Depending on the perspective, it was either a catastrophic failure or the essence of a do-it-yourself success. Before the festival, Todd Patrick, better known as Todd P, the primary, Brooklyn-based organizer, had assured potential attendees and bands that Monterrey was safe. But in the days just before MtyMx, drug cartel violence in and around the city experienced an uptick. Besieged by logistical difficulties and band cancellations, the festival often felt like a long string of indignities with a progressive soundtrack. Yet even though the festival didn’t nearly live up to its advance billing, there was a certain sublimity to its ramshackle shortcomings.
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