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August 9, 2009 | Fiery Furnaces, Dark Meat, The Netherlands, Simian Mobile Disco

What Sunday’s edition of the Jelly NYC Pool Parties lacked in pool, it made up for in party (although the slip ‘n’ slide is still sorely missed).

Sunday’s musical acts included The Netherlands, Dark Meat, Fiery Furnaces and a DJ set by Simian Mobile Disco. But the event was not all about the music. On the contrary, party-goers were entrenched in distractions. Locals threw on their most vintage shorts and patriotic U.S.A. paraphernalia before jumping into the classic JellyNYC tradition: dangerously competitive dodgeball. Others took to the Converse-sponsored basketball court. Others taunted messy-haired hipsters with their miniature water guns, a hand-out from the Mavi Jeans tent. And those who weren’t amusing themselves with one sponsored diversion or another were either lingering in the beer garden or scattered at a comfortable distance from the stage.
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Weekly Review
For the small number of you not out at the first official Pool Party of the summer (or for the many of you waiting in the forever-long line with your iPhones and nothing to do), here’s a wrap-up of this week’s music news…

At the local level: 2009 Summer Park Jams (already underway) and Siren Festival (taking place next weekend), schedules finalized. Both promise to be rollicking good, sweaty summer times. Also, Sufjan (Brooklyn resident) reworking Enjoy Your Rabbit for the Brooklyn quartet Osso. Resulting LP will be called Run Rabbit Run.

At the state level: Shellac, Crystal Castles, and Sufjan (crossing local-state boundaries), have been added to All Tomorrow’s Parties lineup. Will take place from September 11th-13th in Monticello, NY.

At the national level, in order of importance: Foo Fighters played 4th of July party last Sunday for Obama, debuted new song; NIN has announced lineup of final shows; and Panic at the Disco now (again) Panic! At the Disco.

At the international level, Leonard Cohen has enforced strict no-more-“Hallelujah”-cover policy. And, the only piece of news to reach an intergalactic level, David Bowie will release new EP this month, featuring “Space Oddity,” to celebrate the 40th anniversary of man walking on the moon.

by Elana Jacobs

DAILY NEWS PICKS

Happy 30th Birthday to Sony Walkman! [The Tripwire]

Obama Comments on Death of King of Pop [NME]

New Drake Video is Kanye West’s Directorial Debut [Rolling Stone]

Lineup Announced for Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival [The Tripwire]

Raekwon’s Cuban Linx II Release Date Pushed Back Again [Pitchfork]

How About Joe Perry II? Joe Perry Hosting Twitter Contest for New Album Title [Billboard]

Rehearsal Footage Shows Michael Still Had It Till The End [Rolling Stone]

Lower East Side Venue Pianos Being Sued by BMI [Brooklyn Vegan]

This Summer’s “Pool” Parties Announced! [FREEWilliamsburg]

compiled by Erin Sheehy