Todd P's MtyMx Festival

Back in late 2007, concert promoter Todd P told us he was stepping back from his DIY organizing duties in order to concentrate on some bigger events: "For now I want to work on putting together some shows that make a bigger splash for people who are not as savvy. I want to put on bigger festivals because I feel like it’s those kind of one-off events that pull in the people who most need to be turned on." Over two years later, he finally succeeded in putting on one of those bigger festivals with the incredibly ambitious 3-day MtyMx Fest in Monterrey, Mexico which took place last week, featuring artists such as Dan Deacon and Das Racist.

By all accounts, the festival was plagued by over-zealousness and bad luck: Todd P took on every aspect of the fest, organizing the shows, the transportation, and even the accommodations, working with Mexican governmental agencies for funding, only to not receive most of the financial support. Many of the bands dropped out after an increase in drug cartel violence immediately preceding the start of the festival. Even many of the buses for transport didn't work out. As a result, only a few hundred people turned out. Despite the numerous problems, the Times saw the upside: "Yet even though the festival didn’t nearly live up to its advance billing, there was a certain sublimity to its ramshackle shortcomings."

Photographer Ryan Muir has more photos and a first hand account of the event over at Stereogum.

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