:30-Moldy Peaches 2000, 8-Brer Brian, 8:30-Michael Eck, 9-Brian Piltin, 9:30- Anthony Salerno, 10- Kimya, 11- Mia Johnson and Hoagy, 11:30- Kenny Davidsen, 12- Closing Party Free-For-All

Brenda Kahn at Antifolk Fest '99

Photo by Mike