This year’s festivities will take place at The Williamsburg Waterfront.

Expect to enjoy the following free gigs:

7/12 – 
Mission Of Burma, 
Fucked Up, 
Ponytail
, Jemina Pearl
7/19 – 
Dirty Projectors
, Magnolia Electric Co., White Denim
7/26 – Trail Of Dead, Black Lips
, HEALTH, 
Grupo Fantasma
8/2 – Deerhunter, No Age, Dan Deacon


8/9 – 
Simian Mobile Disco (DJ Set)
, Fiery Furnaces
, Dark Meat
8/16 – Del The Funky Homosapien, 
Gravy Train!!!
, DD/MM/YYYY
8/23 – 
Girl Talk
, Max Tundra
, Wiz Khalifa
8/30 – Grizzly Bear
, Beach House

For more info, head here.

MP3: Grizzly Bear – Shift (Acoustic)

Euphonious. Spiffy. Underwhelming. Official TMS Rating: 6/10. Photos & an MP3 below.

MP3: MGMT – Electric Feel

Fierce. Abbreviated. Intrepid. Official TMS Rating: 9/10. Photos, MP3 & setlist below.

(Setlist) We Walk. Great DJ. Fruit Machine. That’s Not My Name. Keep Your Head. Shut Up.

MP3: The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name

It’s been roughly a year since I’ve last seen Dan Deacon. Thankfully, little has changed with the Baltimore based electro maniac over the course of the last 350 days. Last night’s set clocked in just under a half hour but managed to get the scant crowd sufficiently riled up via shouting, fist pumping & numerous sprints around the venue. Visit DD on MySpace.

MP3: Dan Deacon – Wham City

For those of you who claim to not remember and/or know Tom Tom Club: think again. Their 1981 mega hit, ‘Genius Of Love’, has been sampled by everyone from Mariah Carey to Redman to Annie to Tupac and is one of the most cherished songs of New Wave’s generation. Last night the band performed the immortal track alongside a dozen other classic selections and sounded flawless from start to finish. Visit TTC at their official site.

MP3: Tom Tom Club – Wordy Rappinghood (Remix)

Their hair may be a little grayer, their waistlines may be a little larger and their vision may be slightly more impaired, but Devo is just as fabulously weird and grossly entertaining as they were thirty years ago. The Ohio based post punk quintet performed an hour long set of greatest hits, including but not limited to ‘Mongoloid’, ‘Secret Agent Man’, their cover of ‘Satisfaction’, and (of course) ‘Whip It’ at Brooklyn’s beloved hot spot. The legendary act’s use of kitsch, humor and sci-fi is not only a barrel of laughs, it also makes for a thrilling live experience. Enjoy five photos from the gig plus an MP3 of ‘Mongoloid’ below.

MP3: Devo – Mongoloid

Bust out the sunscreen:

JUNE 29
The Hold Steady
The Loved Ones
J Roddy & The Business

JULY 6
Ronnie Spector
The Rabbit Factory Soul Revue
Wiley & The Checkmates

JULY 13
Matt & Kim
The Whip

JULY 20
Liars
Fuck Buttons
Team Robespierre

JULY 27
MGMT
Black Moth Super Rainbow
The Ting Tings

AUGUST 3
Black Lips
Deerhunter
King Khan & His Shrines
Tall Firs

AUGUST 10
TBA

AUGUST 17
Aesop Rock
Panther

AUGUST 24
TBA

MP3: Matt & Kim – Yea Yeah

July 27th’s bill will feature:

MGMT
Black Moth Super Rainbow
The Ting Tings

Not too shabby. For further info, head here.

MP3: MGMT – Destrokk

Beirut – Scenic World (Live @ McCarren Park)

A great performance from the summer of 2006.

Visit Beirut on MySpace.

MP3: Beirut – Scenic World (Live @ McCarren Park)

Beirut – Postcards From Italy (Live @ McCarren Park)

A great show indeed, I can attest to that.

Read my review of Beirut @ Bowery here.

Visit Beirut at their official site.

MP3: Beirut – Postcards From Italy (Live @ McCarren Park)