Superchunk and Oakley Hall @ McCarren Pool

The first Pool Party of the summer at McCarren Pool was today. It was a great time as always. The weather was perfect and all of the bands sounded amazing. This years lineup promises a lot of great shows so be sure to check out a few. I got there today in time to hear all of the bands. +/- started things off really well. Up next was a personal favorite of mine, Oakley Hall. As always they were great. I can't say enough good things about them. The day ended with Superchunk who I have never been a huge fan of but their set seemed to go over really well with the crowd.




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Mermaid Parade

The 25th annual Mermaid Parade at Coney Island was yeasterday. It was a really great time. I hope that this isn't the last one, but it looks like it may be because there are plans to destroy Astroland and build luxury condos.

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The White Stripes @ the Fillmore at Irving Plaza

Um...Yeah...um....Well....That fucking rocked. This show was amazing and to think it is only the appetizer before the main course. Jack and Meg just flat out destroyed Irving Plaza tonight. In my opinion the show really got going in the Icky Thump>Canon mash up. This version awesome as Jack just jammed on that opening line of Canon before unleashing the furry. The set which lasted for 2 hours just seemed to fly by. Check out my longer review over at Hidden Track and check back all summer for more pictures and reviews from the White Stripes shows at Halifax, Glace bay, MSG, Virginia, Connecticut and ACL.

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Three Years on and I still say WTF.

Today marks the third anniversary of one of the top 2 what the fuck moments in Phish history. Three years ago Phish shocked a sold out audience in Coney Island by announcing Jay-Z as there special guest. Some would argue that the collaboration that followed was horrible. While others thought it was brilliant. Me I just thought it was a typical Phish move. The band always knew just how to surprise their audience the best. Although my biggest what the fuck moment was definitely when Kid Rock came out in Las Vegas this was still a pretty cool thing to witness.

Success! I will be at Irving Plaza on Tuesday

I got to the Fillmore at Irving Plaza around 5:30 this morning there were about 75 people in front of me. By about 7am the line was numbering 200 people and an hour later it seemed to be at 400 people. Someone said that they only had 500 tickets to sell. I kind of doubt that but you never know. Around 10am they gave out numbers I was 89. Then around 11 I was finally able to buy tickets! I am super stoked for Tuesday.

Akron/Family @ Bowery Ballroom

This was a great show. In my opinion this was the best of the 12 or so times I have seen them. Check out my full review over at Hidden Track. I really hope that Akron/Family play New York again soon. I also really wish these guys would think about putting out an official live album.

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BOOKER T. & THE MG'S with guest SHARON JONES @ Rockefeller Park

Sharon Jones was great last night. The rest of the show was o.k in my opinion. Hidden Track has a much longer review.

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More live Whitestripes videos from this past weekend

To continue my flood of Whitestripes related posts here are two videos from their performance at the Rock AM Ring Festival in Nurburgring, Germany. Both clips are pretty great and worth checking out.

Effect and Cause


Black Math

The Whitestirpes live on the Jools Holland Show

The Whitestripes stopped by the Jools Holland show to play few new songs. This was my first time hearing "Icky Thump" live and I must say it rock even harder than the album version. This was also my first time hearing "Effect and Cause". I am digging this cut a lot. It has a great country blues feel similar to their cover of "Rated -X". After a brief interview the band finishes their performance with a version of "My Doorbell" featuring Jack on bass and Jools on keyboards.


Icky Thump


Effect and Cause


Interview


My Doorbell