Saturday, July 31, 2010

Big Night Out on the West Side

Checked out Lincoln Center Out Of Doors this week with couple friends.

The string quartet ETHEL was playing with special guest singers and songwriters ADAM SCHLESINGER, MIKE VIOLA, DAYNA KURTZ, JUANA MOLINA, and TOM VERLAINE and PATRICK DERIVAZ.

The Boy was not a big fan of the music which he thought was slightly less annoying than My Bloody Valentine.













So about three quarters of the way through, we packed up and headed to Shake Shack where he had his way with a Purple Cow and I got intimate with a hot fudge sundae. Mmmm.


Sharing some photos here of our
big night out on the West Side.

Photos by Shanda Boyett.  Copyright 2010.





Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Naked Go-Go Dancers, Confetti and Peace

After weeks of sweltering temperatures, BP oil spill coverage and MTA whining about budget shortfalls, we New Yorkers deserved some kind of break. It came in the form of a cool breeze and some Flaming Lips.

The band played Central Park's Summer Stage bandshell on Monday night. The titillating good time kicked off with projections of naked psychadelic go-go dancers. Now, The Boy will tell you that you can never go wrong with go-go dancers. Naked go-go dancers? Even better.

Did the show include Wayne Coyne in the giant plastic hamster ball? Yes. Confetti? Yes. Furries and Wormies on stage? Yes. Randoms dancing onstage? Yes. (How do they get that gig?)

Was there anything "new" about their show? Not really. They played the traditional crowd pleasers and some new stuff. But how can you be anything but psyched when there is confetti raining down on you? I left with a smile on my face and a commitment to catch their second show at Terminal 5 the next night. My hatred of Terminal 5 as a venue and my inability to root out free tickets led me to welch on that commitment. However, I will always recommend a Flaming Lips show as an antidote to clinical depression. Cheaper than therapy and you might get a contact high.

Check out brooklynvegan.com for pics and video.