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This past Sunday, July 19, marked my first experience with The Dirty Projectors, one of New York’s newest indie heroes. Due to a slight setback with my leg, I unfortunately missed the openers Crystal Antlers and Magnolia Electric Company, both of which would have been first times for me. Around 6:20pm, the Dirty Projectors hit the waterfront stage with “Two Doves” off of the critically acclaimed album Bitte Orca, with only two members (chief songwriter Dave Longstreth and Angel Deredoorian) of the band onstage. After the rest of the group joined in on a couple more tracks from Bitte, they launched into a few songs from Longstreth’s interpretation of Black Flag’s classic punk anthems such as “Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie” and “Rise Above”. The night concluded with the Projectors’ contribution to the Dark Was The Night compilation (sans David Byrne) “Knotty Pine”, leaving the incredibly packed waterfront satisfied with an amazing day of nice weather and great music.