Metal Lungies

Our collabo project continues haters! The finale of the Helio Pool Party series went out with a bang. I wish I could’ve checked out the Baltimore Bass Connection!

Here’s what Tien thought:

Sunday’s McCarren Park Pool Party was the last one for 2007, and possibly the last one ever. With future use of the pool in question (http://gothamist.com/2007/08/15/mccarren_2.php), music fans and artists made the best out of the final show this year under overcast skies and rain. Yacht was a one man show with the artist stopping at one point to field audience Q&A and getting into the crowd to sing and dance. Following Yacht was a group of artists performing with The Baltimore Bass Connection with guests The Cool Kids, Kid Sister, Betty Black, and Pase Rock. The collective was followed (after a dancing banana) by the headliner Ghostland Observatory. While turnout was much smaller than it would have been on a nice day, the crowd was excited for the duo from Austin, Texas. Watching singer/guitarist Aaron Behrens, it’s clear why they say he’s drawn comparisons to Freddie Mercury and Prince. 

Spank Rock (B-more legend.)

Santo Gold

Kid Sister (Signed to A-Trak’s & Catchdubs’ Fools Gold Label, appeared on that little mixtape. peep her.)

Cool Kids (Dope up & comers)

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We continue to get stronger like Kanye. We have hooked up with freelance photographer extraordinaire Tien Mao. Straight out of Brooklyn, Tien will be snapping up the flyest photos of concerts all around NYC (and the world!). We kick it off with some indie rock at the Helio Pool Party.

Band of Horses

The Annuals

Oxford Collapse

For the WHOLE photo set go to the flickr right now.

Here is what Tien had to share about the venue & the party:

The McCarren Park Pool opened in 1936 and was the 8th out of 11 pools built by the WPA. It had a capacity for 6800 swimmers, but was closed in 1984. After years of being shuttered, the pool was used again in 2005 for a dance performance and then in 2006 for concerts and special events. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarren_Park)

At the Pool Parties, the organizers have areas set up for dodgeball, slip n slide, and volleyball, the later two perfect for yesterday’s warm weather. While there were plenty of people that were standing in front of the stage for the show (most people seemed to be there for Band of Horses, the headliner), many others were content to sit or lay on their blankets in their swimsuits farther away from the stage.

Here are the remaining dates for the Helio Pool Parties;

JULY 29
TV ON THE RADIO
Celebration
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson

AUGUST 5
BLONDE REDHEAD
I’m From Barcelona
The Coydogs
The Rub

AUGUST 12
TED LEO + THE PHARMACISTS
The Thermals
Birds of Avalon
DJ sets by Craig Finn (THE HOLD STEADY)

AUGUST 19
GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY
Yacht (Jonah of The Blow)
The Rub plus special guests

To RSVP for the shows hit up Going. For more info on the concert series beam up the official site. Also, be sure to bookmark Tienmao.com to keep with his day to day photography.