Titus Andronicus - Photo by Linda Wildemann
Even though it sucks that this will be the last summer of shows at McCarren Pool, the park and Jelly NYC are going out with a bang. Yo La Tengo and Titus Andronicus will headline the last free Sunday show on August 24th. While you are it, sign Jelly NYC’s petition to keep free shows going in NYC next summer.
Sadly, this was the last Jelly NYC pool party of the year, but you can relive the magic of such artists like Man Man, Superchunk, Ted Leo, Dan Deacon and oh so many more by clicking here. This weeks show featured Ghostland Observatory blowing minds with their Rapture-esque dance music, while the Rub DJ’s held down the ones and two while spinning for the Cool Kids, Spank Rock, and Kid Sister. Yacht flailed around to his eccentric pop beats and then decided he had enough of the giant stage and made his way into the crowd. It may have been rainy, but the eclectic lineup sums up what these free shows are all about; awesome music in a crazy space with everyone collectively losing their minds. See you next summer.
Despite the immense heat and the reported illness of a close family member, Ted Leo still looked and sounded like a million bucks at McCarren on Sunday. In between tracks from his new album, Living With The Living (Touch and Go) and older cuts, Mr. Leo bounced all over the stage and still cracked wise with the huge audience. Although the show took place in a giant swimming pool with thousands of fans, the group still played their bouncy, catchy-as-hell pop songs with a punk edge, as if they were in your neighbors garage with 20 people. The highlight of the show, you ask? Well it came when Ted started covering Daft Punk’s “One More Time” to the wild applause of the audience. Or maybe it was when the girl who was way too drunk came on stage and tried to get in between Ted’s legs to do god knows what. Or maybe it was the fact that The Pharmacists put on one hell of a live show that you are soon not going to forget. Yeah, that’s it.
Despite Blonde Redhead’s dazzling guitar interplay, which dominated their set on the gorgeous Sunday afternoon, Sweden’s I’m From Barcelona stole the show from right underneath them. Their NYC debut featured their trademark perfect pop, as well as 15 people on stage all completely immersed in the music. Whether it was jumping around, throwing confetti, or stage diving on a raft (see photo above), the group made a mess of the pool, but it was all in the name of fun, which is really the only way you can describe I’m From Barcelona.
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Brooklyn’s own TV On The Radio (or TV On the Rain-dio as I heard someone call it…not funny), played on yesterday despite the initial pouring rain and crazy thunderstorms. The group played lots of older tracks, like “Young Liars,” but also snuck in some new ones like “Blues From Down Here” and “Wolf Like Me.” Of course, they ended with the fan favorite “Staring At The Sun,” which had pretty much everyone in attendance dancing like crazy, despite being soaking wet.
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