The sun hung non-menacingly in the sky as a cool breeze delighted those who had arrived early at the McCarren Park Pool for this awesome three band lineup. Not a frown or cynical scowl was to be found as the achingly perfect weather welcomed in a throng of thousands for one of the last summer [...]

Alas, I did not make it early enough to catch Land of Talk, but fortunately my friend and I arrived — water bottle of vodka in tow (it looks like harmless water!) — just in time for those delightful chaps Grizzly Bear. I wasn’t sure quite how these noisy boys and their intricate layers would come across [...]