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Word hit the internets over the weekend about New York DIY booker supreme Todd P’s plans to fly right over Austin, Texas this year and go straight to Mexico to throw one huge festival of his own — MtyMx. (They actual name dealie is never really spelled out — one would assume “Mighty Mexico,” right? Or maybe “Meaty Mike’s?” “Mountainous Mix?” “Minty Mackarel?)

Announcements popped up a few days ago when the toddpnyc.com page got updated with the details and a list of usual suspect artists headed up by Dan Deacon, No Age, Fucked Up, and Acid Mothers Temple. A press release did the rounds today updating the roster to include a list of more (Andrew W.K. and Telepathe among others) and a promise of additions for the rest of the month.

Say what you want about Todd P — dude never ever booked my band 😦 — but the guy has an incredible flair for mixing completely inconvenient and incredible situations. Lightning Bolt shows in Polish social clubs, a tough-to-read and obnoxiously lo-fi website, marathon shows of ten-minute acoustic sets in the middle of the night at SXSW — it’s all part of his plan to get people way outside their comfort zones. Continue reading →