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Sunday brought a quad-headed bill to the Williamsburg Waterfront that made the skies open up with the thunder and lightning mimicking the energy of the crowd, but unfortunately resulting in the headliners cancellation. After an opening set by Austin’s Latin funk band Grupo Fantasma, Health took the stage by storm. The 4 piece from L.A. twisted, contorted and stomped its way through songs from the self titled album. It was my first experience with the band, and I can only describe the music as chaotic, melodic and insane. It paved the way perfectly for Atlanta’s Black Lips.

The Black Lips are known for their 50’s and 60’s garage rock revival type music and live shows that have included vomit, nudity and even live chickens. The crowd, which was about half the number of people from the previous pool party, lost its mind. Crowd surfers were in abundance and the security team had to work hard to keep the barricade even somewhat upright. Playing through old and new favorites like “Drugs”, “O Katrina!” and “Dirty Hands”, the band annoyed security, bitched about the lack of beer and simply owned the park for the duration of the set. It was then that the lightning and rain started and forced the organizers to cancel the headlining set by …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead. There were many disappointed fans, but I really don’t know how anyone could have followed The Black Lips’set.