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Xiu Xiu/Deerhoof, Why?, Fang Island at the Williamsburg Waterfront

Jul13
 

They’re baaaack!  It took a while to get off the ground, but July 11 marked the return of JellyNYC’s Pool Parties series to Brooklyn.  While being back in last years setting of the Williamsburg Waterfront, one noticed several marked changes upon entering.  The biggest, obviously, [...]

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Girl Talk, Wiz Khalifa, Max Tundra: East River State Park, Brooklyn 8/23/09

Aug26
 

So when hip-hop came to the Williamsburg Waterfront last Sunday, there were very few people to witness it. However, when it came back this week, there was barely an inch for the crowd to move. Electronic musician/producer Max Tundra and Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa rallied [...]

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Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Prince Paul, Gravy Train!!!!, dd/mm/yyyy, Kenan Bell: East River State Park, Brooklyn 8/16/09

Aug19
 

For the first time in several weeks, the sun was shining down on the East River State Park as hip-hop took over the Pool Parties for the first time this summer. Headlined by Oakland’s Del Tha Funkee Homosapien and featuring a dj set by the [...]

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Simian Mobile Disco, The Fiery Furnaces, Dark Meat: East River State Park, Brooklyn 8/9/09

Aug12
 

For the third straight Sunday, Mother Nature threatened to rain on the Pool Parties parade, but we were spared and treated to a bill featuring Simian Mobile Disco, The Fiery Furnaces, Dark Meat and The Netherlands. Athens, GA’s Dark Meat was the first act of [...]

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