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Posted in To Do | music on July 12, 2007

JENN SU's TOP 10 (other) reasons to go to Citysol

Parts & Labor @ Citysol 2006 (CRED)

Citysol (July 12, 13, 14, 15 - NYC) would not have been possible without the amazing effors of Solar One's own Jenn Su. You might have read the interview with her on Gothamist the other day. Maybe you were standing next to her on the Brooklyn Bridge at (over) the Boredoms show. Gothamist asked her: "Please share your strangest 'only in New York' story", and she answered,

I'll stick to the postive and recent -- working all day Saturday and then deciding last minute to bike like mad to the Brooklyn Bridge to catch the Boredoms' 77BOADRUM from the bridge -- watched it through a lane of traffic while tourist couples and families walked by behind the crowd with "wtf?! is going on down there" looks on their faces -- bizarro, but totally worth it + only in New York!

I asked Jenn to list 10 more reasons (that aren't Menomena, Beat the Devil, Les Savy Fav, Land of Talk, The Besnard Lakes, O'Death, OCDJ, The Budos Band, These are Powers or Franpollis) people should come to Citysol, and here's what she said (in no particular order):

Interactive art installations -- including solar powered instruments, the 62's electric go carts, t-shirt sculptures, arctic projections and so much more!
Lucid Food Cafe -- yum food sourced from all within 150 mile radius (local = less CO)
Learn about water quality issues, congestion pricing, solar in NYC, and climate change initiatives
Buy a beer and OFFSET 83 pounds of CO2
The East River
Sunrise get togethers
GAMES / Workshops on Sunday (build your own wind turbine, ride go-carts, make kites out of plastic bags)
Green Power Sign Up Drive -- bring your electric bill, switch to green power and drink free Brooklyn Brewery beer
green flea marketplace!
SUNSHINE.

For more info on Citysol, GO HERE.

Saturday set times & capacity info, below....

Saturday, July 14, 2007 (FREE SHOW)

the immediate blacktop space at solar one where the stage is holds approximately 1500 people -- the total site of citysol expands beyond this -- 18th to 23rd street on the east river. there will be two entrances to the blacktop -- from 23rd street and through stuyvesant cove park on the south end. people who dont make it to the blacktop for capacity reasons are welcome to enjoy other components of the festival from the rest of the site.

Frankpollis 1:30
The Budos Band 2:30
These Are Powers 3:30
OCDJ 4:30
O'Death 5:30
The Besnard Lakes 6:30
Land Of Talk 7:30
Les Savy Fav 8:30

Tags: Boredoms, Citysol, Jenn Su

Posted on July 12, 2007 5:20 PM

Comments (11)

awesome. i am in that pic. that show ruled, the best was after parts and labor when japanther played around back nd the rain and crowd holding up the tarp so they could keep playing! and then walking over to webster hall for the boredoms! great day! sounds like saturday will be great fun too, cant wait!

Posted by Anonymous | July 12, 2007 5:46 PM

This should be fun.

Posted by Anonymous | July 12, 2007 6:19 PM

Sharts & Labor.

Posted by unt | July 12, 2007 6:23 PM

Tell me again how the capacity is 1500 for CitySol? I just don't see it.

Posted by Anonymous | July 12, 2007 6:23 PM

I went to college with Jenn Su. Nice girl!

Posted by Anonymous | July 12, 2007 10:50 PM

yay jenn su! amazing lady!

Posted by casey | July 13, 2007 1:24 AM

sounds like the tighest gal in the hood