'Pool Parties' return

By Aaron Short

Summer in Williamsburg means free waterfront concerts!

Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu open JellyNYC’s fifth annual Pool Parties at East River State Park on July 11, the first of seven free concerts on Sundays through Aug. 29.

Other concerts on the just-announced schedule include:

• Murder City Devils and Silver Ghost on July 18.

• Cap’n Jack, Lightning Bolt, No Age and The Death Set on July 25.

• A Brooklyn Bowl block party on Aug. 1.

• Cut Copy, Memory Tapes, Glasser and Restless People on Aug. 8.

• !!! and Future Islands on Aug. 15.

• Chromeo and Telephoned on Aug. 22.

• Delorean and Dominique Young Unique on Aug. 29.

Formerly at McCarren Park Pool, the Pool Parties shifted to East River State Park last year. The biggest loss was the slip ‘n slide, but this year, JellyNYC will more than make up for it with an expanded beer garden along the southern edge of the park.

The free concerts aren’t the only ones to take the stage, as the Open Space Alliance is presenting eight paid concerts this summer, including Weezer on July 16, Modest Mouse on July 23, Primus and Gogol Bordello on July 30, Keane on Aug. 6, Pavement on Sept. 19, and Belle and Sebastian on Sept. 30.

JellyNYC Pool Parties at East River State Park (Kent Avenue at N. Eighth Street in Williamsburg), Sundays through Aug. 29. Free. For info, visit www.jellynyc.com.

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Modest Mouse coming to Brooklyn

Add Modest Mouse to the acts slated to play the Williamsburg waterfront.

The Times shares that the band will play the East River State Park on July 23 in a benefit for the Open Space Alliance, which runs thows in the park. Tickets go on sale this Friday through Ticketmaster.

Faith No More is already set to play the park on July 2 and 5 (that first show was added after the second sold out).

No word yet on what the free Pool Party shows will be.

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Concert venue for North Brooklyn

The New York City music community is abuzz with news that, after the popular McCarren Park concert series came to an end last August, North Brooklyn will be home to even more concerts, brought to you by the Pool Party founders Jelly NYC, this summer at the East River State Park.

The park, which stretches from North 7th to North 9th Streets on the Williamsburg waterfront, became the first public space in Williamsburg to enable access to the water’s edge when it opened last Memorial Day.

According to The Trip Wire, the shows kick off July 12 and run through August 30 for eight total. Last year alone brought The Liars, M.I.A. and Sonic Youth to Brooklyn for the McCarren Park Pool series. Who's on your wish list to rock out on the waterfront?

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