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A Weekend with the Breeders

SPIN.com’s William Goodman bookends his weekend with sets from Kim Deal and co. -- starting with an exclusive in-store performance and concluding with a headlining gig at Brooklyn's McCarren Park Pool.

By William Goodman 07.14.08 2:16 PM

At 9:30 Friday night (July 11), with some 35-40 other devout fans packed in the tight confines of New York’s Other Music, the Breeders' Kelley Deal, in her silly, bubbly rapport with sister Kim, revealed she, um, sort of learned the violin to accompany the timeless, nostalgic Last Splash tune "Drivin’ on 9."

Ronnie Spector Brings Bubblegum to Brooklyn Pool Parties

The aging Ronettes songstress braves the sizzling sun and brings the classics to Williamsburg's hipster elite -- well, at least those with a little musical history.

By William Goodman 07.07.08 6:45 PM

McCarren Park Pool: Brooklyn's musical epicenter, delivering blog-fresh bands to the physical realm on a weekly basis with Jelly NYC's Sunday Pool Parties series.

Live Hold Steady Video from the Pool Parties!

Check out footage of the Brooklyn outfit rocking their home turf alongside punk act the Loved Ones at the opening date of the JellyNYC's Pool Parties.

By Larry Fitzmaurice 07.01.08 12:37 PM

Brooklyn, NY's McCarren Park Pool may be empty, but that didn't keep fans from getting absolutely soaking wet Sunday (June 29), as throngs braved pounding thunderstorms to catch razor-sharp punk outfit the Loved Ones and Brooklyn's own the Hold Steady play the first of nine, free Sunday