2009 mtvU Woodie Awards @ Roseland - pics (Passion Pit, Dead Weather, Matt & Kim, Clipse, Death Cab, more)
photos by Chris La Putt
Indie darlings Matt & Kim kicked off the show — which celebrates the year’s best music as determined by MTVu’s college-centric audience — with an energetic performance of their breakout single “Lessons Learned.” Later, the duo returned to accept their Best Video Woodie award.
“We’ve had one heck of a year,” said Matt Johnson, before counterpart Kim Schifino leapt into the crowd.
Additional performers included veteran alt-rockers Death Cab for Cutie, who rocked the audience with its “New Moon” soundtrack single “Meet Me on the Equinox,” as well as Passion Pit, the Dead Weather and Clipse, who were joined onstage by fellow rappers Cam’ron and Rick Ross.
Presenter highlights came from Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz and pop prankserts 3OH!3. Wentz rolled onto the stage holding a red Solo cup, while 3OH!3 gave a nod to Lady Gaga by dressing in her various VMA outfits. Asher Roth, will.i.am, and surprise guest Cyndi Lauper also presented awards. [Billboard]
Cyndi presented an award with Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester who also recently made an appearance at the Weezer (and Matt & Kim) show on Halloween that was sponsored by RXP aka the Matt Pinfield station. Matt was also at the Woodies as was Diplo who was DJing and David Cross, Zooey Deschanel, Janelle Monae, Dave 1 from Chromeo, and Mary Louise Parker. Matt and Kim didn’t get naked like they do in their winning video (their second MTV win for that video), but their backup singers did strip down to their underwear.
The Dead Weather also played a show one day before the Woodies in Brooklyn. The Woodies air December 4th at 10pm. More pictures from the event (11/18 at Roseland Ballroom in NYC), below…
MTVu VJs Carly Henderson and Erinn Westbrook
Tech N9ne winner of the Left Field Woodie
Matt Pinfield
Passion Pit with Waldo
Kim Stolz
Friendly Fires
Never Shout Never – winner of Breaking Woodie
Jamie Tworkowski of To Write Love on Her Arms – winner of Good Woodie
Janelle Monae
Death Cab for Cutie
Matt & Kim
Diplo
The Dead Weather
Chromeo and Waldo
A-Trak and Chromeo
Asher Roth
Pusha T and Malice of Clipse
Roxy Olin
Pete Wentz
Zooey Deschanel
Nick Cannon
David Cross and Amber Tamblyn
Jessica Stam
Mary-Louise Parker
Cam’ Ron
Alexa Chung
Jack White
Matt & Kim biking through Roseland to the stage
Pete Wentz
Zooey Deschanel
3Oh!3
Passion Pit
Asher Roth
David Cross
Death Cab for Cutie
PacDiv
Matt and Kim receiving their Woodie
Janelle Monae
Clipse
wi.ll.iam
Leighton Meester and Cyndi Lauper
Ninjasonik and crew doing kegstands while Mary-Louise Parker introduces the Dead Weather
The Dead Weather