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the problem with mexico is that, when bands come, people go to see them and, commonly as a result, they start getting attention from more people and the press.
it happened with the gathering who first toured with anneke here and have one of their biggest fanbases here, same with shit bands like placebo and rammstein. recently, there's tons of people who are massively into acid mothers temple because they came as the japanese new music festival 2 years ago, and most went there through word of mouth: "this crazy, psychedelic band from japan is playing and the drummer once played with JOHN ZORN!!".
but people don't like risking it, the promoters and clubs; i have helped set up some noise shows and some have been really troublesome to set up, others not so much. but there has always been people to see the shows.
on the other hand, this festival happening in november is considered "avant guard" because broken shitty scene, the black lips and the fujiya and fucking miyagi are playing...avant guard if it happened 15 years ago.
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