Born and raised in NYC and can count on my fingers and toes the number of times I’ve been to Brooklyn (and more than half of them were for shows). Two of the times were the past two Sundays (and only one stop on the L train away from my apt). The Pool Parties at The Williamsburg Waterfront. Last week was GirlTalk (and some other dj’s/guys that didn’t do it for me) and this week was vega, Beach House & GrizzlyBear. This was my 3rd GirlTalk show and such a different atmosphere than the past two and yet equally as fun! Grizzly Bear is one of my favorites and they put on such a fantastic show. I had never heard of Beach House until The Pool Parties and just downloaded their music, they were great.
The scene at the pool parties is hipsters in American Apparel and ridiculously bright colors and 80s gear. THE ultimate people watching spot, overlooking the Manhattan skyline and an afternoon with awesome music. What more can you want? Celebrity sightings? They have that too! (Chuck Schumer, Beyonce & JayZ, Mischa Barton and even spotted Erin from “hit” TV show, The City were all at the last pool party!). This Sunday was the last of The Pool Parties but check out their website here and follow them on twitter here for next summer!
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This weekend marked the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. On Thursday, August 13th, The Morrison Hotel Gallery held an event celebrating Woodstock’s Anniversary. Official festival photographer, Henry Diltz and festival producer, Michael Lang were both there to sign The Woodstock Experience, a limited edition double book set with text by Lang and photos by Diltz. The book isn’t just a book, it’s an incredible collection of pictures, text and memories. They featured original photographs from Woodstock, many taken by Diltz at The Morrison Hotel Gallery.
If you haven’t been to The Morrison Hotel Gallery, check it out: www.morrisonhotelgallery.com
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I just returned to NYC from a wonderful weekend in Chicago. It was my first time there and it is definitely my 3rd favorite city in the US (#1 NYC, #2 SanFran). Spent three days at Lollapalooza (http://www.lollapalooza.com/) with rain/mud for day one and scorching heat day 2/3 but we had an absolute blast. Some of the music highlights were: Kings of Leon, YeahYeahYeahs, The Killers, Santigold, Snoop Dogg and Fleet Foxes among others. Some great photos from Lollapalooza can be seen here: http://www.spin.com/gallery/best-lollapalooza-2009-live
We spent a day wandering around the city. Took a boat tour of the Chicago architecture (http://www.shorelinesightseeing.com/) which was informative and got some great photos. We went to the Museum of Contemporary Photography (http://www.mocp.org/) and I discovered a new photographer that I am very interested in, Curtis Mann. We walked around Millennium Park (http://www.millenniumpark.org/) -saw The Bean, their summer-stage like venue where a band was rehearsing, The Cancer Survivors Garden and much more. It was a perfect day.
People have been raving about Chicago for years, and I understand why! Some of my photo highlights:
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Two tickets available for Bonnaroo – $200 a piece or best offer (they were originally $250)
Can be sent via fed-ex but prefer to meet up in NYC
Contact Sarah if you are interested: sarahlowen2@gmail.com
http://www.bonnaroo.com/
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Last week, while doing my daily skim-thru on Brooklyn Vegan, I came across a contest. Win tickets to a Girltalk show at Hiro Ballroom by submitting a photo on Spin.com of any show you’ve been to. Seemed like such a simple contest and I was probably late in the game to submit a photo, but I decided I had nothing to lose in trying. I submitted a photo of Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings from Jazzfest, not thinking much of it. Memorial day weekend was approaching and I was anxiously waiting for the clock to turn 5 so I could leave the office, and an e-mail came in from Spin.com “Congratulations 2009 SPIN & Canon Expressions Winner!” It was quite the good beginning to a long weekend!
So, on Thursday I went to Girltalk at Hiro Ballroom. Considering the number of shows I’ve been to, I’d never been to Hiro Ballroom. Great venue, couldn’t believe how small it was considering last time I saw GirlTalk was at the huge Terminal 5. Only 250 people at Hiro, open bar sponsored by Absolut and an incredible show. Immediately when Greg Gillis got on stage, the crowd rushed up to dance with him. It was so intimate and incredible. Great music, great energy and such a fun time. He is so entertaining to watch. If you’re not familiar with Girltalk check out his myspace page here and videos on youtube!
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Ever since I heard about Dark Was the Night, I’ve had a hard time listening to anything else. I just love every single track on that album. My friend came back from Australia a few weeks ago, brought over a CD and told me to put it in my computer and import it immediately. So I did. I danced in my seat and really enjoyed the sound of this music. It was Empire of the Sun’s album, Walking On A Dream. Every song has it’s own feel and has a lot of energy. The album cover is super cheesy, so try to not let it steer you away from the fun 80’s-ish music. The whole album feels like it belongs in the movie, Wedding Singer (which happened to be on VH1 last night as I went to sleep…) Empire of the Sun is an Australian electronic band and I don’t usually listen to electronic music but I can’t get their music out of my head. Check them out at: http://www.myspace.com/empireofthesunsound
For all you Indie music fans, check out: Oh My Rockness a website that fills you in on all the upcoming Indie shows in NYC. They have a weekly show list that hits your mailbox on Thursday’s that is super informative. Check out http://www.ohmyrockness.com/ and subscribe to their e-mail list so that you never miss a show!!
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