One of the cooler things at Godspeed ATP was the 10 hour jam session from Oneida. Yes, that’s not a mistake, the band came on stage at 2 pm and finished at midnight. They were joined on stage by various bands at two hour intervals throughout the day.
Obviously I didn’t stay for the full ten hours, but did venture in and out to see them play with Deerhoof and a few others. One of the best pieces I saw was the White magic slot around ten pm. They’re a space rock band (according to pitchfork, i’ve no idea what that means) from New York. They also have a new contestant for world’s coolest female bassist. Results are below…